I once tried to share Brain Damage with my brother, but he couldn't make it through the entire film. He got up half way through and went into the other room of my apartment, I then heard him talking with the person in that room.

My brother - "My sister watches some weird movies."
Other person - [laughs] "Yeah."
My brother- "No, I don't think you understand, like, REALLY weird movies."
Other person - [laughs more] "I know."
My brother - [Totally serious, not laughing, not trying to joke around] "Have you ever seen Nekromantik?"

I remember laughing pretty hard at the overheard conversation and the way my brother sounded almost concerned about his little sister.

Brain Damage isn't as extreme as something like Nekromantik, but I think he was still horribly traumatized from that time he found my DVD of it in the family living room.

For my money, this movie has the greatest ever ratio of atmosphere per dollar of budget. I would say that its $900,000 bought about 15 atmospheres, which is 1.69 pascals per dollar.

To put this in perspective, something like The Neon Demon is admittedly even more atmospheric than Brain Damage - it has maybe 40 atmospheres. But on a budget of $7 million, that's only 0.579 pascals per dollar. (There are 101,325 pascals in 1 atmosphere, and that's yer actual physics.)

Anyway, I am glad to report that the beautiful clarity of the Blu-ray proves that Frank Henenlotter put all that atmosphere in the film himself, and it wasn't artificially added by being poorly transferred to VHS. You know, I never realised it was shot on 35mm.

“When it comes to blood in my underwear I wanna know how it got there!”

High art scuzz drenched in exquisite colors with a slathered in goo creature so Henenlotterian it’s not even funny. Also, homoerotic, plus Aylmer’s voice (and who it’s voiced by) is perfect. A prime slab of head trip NYC neon grime.

84

The greatest Venom movie in existence. Psychedelic, detestable, and hysterical, all at once. If you're looking for a blood-soaked anti-drug fable with questions of sexual identity that all involves a slimy munchy-brain monster who speaks in polite English, then I have a film for you! Some all-timer gross-out gags in this, with a seriousness applied to the thematic content that doesn't negate the insanity on full-neon-display. A must-see.

"Woohoo, this is fucking great!" -Brian

- Horror Hunt #24: boxd.it/5wPL8

My disembodied brain just sits around the house getting high.

In Brain Damage, Brian becomes increasingly reliant on a disembodied brain that helps him see the world in a different way and do bad things.... it's about addiction. Sometimes a number of corny and weird elements come together in a film and create something that is far greater than the sum of the movie's parts.... that's Brain Damage. It's got a frenetic pace and bizarre moments and it stays consistently engaging for the run time. The special effects are appropriately disgusting and cheesy allowing the film to master this grimy and creepy vibe that I really enjoy in horror.

Definite recommend.

"when it comes to blood in my underwear i wanna know how it got there."
"it's no big deal, nothing to get upset about, it came from that girl at the club."
"what girl?"
"the girl whose brains i ate."
"what?"
"the blood came from a girl whose brains i sucked out."
"you sucked out her brains?"
"yeah, right through her mouth."
"is she dead?"

A colorful head trip of bad taste, Hennenlotter continues to straddle the lines of both art and sleaze just as good as (if not better) than any cult director.

This is the kind of gonzo horror jam that should only be watched late at night....I woke up the next morning feeling like I surely must have dreamt it, but no, it's out there, just waiting to suck on your brains. Kinda one of the weirdest things I've ever watched....on paper it sounds downright goofy, and it's obviously partly played for laughs, but it does end up kinda creeping under your skin, and turns into really quite a dark and feverish addiction metaphor (plus possible gay subtext?), with atmosphere to spare and some super gross effects. Whatever it is, it's fucking bonk.

Watched this at 2 am, mind blowing. Suck on that

Wacky, weird and very Franky H.

I loved it and all it’s quirky ridiculous glory.

Cool posters cool gore cool colors cool demon growth toppy I wish my brain damage was this cool

This feels like a film that was custom-made for me. Puppets, drug trips, cheap gore and sleaziness. Disgusting and fun, especially when Brian is holed up in the cheap hotel trying to get clean. Even all the sets I love to look at, especially Brian's cosy room with all the band posters and the filthy hotel room.

Genuinely so awesome this ushered in 90s goo rave neon guts gore music was amazing also many epic band posters I haven’t seen basket case but I shall be watching immediately after watching this masterpiece also All Hail Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the mail girl I can’t believe she is a porn star and also just a horror history genius I wish I was her so bad

i have no idea how to rate or comment on this. completely batshit insane and genuinely disturbing. maybe the most disturbed i’ve ever been watching a film besides mysterious skin??? i couldn’t get through the rape scene without looking away, and had no idea it was coming. every single horror element (except for the moments when the effects are laughably bad) made me sick to my stomach. there’s something to that.... i just don’t know if that in and of itself deserves credit entirely. 

and that basket case cameo made my heart fall to the floor. a universe where these two films exist is my nightmare world.

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Alegorías del estilo de vida neoyorquino con mala suerte, dónde quedan muy mal parados los hypsters, la vida nocturna desfasadas y las drogas. El mejor inicio/presentación de la historia, localizaciones con buena ambientación, y un gore que deja totalmente descolocado al espectador. Mucho horror espiritual, mucha risa inteligente y un discurso honesto sobre la vida, con relaciones familiares y sentimentales.

Watching this and Solaris in the same day and then giving this movie a higher rating is unintentionally the most insulting thing anyone has ever done to Tarkovsky. Sorry, bro.

I've yet to find someone who can fulfill that Hennenlotter itch, so Hennenlotter will do!