The late 70s and early 80s were a transitional period for American horror films.
Audiences were coming to recognize David Cronenberg.
Don Coscarelli had a hit with his deeply oddPhantasm.
In and amongst this lot of horror genre groundbreakers was writer/director Frank Henenlotter.
Unlike, say, Cronenberg, Henenlotter wasnt driven by any deeply held artistic or philosophical notions.
The result was 1982sBASKET CASE.
But I can think of very few that involved a mutant Siamese twin.
Were just waiting to learn the details.
But the plot of BASKET CASE, memorable and unique as it is, is almost secondary.
How could a film about a vengeful, monstrous Siamese twin not be a comedy, right?
Brian DePalma knew as much!
But the heart is definitely there, in all its demented glory.
The harsh lighting and BASKET CASES grain only helps to emphasize the sleaziness of it all.
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