This is a documentary about masochist performance artist Bob Flanagan, who died while the movie was being made. He suffered from cystic fibrosis and this inspired his work. I don’t know if the movie is available on DVD/VHS but it is worth hunting for.
Please only watch the version with Terry Gilliam’s ending, not the studio version.
And I don’t know how well it’s held up over time, but I used to love to watch Videodrome back in the day. Heck, any Cronenburg is usually good and strange.
This is a bizarre sequel to the German original. The film is very faithful to German Expressionism, which means that the sets, lighting, costumes, and everything else are stylized and strange. Lines include
“My feelings are like filthy prayers. I wanna scream in your face!”
Actor Ricky Coogan agrees to be the spokesman for megacorp EES. Then he stumbles into a strange sideshow and is transformed into a hideous mutant freak. Lines include
“Dat sock be full of holes, mon.”
“Fourteen milkmen on one route. No wonder they fight.”
It has at least 2 sequels (there may be more I don’t know of)
In Basket Case 2 the boys are taken in by a woman who has turned her home into a secret freak commune.
“Everyday I’m getting better and better.”
“How can you be in love? You’re only half a person.”
The credits list the role “Man with 27 noses”
Basket Case 3-The Offspring
Yes, Belial is an expecting father. But, no ordinary doctor can handle this mother or this birth. It’s time for a trip to an old friend who can do the job.
“People like me, sherrif.”
“He hates doctors. He kills doctors.”
And a performance of Personality you will never forget.
ooh, Basket Case! I forgot about that one. That was a freakin’ cool movie. And I’ve seen Brazil quite a few times, too. Videodrome was cool, too. It always helps to take the cassette out…
I saw Delicatessan years ago and would echo the recommendation for those who like that type of movie.
Another one that I’ll mention but definitely not recommend is The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. It’s twisted all right, and **someone ** must like it. Just not me.
). Just time wasted for weirdness sake.