Today we learned that the fine folks at Arrow Video are bringing the 4K restoration of Frank Henenlotter's Basket Case to US Blu-ray!
Arriving February 27th, 2017!
Synopsis: "Duane Bradley is a pretty ordinary guy. His formerly conjoined twin Belial, on the other hand, is a deformed, fleshy lump whom he carries around in a wicker basket. Arriving in the Big Apple and taking up a room at the seedy Hotel Broslin, the pair set about hunting down and butchering the surgeons responsible for their separation. But tensions flare up when Duane starts spending time with a pretty blonde secretary, and Belial’s homicidal tendencies reach bloody new extremes.”
“The feature debut of director Frank Henenlotter (Brain Damage, Frankenhooker), 1982’s Basket Case is perhaps his most revered – a riotous and blood-spattered midnight movie experience, now immortalized in a lavish new 4K restoration by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).”
Special Edition Contents: • Brand new 4K restoration from the original 16mm negative by MoMA • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation • Original Uncompressed Mono Audio • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • Brand new audio commentary with writer/director Frank Henenlotter and star Kevin Van Hentenryck • Basket Case 3-1/2: An Interview with Duane Bradley – Frank Henenlotter revisits Duane Bradley decades after the events of the original Basket Case • Seeing Double: The Basket Case Twins – a brand new interview with Florence and Maryellen Schultz, the twin nurses from Basket Case • Brand new making-of featurette containing new interviews with producer Edgar Ievins, casting person/actress Ilze Balodis, associate producer/effects artist Ugis Nigals and Belial performer Kika Nigals • Blood, BASKET and Beyond – a brand new interview with actress Beverly Bonner • Belial Goes to the Drive-In – a brand new interview with film critic Joe Bob Briggs • Outtakes Featurette • In Search of the Hotel Broslin – archive location featurette • Slash of the Knife (1972) – short film by Frank Henenlotter • Belial’s Dream (2017, 5 mins) – brand new Basket Case-inspired animated short by filmmaker Robert Morgan • Behind-the-scenes of Belial’s Dream • Trailers, TV Spots and Radio Spots • Extensive Still Galleries • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
The 1st pressing includes a Collector’s booklet with new writing by Michael Gingold.
