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.
Basket Case is a 1981 American horror film written and directed by Frank Henenlotter in his feature directorial debut. Produced by Edgar Ievins, the film stars Kevin Van Hentenryck as Duane Bradley, a young man who seeks vengeance on the doctors and nurses who performed an unwanted surgery that separated him from his deformed conjoined twin brother Belial, whom Duane hides in a large wicker basket.
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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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