Basket Case 4K UHD (1982) Arrow Video

[MifuneFan]

Arrow will be releasing Basket Case (1982) on 4K UHD in April! More details to come.

Basket Case 4K Blu-ray



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https://www.arrowvideo.com/basket-ca.../15213844.html

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• 4K restoration from the original 16mm negative by MoMA
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original uncompressed PCM mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with writer/director Frank Henenlotter and star Kevin VanHentenryck
• Archival audio commentary with Frank Henenlotter, producer Edgar Ievins, actor Beverly Bonner and filmmaker Scooter McRae
• Basket Case 3-1/2: An Interview with Duane Bradley – short film by Frank Henenlotter
• Me and the Bradley Boys – interview with actor Kevin VanHentenryck
• A Brief Interview with Director Frank Henenlotter – a strange 2017 interview with the director
• Seeing Double: The Basket Case Twins – interview with actors Florence and Maryellen Schultz
• Blood, Basket and Beyond – interview with actor Beverly Bonner
• The Latvian Connection – featurette including interviews with producer Edgar Ievins, casting person/actor Ilze Balodis, associate producer/special effects artist Ugis Nigals and Belial performer Kika Nigals
• Belial Goes to the Drive-In – interview with film critic Joe Bob Briggs
• Basket Case at MoMA – footage from the 2017 restoration premiere
• What’s in the Basket? – feature-length documentary covering the three films in the Basket Case series
• In Search of the Hotel Broslin – archival location featurette
• The Frisson of Fission: Basket Case, Conjoined Twins, and ‘Freaks’ in Cinema – video essay by Travis Crawford
• Slash of the Knife (1976, 30 mins) – short made by Frank Henenlotter featuring many of the same actors from Basket Case, including optional audio commentary with Frank Henenlotter and playwright Mike Bencivenga
• Basket Case and Slash of the Knife outtakes
• Belial’s Dream (2017, 5 mins) – animated short by filmmaker Robert Morgan
• Extensive image galleries
• Trailers, TV & radio spots
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
• Collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by Michael Gingold and a Basket Case comic strip by artist Martin Trafford

The feature debut of director Frank Henenlotter (Brain Damage, Frankenhooker), 1982’s Basket Case is a riotous and blood-spattered “midnight movie” experience, now presented for the first time ever on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray.

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 in the 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 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.

[By_His_Strypes]

Just in time for Easter...

[dressedtokill]

As expected, the clue was pretty obvious if I do say so myself.

[By_His_Strypes]

Originally Posted by dressedtokill

As expected, the clue was pretty obvious if I do say so myself.

Yes, it seemed obvious but then you start questioning yourself and think well, they'd know that too so it can't be.

[postmodel]

Hell yes!!! What a grainy masterpiece. Can’t wait to see this in 4K.

[dallywhitty]

We won.

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by dressedtokill

As expected, the clue was pretty obvious if I do say so myself.

For a sec there I did consider Silence of The Lambs (tee hee!). Maybe next time!
(Definitely grabbing Basket Case tho)

[RFK]

What's in the basket? Love it! Ordered.

[ghostsofjoy]

Originally Posted by Kyle15

For a sec there I did consider Silence of The Lambs (tee hee!). Maybe next time!
(Definitely grabbing Basket Case tho)

I had the same momentary thought, since the basket appeared to be on some kind of rope/wire. I watched this for the first time last year, maybe ‘22, and held off on buying the Blu in hopes of a forthcoming UHD. Same story with Killer Klowns, which will look glorious in 4K.

[dallywhitty]

Not gonna lie, I wish Arrow were giving this the proper hardbox LE treatment as opposed to recycling the style of their previous BD release. My brain's telling me to wait and see if Second Sight release the trilogy on UHD, but I don't think I can resist the thought of seeing Belial's gorgeous face in 2160p as soon as possible.

[dressedtokill]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Not gonna lie, I wish Arrow were giving this the proper hardbox LE treatment as opposed to recycling the style of their previous BD release. My brain's telling me to wait and see if Second Sight release the trilogy on UHD, but I don't think I can resist the thought of seeing Belial's gorgeous face in 2160p as soon as possible.

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Second Sight no longer have the rights to the trilogy. You can't even find it listed on their page.

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by dressedtokill

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Second Sight no longer have the rights to the trilogy. You can't even find it listed on their page.

Shoot, you're right. BarnDoor said something similar in the UK thread but I forgot! I wish I was dead.

[drb999]

Very creepy movie

[dressedtokill]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Shoot, you're right. BarnDoor said something similar in the UK thread but I forgot! I wish I was dead.

I like you and find you amusing and entertaining in non threatening/Annie Wilkes way. Don't die.

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by dressedtokill

I like you and find you amusing and entertaining in non threatening/Annie Wilkes way. Don't die.

Too late.

[dylrichard02]

Hell yes! I'll have this!

[deepred]

Take my money!

[stvn1974]

Never seen it but will blind buy it. I have been catching up on all of the horror classics that I have missed over the years.

[DaylightsEnd]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Too late.

Copycat suicide. All the rage in 2024!

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

Never seen it but will blind buy it. I have been catching up on all of the horror classics that I have missed over the years.

Enjoy! It's brilliant. Hilarious and absurd and abundant in that grimy 80s NY atmosphere.