Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
WHAMMY!, Los Angeles
Kick off October with a stone-cold classic, BASKET CASE! All of it's gruesome NYC grime, grit, and sleaze has been restored in 4k, and in it's beautiful, original 1.33:1 aspect ratio like it was made for the Whammy! screen. "What's in the basket? You'll love finding out. BASKET CASE is the debut gutter-trash symphony from Frank Henenlotter (BRAIN DAMAGE, FRANKENHOOKER), stealthily filmed in the toilet bowls of Times Square and chock-full of demented fury. Duane and his brother Belial are ex-siamese twins who arrive in New York with a purpose—revenge against everyone! The only catch is that Belial is a telepathic monstrosity who lives in a wicker basket. BASKET CASE features an incredibly grotesque monster puppet that will burn its essence on the surface of your brain from now until forever. It's also filled with real-life NYC sleazers, stop-motion shocks, and non-stop sicko fun, playing out like Herschell Gordon Lewis directing FREAKS on the set of TAXI DRIVER. A true DIY classick, BASKET CASE has been newly restored in 4K by MoMA and Arrow Films." (AGFA) ## **dir. Frank Henenlotter, 1982***United States, digital projection*91 min ## 7:30 DOORS8:00 SCREENING