Basket Case 3

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Basket Case 3

Credits
Title:	Basket Case 3
Directed by:	Frank Henenlotter
Written by:	Frank Henenlotter; Robert Martin
Produced by:	James Glickenhaus; Leonard Shapiro ; Edgar Ievins
Music by:	Joe Renzetti
Cinematography:	Robert Paone
Edited by:	Greg Sheldon
Production
Production:	Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment
Distributors:	Troma Entertainment
Released:	February 21st, 1992
Rating:	R
Running time:	90 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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Basket Case 3 is an American independent feature film of the horror genre. It is the second sequel to the 1982 movie Basket Case and was written and directed by Frank Henenlotter with a script co-written by Robert Martin. It was produced by Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment and premiered in Italy in October, 1991. It was first released in the United States on February 21st, 1992. Actor Kevin Van Hentenryck returns for a third time to play the role of Duane Bradley, and look! He brought his mishapen conjoined twin Belial as well! Joining this dastardly duo is once again Annie Ross as Granny Ruth, as well as Dan Biggers as Uncle Hal, Jim O'Doherty as Little Hal, Jackson Faw as Bailey, Jim Grimshaw as Baxter, and Beverly Bonner as a fast food manager.

Cast[]

Starring[]

Actor

Role

Duane Bradley

Granny Ruth

Sheriff Griffin

Uncle Hal Rockwell

Little Hal Rockwell

Opal Griffin

Twin #1

Twin #2

Bailey

Baxter

Brody

Brennon

Banner

Fast food manager

Renaldo

Stunt sheriff

Unique Individuals[]

Actor

Role

David

Eve

Basil

Huge Arthur

Mouse Face

Tellaster

Cedric

Pearl

Brainiac

Simon

Half Moon

Miss Mackeral

Ellice

Toothy/Pinhead

Pinhead

Frederick

Leon

Man With 27 Noses/Elmo

Notes & Trivia[]

The tagline to this film is "It's time to build a bigger basket".
This film is alternatively known as Basket Case 3: The Progeny.
There are a total of thirty-four credited cast members in this film.
This film includes archival footage of the surgery flashback sequence from Basket Case, as well as the climactic ending to Basket Case 2.
Actor Berle Bowken, who plays David - a guest on the Renaldo show, is credited as Berl Boyken in this movie.
Actor Donna Mage, who plays Huge Arthur, is credited as Donna Hall in this film.
Actor P. Anthony Perea, who plays Simon, is credited as Pierre Perea in this film.
Actor Cedrick Manuck, who plays Cedric, is credited as Cedric Maurice in this film.
The setting for this film takes place in the fictional location of Peachtree Valley. The state in which Peachtree Valley is located is unclear, but the accents demonstrated by its residents suggests that it is located somewhere in the southern United States. As the film was shot in Georgia, it may be assumed that Peachtree Valley is located in Georgia.
Although the Peachtree Valley presented in this film is fictional, there is in face a town called Peachtree Valley in the state of California.
Uncle Hal's surname is is stated to be Rockwell. This information is supplied in the film itself, and not indicated in the credits.
Despite the fact that Granny Ruth refers to Hal Rockwell as "Uncle Hal", the introduction of her son, Little Hal, suggests that Granny and Hal were lovers, perhaps even married, at some point in the past.
In the end credits, the human oddities presented in this film are given their own sub-heading as "Unique individuals".
The Sheriff and his daughter Opal's surname is Griffin. This is stated in the film itself, and not supplied in the credits.
David and Basil are the two human oddities that appear on the Renaldo show. They are not part of Granny Ruth's charges.
This movie marks the acting debut of Carla and Carmen Morrell. They appear as two lusty women in Belial's dreams sequence, as well as at the conclusion on the Renaldo show.
The daytime TV Show Renaldo is intended as a pastiche of the actual daytime host Geraldo Rivera, who had his own show called Geraldo.
The character of Elmo, who is one of Granny Ruth's charges, is identified as "Man With 27 Noses" in the closing credits.
The human oddity known as Toothy is identified as Pinhead in the closing credits.
Actress Beverly Bonner plays the frustrated fast food cashier in this film. Bonner also played Duane Bradley's neighbor Casey in Basket Case and Basket Case 2. In lieu of the fact that this film takes place a far distance from New York City, it is unlikely that Casey and the unnamed fast food attendant are the same characters. Other than Kevin Van Hentenryck, Beverly Bonner is the only other actor to appear in all three films.

Reviews[]

On the Internet Movie Database, Basket Case 3 has a Starmeter rating of 4.8 out of 10 based on more than 4,100 user scores.
Basket Case 3 does not have a Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Based on the 4 posted reviews, it would land at 50% approval with 2positive reviews courtesy of Tim Brayton of Alternate Ending and Anton Bitel for Eye for Film, and 2 negative reviews from Mike Massie with Gone With the Twins, and Felix Vasquez, Jr. of Cinema Crazed. The film has an audience score of 29% based on more than 1,000 verified user ratings, averaging 2.6 out of 5.
On TMDB, Basket Case 3 has a User Score of 51% based on 95 ratings.
On Letterboxd, Basket Case has a weighted average score of 2.82 based on 4,618 user votes.

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This article pertains to an installment from the Basket Case film series.
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Films

Basket Case • Basket Case 2 • Basket Case 3

Characters

Duane Bradley • Belial • Granny Ruth • Susan • Casey • Marcie Elliot • Harold Needleman • Julius Lifflander • Judith Kutter • Sharon • Eve