Basket Case

1982 "The tenant in room 7 is very small, very twisted, and very mad."
6.2| 1h31m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 02 April 1982 Released
Producted By: Basket Case Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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A young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed, formerly conjoined twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will.

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Ploydsge just watch it!
Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.
Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
hellholehorror This very much reminded me of The Deadly Spawn (1983). Both are tatty horrors based on a silly premise. It is well worth watching though and this enjoyable romp through the trials and tribulations of having a separated Siamese twin that can telepathically communicate, this can be enjoyed by all insane people. This really is silly but it is entertaining. The effects are spot on. The story is spot on. The whole package is great although don't expect anything highbrow.
pseawrig This is one of those movies that you watch and think who in the h*ll dreamed this up. It's super low budget, but super creative too. Just really freaking weird! If you like David Lynch or John Waters movies, you will love this sick little gem. It's a film that you'll never forget . . . no matter how hard you might try. If you can watch it with Joe Bob Briggs on Shudder, it's even better!
Peter Mckain I did not expect much going into this film but I'm going to sit through the trilogy and it's off to a good start. The plot is rather basic but bizarre the director made it as a joke and was hoping it would be quick at the box office but ended doing extremely well to his dismay. The film has some great creepy stop-motion animation of Belial and I just adore stop motion as so much effort goes into creating it. The acting is abysmal but I didn't care about the acting because I was having a good time and isn't that what really matters? My one gripe is the amount of screaming whilst not quite topping the ear ringing level of TCM. I managed to wake my flatmate up. The film looks low-budget but it has that grindhouse twinge to it that works. It has a noir feel to some parts of the film I especially loved the choice of the hotel. so I would overall recommend this film especially to those who enjoyed films such as ghoulies, gremlins, troll and critters.
Prismark10 We are back to the grimy New York of the early 1980s. Times Square is sleazy with sex shops, low rent hotels and seedy cinemas. Somewhere running around in the city is The Exterminator, Ms 45 and Charles Bronson with a death wish.Duane Bradley arrives in New York with plenty of cash and a locked basket. He checks into a cheap hotel and inside the basket is his deformed and horrid Siamese twin brother, Belial separated forcefully by some doctors under their father's order when they were young. Both brothers have a telepathic link and Duane knows that Belial is also insanely jealous which he discovers when he strikes up a friendship with a nurse.Belial resents being cut off from his normal looking brother and seeks revenge against the doctors responsible by killing them horribly. He even split his own father in two.Basket Case is regarded as a low budget camp classic horror. It has laughably bad effects with cheap stop motion and the acting is atrocious. I would like to call it wooden but I have no desire to insult forests.The director adds gore to keep the horror fans happy and also there is plenty of screaming which eventually gets to be irritating. In fact once you realise there is a death coming, you gather that the screaming is just padding to extend the length of the movie.I liked the comical hotel manager trying to keep order in his dive but having endured this film you kind of wonder why it is held in such a high regard. It fails as a horror film because its not scary.