10. Basket Case dir. by Frank Henenlotter (1982)
“The tenant in Room 7 is very small, very twisted and very mad.”
Ahhh, hey Boo Boo. Duane Bradley’s got something in his pic-a-nic basket. And it’s a blood-thirsty monster that looks like a pile of goop!
Basket Case, like It’s Alive, is a cult favorite - but doesn’t have much in the way of creature design. Now, it is noticeably better than It’s Alive, but still very much “hand in the puppet” effects.
In Basket Case, our main character Duane heads to the Big Apple in search of somebody from his past, and apparently from the past of the monster in the basket. He makes acquaintances with the other apartment tenants through awkward exchanges and explanations of murder. But what the hell’s in that basket?
Once again, grab a six-pack for yourself and invite over some friends. The moments where the “basket case” is left alone in the room, or when it gets out of its basket can be hilarious (and bloody). Enjoy.
