Basket Case 2

Basket Case 2 is a 1990 American comedy horror film written and directed by Frank Henenlotter, and the sequel to Basket Case. It was released on DVD by Synapse Films in October 2007. The film spawned another sequel, Basket Case 3: The Progeny, released in 1991.

Plot
Having survived their fall at the end of the first film, Duane Bradley and his hideously deformed brother Belial are rescued from the hospital by an elderly woman named Ruth who, along with her beautiful granddaughter, are the caretakers of an extended family of similarly deformed individuals. When a snooping tabloid reporter and a sleazy photographer threaten to endanger the community's welfare, the two brothers join with the freaks to defend their privacy with a vengeance.

Cast 
 Kevin Van Hentenryck as Duane Bradley
 Annie Ross as Granny Ruth
 Kathryn Meisle as Marcie
 Heather Rattray as Susan
 Jason Evers as Lou
 Ted Sorel as Phil
 Beverly Bonner as Casey
 Matt Mitler as Arty
 Leonard Jackson as Police Commissioner
 Judy Grafe as News Woman
 Chad Brown as News Man

Reception 
Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 67% of six surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 6.4/10.  Variety called it "a hilarious genre spoof" that pays homage to Freaks.  Caryn James of The New York Times wrote, "As cheap horror spoofs go, this one isn't all bad."  Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "It has everything it needs to become the cult film that its 1982 predecessor has been: outrageous dark humor, bizarre horror, driving energy and genuine pathos."

From retrospective reviews, John Kenneth Muir wrote in his book Horror Films of the 1990s opined that Basket Case 2 was "disappointing" and that it "eschews all the qualities that made the down-and-dirty, low-budget original such a great pleasure."

Sequel
This sequel was followed in 1991 by another sequel, Basket Case 3: The Progeny.

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Category:1990 films
Category:1990 horror films
Category:1990s sequel films
Category:American films
Category:American comedy horror films
Category:American sequel films
Category:American monster movies
Category:Films about twin brothers
Category:Films directed by Frank Henenlotter
Category:Parasitic twinning in culture
Category:Films scored by Joe Renzetti