Basket Case (1982)

Directed by Frank Henenlotter · Cinematography by Bruce Torbet

R91 min50 frames

HorrorComedy

The tenant in room 7 is very small, very twisted, and very mad.

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What is Basket Case about?

A young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed, formerly conjoined twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will.

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What does the cinematography of Basket Case look like?

Across 50 sampled frames, Basket Case builds its coverage from medium shots (50% of the sample), with close-ups (30%) carrying much of the rest. Low angles recur throughout. Cinematographer Bruce Torbet keeps 70% of it in soft, low-key light. 70% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 76% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Basket Case?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Basket Case (1982) are #33302f, #0e0d0f, #473730, #91918f, #251815, #514d4b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #473730
  • #91918f
  • #251815
  • #514d4b

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