We will be screening the first two films in Frank Henenlotter’s whacked-out Basket Case trilogy back to back. Tickets are $7 for one film or just $10 for the double feature!

BASKET CASE

“An imaginative, twisted gem about the ultimate split personality.”
— Michael Weldon, THE PSCYHOTRONIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FILM

What’s in the basket? You’ll love finding out. BASKET CASE is the debut gutter-trash symphony from Frank Henenlotter (BRAIN DAMAGE, FRANKENHOOKER), stealthily filmed in the toilet bowls of Times Square and chock-full of demented fury. Duane and his brother Belial are ex-siamese twins who arrive in New York with a purpose—revenge against everyone! The only catch is that Belial is a telepathic monstrosity who lives in a wicker basket. BASKET CASE features an incredibly grotesque monster puppet that will burn its essence on the surface of your brain from now until forever. It’s also filled with real-life NYC sleazers, stop-motion shocks, and non-stop sicko fun, playing out like Herschell Gordon Lewis directing FREAKS on the set of TAXI DRIVER. A true DIY classic, BASKET CASE has been newly restored in 4K by MoMA and Arrow Films.

BASKET CASE 2

“Has everything it needs to become the cult film that its 1982 predecessor has been: outrageous dark humor, bizarre horror, driving energy and genuine pathos. It also looks and sounds great.”
-Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

Frank Henenlotter is a national treasure. If you weren’t convinced of that fact after watching BASKET CASE, FRANKENHOOKER, or BRAIN DAMAGE, the joyful perversion of BASKET CASE 2 will make you a believer. Immediately after the events of BASKET CASE, Duane and his heinously malformed brother Belial are “rescued” by a sweet old lady named Ruth. But the secrets in Ruth’s attic might be more than the brothers can handle. BASKET CASE 2 defies expectations to stand tall as a beautiful melding of John Waters’ POLYESTER, H.G. Lewis’ THE GRUESOME TWOSOME, and Tod Browning’s FREAKS. In other words, director Henenlotter delivers everything you could possibly want out of a sequel to a movie about a deformed monster who lives in a wicker basket and eats people’s faces for breakfast.

THEATER POLICIES

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.