Review of Basket Case (1982) by Dave C — 28 Nov 2008

This is a so bad movie so it gets good anyway.Cool b movie.

This review of Basket Case (1982) was written by Dave C on 28 Nov 2008.

Basket Case has generally received positive reviews.

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