Basket Case Limited Edition (4K Ultra HD)

Basket Case Limited Edition4K Ultra HD (Restored Limited Edition)Label: Arrow VideoDescription: 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.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