Directed by Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case), Brain Damage features Brian, your everyday average guy who shares an apartment with his older brother. One day Brian begins experiencing LSD-like, neon-fused hallucinations such as a feeling like he is drowning in his bed, [Image] Following several days of confusion, Brian’s experience is finally explained to him, in the form of a talking purple penis. Okay, it’s not really a penis, it’s a brain-eating parasite named Aylmer who has been secreting an addictive hallucinogenic fluid into Brian’s brain while he’s asleep. For what purpose, you ask? Well wait just a sec, I’m getting to it. You see, while Brian is high on purple penis fluid he goes into a trance and Aylmer is able to control him. Why? Gee whiz stop being so impatient. Here it goes; Aylmer takes over Brian’s body and uses it to commit murder so Aylmer can eat people’s brains, the only food that sustains him. [Image] Hi
When this is all revealed Brian realizes that he’s in a dilemma; while he’s not into the whole murdering thing, he really likes Aylmer’s hallucinogenic juice – its apparently really good shit. Attempts to go cold turkey fail miserably and Brian becomes resigned to his fate. [Image] Withdrawal sucks
Oh my God I loved Brain Damage! It’s just one of the weirdest films I’ve ever seen and it is yet another example of an effective horror/comedy, which I keep suggesting is difficult to find. I seem to keep finding them so perhaps I should shut the hell up. There is absolutely no fat in this film, it moves at a brisk pace and it’s pure lunacy. There’s ample gore, the hallucinations are terrific, and the talking penis is beyond hilarious. I forgot to mention that his voice, it’s just perfect. Picture a refined old man’s voice coming out of this, [Image]
At one point he sings while Brian is going through terrible withdrawal, it’s just great. I just noticed that “Brian” is close to “Brain”, that had to be intentional, right? Oh yeah, near the end of the film there’s a Basket Case cameo on a subway. As Brian struggles with the evil penis we see Duane sitting across from him holding a locked basket in his lap. [Image] I'm an awesome movie
"Brain Damage"
4 Comments -
You had me at purple talking penis!
October 24, 2008 6:15 AM
Me too! I'm borrowing this movie from you. It sounds hysterical.
October 24, 2008 7:22 AM
That second picture kinda looks like Peter Brady drowning in a swirling black pool of death.
October 24, 2008 10:31 AM
Great stuff JPX! Hilarious review. Another one added to my queue.
October 24, 2008 3:51 PM