Basket Case 3: The Progeny

Name: Basket Case 3: The Progeny
Genre: Horror
Released: 2006-09-30T16:27:32-07:00

1992

Basket Case 3: The Progeny

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Cult director Frank Henenlotter does the seemingly impossible by breathing new life into this horror-comedy series about the twisted escapades of the Bradley Brothers: the deranged but sensitive Duane (Kevin Van Hentenryck) and his monstrously-deformed former Siamese twin Belial. The previous installment had the siblings settling a nasty dispute in a particularly grisly manner... but appearances can deceive, as the original Basket Case proved with its similar denouement, which the director casually ignored in order to move things along. This time, Duane and Belial are still a bit miffed at each other but eventually make cute when it's learned that Belial is going to be a daddy -- thanks to a stomach-churning tryst with the similarly-shaped mutant Eve in the previous chapter. Things seem to be returning to relative normalcy in their newfound home -- considering that said home is Granny Ruth's sanctuary for "Unique Individuals" whose curator (Annie Ross, reprising her role) offers bed and board to an ensemble of freaks with cartoonishly-large deformities. It is only when the entire group sets out for the Georgia clinic of Uncle Hal -- a specialist who is capable of delivering Eve's plentiful offspring -- that their revels come to an end, thanks to a redneck sheriff and his thick-headed deputies, who don't exactly take a shine to their kind. It's up to Belial to save the day, which he does with bloody gusto thanks to a mechanical exoskeleton built by Uncle Hal's ingenious multi-armed son. Despite falling into some of the same pitfalls as the previous film (namely the slightly-too-outrageous mutant makeup), this is a stylish coda to the series, with strong and very funny performances from the leads and some memorably grotesque moments -- especially a bizarre road-trip sing-along by the freaks and the jarring air of "cuteness" in the disgusting birth scene.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Horror
Directed By:

Frank Henenlotter
Written By:

Frank Henenlotter, Robert Martin
In Theaters:

Dec 31, 1992 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Sep 7, 2004
Runtime:

90 minutes
Studio:

MCA Universal Home Video

Cast

Annie Ross
as Granny Ruth

Kevin Van Hentenryck
as Duane

Dan Biggers
as Uncle Hal

Gil Roper
as Sheriff

Tina Louise Hilbert
as Opal

James O'Doherty
as Little Hal

Carla Morrell
as 1st Twin

Carmen Morrell
as 2nd Twin

Jackson Faw
as Bailey

Jim Grimshaw
as Baxter

Tim Ware
as Brennan

Jerry G. White
as Banner

Denise Coop

David Milford
as Brody

Jeff Winter
as Renaldo

Heather Place
as Ellice

Pierre Perea
as Simon

Bill Scully
as Leon

Denice Coop
as Eve

Rick Smailes
as Elmo

Donna Hall
as Arthur

James Scott
as Frederick

Larry Hurd
as Twister

Cedric Maurice
as Nuke

Fernando Perez-Lee
as Mooney

Charles Portney
as Platehead

Marty Polak
as Toothy

Dean Hines
as Mousey

Wendy Parham
as Brainiac

Bunny Phipps
as Mackerel

Diane Oxford
as Pearl

Derrick James
as Basil

Berl Boykins
as TV David

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Critic Reviews for Basket Case 3: The Progeny

All Critics (2) | DVD (1)

Here, normality is relative, while batshit comes on tap... No matter that the humour is uneven when there is so much jaw-dropping insanity to spare.

Oct 22, 2012 | Full Review…

Anton Bitel
Eye for Film
Henenlotter ends his story on a thud with a third film that fully embraces the comedy aspects of Belial's journey...

Oct 17, 2012 | Full Review…

Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

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Audience Reviews for Basket Case 3: The Progeny

Jan 28, 2013

Third part in Frank Henlotter's Basket Case trilogy is an amusing little film, but it does show that Henelotter's creativity with his series is starting to wane and you can see that the film tries too hard at being an inventive horror comedy. The result is a decent film that boasts all the bizarre tricks that you'd expect from, Henlotter's series. The film is certainly lots of fun, but lacks what the first one did so well and that was being a well made low budget horror yarn that used some great special effects to create something totally off the wall. The second one was well made as well, and offered a new twist on the first. This third part is much more ridiculous and in many ways it succeeds at being quite different than the previous two entries. If you're looking for a piece of eccentric cinema, check this film out as it is among the most insane films of the genre. Henenlotter may have made better films, but Basket Case 3 is still entertaining despite the tongue in cheek approach to the material, and it definitely should appeal to fans of the first two films. I enjoyed the film, but felt it was a little bland due to the fact that Basket Case was such a great little low budget horror flick. The film needed a bit more substance to its story, and it could have been slightly better as well. However this is a decent final entry in the Basket Case entry, and it's a good thing that they didn't keep making these movies. At least they made a fairly entertaining third part that had some good moments despite its flaws.

Alex r Super Reviewer
Sep 30, 2011

In which Duane continues along the path of insanity while Belial becomes a father, and then later, Robo-Belial. In any other series of films, such things may seem strange...

Marcus W Super Reviewer
Apr 10, 2009

This is definitely best if watch in close succession with the second film, as it continues the story with the same characters that were set up. Like the second, Henenlotter pushes it further and especially amps up the gore, making this film more hysterical in different ways than the second.

Patrick D Super Reviewer