Basket Case 2

Basket Case 2 (1990)

This time he's not alone.

Duane and his basket-bound mutant brother are taken in by a secret home for wayward freaks.

Date of release
1990-03-02
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (165)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Horror, Comedy
Director
Frank Henenlotter
Collection
Basket Case Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Basket Case 2 is a 1990 American comedy horror film written and directed by Frank Henenlotter, and the sequel to his 1981 film Basket Case. It stars Kevin Van Hentenryck reprising his role as Duane Bradley, who moves with his deformed, formerly conjoined twin brother Belial into a home for "unique individuals" run by their deceased aunt's friend, eccentric philanthropist Granny Ruth.

Production

Following the cult success and financial returns of Basket Case, writer-director Frank Henenlotter met producer James Glickenhaus of Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment. Henenlotter was trying to sell a script for a film named Insect City, a homage to monster movies from the 1950s, which had been turned down by other studios. Glickenhaus liked the script but knew that it would not sell.

The film had a budget of $2.5 million, compared to the original film's budget of $35,000. This allowed for more ambitious creature designs, practical effects and set construction, with funding secured through Shapiro-Glickenhaus.

Kevin Van Hentenryck was brought on to reprise his role as Duane Bradley. Henenlotter cast Annie Ross as Granny Ruth to help raise the film's finance and generate interest in it from buyers and investors. Kathryn Meisle was cast in her first film role as Marcie Elliott. Matt Mitler was cast as Arty. David Emge played the role of "Half Moon".

Gabe Bartalos was hired by Henenlotter to design the 22 "unique individuals"; both wanted to avoid using real-life deformities and came up with exaggerated, cartoonish ones instead. Instead of using stop-motion like in the first film, Belial's movements were achieved through the use of animatronic puppetry, also designed by Bartalos.

The film's score was written and composed by Joe Renzetti.

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