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could be reasonably viewed as pro-drug in nature, stating, "If I planned to portray drugs as pleasurable, Brian wouldn't have lost everything that had meaning to him: his girlfriend, his life, all of it. If he's left alone with his pleasure, then what's the point?" He then asserted that the film is
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as being among a number of films released in the 1980s which highlight "a disturbing fascination with parasitic creatures and aliens crawling in and out of human mouths, leaving not only a disturbing sense of discomfort in the viewing audience, but also a good dose of raised highbrows and open
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lingers over the outré, sexualized set pieces, especially when Brian cruises a nightclub called Hell and picks up a woman, who's murdered by Aylmer just as she's about to go down on Brian."
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was accompanied by the publication of a novelization written by Martin, limited to 1,000 signed and numbered copies. The book was published in hardcover under the Broslin Press imprint.
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wrote, "The producers did try to be funny, but their film is more revolting than it is amusing", and concluded that, "At heart, it is little more than a meaningless exercise in slime."
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brain purchased from a deli was used in the shots in which Aylmer's fluid can be seen coating Brian's brain. The electricity seen crackling in these shots was animated by Magliochetti.
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to have that as part of the character, otherwise I'd look too pretty. And I was like, 'that did it?' I mean, you could've scarred me , I mean, I could've had part of an ear off..."
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were integrated into its design. There were two primary, cable-operated puppets of Aylmer created for the film: one "actual size" puppet, and an oversized puppet used for
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room to wean himself off the fluid and starve Aylmer, but Aylmer gleefully informs him that his body chemistry has irrevocably changed, and that the pain of
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and they just want you to make the same film over and over again." However, he noted that appreciation for the film grew after it was released on
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2948:"Really, Dear, I Love You for Your Brain"
1993:Consuming Gothic: Food and Horror in Film
1878:"Keeping within the guidelines for films"
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628:wrote that the film contains elements of
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3210:(Interviewee); Frye, Dan (Interviewee);
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2785:Weiner, David J.; Gale, Thomson (1991).
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2665:. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. p. H-7
2613:"Review/Film; Brain Drain, in 'Damage'"
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1547:"'Basket Case' gets shot in Plainfield"
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1591:Henenlotter, Frank (director) (1988).
1544:
1514:"From "Basket Case" to 'Brain Damage'"
1452:
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449:In a 1988 interview with Henenlotter,
376:Lucille Saint-Peter as Martha Ackerman
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3112:Thrift, Matthew (September 8, 2022).
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1545:Paglia, Bernice (September 6, 1989).
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1381:List of films featuring hallucinogens
1030:Motion Picture Association of America
485:Henenlotter rejected the notion that
3611:English-language comedy horror films
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2945:
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869:Al Magliochetti, who would serve as
661:; Henenlotter conceived of the name
3626:Films directed by Frank Henenlotter
2979:Brooker, John (February 26, 1988).
2860:. synapse-films.com. Archived from
1956:Giardina, Henry (August 19, 2022).
1876:Jillett, Neil (November 22, 1988).
13:
3046:Thompson, Tristan (May 31, 2013).
2987:. Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
2688:Wilner, Norman (August 31, 2016).
1427:
984:
864:
522:' anti-drug campaign initiated by
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3636:Films using stop-motion animation
3425:
1345:Speculative fiction/Horror portal
3089:. New York, New York. p. 37
3081:"What we have here is monstress"
2956:. New York, New York. p. 38
2886:Coffel, Chris (April 26, 2017).
2544:Drenner & Magliochetti 2017b
2528:Drenner & Magliochetti 2017b
2422:Drenner & Magliochetti 2017b
2406:Drenner & Magliochetti 2017b
1522:. New York, New York. p. 60
1413:Named "Roxie" in the screenplay.
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16:1988 American horror comedy film
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1827:Klady, Leonard (May 24, 1988).
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3010:Cedrone, Lou (May 10, 1988).
2752:Cidoni, Mike (July 8, 1988).
2716:Barsky, Larry (August 1988).
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2208:): Event occurs at 1:33–1:45.
2028:Bowen, Chuck (May 23, 2017).
1723:Hallenbeck, Bruce G. (2009).
1639:Lentz III, Harris M. (1994).
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418:(1982). Van Hentenryck had a
382:Joe Gonzalez as Guy In Shower
217:film written and directed by
3596:American comedy horror films
3581:1980s English-language films
3365:"Life with Elmer (Part Two)"
3246:"At Long Last: Brain Damage"
3114:"10 great body horror films"
3079:Kane, Joe (August 9, 1989).
2985:Cheshunt and Waltham Mercury
2946:Kane, Joe (April 13, 1988).
2814:Bleiler, David, ed. (1999).
1512:Kane, Joe (April 14, 1988).
1199:Cheshunt and Waltham Mercury
1164:
1113:Paramount Home Entertainment
965:, and glued each cut-out to
818:floor was used for filming.
532:
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3631:Films shot in New York City
3393:Stine, Scott Aaron (2003).
