Kevin VanHentenryck
Actor · Born May 28, 1953 (73) · Oak Park, Michigan, USA
Kevin Van Hentenryck achieved instant cult status as the engagingly guileless and nerdy, Duane Bradley, in Frank Henenlotter's marvelously gory, sleazy, low-budget horror splatter gem, Basket Case. Kevin was born on 28 May, 1953 and hails from Oak Park, Michigan. He initially began acting in 10th grade. Van Hentenryk had an uncle who was a performer in radio, television, and movies and an aunt who had acted in a soap opera for many years. Kevin graduated from Ferndale High School in 1972. Van Hentenryck first met Henenlotter while attending the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York City. He eventually wound up playing his first substantial lead role in Henenlotter's Basket Case. The slender, curly-haired and boyishly affable young man brought a winning blend of sweet wide-eyed innocence and charming awkwardness to the part of Duane. He had an amusing cameo as Duane in Henenlotter's terrific Brain Damage. In addition, Kevin reprises the role of Duane in the two hugely enjoyable Basket Case sequels. He more recently gave a hilarious performance as a deranged psycho in the uproarious horror comic short The Catskill Chainsaw Redemption. Outside of acting, Kevin's had a successful career as a self-taught sculptor.
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Biography from IMDb.
- May 28, 1953 (73)
- Oak Park, Michigan, USA
- Actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Kevin VanHentenryck's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 2 · Earnest 0
Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Duane Bradley in Basket Case (1981)
- Heroas Duane in Basket Case 2 (1990)
- Heroas Duane Bradley in Basket Case 3 (1991)
- Shadowas Belial Bradley in Basket Case 3 (1991)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Kevin VanHentenryck's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Kevin VanHentenryck's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
14 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Basket Case 3-1/2: An Interview With Duane Bradley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Catch of the Day(2014)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dry Bones(2013)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Conclusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Rapturious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Absence of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Catskill Chainsaw Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Basket Case 3(1991)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Basket Case 2(1990)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Brain Damage(1988)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Basket Case(1981)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Slash of the Knife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Faces of Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Damnation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 14 titles, 12 of them dated from 1976 to 2018; peak year 1982.
Film career
Peak 1982 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1982Screen debut· Basket Case
- 1982First top-billed film· Basket Case
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Kevin VanHentenryck's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 35/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 52, detractors 18. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Kevin VanHentenryck's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Kevin VanHentenryck work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kevin VanHentenryck's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Henenlotter shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Frank HenenlotterShared titles: Basket Case 3 (1991), Basket Case 2 (1990), Brain Damage (1988), Basket Case (1981)See all 4 shared titles with Frank Henenlotter
Actors
- Annie RossShared titles: Basket Case 3 (1991), Basket Case 2 (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Annie Ross
- Michael RubensteinShared titles: Basket Case 2 (1990), Brain Damage (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Rubenstein
- Beverly BonnerShared titles: Brain Damage (1988), Basket Case (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Beverly Bonner
Composers and cinematographers
- Joe RenzettiShared titles: Basket Case 3 (1991), Basket Case 2 (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Renzetti
- Bruce TorbetShared titles: Brain Damage (1988), Basket Case (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Torbet
- Gus RussoShared titles: Brain Damage (1988), Basket Case (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Gus Russo
Producers
- Edgar IevinsShared titles: Basket Case 3 (1991), Basket Case 2 (1990), Brain Damage (1988), Basket Case (1981)See all 4 shared titles with Edgar Ievins
- James GlickenhausShared titles: Basket Case 3 (1991), Basket Case 2 (1990)See all 2 shared titles with James Glickenhaus
