Average Rating: 6/10
Reviews Counted: 10
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 3
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Release Date: Nov 11, 1995 Wide
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Basket Case director Frank Henenlotter explores another bizarre symbiotic human-monster relationship in this surreal horror comedy about a young man named Brian (Rick Herbst) who emerges from a night of bizarre hallucinations to find a jovial talking slug attached to his body. The creature, a brain-eating parasite called an "Aylmer" (but who prefers the simpler handle "Elmer") came calling after abandoning his former companions -- a European couple who tried to wean him from human brains by
Nov 11, 1995 Wide
Jul 22, 2003
Paramount Home Video
All Critics (13) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (3) | DVD (8)
So NYC deranged.
A horribly funny addiction allegory, equally likely to make you feel sympathy and sorrow, or burp up a tiny bit of sick.
funny 80s drug flick
thanks to Second Sight for allowing us to be offended - and bemused - all over again.
As high on concept as it is low on budget, Henenlotter's 1980s urban horror is cheap, sleazy and irresistibly addictive. It's the best kind of bad trip.
A weird, oddball 80s horror film for anyone who liked and enjoyed the horror and humor of Basket case
Entertaining enough.
So weird and bad -- in an 80s way -- that it generates some interest.
Pretty amusing and twisted little horror flick.
Stick with "Basket Case."
Truly psychedelic and bizarrely compelling, Frank Henenlotter's talent is transforming high-concept, speculative horror into social commentary much like Romero. This is his anti-drug cautionary tale but it is never heavy-handed. The scenes of Brian's sensory overload are so vivid that we understand why he will accept
October 6, 2011Super Reviewer
Brain Damage is one awesome Horror Comedy. It's a very original film by the director of Basket Case. Brain Dame is a metaphor for drug addiction, and Frank Henenlotter story is rich with the 80's drug culture, as he presents the drug ravaged streets of New York in the 80's. The film is a very creative work of Horror
June 8, 2010
Super Reviewer
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