Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town.
Director:
Stephen Chiodo
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Title: Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Grant Cramer | ... | Mike Tobacco | |
| Suzanne Snyder | ... | Debbie Stone | |
| John Allen Nelson | ... | Dave Hansen | |
| John Vernon | ... | Curtis Mooney | |
| Michael S. Siegel | ... | Rich Terenzi (as Michael Siegel) | |
| Peter Licassi | ... | Paul Terenzi | |
| Royal Dano | ... | Farmer Gene Green | |
| Christopher Titus | ... | Bob McReed (as Chris Titus) | |
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Irene Michaels | ... | Stacy |
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Karla Sue Krull | ... | Tracy |
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Aeron Macintyre | ... | Punk #1 (as Brian Degan Scott) |
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Danny Kovacs | ... | Punk #2 |
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Adele Proom | ... | Mrs. Franco |
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Howard Malpas | ... | Mr. Myers |
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Karen Raff | ... | Mom #1 |
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When a small town is invaded by aliens from outer space who are capturing and killing the townspeople, no one takes them seriously. Why? The aliens all look like circus clowns, use weapons that look clown like, and all have painted on smiles. Only a few of the young people in the town realize the danger and of course no one believes them. Armed with an ice cream truck they try and rescue their friends. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Plot Keywords:
puppet show | breasts growing | clown | circus tent | ice cream truck |Taglines:
Alien bozos with an appetite for close encounters See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 May 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Dolby StereoColor:
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1.85 : 1
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Written by John Shakespeare
Courtesy of Associated Production Music
Published by K.P.M. Music Ltd. (ASCAP)
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The first day of recording the music score for Killer Klowns took place on Halloween, October 31, 1987. See more »Goofs
When the Klown is chasing the man in the car, he is supposedly floating in the air. In some shots, you can clearly see the black motorcycle carrying him in the air. See more »Alternate Versions
The version shown on TV doesn't include the biker's head being "knocked" off by the clown riding the bike and subsequently going into the garbage can. However, the TV version does include an extra scene not in the video that deals with Debbie telling Mike about her fear of clowns while they are in the spaceship for the first time. See more »Soundtracks
Sandals in the SandWritten by John Shakespeare
Courtesy of Associated Production Music
Published by K.P.M. Music Ltd. (ASCAP)
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Some people see Killer Klowns as a great "bad movie," but in spite of its low budget and iffy casting I rate this as a genuine "good movie." Here we have a film that reimagines every aspect of clowning and circuses -- puppet shows, cotton candy, balloon animals -- in terms of homicidal aliens. The level of ingenuity is remarkable, and parts of it are quite funny. This film deserves far more fame that it's gotten and I think it's sad that the Chiodo brothers never made anything else.