Brain Damage
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
Brain Damage (1988, USA) is a Horror Comedy film directed by Frank Henenlotter.
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- Featured in: Drive In Delirium: The New Batch (BluRay)
Main Details
- Released in January 1988 (Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival in France) | April 15, 1988 (New York)
- Color
- Running Time: Theatrical Cut: 84 min. Unrated Cut: 86 min.
- Distribution Co: Palisades Entertainment | Ventura Distribution
- Directed by Frank Henenlotter
- Produced by Al Eicher, Andre Blay, Edgar Ievins
- Written by Frank Henenlotter
- Starring Rick Hearst, Jennifer Lowry, Gordon MacDonald
- Music by Matthias Donnelly, Clutch Reiser, Gus Russo
- Cinematography by Bruce Torbet
- Edited by Frank Henenlotter, James Y. Kwei
Plot Summary
- A boy (Rick Herbst) grows addicted to psychedelic jolts from an eel-like brain-eating monster called Elmer.
Taglines
- The movie that will blow your mind!
- Inside everyone's head lurks an Elmer...
- Heads up... Elmer's here!
- A howlingly horrific celebration of urban angst, sicko splatter and mind blowing, drug induced experiences!
- It's A Headache From Hell!
- ...Now You're Really Losing Your Mind!
- Hang onto your hats... Elmer's here!