
Charming country bumpkin Duane Bradley takes a motel room in New York with a basket and a backpack. In a flashback sequence we learn the basket contains his surgically removed Siamese twin - who is not only so physically deformed the doctors hesitated to consider him a human, but is also the vindictive driver behind their trip, with the purpose of killing off all those he blames. But in one of those doctors' offices, Duane gets his first-ever date, with the receptionist, and ... (Full plot summary below)
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Charming country bumpkin Duane Bradley takes a motel room in New York with a basket and a backpack. In a flashback sequence we learn the basket contains his surgically removed Siamese twin - who is not only so physically deformed the doctors hesitated to consider him a human, but is also the vindictive driver behind their trip, with the purpose of killing off all those he blames. But in one of those doctors' offices, Duane gets his first-ever date, with the receptionist, and wants to start a positive life. When the freak twin escapes, the scene is set for a grim finale.
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| Slant MagazineChuck BowenHorror is said to be driven by a fear of death when the genre is often more viscerally concerned with rejection and loneliness. Henenlotter feels these emotions in his bones. |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Sean NelsonEverything about the film is gratuitous, and, despite its essential humorlessness, it's almost hilarious in a sidelong sort of way. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaO culto a este filme prova que absolutamente qualquer porcaria pode, de uma maneira ou de outra, despertar o interesse de alguém. |
| Slant MagazineBudd WilkinsHenenlotter’s consistent blurring of the line between horror and comedy is one of the more perverse side effects of his warped sensibility, keeping viewers off balance, so that they never know whether the punchline to one of Basket Case’s many gags will be just that, a crude joke, or the sight of someone getting their face ripped to shreds. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonIts singularity makes it far more valuable than any number of movies made at an ostensibly higher level of quality. |
| User ReviewRick LOh my god this movie is terrible. Hilariously terrible. It gets a 5 for the hilarity factor of almost breaking my ribs from laughing so hard. You can't beat that kind of entertainment. |
| User Reviewerica rOne of the best movies ever. See this or you are not my friend. |
| User ReviewCrysOMG, I remember watching this movie when i was younger...wow! |
| User ReviewLisa Owell funny should never have been baned my mum loves it |
| User ReviewGee Tgrrooovie!! when i grow up i wanna be like him and want my sister to feed me yyeeeeiiii!!! :D |