Basket Case (1982)

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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 immortalized in a lavish 4K restoration by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). 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 int he 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 is 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.