Brain Damage – Frank Henenlotter’s 1988 psychotronic cult film – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, August 3 – 10:30 pm only
Directed by Frank Henenlotter – 1988 – 86m. All Seats $10.00
From New Mexico’s only convention dedicated to horror, rock, and all that is macabre – MORGUE & KRYPT ALBUQUERQUE – comes this late night NYC ’80s psychotronic blast! Door Prizes Courtesy of Bubonicon 55!
After altering the landscape of trash-horror history with Basket Case and Frankenhooker, the brilliant Frank Henenlotter unleashed Brain Damage, his ultimate Grimm’s Fairy Tale for perverted adults. This is a slimy, grimy, gore-soaked slice-of-NYC-life that follows a poor schmo who is addicted to a drug called Aylmer. But unlike heroin or cocaine, Aylmer is a mutant penis monster who needs to eat human brains in order survive. Hooray! Brain Damage is hilarious, unsettling, and jam-packed with bad taste gags that would probably cause John Waters to reassess his life’s work! Do not miss! (Special thanks to the wonderful American Genre Film Archives!)
It stars Rick Hearst – who will be at Morgue & Krypt Horror Fest in late September – in his debut acting role as Brian, a young man who becomes acquainted with the talking parasite!
“Belongs to a tradition of ‘80s-era NYC-centric horror that suggests the cinematic equivalent of graffiti, and has a foot rooted in the outrage voiced by British punk.” – Chuck Bowen, SLANT
“The amusing stop-motion creature animation and practical gore effects imbue Brain Damage with an icky quaintness that makes it a compelling midnight movie.” – Josh Guller, SPECTRUM CULTURE
The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Ave NE in the Nob Hill area.
Website: GuildCinema.com