Basket Case/BluRay
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US
- Region A
- Studio: Arrow
- Special Features: 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS • 4K restoration from the original 16mm negative by MoMA • 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) • Original uncompressed PCM mono audio • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • Audio commentary with writer/director Frank Henenlotter and star Kevin VanHentenryck • Archival audio commentary with Frank Henenlotter, producer Edgar Ievins, actor Beverly Bonner and filmmaker Scooter McRae • Basket Case 3-1/2: An Interview with Duane Bradley – short film by Frank Henenlotter • Me and the Bradley Boys – interview with actor Kevin VanHentenryck • A Brief Interview with Director Frank Henenlotter – a strange 2017 interview with the director • Seeing Double: The Basket Case Twins – interview with actors Florence and Maryellen Schultz • Blood, Basket and Beyond – interview with actor Beverly Bonner • The Latvian Connection – featurette including interviews with producer Edgar Ievins, casting person/actor Ilze Balodis, associate producer/special effects artist Ugis Nigals and Belial performer Kika Nigals • Belial Goes to the Drive-In – interview with film critic Joe Bob Briggs • Basket Case at MoMA – footage from the 2017 restoration premiere • What’s in the Basket? – feature-length documentary covering the three films in the Basket Case series • In Search of the Hotel Broslin – archival location featurette • The Frisson of Fission: Basket Case, Conjoined Twins, and ‘Freaks’ in Cinema – video essay by Travis Crawford • Slash of the Knife (1976, 30 mins) – short made by Frank Henenlotter featuring many of the same actors from Basket Case, including optional audio commentary with Frank Henenlotter and playwright Mike Bencivenga • Basket Case and Slash of the Knife outtakes • Belial’s Dream (2017, 5 mins) – animated short by filmmaker Robert Morgan • Extensive image galleries • Trailers, TV & radio spots • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck • Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck • Collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by Michael Gingold and a Basket Case comic strip by artist Martin Trafford
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SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: Brand new 4K restoration from the original 16mm negative by MoMA • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation • Original Uncompressed Mono Audio • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • Brand new audio commentary with writer/director Frank Henenlotter and star Kevin Van Hentenryck • Basket Case 3-1/2: An Interview with Duane Bradley - Frank Henenlotter revisits Duane Bradley decades after the events of the original Basket Case • Seeing Double: The Basket Case Twins - a brand new interview with Florence and Maryellen Schultz, the twin nurses from Basket Case • Brand new making-of featurette containing new interviews with producer Edgar Ievins, casting person/actress Ilze Balodis, associate producer/effects artist Ugis Nigals and Belial performer Kika Nigals • Blood, BASKET and Beyond - a brand new interview with actress Beverly Bonner • Belial Goes to the Drive-In - a brand new interview with film critic Joe Bob Briggs • Outtakes Featurette • In Search of the Hotel Broslin - archive location featurette • Slash of the Knife (1972) - short film by Frank Henenlotter • Belial’s Dream (2017, 5 mins) - brand new Basket Case-inspired animated short by filmmaker Robert Morgan • Behind-the-scenes of Belial’s Dream • Trailers, TV Spots and Radio Spots • Extensive Still Galleries • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck • FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector’s booklet with new writing on the film by Michael Gingold
- Region A
- Studio: Arrow Video
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- Region 1
- DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
- New full-frame HD transfer preserving the original 16mm camera ratio! | New Video Introduction by Frank Henenlotter! | Audio Commentary by director Frank Henenlotter, producer Edgar | Rare Outtakes and Behind-the-Scenes Footage | Two Theatrical Trailers plus TV Spot! | 2001 Video Short: In Search of the Hotel Broslin! | Two Rare BASKET CASE Radio Spots! | Gallery of BASKET CASE Exploitation Art and Behind-the-Scene
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