Grant Cramer, John Allen Nelson, John Vernon

Two college students discover a strange circus tent which servces as a breeding ground for killer clowns who terrorize a small town.

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12 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Stephen Chiodo

Release Date: January 1, 1988

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DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001

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  • November 14, 2009
    The title pretty much says it all; killer klowns invade earth and disturb teenagers' make-out sessions. The one joke premise is enough to turn it from a formula yawner into something watchable and reasonably entertaining, if lightweight.
  • October 1, 2009
    A ridiculous 80's comedy/Horror film but highly amusing and original. Good fun!
  • July 9, 2009
    With the exception of one scene that was pretty creepy, I can't recommend this. Not funny, not campy, not scary...yawn
  • March 21, 2009
    Simply read the title to decide if you are going to like this or not. Killer Klowns is pretty much a perfect film of it's genre. Funny, daft, inventive and most of all it has an enjoyable personality. This is a film that's so much fun to be around, you laugh with it not at it. So...( read more)metimes trying to create such a film just goes horribly wrong. Here, everything works out for the best. The Klowns look very impressive, as does the entire film. I honestly had no idea it was from the 80's. I would have guessed 1994. The performances are those of actors enjoying their craft. Vernon is particularly delightful as an exaggeration on pessimistic and non-trusting policemen. A lot of the humour is brilliant, in terms of ideas and execution. From a well animated shadow puppet show to a wonderful attempt at an escape "It's a door, there's another door, and another door...". The dialog is also very knowing and excellently delivered "Nobody's gonna put me in a balloon again!". Want some surprisingly well made dumb fun? Check this out, it surpasses camp and works on every level.
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • November 10, 2009
    Well you cant say that this movie isn't colorful... and it is eerily entrancing.
  • November 8, 2009
    This movie is very funny and weird. But does not have a explination for the "Klowns" coming to earth.
  • October 31, 2009
    This was so bad it was hilarious.
  • October 22, 2009
    I only watched like 10 min of this one and had to turn it off.

    *shudders*

    I dont like clowns.
  • October 19, 2009
    Pretty dismal. Its very very weird they actually went to all this trouble to make this movie.

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  • bet032
    July 9, 2008
    LOL so crazy that it keeps you watching it ! I would love to see it again ..
  • HorrorMovieCinema
    May 31, 2008
    i liked this movie a lot but i didnt really get
    cuz i saw the movie when i was
    almost 8years old. i think but it was really gd even though
    it scared the sh*t outta me cuz i was little and
    i really want to see this movie again
    really bad
  • Aria625
    July 27, 2007
    I want to see this again!
  • ZeMolesWife
    April 17, 2007
    Wow, I haven't seen this movie in a LONG time. It was really good, though.
  • onefinalhit
    October 24, 2006
    Movies like this fascinate me. I live in a country where the movies shown in theatres are the standard Hollywood fare with a few (safe, tried and tested)art-house films thrown in. That's why when I heard this title, I was intrigued to know, what kind of a studio releases this. Who produces, directs and acts in something like this. The title makes people cringe. It's just so plain stupid and ridiculous. But that just made me want to watch it all the more and I'm glad I did. It was a very interesting journey of bad taste and creepiness. Somehow it worked. Other movies with absurd titles that I want to watch are "Teenagers from Outer Space","The brain that wouldn't die", "I spit on your grave" and many more.

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