Remember, this film was released in the middle of the video revolution. While brians high, aylmer burrows himself into the heads of those around them and literally eats their brains. The film is a very creative work of horror comedy and has some very inventive scenes that are probably the best,m most absurd that has ever been put on film fora horror film. Dec 29, 2016 brain damage 1988 was writtendirected by frank henenlotter and stars rick hearst, gordon macdonald, jennifer lowry and john zacherle. Whether its a pile of dvds and blurays haphazardly amassed atop our. Brain damage 1988 bluray and dvd combo heres an uncut, high definition, 5. But due to time restraints the explanation scenes were never filmed. Thanks for all your support last year, and heres looking forward to, hopefully, some major changes to this website this year. Mar, 2009 does anyone know any movies about brain damage. As a metaphor for drug addiction, brain damage is both nightmarish, with its basic but effective psychedelia and special effects, and hilarious, thanks to elmers polite, radiofriendly crooner voice that clashes with everything else. Jul 20, 2012 brain damage trailer one morning a young man wakes to find a small, disgusting creature has attached itself to the base of his brain stem. With cult movies like basket case and frankenhooker on his resume. Im doing a scene from the play a lie of the mind by sam shepard, and need to figure out how beth acts as she was nearly beaten to death by her husband. Commentary, behindthescenes, interviews, trailers, 24 page booklet, soundtrack cd, and more.
Jun 14, 2017 brain damage 1988 directed by frank henenlotter starring rick hearst, gordon macdonald, jennifer lowry, theo barnes, lucille saintpeter, vicki darnell im sure everyone reading this is familiar with this strange and twisted faustian tale, that could only come from the mind of the man who gave us basket case 1982, writerdirector frank henenlotter. Brain damage 1988 r 1h 24min comedy, horror 22 april 1988 usa one morning, a young man wakes to find that a small, disgusting creature has attached itself to the base of his brain stem. Rent brain damage 1988 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Speaking of splattering cranium matter, his second feature length film, brain damage 1988 checks off all the henenboxes and even one more. Brain damage was his followup to basket case and arrived six. One morning, a young man wakes to find that a small, disgusting creature has attached itself to the base of his brain stem. Reception edit in an interview with fangoria, henenlotter said that the film was initially ignored and disliked.
Brain damage 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Pages in category 1988 films the following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,342 total. Aylmer is the main antagonist of the 1988 american comedyhorror film brain damage. I need to find a few movies about brain damage, but it cant be mental retardation. Basket case 1982, frankenhooker 1990, basket case 2 1990, big bad wolf 2006, society 1989. Nov 24, 2017 brain damage soundtrack from 1988, composed by gus russo. Brain damage is a 1988 american comedy horror film directed by frank henenlotter.
Brain damage 1988 full movie download full hd youtube. Independent thinking is a pop psychology program hosted by a dr. Brain damage is the second film from writerdirector frank henenlotter. Another group sets out to find the filmmakers and discovers their lost film footage and discovers the horrors they both created and the horrible way they met their demise. It swings hard both ways, with no inbetweens or half mesures. The brain is a 1988 canadian science fiction horror film depicting a giant brain like alien that terrorizes. Frank henenlotters antidrug splatterpunk polemic is his masterpiece. The psychedelic horror film centers around brian, a young man who comes into contact with a centuriesold, penisshaped creature. Brain damage on dvd 094922540836 from mackinac media.
Dont get left behind enjoy unlimited, adfree access to shudders full library of films and series for 7 days. The film is a not subtle but still clever drug addiction metaphor which did not get quite the critical love that basket case did but over time has grown in stature into a cult classic of the horrorcomedy genre. Rapidgator brain damage 1988 720p brrip h264 aacrarbg. As soon as i saw the box cover for the vhs tape for brain damage, i knew i had to see it. Recommendation engine sorted out scary, dark humor, cult film and humorous films with plots about deadly, gory, blood, murder, death, danger and zombie mostly in comedy, horror and fantasy genres. Brain damage 1988 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. Brain damage 1988 john llewellyn proberts house of.
I could perfectly imagine aylmer as the host of a tv show. In general, brain damage refers to significant, undiscriminating traumainduced damage, while neurotoxicity typically refers to selective, chemically induced neuron damage. Resettling in the beachfront resort of asbury park, n. A small creature leaps into the mouth of woman it rips her brains out of her head through her mouth, brain matter drips edit. This turns into a tour of circa1980s underground nyc clubs, backlots, and other seedy locations. Underrated in comparison to the mighty basket case 1982 and frankenhooker 1990, his most popular cult offerings, brain damage holds its own and is easily one of the most demented horror films out there. Petition for arrow video to release brain damage 1988 on. Brain damage 1988 blood splattered cinema horror movie. The film was given a limited release theatrically in the. Review by sean baker 17 my partner samantha never saw this film before and came across it while scrolling through shudder titles. Brain damage 1988 watch full movie online netflix us. Brain damage is a 1988 american cult horror film directed by frank henenlotter and starring rick hearst,jennifer lowry andgordon macdonald.
