In Frank Henenlotter’s cult horror debut Basket Case, a shy young man arrives in New York City carrying a wicker basket that hides his horribly deformed, telepathic twin. As the brothers hunt down the doctors who separated them, the film unpacks vengeance, body horror, and outsider identity with grindhouse energy. Shot on 16 mm, it became a midnight-movie classic — a grimy, funny, and unforgettable piece of early-’80s exploitation cinema.

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The feature debut of director Frank Henenlotter (Brain Damage, Frankenhooker), 1982's Basket Case is a riotous and blood-spattered "midnight movie" experience, now presented for the first time ever on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray.

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.

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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.