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Brain Damage (1988) Blu-Ray
From Frank Henenlotter, the man behind such cult horror favorites 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.

Brain Damage (1988) Blu-Ray

$27.99Price
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    • 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 AD 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

    studio:

    • Arrow Video

    Run Time:

    • 84mins approx

    Director:

    • Frank Henenlotter

    Actor:

    • Rick Hearst
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    • Gordon MacDonald
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    • Jennifer Lowry

    Theatrical Release Year:

    • 1988

    Number of Discs:

    • 1

    Region:

    • A

    Brand:

    • Arrow
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