You can write, brain damage 1988 is a good movie, but it can be is a bad movie. The creature gives him a euphoric state of happiness. You can watch online brain damage 1988 this movie at a higher quality only on a normal, average guy who lives in new york city becomes dependent on an evil, disembodied brain. This is a bluray dvd, so it wont play in a standard dvd player.
Though only in his 20s, professional boxer johnny walker mickey rourke is on the downswing of his career and suffering from a mild form of brain damage. At ten years old, i was certainly not a horror movie fan. Indeed, brain damage is good, gory fun, a complete and utter throwback to the days when motion picture macabre really laid on the vein gravy to get the fans good and grossed out. One morning, a young man wakes to find that a small. Staring michael rubenstein, gordon macdonald and rick hearst. The creature gives him a euphoric state of happiness but demands human victims in return. Brian has an unexplained cut on his lip all throughout the film. Hi everybody, one of my favourite horror films is frank henenlotters brain damage 1988 and its yet to hit bluray. Brain damage is a terrific film from henenlotter and is on par with his previous effort, basket case.
We have the official press release below with full details on the new guest announcements, and to learn more, visit horrorrama torontos official website. A man is bitten by a small creature in the head and gushes blood on the ceiling and floor of a bathroom, his feet are seen kicking on the floor, pieces of his head fall on the floor edit. That film, 1988 s brain damage, is truly one of the most original horror films of that decade. The brain feeds the guy a narcotic substance in exchange for his unwilling assistance in obtaining the brains of innocent victims for sustenance. Brain damage 1988 free download brain damage is a 1911 zambian reality education movie based on shianne maitia booklet. After his first experience with hallucinogenic drugs, young brian encounters a centuriesold parasitic creature named aylmer who used to live with his elderly nature. Released by terror vision in 2017 containing music from brain damage 1988.
Brain damage isnt as extreme as something like nekromantik, but i think he was still horribly traumatized from that time he found my dvd of it in the family living room. Brain damage trailer one morning a young man wakes to find a small, disgusting creature has attached itself to the base of his brain stem. Brain damage 1988 31 horror movies in 31 days duration. That film, 1988s brain damage, is truly one of the most original horror. The brain is a 1988 film about a doctor who uses an alien to controll the minds of the people who watch his television program directed by edward hunt. This movie was forbidden fruit in my childhoodfruit with a smarttalking brain eating worm at the center. Aylmer, a rather large, penisshaped parasite, gives unsuspecting brian brain damage by getting him hooked on an hallucinogenic, blue fluid that aylmer himself produces. Streaming full brain damage 1988 first, once you can rate this movie. Brain damage is the story of brian rick hurst, a young man who stumbles upon aylmer john zacherle, an evil muppet worm demon who offers him drugendued bliss. With the young mans help, the brain tours new yorks nightlife scene. Brain damage is the kind of cult movie that arrow films specialise in. It was a part of a subplot involving him getting into a fight the night before defending his brother in a bar fight.
The brain is one of the best cult classics that has the misfortune of not having a dvd release. Petition for arrow video to release brain damage 1988 on blu ray. Rent brain damage 1988 starring rick hearst and gordon macdonald on dvd and bluray. Six years after the release of basket case, frank henenlotter unleashed a new boy and his monster movie onto the world with brain damage, a film with a similar conceit to his first work but with even more disgusting special effects, a slicker production style, a new villainous creature, strong metaphorical subtext, and homoeroticism to. Frank henenlotters brain damage 1987 is easily the directors best film, esp. May 22, 2017 brain damage is a 1988 dark horrorcomedy from the king of grindhouse and exploitation, frank hennelotter. Cast and crew credits for brain damage, 1988, directed by frank henenlotter, with michael bishop, michael rubenstein, gordon macdonald, at turner classic movies. The film stars rick herbst aka rick hearst, who went on to a lengthy career in soap operas, gordon macdonald saving grace tv series, jennifer lowry in her only film role, theo barnes, lucille saintpeter and vicki darnell frankenhooker 1990. Gallery of 17 movie poster and cover images for brain damage 1988. It was amazed by fabulous author divina helina, written by ryanlee raabiah and advised by synergy animation.
Brain damage is wicked cool, low budget exploitation sleeze, yet it is among the best of them. Brain injuries occur due to a wide range of internal and external factors. Stream brain damage uncut, adfree on all your favorite devices. Brain damage 1988 frank henenlotter 910 hi, brain damage is widely regarded as henenlotters best film. This film has plenty of ridiculous moments to satisfy horror fans and is a must see for genre fans. A normal, average guy who lives in new york city becomes dependent on an evil, disembodied brain. Brain damage 1988 was writtendirected by frank henenlotter and stars rick hearst, gordon macdonald, jennifer lowry and john. Despite the laughable oddity of the seductor, aylmer, brain damage manages to tell it to us straight with a dark, horrifying, even often comical story in the realm of fantasyhorror providing a truly masterful message film about the dangers of drug use and the nature of addiction.