Independent Films, Film Profiles

Basket Case (film)
by Frank_Henenlotter

Basket Case is an American comedy horror film, written and directed by Frank Henenlotter, that was released in 1983. It has two sequels, Basket Case 2 (1990) and Basket Case 3: The Progeny (1992) by the same director. It is notable for its low budget and over-the-top violence. The film gained an audience in the 1980s due to the advent of home video.Naïve Duane Bradley (Hennenlotter regular Kevin Van Hentenryck) arrives in New York City carrying a basket containing his monstrous parasitic twin, Belial, who is so inhumanely malformed that the few people who know of his existence doubt he can even be considered a human. After their mother died giving birth to them, the conjoined twins' father loathed the sight of them and referred to them simply as "the child and the monster". Embittered by the death of his beloved wife, he turns to three doctors who are his last hope of separating the twins so that Duane can have a normal life and Belial will hopefully die. Surviving the operation, the twosome track down and murder the three doctors responsible for separating them.