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Brain Damage (1988)

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Reviews Counted:8

Fresh:5

Rotten:3

Average Rating:5.9/10

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Brian is a young man who is bitten by Aylmer, a mutant parasite who devours human brains. Boy and monster become symbiotically attached, since every time Aylmer feasts on a new victim, he injects... Brian is a young man who is bitten by Aylmer, a mutant parasite who devours human brains. Boy and monster become symbiotically attached, since every time Aylmer feasts on a new victim, he injects Brian with a drug-like substance that propels him into a hallucinogenic state. Frank Henenlotter's (BASKET CASE, FRANKENHOOKER) cult classic features many darkly comedic twists and interesting low-budget visual effects. [More]

Starring: Rick Herbst, Gordon MacDonald, Jennifer Lowry, Theo Barnes

Starring: Rick Herbst, Gordon MacDonald, Jennifer Lowry, Theo Barnes

Director: Frank Henenlotter

Director: Frank Henenlotter

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Entertaining enough.

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Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

A weird, oddball 80s horror film for anyone who liked and enjoyed the horror and humor of Basket case

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03/04/05
Andreas Samuelson
Andreas Samuelson
Slasherpool

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.

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10/23/07
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Channel 4 Film

Pretty amusing and twisted little horror flick.

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08/24/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

funny 80s drug flick

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02/28/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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No review available.

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09/17/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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So weird and bad -- in an 80s way -- that it generates some interest.

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06/05/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

Stick with "Basket Case."

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Walter Goodman
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