Brain Damage (film)
| Brain Damage | |
|---|---|
| File:BraindamageDVDscan.jpg Limited edition DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Frank Henenlotter |
| Written by | Frank Henenlotter |
| Produced by | Al Eicher, Andre Blay, Edgar Ievins |
| Starring | Rick Hearst, Jennifer Lowry, Gordon MacDonald |
| Cinematography | Bruce Torbet |
| Edited by | Frank Henenlotter, James Y. Kwei |
| Music by | Matthias Donnelly, Clutch Reiser, Gus Russo |
| Distributed by | Palisades Entertainment, Ventura Distribution |
Release date | 1988 |
Running time | 84 min (86 min: US uncut version) |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Brain Damage is a 1988 American film directed by Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case, Frankenhooker). The movie is a comedy horror that features a young man named Brian (played by Rick Herbst) who has an unwilling symbiotic relationship with a malevolent slug-like brain-eating parasite called "Aylmer" (voiced by famed creature feature host John Zacherle). Aylmer secretes a highly addictive, hallucinogenic blue fluid into Brian's brain. In return for a steady supply of the fluid, Brian must seek out victims for Aylmer, so that he can devour their brains. The film was largely a metaphor for drug addiction.
References
Near the end of the film, a man is seen on the subway with a large wicker basket. This is a direct reference to Frank Henenlotter's previous film, Basket Case. The man is none other that Basket Case's lead actor Kevin Van Hentenryck.
External links
- Brain Damage at IMDb
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