1316:
1054:. It was later released in
642:hormone replacement therapy
622:In 2022, Henry Giardina of
482:film critic Leonard Klady.
10:
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3646:1988 science fiction films
3591:American body horror films
3530:Basket Case 3: The Progeny
1692:Van Heerden, Bill (2008).
1174:Joe Kane, writing for the
1060:Grauman's Egyptian Theatre
1014:
931:reverse motion photography
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675:did not come to fruition.
601:Reviewing the film's 2017
430:Themes and interpretations
391:Beverly Bonner as Neighbor
282:limited theatrical release
35:Promotional release poster
3492:
3220:(Making-of documentary).
1599:. Event occurs at 40:27.
1555:. Bridgewater, New Jersey
1484:The Scarecrow Movie Guide
1294:on his list of "10 great
1268:, with Kane calling both
1244:In a 2013 interview with
1240:Retrospective assessments
1222:The Baltimore Evening Sun
1157:on the streaming service
403:Michael Rubinstein as Bum
370:Jennifer Lowry as Barbara
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2762:. Battle Creek, Michigan
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397:Angel Figueroa as Junkie
367:Gordon MacDonald as Mike
292:after being released on
161:April 15, 1988
139:The Brain Damage Company
3616:Fiction about parasites
3606:American splatter films
3601:American monster movies
3401:McFarland & Company
1775:McFarland & Company
1731:McFarland & Company
1700:McFarland & Company
1645:McFarland & Company
1462:American Film Institute
1153:was made available for
653:Development and casting
563:One of the guys at the
476:", a reading echoed by
400:Slam Wedgehouse as Punk
394:Ari Roussimoff as Biker
348:
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148:Palisades Entertainment
3172:"Brain Damage Reviews"
3119:British Film Institute
2655:(September 10, 1988).
1288:British Film Institute
1276:"cult faves" in 1989.
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2759:Battle Creek Enquirer
2718:"Video Chopping List"
1988:Piatti-Farnell, Lorna
1767:Towlson, Jon (2014).
943:
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790:The exteriors of the
789:
734:included veterans of
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272:stop-motion animation
248:Principal photography
3586:1980s monster movies
3576:1980s American films
2858:"Brain Damage (DVD)"
2822:St. Martin's Griffin
2653:Schnurmacher, Thomas
2640:Drenner et al. 2017a
2573:Drenner et al. 2017a
2557:Drenner et al. 2017a
2512:Drenner et al. 2017a
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2127:Drenner et al. 2017a
1926:Drenner et al. 2017a
1755:Drenner et al. 2017a
1170:Contemporary reviews
871:stop-motion animator
828:Film Center Building
766:(including Muro and
587:Lorna Piatti-Farnell
514:In 2017, journalist
3301:on December 5, 2022
3086:New York Daily News
3060:on January 24, 2015
2953:New York Daily News
1519:New York Daily News
1007:. The first cut of
713:Screen Actors Guild
695:Screen Actors Guild
451:Robert "Bob" Martin
213:is a 1988 American
3484:Films directed by
3330:(February 1988a).
2927:. January 19, 2022
2618:The New York Times
2611:(April 15, 1988).
1998:Palgrave Macmillan
1595:(Motion picture).
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671:(1982)—to finance
659:Elmer the Parasite
585:In 2017, academic
547:
3621:Films about worms
3566:1988 comedy films
3548:
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3486:Frank Henenlotter
2893:Bloody Disgusting
2791:Visible Ink Press
2116:, p. 11, 14.
1834:Los Angeles Times
1709:978-0-7864-3894-5
1682:, pp. 10–11)
1581:, pp. 52–53)
1303:review aggregator
1191:Los Angeles Times
1187:Joshua Light Show
912:latex foam rubber
479:Los Angeles Times
444:cocaine addiction
364:as Aylmer (voice)
219:Frank Henenlotter
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1890:December 5,
1597:Arrow Video
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1296:body horror
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1254:Basket Case
1250:Basket Case
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1071:The Capitol
1056:Los Angeles
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708:horror host
688:horror host
686:Television
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520:Just Say No
424:Basket Case
415:Basket Case
356:Rick Hearst
323:Middle Ages
286:Los Angeles
280:received a
243:Basket Case
234:$ 2 million
223:Rick Hearst
221:. It stars
74:Rick Hearst
59:Produced by
41:Directed by
3561:1988 films
3555:Categories
3177:Metacritic
2845:Stine 2003
1941:Stine 2003
1421:References
1311:Metacritic
1262:home video
1178:Daily News
1095:Home media
1043:Theatrical
926:fiberglass
877:artist on
768:Slime City
763:Slime City
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524:First Lady
461:drug abuse
435:Drug abuse
331:withdrawal
294:home video
264:drug abuse
186:86 minutes
165:1988-04-15
132:Production
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770:director
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1298:films".
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884:Spookies
834:between
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746:Jim Muro
456:Fangoria
420:crew cut
358:as Brian
339:overdose
314:parasite
246:(1982).
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302:Blu-ray
202:English
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