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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 (1988) movie still: closeup — A dark, textured wall holds a black metal box containing a red neon sign. The sign spells out the word…Brain Damage (1988) movie still: closeup — A white plate of spaghetti with red sauce and meatballs sits on a table. One meatball is abnormally…Brain Damage (1988) movie still: medium — A dark, cramped bathroom with tiled walls and shelves holding various bottles. A smiling older woman holds…Brain Damage (1988) movie still: medium — An older, dimly lit kitchen features a white appliance and beige curtains in background. A middle-aged…Brain Damage (1988) movie still: medium — A dimly lit bar setting with a back shelf filled with various liquor bottles. A woman sits at the bar top…Brain Damage (1988) movie still: closeup — An extreme close-up of a human eye centered in the frame. The iris is brown and surrounded by a white…Brain Damage (1988) movie still: fullbody — A dark, industrial yard filled with scrap metal under a night sky. A man stands near a heavily damaged…Brain Damage (1988) movie still: medium — A dimly lit subway station platform with metal structural columns and obscured tracks. A young woman…Brain Damage (1988) movie still: wide — A night view of a commercial building with stone accents and storefront windows. A man in a dark suit walks…Brain Damage (1988) movie still: closeup — A dark, textured organic creature with a brain-like top sits against a wall. The creature has multiple…Brain Damage (1988) movie still: establishing — A skyline of a major city is silhouetted against a deep orange sunset sky. The entire scene is…Brain Damage (1988) movie still: closeup — An interior space with a plain dark wall illuminated by a cool blue light. An elderly person exhibits a…Brain Damage (1988) movie still: closeup — A dark, indistinct indoor space with minimal architectural detail visible in the shadows. A young man…Brain Damage (1988) movie still: medium — A bedroom at night with the subjects lying beneath dark blue patterned blankets. A man and a woman in…Brain Damage (1988) movie still: medium — A restaurant dining room features a brick wall painted with a sphinx mural. Several patrons sit at small…Brain Damage (1988) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with heavy shadows and blue light cast on a subject. A young man with dark curly hair…
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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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  • #322e2e
  • #d4d3d0
  • #2c336f
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