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From Frank Henenlotter, the man behind such cult horror favourites as Basket Case and Frankenhooker, comes Brain Damage – the ultimate head-trip, now finally on Blu-ray!
Meet Elmer. He's your friendly neighborhood parasite with the ability to induce euphoric hallucinations in his hosts. But these LSD-like trips come with a hefty price tag: when young Brian comes under Elmer's addictive spell, it's not long before he finds himself scouring the city streets in search of his parasite friend's preferred food source – brains!
Featuring late TV horror host John Zacherle as the voice of Elmer, Brain Damage boasts some of the most astonishingly bad taste gore gags ever realized, including the notorious "brain-pulling sequence" and a blow-job that ends with a distinctly unconventional climax.
Special Features
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Original Mono and 5.1 DTS-HD MA Surround Audio Options
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Isolated Score
- Audio commentary by writer-director Frank Henenlotter
- Listen to the Light: The Making of Brain Damage – documentary featuring interviews with actor Rick Herbst, producer Edgar Ievins, editor James Kwei, first assistant director Gregory Lamberson, visual effects supervisor Al Magliochetti and makeup artist Dan Frye
- The Effects of Brain Damage – FX artist and creator of "Elmer" Gabe Bartalos looks back at his iconic effects work on the film
- Animating Elmer – featurette looking at the contributions of visual effects supervisor Al Magliochetti
- Karen Ogle: A Look Back – stills photographer, script supervisor and assistant editor Karen Ogle recalls her fond memories of working on Brain Damage
- Elmer's Turf: The NYC Locations of Brain Damage – featurette revisiting the film's original shooting locations
- Tasty Memories: A Brain Damage Obsession – an interview with superfan Adam Skinner
- Brain Damage Q&A with Frank Henenlotter recorded at the 2016 Offscreen Film Festival
- Image Galleries
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Bygone Behemoth – animated short by Harry Chaskin, featuring a brief appearance by John Zacherle in his final onscreen credit
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
- Arrow Video
- 84 mins approx
- 18
- English
- 1
- Arrow Video
- Frank Henenlotter
- Rick Hearst
- Gordon MacDonald
- Jennifer Lowry
- English SDH
- 1988
- B
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Arrow Films
From Frank Henenlotter, the man behind such cult horror favourites as Basket Case and Frankenhooker, comes Brain Damage – the ultimate head-trip, now finally on Blu-ray!
Meet Elmer. He's your friendly neighborhood parasite with the ability to induce euphoric hallucinations in his hosts. But these LSD-like trips come with a hefty price tag: when young Brian comes under Elmer's addictive spell, it's not long before he finds himself scouring the city streets in search of his parasite friend's preferred food source – brains!
Featuring late TV horror host John Zacherle as the voice of Elmer, Brain Damage boasts some of the most astonishingly bad taste gore gags ever realized, including the notorious "brain-pulling sequence" and a blow-job that ends with a distinctly unconventional climax.
Special Features
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Original Mono and 5.1 DTS-HD MA Surround Audio Options
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Isolated Score
- Audio commentary by writer-director Frank Henenlotter
- Listen to the Light: The Making of Brain Damage – documentary featuring interviews with actor Rick Herbst, producer Edgar Ievins, editor James Kwei, first assistant director Gregory Lamberson, visual effects supervisor Al Magliochetti and makeup artist Dan Frye
- The Effects of Brain Damage – FX artist and creator of "Elmer" Gabe Bartalos looks back at his iconic effects work on the film
- Animating Elmer – featurette looking at the contributions of visual effects supervisor Al Magliochetti
- Karen Ogle: A Look Back – stills photographer, script supervisor and assistant editor Karen Ogle recalls her fond memories of working on Brain Damage
- Elmer's Turf: The NYC Locations of Brain Damage – featurette revisiting the film's original shooting locations
- Tasty Memories: A Brain Damage Obsession – an interview with superfan Adam Skinner
- Brain Damage Q&A with Frank Henenlotter recorded at the 2016 Offscreen Film Festival
- Image Galleries
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Bygone Behemoth – animated short by Harry Chaskin, featuring a brief appearance by John Zacherle in his final onscreen credit
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
- Arrow Video
- 84 mins approx
- 18
- English
- 1
- Arrow Video
- Frank Henenlotter
- Rick Hearst
- Gordon MacDonald
- Jennifer Lowry
- English SDH
- 1988
- B
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Elmer the parasite looks great in HD
Was happy to discover this weird cult classic on blu-ray. It's completely bonkers, but as others have pointed out, it's far from a typical trashy horror comedy; there are deeper themes present. But a singing parasite inside a sink is a crazy image that's hard to forget. The art work is awesome and the disc is loaded with extra's.
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Best Blind Buy Ever
So happy I pulled the trigger on this one. Somehow it feels extremely relevant with todays phone addicted society. You can look into a deeper meaning if you want to or just enjoy it as a hilarious horror-comedy. I absolutely love Elmer's voice.
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Henenlotter's masterpiece.
Henenlotter's best film, completely bonkers with some wonderful practical effects work. Sometimes it's hard to know which side of the reversible sleeve to pick, but I love the new artwork here and it's an easy decision. Lots of cool extras make this a must have.
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