Basket Case 2

Name: Basket Case 2
Duration: 1 h 30 min

1hr 30m

1hr 30m
3.0/5 (3.8K)
82%

Duane and his basket-bound mutant brother are taken in by a secret home for wayward freaks with journalists hot on their tail. More Details »

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Director:

Frank Henenlotter

Writer:

Frank Henenlotter

Runtime:

1hr 30m

Synopsis

Duane and his basket-bound mutant brother are taken in by a secret home for wayward freaks with journalists hot on their tail.

Cast

Kevin Van Hentenryck
Annie Ross
Judy Grafe
Heather Rattray
Chad Brown
Brian Fitzpatrick
Beverly Bonner
Leonard Jackson
Gale Van Cott
Alexandra Auder

Letterboxd User Reviews

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RATINGS 28 FANS

3.0

Mar 3, 2020

What a treat! I finally got the trilogy on bluray (region 2 thank you) and I have never seen the sequels, but it’s safe to say this was well worth the wait! It’s a very, very different film from the original so I guess I can see why some people were disappointed by it,…

204 Likes

Tony the Terror

Sep 10, 2021

I love that the bigger budget for part 2 finally allowed Henenlotter to include that hawt freaky-male-puppet on freaky-female-puppet action he always wanted! 🔥 A fun watch with Michelle. [Michelle's write-up]

188 Likes

Lou (doesn't rhyme with booh! 👻)

Mar 14, 2024

And what if I told you this is a spectacular level of camp that most will never achieve…

155 Likes

Blue Ghosts
May 26, 2021

honestly i’m kind of like just obsessed with all the stuff i can read into about this and the first film, the ableism, codependency, finding community, self sabotage of one’s own recovery, family trauma, idk these silly little movies about a neat little guy in a basket i’m…

143 Likes

👽 Zara 👽

Aug 16, 2021

Though not quite in the same league as the original, the sequel is still quite entertaining. The change on its narrative as a schlocky horror comedy with a low budget used superbly to create a magnificent cult piece, and while this follow up retains some of the bizarre…

132 Likes

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine

Oct 6, 2026

A true freak-puppet love letter to the classic outsider monster movies. I love that Henenlotter made the kindest and most overtly political films of his career as sequels to his grimiest and most pessimistic movie. Genuinely sweet without losing any of its grit or edge—a…

66 Likes

bummer_buddy
May 22, 2026

What an absolutely Frank Henenlotter way to move the Duayne and Belial Bradley saga forward. Basket Case 2 is just the fourth film I’ve seen from the New York king of endearing sleaze, but I truly, in my heart of hearts, believe his creative arc circles all the way past…

122 Likes

RensDad666

Oct 20, 2026

While I may prefer the New York Grime that I find so charming about the first Basket Case flick I simply cannot deny how amazing the creature design is in this film. A movie that relishes in it's black comedy and campiness of course I loved it. Love my boy Belial. 41/31

22 Likes

JenkJenk

Aug 11, 2024

I like that they tried to make it interesting with all the different designs for more unique people. The story was alright, but was a bit boring.

81 Likes

gregs1999

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Morgan liked

Basket Case 2

i loved belial's new look in this! the sfx clearly got such a major upgrade, the character design is awesome, i love all the new guys :) <3 the story is incredibly ridiculous and perfect for a basket case sequel 💀 i really enjoyed how much the dynamics flipped

1 1Y

ChungiBoi is "meh" on

Basket Case 2

I’m surprised that the first one got cult status when I think this is easily better. Now it’s no Scorsese, but what I want from these films is goofy practical with stupid dialogue and a somewhat cohesive story, and this one actually had that

6M

Jen liked

Basket Case 2

Once again such a bizarre movie but this one definitely focuses more on comedy and I enjoyed it!

2Y
Pennywise loved

Basket Case 2

I think I like this one more than the first. I can’t lie those “freaks” are actually cuties

1Y

Louis Bahouth liked

Basket Case 2

Great make up effects. Grotesque and absurd. If Clive Barker's Nightbreed was a comedy

4M

Angie Lankford liked

Basket Case 2

Just as good as it’s cheesy predecessor. This is also a must-see for horror fans.

4Y
Dark Sun is "meh" on

Basket Case 2

Better than the first, and passable enough as a background movie.

6M

nik liked

Basket Case 2

More crazy creatures but not as much yelling as the first one

3Y

Ghost liked

Basket Case 2

Weird and whacky but I liked it

2Y