Brain Damage
Manson International Pictures | Release Date: April 22, 1988 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1
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91
Entertainment WeeklySteve Simels
Writer-director Frank Henenlotter’s disturbing antidrug parable has more gross-out scenes than it probably needs, but it also has the funniest and most literate dialogue ever to grace a no-budget monster movie. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesLeonard Klady
It’s a veritable crazy quilt of ideas that manages to engage our attention while our heads continue to dart away from the shocking images on screen. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChuck Bowen
This gnarly gem of 1980s-era punk horror still looks and sounds a little rough, but the film and the supplements justify the plunge. Read full review
70
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
There are some nice comic moments though; in fact relying as heavily on its disquieting black humour as on images of physical disgust, the whole thing works far better as comedy than horror. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
As in BASKET CASE, director Henenlotter combines some disturbing gore with an offbeat sense of humor that makes the entire disgusting exercise a bit more palatable. Read full review
10
The New York TimesWalter Goodman
Written and directed by Frank Henenlotter, this oozer specializes in unspecial effects and unspeakable acting. Strictly for the brain damaged. Read full review
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