Review #76: Basket Case (1982)
This review was originally written in October 2019. October Horror Movie Review #24: Basket Case This movie was recommended to me, with the suggestion that I not watch any trailers before doing so; I didn't watch a trailer, and now that I've seen the movie I can understand why. There's (sort of) a big part of the plot that is intended as a reveal about halfway or so through the film, and treating that as a spoiler makes it kind of difficult to talk about what this movie is actually about; but I'll do my best. Basket Case is a bizarre film about a young man named Duane who travels to New York on important personal business, carrying around with him a large basket. He talks to whatever is inside the basket, he feeds it, and it seems to be a part of whatever business he is trying to get done. However, exactly what- or who- is inside this basket is dangerous, and has a closer connection with Duane than you might think... This movie seems to be billed as a Comedy/Horror, but...