Basket Case
“The tenant in room 7 is very small, very twisted, and very mad.”
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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3 films
Cast
34 people
Kevin Van Hentenryck
Duane Bradley
Also in
Brain Damage
Rapturious
Terri Susan Smith
Sharon
No other roles listed
Beverly Bonner
Casey
Known for
Brain Damage
Frankenhooker
Robert Vogel
Hotel Manager
Also in
Waitress!
Rent Control
Diana Browne
Dr. Judith Kutter
Also in
Dinosaur Island
Slash of the Knife
Lloyd Pace
Dr. Harold Needleman
No other roles listed
Bill Freeman
Dr. Julius Lifflander
Ruth Neuman
Duane's Aunt
No other roles listed
Richard Pierce
Duane's Father
Also in
Sidestreet
Sean McCabe
Young Duane
Also in
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
The Paradise Club
Dorothy Strongin
Josephine
No other roles listed
Kerry Ruff
Detective
Also in
Talking About Sex
Tax Season
Frank Henenlotter Director · Gus Russo Composer Bruce Torbet Cinematographer
Budget $35K · United States release April 2, 1982 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$35,000
Production
Basket Case Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 2, 1982
Theatrical
United States
October 3, 1986 · Theatrical · Re-release
Brazil
October 22, 2007 · Physical · DVD
France
August 31, 1983 · Theatrical
Germany
June 24, 1983 · Theatrical
Japan
February 9, 1985 · Theatrical
Spain
August 2, 1983 · Theatrical
December 17, 1999 · Physical
United Kingdom
October 11, 1982 · Theatrical · Rated X, cuts
March 31, 1987 · Physical · VHS, cuts
December 1, 1999 · Physical · DVD
June 12, 2012 · Digital
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