Basket Case (Blu-ray 4K)

Directed by Frank Henenlotter

Starring: Kevin VanHentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner, Lloyd Pace, Robert Vogel, Diana Browne, Bill Freeman, Joe Clarke, Ruth Neuman, Richard Pierce

Contributors: Edgar Ievins, Frank Henenlotter, Gus Russo, Bruce Torbet

Studio: Arrow Video
Main Language:
English
Region: Region A,B,C
Release Date: 2 Mar 2026
Originally Issued: 1982
No of Discs: 1
Weight: 90g
Dimensions: 135 x 15 x 171 (mm)
Genre: Horror/Occult
BBFC Cert: (18) Suitable for 18 years and over.
Rental/Retail: Retail/Rental
Run Time: 85 minutes
Sound: PCM Mono

Description

Kevin VanHentenryck stars in this low-budget cult horror written and directed by Frank Henenlotter. Duane Bradley (VanHentenryck) has always looked after Belial, his deformed and formerly conjoined twin brother who lives in a wicker basket. Together they are seeking revenge on the surgeons who separated them years before but when Duane falls in love with Sharon (Terri Susan Smith), the brothers are at odds for the first time in their lives and no one is safe.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Bonus Footage
• Trailers
• Outtakes
• Interviews: Frank Henenlotter (writer/director); Kevin VanHentenryck (actor); Beverly Bonner (actor); Florence and Maryellen Schultz (actors); Joe Bob Briggs (critic)
• Commentary: Frank Henenlotter and Kevin VanHentenryck; Frank Henelotter, Edgar Ievins (producer), Beverly Bonner and Scooter McRae (film-maker); 'Slash of the Knife': Frank Henenlotter and Mike Bencivenga (playwright)
• Other Documentary: 'Basket Case 3-1/2'; 'The Latvian Connection'; 'What's in the Basket?'; In Search of the Hotel Broslin'; 'The Frisson of Fission: 'Basket Case', Conjoined Twins, and 'Freaks' in Cinema'