Brain Damage (1988) Starring Rick Hearst, Gordon MacDonald, Jennifer Lowry, Theo Barnes & Lucille Saint-Peter Written & Directed by Frank Henenlotter

Yeah. I just typed a lot of words that define a man's manhood.

Okay, you penis hungry readers.

I'll explain.

Brain Damage, which is directed by puppeteer horror master, Frank Henenlotter, has also directed horror (or whore) classics, Frankenhooker and Basket Case. In his past films, he's told tales of monstrous and murderous brothers, and a semi-scientist with a love for reanimating dead women, some who happen to be crack addict hookers with exploding heads.

In Brain Damage, he tells of a phallic looking brain worm named Elmer.

Elmer, a shiny, blue slug, likes to slurp on people's brains. To satiate his bran fix, he recruits people, who he supplies with his trip inducing blue juice, in exchange for unwilling victims. Elmer injects his stinger into his new friend's brain steam, and away he or she goes on a journey of neon lights, and terrible electronic music tracked journeys.

Horrible acting:

In the film's opening scene, we watch an older couple prepare a fresh meal of brain for a mystery guest. When the ol' wife heads to the bathroom to deliver the delectable dinner to the unknown diner, she starts to freak out, dropping the brain, and causing it to slide all willy nilly on the tile floor. We finally see what she's screaming at, an empty bathtub...

Oh, the horror!

She and her husband start running around the house, screaming, destroying artifacts, and pulling food out of cabinets as they hysterically look for their missing guest.

And, scene!

We are quickly introduced to Brian, Elmer's new boy Friday. Now, poor brian doesn't seem to have a whole heck of a lot going on up in his noggin BEFORE the film's slithering villain attaches himself to Brian's brain, but his intelligence does progressively get worse from here on out.

While Brain slumbers, little does he know the psychedelic slug is sucking on his brain juices.

In mid-sleep, Brian begins to dream of a giant, pulsating eye that's submerged in blue goo.

When Brian awakes from his trip, he finds his body is covered in blood.

Yes.

Brian has become a man.

As he tries to figure out what's going on, Elmer slowly crawls up Brian's back, and sticks his head out of the top of his shirt and says, "Hello!" in a classically trained actor kind of way.

Delicious deaths:

Throughout the film, brains are consumed in a myriad of awesome ways.
One of the most memorable kills occurs when a hooker attempts to suck on Brian's love meat. When she unzips his pants, Elmer jumps out, and burrows down her throat.
Another fun time death concerns a man, a magazine, and a toilet.
Tasty?
I think so.

Sneaky, wonder-worm attacks:

Every time Elmer attacks, he flies through the air like a winged penis and buries his tooth filled face into victims heads. He secretes a secret feel good juice. He makes Brian dream of moaning, pulsating brains.

Yes. Elmer is a dirty little killer.

Awesome actor appearances:

The leading man in Basket Case, Kevin Van Hentenryck, and his basket, and a cast member from Basket Case II make brief appearances.

The film was made in the early 80s, so it's full of horrendous electronic beats, and screeching synths that create great backing noise for ridiculous murders.

Now, I'm not saying that Brain Damage is a thought provoking film that screams masterpiece, but it's definitely a movie that will make you step back, say what the fuck, and giggle at inappropriate moments.