Brain Damage is a 1988 American comedy horror film directed by Frank Henenlotter.
Brian begins an unwilling symbiotic relationship with a malevolent leech-like brain-eating parasite called "Aylmer". Aylmer secretes a highly addictive, hallucinogenic blue fluid into Brian's brain. In return for a steady supply of the fluid, Brian must seek out human victims for Aylmer, so that he can devour their brains. All the while, though, as Brian adopts a heavily secluded life in his indulgence of Aylmer's fluids, it begins to draw a rift in his relationship with his girlfriend Barbara and his brother.
The film was given a limited release theatrically in the United States by Palisades Entertainment Group in 1988. It was subsequently released on VHS by Paramount Home Entertainment. Synapse Films released it on DVD in 2007. This special edition release features commentary by Henenlotter and reinstates all of the excised gore footage.
Life is like a vehement vortex, evil hands draw me into it.
Down into the depths of confusion. Need a gulp (cause) there's
a storm in my head.
Now I'm the man. I'm a winner, the holy bottle gives me strength to live.
(I) ride with wind of satisfaction. Ecstasy - only one way to get it.
I'm cryin' help me screamin', pure shock, my blood is steamin'.
My damned brain's going insane.
Wet friend I need your touch now, need your protection somehow.
Take me, take my mind to be.
Now, you're in my thoughts and nightmares, my helpless mind is possessed
by you, 'cause you're the only sense of my living, you took my soul, you're
the storm in my head.
My hand, my body's tremblin'. You are my God of living.
of sadness, of dying.
Our love - and hate-relation, a road with one more station
of mania, of dying.
BRAIN DAMAGE - BRAIN DAMAGE
I perish - no more feeling, last alcoholic creedence
alone with my nightmare.
No hope and no escapin', it's just my life you're takin'