Basket Case (1982) (Limited Edition, Restored)

English · 4K Ultra HD

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Will be released 30.04.2024

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Description

The feature debut of director Frank Henenlotter (Brain Damage, Frankenhooker), 1982's Basket Case is a riotous and blood-spattered "midnight movie" experience.

Duane Bradley seems like a pretty ordinary guy. His formerly conjoined twin Belial, on the other hand, is a deformed creature who lives in a wicker basket. Arriving in the Big Apple and taking up a room at a seedy hotel, the pair set about hunting down and butchering the surgeons responsible for their separation.

Filmed on a shoestring budget against the backdrop of 1980s New York (where it played on the midnight movie circuit for over two-and-a-half years), Basket Case has clawed its way from its humble origins to become one of the most celebrated cult movies of all time.

Now presented for the first time ever on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
4K restoration from the original 16mm negative by MoMA
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original uncompressed PCM mono audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary with writer/director Frank Henenlotter and star Kevin VanHentenryck
Archival audio commentary with Frank Henenlotter, producer Edgar Ievins, actor Beverly Bonner and filmmaker Scooter McRae
Basket Case 3-1/2: An Interview with Duane Bradley - short film by Frank Henenlotter
Me and the Bradley Boys - interview with actor Kevin VanHentenryck
A Brief Interview with Director Frank Henenlotter - a strange 2017 interview with the director
Seeing Double: The Basket Case Twins - interview with actors Florence and Maryellen Schultz
Blood, Basket and Beyond - interview with actor Beverly Bonner
The Latvian Connection - featurette including interviews with producer Edgar Ievins, casting person/actor Ilze Balodis, associate producer/special effects artist Ugis Nigals and Belial performer Kika Nigals
Belial Goes to the Drive-In - interview with film critic Joe Bob Briggs
Basket Case at MoMA - footage from the 2017 restoration premiere
What's in the Basket? - feature-length documentary covering the three films in the Basket Case series
In Search of the Hotel Broslin - archival location featurette
The Frisson of Fission: Basket Case, Conjoined Twins, and 'Freaks' in Cinema - video essay by Travis Crawford
Slash of the Knife (1976, 30 mins) - short made by Frank Henenlotter featuring many of the same actors from Basket Case, including optional audio commentary with Frank Henenlotter and playwright Mike Bencivenga
Basket Case and Slash of the Knife outtakes
Belial's Dream (2017, 5 mins) - animated short by filmmaker Robert Morgan
Extensive image galleries
Trailers, TV & radio spots
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
Collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Michael Gingold and a Basket Case comic strip by artist Martin Trafford

Product details

Director	Frank Henenlotter
Actor	Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner, Sean McCabe, Robert Vogel
Label	Arrow Video

Genre	Horror
Content	4K Ultra HD
Publication date	30.04.2024
Edition	Limited Edition, Restored
Audio	English
Subtitles	English (for deaf or hard of hearing)
Length	91 Minutes
Year of production	1982
Original title	Basket Case
Version	US Version
Region code	A, B, C

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Customer reviews

Jaja, diese «Tartan Collection’s»...

Written on 12. February 2004 by ManCity.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Auch hier ist es so, dass von diesem (wirklich guten!) Film bessere und günstigere DVD-Versionen erhältlich sind...
Kult

Written on 19. September 2003 by ManCity.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Dieser kleine Kult-Klassiker gehört einfach in jede Horror-Sammlung! Diese Version ist uncut, das Bonusmaterial gut/interessant und der Preis auch sehr fair. Einige der blutigen Effekte vergisst man nicht so schnell. Klar, einige der Effekte wurden (bezw. mussten) sehr billig umgesetzt werden, einige Schauspieler sind fast so schlecht wie Madonna... Egal, kaufen!
kult

Written on 12. November 2001 by eatMYcuts.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

kultiger, trash movie!!!
wer auf trash steht, sollte hier unbeding zugreifen.
vor allem teil 1 ist super.
sehr unterhaltsam!
Basket case

Written on 01. November 2018 by Gasser.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Un film "culte".
Réaliser avec des bouts de ficelle, les effets spéciaux sont franchement mauvais en comparaison de "the thing" de la memm année (1982).
L'essentiel est ailleurs.Un climat pourri dans une New-York dangereuse et un hôtel fictif terriblement réaliste.
La scène des Twin towers et la musique climatique de Gus Russo est fabuleuse.Un crescendo dans la médiocrité.
Une vengeance dans un film intemporel mal fichu mais malsain.
Schade

Written on 20. October 2014 by Schiller78.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Zensuriert
kuuuuuuult!!!

Written on 26. June 2010 by patrick.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

absolut typischer 80'iger horrorsplatterfilm von kultregisseur henenlotter-sehr krank-aber gut!!
basket case

Written on 17. April 2009 by Iceland1.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Film culte.Bourré de défaults avec des effets spéciaux catastrophiques..Quelquechose de malsain se dégage.
Une musique climatique,un magnifique plan de Mahnattan,des acteurs amateurs crédibles,un hôtel crasseux.Bref...intemporel.
bc

Written on 22. May 2007 by max.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Cest tellement un navet qu'il faut impérativement le voir!!
lustig

Written on 07. February 2005 by killroy.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

zu diesem film kam ich in den achzigern. ich hab ihn im welschen fernsehen gesehen. ungeschnitten natürlich. hut ab und ab in den case :-)
....

Written on 25. July 2004 by Jack.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Dieselbe Version ist auch in der Basket Case Collectors Edition (hahaha) von Best Entertraiment vorhanden. Kann man hier noch kaufen für 15 Fr...
Bootleg

Written on 25. February 2004 by Scotec.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Bei dieser DVD soll es sich um ein Bootleg handeln. Das Cover ist wirklich auffallend schlecht gedruckt, und der Film entspricht der geschnittenen Best Entertainment Fassung. Ausserdem enthält das Cover nicht wie üblich einen Red Edition-Katalog. Krass.
Kleiner Kult-Film!

Written on 25. February 2004 by ManCity.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Zum Glück ist die tolle (US) «Special Edition» hier bei CeDe recht günstig erhältlich!

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