Frank Henenlotter
Director
Filmmaker known for his work in the exploitation horror genre. He directed cult classics such as Basket Case and Brain Damage.
He spent much of his childhood watching low-budget exploitation flicks at grindhouse theaters on Mahattan's 42nd St.
He appeared as himself and narrated the documenatary Herschell Gordon Lewis - The Godfather of Gore.
His brother Don Henenlotter worked as an actor.
His 16mm short film Slash of the Knife played at a midnight grindhouse show with the intheir Pink Flamingos, which was directed by John Waters.