Brain Damage (1988): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• The dinner date between Brian and Barbara was filmed at the restaurant Le Madeleine at 403 West 43rd Street, which has since closed and been replaced by Bea Restaurant & Bar.
• Kevin Van Hentenryck makes a cameo appearance as "Man with Basket", a reference to his role as Duane Bradley in writer-director Frank Henenlotter's previous directorial work, Basket Case (1982).
• For the scene in which Aylmer kills the junkyard watchman, Bartalos built a "half-creature" that was attached to prosthetics on actor Bradlee Rhodes's head.
• Principal photography on Brain Damage began on January 21, 1987, and took place over the course of eight weeks.
• Produced on a budget of under $2 million, Brain Damage is the second feature film directed by Henenlotter, following Basket Case (1982).
• Rick Hearst, Gordon MacDonald, and Jennifer Lowry were all first-time actors, and Brain Damage remains Lowry's only film credit as an actress.
• Principal photography and filming on Brain Damage took place in Manhattan, New York City, in 1987.
• Brain Damage premiered in New York City on April 15, 1988, opening at Cine 1 and the Lyric Theatre.
• Brain Damage was screened out of competition at the 1988 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, as part of the festival's "Midnight Madness" series.
• The film initially garnered mixed reviews, but quickly acquired a cult following after being released on home video.

Source: Wikipedia

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