Freakishness abounds in Frank Henenlotter's third - and to date final - entry in the Basket Case series, which finds Belial and his long suffering brother, Duane (played again with a kind of absurdly endearing panache by Kevin Van Hentenryck), on the road with a busload of Granny Ruth's "eccentrics" to "an understanding" doctor in Ohio to prep for the birth of Belial's PROGENY. Needless to say, this birth(s) will have severe complications.
Those familiar with writer/director Henenlotter's oddball sense of humor, with one-liners like, ""She's poppin'em out like Pez candies!" or "You're gonna need a bigger basket" and affinity for the disgusting (see: Brain Damage and Frankenhooker) will have a blast with Basket Case 3 for its over-the-top (and oftentimes pretty darn good make-up effects, particularly during Belial's siege of the sheriff's office), cheesy acting and Henenlotter's tendency to air on the side of the absurd. Henenlotter does a nice job humanizing the colorful cast of "freaks" and lowering the "normals" to the level of ignorant degenerates who deserve their bloody comeuppance.
Basket Case 3 is, in the end, an orchestra of freaks conducting a beautiful symphony of ooze, goo, puss and blood. See it. Extra special kudos for the musical number, "Personality" sung with much gusto by Granny Ruth, played with far more gusto by Annie Ross.
The DVD released by Synapse Films has no special features to speak of, save for the theatrical trailer. The picture and sound quality are both top notch. Fans of the movie should definitely acquire this release.
Watch my review of Synapse Film's Blu-ray Special Edition of FRANKENHOOKER here.
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