Basket Case 4K Ultra HD

The feature debut of director Frank Henenlotter, 1982’s Basket Case is a riotous, blood-spattered midnight-movie experience, presented here in a 4K restoration by the Museum of Modern Art. Duane Bradley appears ordinary, but his formerly conjoined twin Belial is a deformed creature who lives in a wicker basket. The pair arrive in New York and take a room at a seedy hotel, then set about hunting down and killing the surgeons responsible for their separation.Filmed on a shoestring budget against the backdrop of 1980s New York — where it played the midnight-movie circuit for years — Basket Case has grown from humble origins into a celebrated cult classic.Edition Contents 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 Format Run Time 91 mins approx Certificate 18 Aspect Ratio 1.37:1 Subtitle Languages English SDH Number of Discs 1 Region Free Main Language English Special Features 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