- Brain Damage (film)
Infobox Film
name = Brain Damage
caption = Limited edition DVD cover.
director =Frank Henenlotter
producer = Al EicherAndre Blay
Edgar Ievins
writer =Frank Henenlotter
starring =Rick Hearst
Jennifer Lowry
Gordon MacDonald
music = Matthias Donnelly
Clutch Reiser
Gus Russo
cinematography = Bruce Torbet
editing = Frank Henenlotter
James Y. Kwei
distributor = Palisades Entertainment
Ventura Distribution
released = 1988
runtime = Theatrical Cut:
84 min.
Unrated Cut:
86 min.
country =United States
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id = 1:6917
imdb_id = 0094793"Brain Damage" is a 1988 American horror
comedy film directed byFrank Henenlotter ("Basket Case", "Frankenhooker ").Plot
It features a young man named Brian (Rick Herbst) who has an unwilling symbiotic relationship with a malevolent
slug -likebrain -eating parasite called "Aylmer" (voiced by famed creature feature hostJohn Zacherle ). Aylmer secretes a highly addictive, hallucinogenic blue fluid into Brian's brain. In return for a steady supply of the fluid, Brian must seek out victims for Aylmer, so that he can devour their brains. The film was largely a metaphor fordrug addiction ."Basket Case" cameo
Near the end of the film, a man is seen on the subway with a large wicker basket. He is none other than Duane (Kevin Van Hentenryck) from "Basket Case" carrying his brother with him.
External links
*imdb title|id=0094793|title=Brain Damage
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