Brain Damage Blu-ray

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