USA, 1987
84m (USA – cut R-rated version), 86m (USA – full version)
35mm film, colour
mono, English
An American comedy horror film directed by Frank Henenlotter. Production began on 1 February 1987.
Plot Summary
Brian finds his brain invaded by a fast-talking parasite, Elmer, that floods his nervous system with a hallucinogenic substance that keeps him under control while Elmer goes on a killing spree.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Frank Henenlotter
© 1987 The Brain Damage Company
Palisades Partners presents an Ievins/Henenlotter production
Executive Producers: Andre Blay, Al Eicher
Produced by: Edgar Ievins
Associate Producers: Charles Bennett, Ray Sundlin
Written by: Frank Henenlotter
Director of Photography: Bruce Torbet
Edited by: James Y. Kwei, Frank Henenlotter
Music: Gus Russo, Clutch Reiser
Sound: Joe Warda
Sound Recordist: Russell Jessum
Wardrobe: Ivy Rosovsky
Make-Up: Daniel Frye
Special Make-Up Effects: Gabe Bartalos
Elmer Created by: Gabe Bartalos, David Kindlon
Supervisor of Visual Effects: Al Magliochetti
Set Design: Charles Bennett
Cast
Rick Herbst (Brian)
Gordon Macdonald (Mike)
Jennifer Lowry (Barbara)
Theo Barnes (Morris)
Lucille Saint-Peter (Martha)
Vicki Darnell (blonde in Hell)
Joe Gonzales (guy in shower)
Bradlee Rhodes (night watchman)
Michael Bishop (toilet victim)
Beverly Donner (neighbour)
Ari Rousimoff (biker)
Michael Rubenstein (bum in alley)
Angel Figueroa (junkie)
John Reichert, Don Henenlotter (police)
Kenneth Pachard, Artemis Pizarro (subway riders)
Slam Wedgehouse (mohawked punk)
Kevin Vanhentenryck (man with basket)
John Zacherle [voice of Elmer – uncredited]
Alternative Titles
The Tingler Takes a Trip – early title
Links
See also
Basket Case (1981)
Frankenhooker (1990)
References
Periodicals
- Cinefantastique March 1988 pp.8-11 – illustrated article
- Cinefantastique vol.18 no.5 (July 1988) pp.48, 55 – illustrated review (A repellent splatter film for gorehounds only by Todd French)
- City Limits no.335 (3 March 1988) p.27 – review (by Kim Newman)
- Empire November 1998 pp.95-96 – review
- Fangoria no.71 pp.51-53, 68 – review
- Fangoria no.188 (November 1999) p.68 – illustrated DVD review (by Michael Gingold)
- Mad Movies no.51 pp.38-39 – illustrated review
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.55 no.651 (April 1988) pp.106-107 – illustrated credits, synopsis, review (by Kim Newman)
- Samhain no.33 (July/August 1992) pp.10-11 – illustrated interview with Frank Henenlotter (A pretty sick guy by Edward Murphy)
- Scapegoat no.1 p.12 – note
- Screen International no.642 (5 March 1988) p.24 – credits, review (by Marjorie Bilbow)
- Shock Xpress vol.2 no.3 (Spring 1988) p.26 – illustrated review
- Starburst no.116 pp.23-24 – article
- Stills no.29 (February 1987) p.56 – credits (Reel to real: A-Z of production)
- Stills no.30 (March 1987) p.78 – credits (Reel to real: A-Z of production)
- Time Out no.915 (2 March 1988) p.34 – illustrated review (by Nigel Floyd)
- Variety 8 April 1987 p.8 – credits
- Variety 20 April 1988 p.18 – credits, review (by Lor)
Books
- 100 American Horror Films by Barry Keith Grant pp.21-22
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.414 – credits, review
- Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914-2008 by Bruce G. Hallenbeck pp.162-163 – review
- Cult Horror: Dark Fantasy, Horror and Supernatural Movies by Russ Thorne p.110
- The Films of the Eighties by Robert A.Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan p.66 – credits, synopsis
- Hoffman’s Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991-1992 p.54 – credits, review
- Horror! 333 Films to Scare You to Death by James Marriott & Kim Newman p.259
- Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.60 – credits
- Horror Films of the 1980s by John Kenneth Muir pp.638-640 – credits, synopsis, review
- Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990 by Brian Albright p.247
- The Stop-motion Filmography by Neil Pettigrew pp.101-102 – review
