New on Blu-ray: BRAIN DAMAGE (1988) - Special Edition

Product Description: From Frank Henenlotter, the man behind such cult horror favorites as Basket Case and Frankenhooker, comes Brain Damage Meet Elmer. He s your friendly neighborhood parasite with the ability to induce euphoric hallucinations in his hosts. But these LSD-like trips come with a hefty price tag: when young Brian comes under Elmer s addictive spell, it s not long before he finds himself scouring the city streets in search of his parasite friend s preferred food source brains! Featuring late TV horror host John Zacherle as the voice of Elmer, Brain Damage boasts some of the most astonishingly bad taste gore gags ever realized, including the notorious brain-pulling sequence and a xxxx-job that ends with a distinctly unconventional climax.

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Director: Frank Henenlotter

Starring: Rick Hearst, Gordon MacDonald, Jennifer Lowry

Genre: Comedy, Horror

Runtime: 86 min

Rating: R

Language: English

Studio: Arrow

Home Video Release Date: February 4, 2020

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, LPCM Mono, LPCM 2.0

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Blu-ray: English SDH

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Isolated Score
Audio commentary by writer-director Frank Henenlotter
Listen to the Light: The Making of Brain Damage documentary featuring interviews with actor Rick Herbst, producer Edgar Ievins, editor James Kwei, first assistant director Gregory Lamberson, visual effects supervisor Al Magliochetti and makeup artist Dan Frye
The Effects of Brain Damage FX artist and creator of Elmer Gabe Bartalos looks back at his iconic effects work on the film
Animating Elmer featurette looking at the contributions of visual effects supervisor Al Magliochetti
Karen Ogle: A Look Back stills photographer, script supervisor and assistant editor Karen Ogle recalls her fond memories of working on Brain Damage
Elmer s Turf: The NYC Locations of Brain Damage featurette revisiting the film s original shooting locations
Tasty Memories: A Brain Damage Obsession an interview with superfan Adam Skinner
Brain Damage Q&A with Frank Henenlotter recorded at the 2016 Offscreen Film Festival
Image Galleries
Original Theatrical Trailer
Bygone Behemoth animated short by Harry Chaskin, featuring a brief appearance by John Zacherle in his final onscreen credit
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck