Ladies and gentlemen, Frank Henenlotter!
Added 1/9/2010
Athough at times America may be right or she may be wrong, you must love the country that produced Frank Henenlotter. Yes, he's our gift to the world. With miniscule budgets and no end of various constraints, he has lavished masterpiece after cinematic masterpiece upon a suffering world yearning for joy.
You want comedy? Basket Case, Brain Damage, and Frankenhooker feature the most irresistably funny dialog and plot situations since Neil Simon. You want edgy? He'll walk you along the razor's edge without pushing you off. You want social commentary without preachiness? Just check out Brain Damage's take on addiction. Are you tired of the sameness of Hollywood's over-priced commercialized dross? Check out Mr. Henenlotter's work today. Call your friends over for a dvd triple Frank feature. Comedies are even better when they're watched with your buddies. The experience will make you proud to be an Ameican.
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LSD has nothing on Elmer!!
Added 12/1/2009
Holy cow where do I begin? Not to rehash what others have said here I can pretty much agree with all the positive reviewers and just add my two cents. The first time I saw this I believe was on HBO where I had taped it. I was immediately blown away, confused and like "What the?" - SO I invited some friends over to watch this one night. This was back in the 80s when we all smoked and drank -anyway a bunch of us were sitting around my TV watching this, laughing ourselves sick when another person I knew stopped by. He came in on the middle of it and couldn't understand why this room full of people were laughinig so much at this movie. I guess you had to be there, but it was a lot of fun. Brain Damage is one of those movies you just have to enjoy and not think too much about.
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Henenlotter's best!
Added 11/28/2009
What a great movie! I loved it! It has a great plot, it's unique, it's clearly anti-drug and I liked that, it has a great main character, it's very entertaining, it's funny, it has some great special effects, it has some pretty nice gore and Aylmer (the creature) is awesome lol!
There's only one thing that I didn't like about it... [...].
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Brain Damage is a real trip!
Added 2/9/2009
Frank Henenlotter really offers up a wild one with Brain Damage. In the same vein of strangeness as the previous Basketcase, Brain Damage is a campy gorefest that has raked in a sizable cult following among fans of movies such as Evil Dead 2.
Brian's life takes a turn for the bizarre when he awakes one night with an intense headache and unexplained bleeding. The cuprit behind this soon reveals himself to be a purple, worm-like parasite named Aylmer who has an interesting proposition for Brian. That is Aylmer will inject Brian with a hallucinogenic drug in exchange for feeding him brains (preferably of the human variety). As Brian quickly becomes physically dependent on the stuff, he and Aylmer become inseparable while relationships with his concerned brother and girlfriend rapidly vanish. Upon realizing that he's become an accomplice to murder during his high, Brian tries to sever his ties with Alymer, but finds that he may already be too reliant on the drug to escape.
Brain Damage is a very imaginative, but not so subtle take on drug addiction, and it pulls it off magnificently. The scene during which Brian shacks himself up in a hotel room determined to leave Aylmer behind, only to become deathly ill and beg Aylmer for a fix is very effective. It's quite disturbing to see Brian helplessly deteriorate out of his need for the drug while Aylmer mocks him and laughs at him, perfectly aware that he now has complete control. Although the conclusion is a tad nonsensical, albeit entertaining, the outcome suggests that drug addiction is a dead end path for anyone who decides to venture down it.
Of course as this is a Henenlotter movie, it's low budget, packed with dark humor, and loaded with over the top gore scenes that will satisfy even the most demanding horror fanatic. We even get a cameo appearance from the main character of Basketcase, carrying his basket on a subway train. Overall Brain Damage is must see material for horror fans, highly recommended.
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why you need to own this movie (or at least watch it)
Added 1/12/2009
Great visuals, original story line, awesome music, best monster ever!
The speacial features are great, hilarious commentary, and an audio only track (sweet)
I use to watch this movie alot when i was very young,and since growing up i had completely blacked it out of my memory,,, until one day i saw it here on amazon for sell
i bought it on a whim since i couldn't remember if it was cheesy good or cheesy bad
well, since receiving it (in like 2 days form the order, hella fast) i have watched this movie 20 times in the last 7 days (how is this possible, i work full time, have a girlfriend, and go to school on my off days,,, oh yeah, thats right i don't sleep)
i don't know how i got by without this one in my dvd collection, it should have been on my shelf years ago
if you liked "they live" or "evil dead" or :the stuff" or any other cheesy cult classic, you better believe that "Brain Damage" is the must have dvd to add to your collection
so get now, it's out of print, so get it while it's available
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Ladies and gentlemen, Frank Henenlotter!
Added 1/9/2010
Athough at times America may be right or she may be wrong, you must love the country that produced Frank Henenlotter. Yes, he's our gift to the world. With miniscule budgets and no end of various constraints, he has lavished masterpiece after cinematic masterpiece upon a suffering world yearning for joy.
You want comedy? Basket Case, Brain Damage, and Frankenhooker feature the most irresistably funny dialog and plot situations since Neil Simon. You want edgy? He'll walk you along the razor's edge without pushing you off. You want social commentary without preachiness? Just check out Brain Damage's take on addiction. Are you tired of the sameness of Hollywood's over-priced commercialized dross? Check out Mr. Henenlotter's work today. Call your friends over for a dvd triple Frank feature. Comedies are even better when they're watched with your buddies. The experience will make you proud to be an Ameican.
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LSD has nothing on Elmer!!
Added 12/1/2009
Holy cow where do I begin? Not to rehash what others have said here I can pretty much agree with all the positive reviewers and just add my two cents. The first time I saw this I believe was on HBO where I had taped it. I was immediately blown away, confused and like "What the?" - SO I invited some friends over to watch this one night. This was back in the 80s when we all smoked and drank -anyway a bunch of us were sitting around my TV watching this, laughing ourselves sick when another person I knew stopped by. He came in on the middle of it and couldn't understand why this room full of people were laughinig so much at this movie. I guess you had to be there, but it was a lot of fun. Brain Damage is one of those movies you just have to enjoy and not think too much about.
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Henenlotter's best!
Added 11/28/2009
What a great movie! I loved it! It has a great plot, it's unique, it's clearly anti-drug and I liked that, it has a great main character, it's very entertaining, it's funny, it has some great special effects, it has some pretty nice gore and Aylmer (the creature) is awesome lol!
There's only one thing that I didn't like about it... [...].
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