http://radiation-scarred-reviews.blogspot.com/2009/11/basket-case-1982.html (http://radiation-scarred-reviews.blogspot.com/2009/11/basket-case-1982.html)
"There's a wad of cash Duane pulls out early on, when paying for his hotel room; according to Henenlotter, that wad of cash represents the film's entire budget. I don't know if that story is true or not, but it's a nifty story nonetheless."