United States / Apr 02, 1982 / NR
The tenant in room 7 is very small, very twisted, and very mad.
1h 31min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ruth Neuman | Duane's Aunt |
| Richard Pierce | Duane's Father |
| Sean McCabe | Young Duane |
| Dorothy Strongin | Josephine |
| Kerry Ruff | Detective |
| Ilze Balodis | Social Worker |
| Tom Robinson | Thief in Theater |
| Chris Babson | Kutter's Date |
| Maria T. Newland | Patient |
| Florence Shultz | Nurse |
| Mary Ellen Shultz | Nurse |
| Constantine Scopas | Hotel Tenant |
| Charles Stanley | Hotel Tenant |
| Sydney Best | Hotel Tenant |
| Johnny Ray Williams | Hotel Tenant |
| Yousef Abuhamdeh | Hotel Tenant |
| Lubi Kirsch | Hotel Tenant |
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| Catherine Russell | Hotel Tenant |
| Mitchell Huval | Hotel Tenant |
| Noel Hall | Drug Dealer |
| Bruce Frankel | Second Detective |
| Pat Ivers | Street Girl |
| Emily Armstrong | Street Girl |
| Russell Fritz | Casey's John |
| Jerry Butler | Casey Greeter (uncredited) |
| Frank Henenlotter | Theater Patron (uncredited) |
| Joe Clarke |
Genres
HorrorComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Basket Case |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Basket Case Productions |
| Release date | 2 aprile 1982 |
| Executive producer | Arnold H. Bruck, Tom Kaye |
| Production | Edgar Ievins |
| Writer | Frank Henenlotter |
| Editing | Frank Henenlotter, Linda Schubell-Sundlin |
| Cinematography | Bruce Torbet, Jonathan Sinaiko, Bruce Frankel |
| Assistant directors | Jerome Horwitz, Frank Henenlotter |
| Camera operators | Jonathan Sinaiko, Bruce Frankel, Bruce Torbet |
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| Additional photography | Bruce Torbet, Jonathan Sinaiko, Bruce Frankel |
| Music | Gus Russo, David Maswick, J. Michael Muro, Peter Thomas, Levent Bolukbasi, Emily Webster, Clutch Reiser |
| Sound | Gus Russo, J. Michael Muro, Peter Thomas, Levent Bolukbasi, David Maswick, Emily Webster, Clutch Reiser |
| Costume design | Ugis Nigals, John Caglione Jr., Ken Clark, Kevin Haney |
| Makeup | Ken Clark, Ugis Nigals, John Caglione Jr., Kevin Haney |
| Hairstyling | Ugis Nigals, John Caglione Jr., Ken Clark, Kevin Haney |
| Collection | Basket Case Trilogy |
| Budget | 35.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Oct 11, 1982 / Rated X, cuts
Germany / Jun 24, 1983 / 18
France / Aug 31, 1983 / 12
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Spain / Sep 01, 1983
Japan / Feb 09, 1985 / G
Digital
United Kingdom / Jun 12, 2012 / 18
Physical media
United Kingdom / Mar 31, 1987 / 18 / VHS, cuts
Brazil / Oct 22, 2007 / DVD
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