Bad Biology is one of the most twisted, depraved, and
grotesquely brilliant films I’ve ever seen. It is also one of two films that
left me wondering What the hell did I just watch...? by the time the
credits rolled (the first being Peter Jackson’s completely off-the-wall Bad
Taste).
Bad Biology is cult maestro Frank Henenlotter’s
fluid-drenched return to the art of filmmaking after well over a decade. By the
time he’d completed 1991’s Basket Case 3, it was clear the business had
taken a drastic turn. Midnight movies were now a thing of the past and he could
no longer produce the kinds of scripts he wanted. So, he made a quiet departure
after a handful of screenplays and treatments were rejected by industry
executives.
It wasn’t until the mid ‘00s when rapper R.A. the Rugged Man
successfully persuaded Frank to not only come back, but to collaborate on a
project. Their first attempt, Sick in the Head, never quite got off the
ground due to lack of financing and was ultimately turned into a short novel
published by Comet Press. Bad Biology, shot on 35mm with a budget of
just over $1 million, was a production rife with difficulty, including fire,
damaged sets, unreliable crew members, and Frank’s prostate cancer diagnosis.
Each morning, he’d report to set straight from chemotherapy and credits the
project as one that, at the end of the day, saved his life. With the many, many
headaches and complications attached to bringing one’s vision to the silver
screen, Frank literally had no time to worry about his health. With so much
riding on Bad Biology, there was no other option but to get the movie in
the can.
And get it in the can he did.
Scroll down for 379 high-quality screencaps taken from
Shriek Show’s beautifully polished Blu ray. You’re welcome, ya buncha deviants.
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