Brain Damage (1988)
Directed by Frank Henenlotter · Cinematography by Bruce Torbet
R84 min47 frames
HorrorComedy
It's a Headache from Hell.
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Brain Damage — official trailer
What is Brain Damage about?
Brian comes under the addictive spell of a parasite with the ability to induce euphoric hallucinations in its hosts.
Where can you watch Brain Damage?
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What does the cinematography of Brain Damage look like?
Sampled across 47 frames, the coverage of Brain Damage leans on medium shots (43% of the sample) and close-ups (38%). Cinematographer Bruce Torbet keeps 74% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 83% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 79% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.
What is the color palette of Brain Damage?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Brain Damage (1988) are #0c0a0c, #0e102d, #322e2e, #d4d3d0, #2c336f, #2a2e4c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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