Killer Klowns from Outer Space
by Stephen Chiodo
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Actor: Grant Cramer, John Allen Nelson, John Vernon, Michael Siegel, Suzanne SnyderDirector: Stephen Chiodo
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
Writer: Stephen Chiodo
Producer: Charles Chiodo
Writer: Charles Chiodo
Producer: Christopher Roth
Producer: Edward Chiodo
Writer: Edward Chiodo
Producer: Helen Szabo
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-28
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Movie Review: Craaaaaazzzzzy!!!!!!!!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
Oh man, is this one ever entertaining. I watched this the same day I saw Clownhouse, and boy, was this much better! Killer Klowns is a crazy movie, very funny (the clowns are hilarious and very cool) at times, sometimes spooky at times, and just inspired lunacy the whole way through.
Right from the start, the cheesy, campy and downright cool 80's theme for this movie sets the tone, and it gets more campy and enjoyahble from there. The movie borrows many campy elements, monsters coming down to eat lifeforms, something like a mend of old horror movies, only with the actual intention to make you laugh. It makes the movie hilariously enjoyable and absurd, instead of just making you laugh at how stupid it looks. Of course, the plot absolutely rules as well. I mean, what's cooler than alien clowns that wrap their victims in cotton candy to drink, color the walls a circus color, use a human for a marionatte, and can eat people with their shadows? That's right, nothing!
So what makes the humor cool? Well, the exploding, acidic pies are just plain cool, and when a clown puts the cherry on top of the pile of acidic pies, that's funny. When you see a frail old man, pathetically yelling at the circus tent to give him back his dog, that's funny. When you see a fat clown drink one of his victims through a straw, that's funny. Oh, and the comedic duo that drives the ice cream is hysterical to watch, there so oblivious, comical, and stupid they are worth more than one genuine laugh. And the sets are cool to look at, and especially when they are decorated. It ends well too, as the every good guy dies is tiring and as lame as a glittering happy ending in these kind of slasher films.
Simply put, watch this movie, and prepare to have some laughs. The way that this movie does with the horror genre is just great.
B
Summary of Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Finally the truth about clowns is out! Beneath their smirky sinister grins and wildly patterned clothes are clever killers from out of this world. The "juxtaposition of their toy-store arsenal and malevolent intent proves to be a tasty combination" (Los Angeles Times) in this killer entertainment that will leave you fearing these big-top creatures for good. A spaceshiplooking like a circus tentlands in a field near a small town, signaling the attack of deviant, red-nosed, balloon-twisting psychos from another world who plan to annihilate mankindby turning people into cotton candy! Luckily, the town's teen citizenry decides to fight back and teach the cosmic bozos a lesson. But these klowns are no klutzes, turning popcorn, peanuts and caramel corn into playfulbut deadlyweapons of madcap destruction and mayhem!What's completely and utterly baffling about Killer Klowns is not the plot--that's rather tidily summed up by the title--but the fact that it got made at all. According to the filmmakers, (the Chiodo brothers: Charles, Edward, and Stephen) all it took to convince the studio was a one-page treatment and a picture of a clown holding a gun. It boggles the mind. Anyway, some killer Klowns descend from outer space and start wrapping their hapless victims in cotton candy for later consumption. Debbie and Mike suspect something's amiss, but who will believe them? The movie's greatest asset is its willingness to play on the inherent creepiness of clowns. The Klowns are grotesque parodies of their big-top cousins, hiding hideous malformed teeth behind terrifying circus makeup. It's impossible to tell if Killer Klowns is truly meant to be scary, but it is compelling in its thoroughness: popcorn, balloon animals, and really big shoes are all used to their fullest effect. The only cast member you'll recognize immediately is veteran character actor John Vernon as Officer Mooney, but keep an eye out for Christopher Titus in a small role as Bob McReed. Then just sit back and stare open-mouthed in bewildered joy. --Ali Davis
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