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Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
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Release Date:
27 May 1988 (USA)
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Tagline:
It's Craaazy! more
Plot:
Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town. full summary | full synopsis
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Clown
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Alien
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Small Town
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Ice Cream
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Ice Cream Truck
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Awards:
2 nominations
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(4 articles)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Grant Cramer | ... | Mike Tobacco |
| Suzanne Snyder | ... | Debbie Stone |
 | John Allen Nelson | ... | Dave Hanson |
 | John Vernon | ... | Curtis Mooney |
| Michael Siegel | ... | Rich Terenzi |
| Peter Licassi | ... | Paul Terenzi |
| Royal Dano | ... | Farmer Gene Green |
| Christopher Titus | ... | Bob McReed |
| Irene Michaels | ... | Stacy |
| Karla Sue Krull | ... | Tracy |
 | Brian Degan Scott | ... | Punk #1 |
| Danny Kovacs | ... | Punk #2 |
| Adele Proom | ... | Mrs. Franco |
| Howard Malpas | ... | Mr. Myers |
| Karen Raff | ... | Mom #1 |
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88 min | Argentina:90 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Canada:G (Quebec) |
Argentina:13 |
Iceland:16 |
Germany:18 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A |
France:-12 (TV rating) |
UK:15 |
USA:PG-13
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The $2 million budget went primarily on production costs. The clowns and visual effects were created almost entirely by the filmmakers at very little cost.
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Crew or equipment visible: When the farmer goes in his house to get supplies, the prop master is visible inside the doorway as he exits.
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Referenced in Down the Drain (1990)
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Killer Klowns (From Outer Space)
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Why did the klowns put debbie and the other girls in giant balloons?more
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I just want to extend a BIG thank you to MGM! I haven't seen this movie in years, and have always wondered if it would ever make its way back to video.
If you can't tell what Killer Klowns From Outer Space is about by the title, then this movie isn't for you. The plot is so outrageous, that you need to be a serious Midnight Movie fanatic to enjoy it. It's only appropriate that MGM has issued the DVD under their Midnight Movie banner.
This is one fun movie. Not particularly scary, and not very gruesome, but hugely enjoyable. I've always been a little unsettled by clowns ("It" really did them in for me), and Killer Klowns should seal the deal. I've read a lot of reviews that compare Killer Klowns to the '50s "B" movies (especially the ones from American International Pictures), and I can say that I agree. Although, I can't even see AIP coming up with the concept of alien clowns overtaking a quiet town by sealing all it's residents up in cotton candy cocoons and shooting carnivorous popcorn from ray guns!
You'll be met with blank stares if you try and explain this film to anybody whose never seen it, so do yourself a favor. Pop a big bucket of popcorn, get yourself some cotton candy and sit your friends down in front of the TV and just let them take in Killer Klowns From Outer Space. Enjoy!
My grade: A+