everyone favourite surgically separate siamese twin and duane ( kevin van hentenryck ) and belial and return for more freakish fun in basket case 2 and in which the brother escape from hospital ( after their near fatal fall in the first film ) and find sanctuary at the home of granny ruth ( annie ross ) and who run a haven for the physically deform . meanwhile and a reporter work for the gutter press be hop for a major scoop by track down the brother whereabouts . frank henenlotter sequel to his demented debut basket case once again display a very unique vision and some incredibly dark humour and but make on a big budget and and away from the the original 42nd street locale and it lack the trashiness and sleaziness and general grubbiness that give the original film much of it charm . also serve to weaken the film somewhat be the collection of grotesque freak that reside at granny ruth place and who include a buck toothed and floppy eared creature and a frog head man and a living gargoyle and and one monstrosity with teeth as big a plank while these creation be inventive and but way too silly look and childish in their mannerism to be unsettling . fortunately the positive outweigh the negative represent the cast pitch their performance perfectly and imbue the film with just the right level of derange lunacy while there be some inspired touch of twisted humour ( get ta love the disabled badge on granny ruth van and belial hilarious sex scene ) while and henenlotter manages to deliver quite a few effectively macabre moment and my favourite bit be a meeting between duane and a reporter in an irish bar that doesn not go a plan for the newsman and a photographer unexpected encounter with the freak in granny ruth attic and duane come face to face with a baby that refuse to be bear and and a suitably disturb finale that see the psychotic sibling join together once again .