Brain Damage: Special Edition

Starring:Rick Hearst, Gordon MacDonald, Jennifer Lowry, Theo Barnes, Lucille Saint-Peter, Vicki Darnell, Joseph Gonzalez, Bradlee Rhodes, Michael Bishop, Beverly Bonner, Kevin Van Hentenryck, Ari M. Roussimoff, Michael Rubenstein, Angel Figueroa, John Reichert, Don Henenlotter, Kenneth Packard, Artemis Pizarro, Slam Wedgehouse, John Zacherle
Director: Frank Henenlotter
Studio: Image
Product Type: DVD

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A worm-like parasite named Aylmer latches into Brian^Rs (Rick Herbst) neck and offers to inject his brain with a hallucinogenic fluid, giving him pleasurable psychedelic experiences. There^Rs one catch^Eto keep the high, Brian has to keep feeding the Aylmer his favorite food^Ehuman brains! Directed by Frank Henenlotter (Frakenhooker, Basket Case), this outstanding cult film favorite will have you screaming with laughter as you reach for your barf bag! Available for the first time in it^Rs original uncut version, this new high-definition transfer contains all the gore sequences deleted from the American release prints, including the infamous ^Sbrain pulling^T sequence!

Brain Damage: Special Edition
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HENENLOTTER'S BEST FILM TO DATE!

Great film.

Sick, Twisted Little Film From 'Basket Case' Director...4.5 stars

Worst movie EVAR!

Brain Damage: Special Edition
Starring: Rick Hearst , Gordon MacDonald , Jennifer Lowry , Theo Barnes , and Lucille Saint-Peter
Director: Frank Henenlotter
Manufacturer: Image
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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A worm-like parasite named Aylmer latches into Brian^Rs (Rick Herbst) neck and offers to inject his brain with a hallucinogenic fluid, giving him pleasurable psychedelic experiences. There^Rs one catch^Eto keep the high, Brian has to keep feeding the Aylmer his favorite food^Ehuman brains! Directed by Frank Henenlotter (Frakenhooker, Basket Case), this outstanding cult film favorite will have you screaming with laughter as you reach for your barf bag! Available for the first time in it^Rs original uncut version, this new high-definition transfer contains all the gore sequences deleted from the American release prints, including the infamous ^Sbrain pulling^T sequence!

Customer Reviews:

This is not reflecting the product.......2007-06-13

I ordered this a month ago. It never reached its destination anywhere near its delivery estamation. I ended up canceling the item because I simply got sick of waiting on it.

HENENLOTTER'S BEST FILM TO DATE!.......2007-04-09

This is a very good movie on many levels! The story is original and is really interesting. I am a fan of this quirky director and this is his best work to date. If you can find this along with "Frankenhooker" and the "Basket Case" trilogy your in for some strange, but excellent cinema!

Great film........2007-01-26

This one is about a worm like parasite named Aylmer (pronounced Elmer) that injects people with a kind of drug "juice," but in order to deliver the "juice" the subjects have to help Aylmer obtain human brains. After the character Brian realizes that Aylmer is eating human brains while he(Brian) is high, he tries to stop taking the "juice." However, this is a lot harder than he thinks as his body begins to unergo withdrawal. Brian is left with no other choice but to help Aylmer get what he wants in exchange for the "juice." If you can find this movie I highly recommend it. It has gone out of print, but if you do a search some places still carry it for a reasonble price.

Sick, Twisted Little Film From 'Basket Case' Director...4.5 stars.......2005-11-13

Well, I have to admit that after I saw the sick BASKET CASE, I wondered what other movies Frank Henenlotter had made besides the BASKET CASE series. I found this sick, twisted film a few years ago and ordered the special edition DVD and finally got it days later. Nervous, I wondered how this film would stand up against BASKET CASE and how good it would be...and to my surprise, I was not at all disappointed.

BRAIN DAMAGE is a freakish tale of a young man named Brian (Rick Herbst), who happens to be the next to fall victim to a worm-like parasite named Alymer (voiced in Bing Crosby-type fashion by the hilariously over-the-top John Zacherle). We learn in the first frame of the film about Alymer (he prefers 'Elmer') and his past family, and how they have tried to wean him on sheep's brains. Well, Alymer is just plain sick of that, and he wants real human brains, so he gets in touch with Brian, showing up at his place. He explains his situation to Brian, and tells him if he gets him brains, he will inject him with a fluid drug that gives him the ultimate pleasurable feeling. Brian reluctantly agrees, and so now he and Alymer become "attached" to some degree. They go on a killing spree, knocking off people by cornering them in less-crowded places. The best scene involves a little sexual "job" that you will laugh your head off to, but it's also kind of sick in a twisted way. The trouble with Alymer and Brian's relationship is that it's interfering with Brian's relationship with his girlfriend Barbara (Jennifer Lowry, cute and competent in her role). This creates real tension between Brian and Alymer, leading the ultimate showdown for control of Brian's mind. The ending wasn't as strong as it could have been, it was more weird and strange than satisfying, but the movie itself is a hoot and there are some decent chills throughout the movie. This is a comedy horror film, and you too will feel the same about it.

Without comparison to Henenlotter's twisted debut feature, BRAIN DAMAGE stands on its own as a own as a bizarre cult flick. While certainly not as successful as BASKET CASE, it's as much in touch with the strangely creepy and bizarre as the aforementioned film. Ever wonder what would happen if you had to help a parasite get brains and would fall victim to its addictive psycho-drug? Look no further!

Worst movie EVAR!.......2004-08-04

I love bad cheesy movies (see 'The Stuff'), but this has got to be one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Mind you, I *did* make it through the whole thing so I guess something made me keep watching. Maybe it was hope that it would get better.

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