Brain Damage
1988 · USA · 84m
Obscurity: cult. watchable legallyA parasite gives a young man euphoric highs in exchange for feeding it brains. Addiction as horror.
reelscum lists 3 films directed or co-directed by Frank Henenlotter. They were released between 1982 and 1990. The subgenres that appear most often are Body horror (3 films) and Splatter (3 films).
They are credited to USA (3). Most were released in the 1980s (2) and 1990s (1).
Entries include Brain Damage (1988), Frankenhooker (1990) and Basket Case (1982). Each links to its own page with a verdict, rating axes and where to watch.
A parasite gives a young man euphoric highs in exchange for feeding it brains. Addiction as horror.
A man rebuilds his dead girlfriend from the parts of exploded sex workers. Exactly that stupid, and great.
$35,000, shot on 42nd Street, and completely charming. The best kind of cheap.