Clown (2014)

A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize that it's cursed.

Director:

Jon Watts

Writers:

Christopher Ford, Jon Watts

Stars:

Andy Powers, Laura Allen, Peter Stormare

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andy Powers	...	Kent
Laura Allen	...	Meg
Peter Stormare	...	Karlsson
Christian Distefano	...	Jack
Chuck Shamata	...	Walt
Elizabeth Whitmere	...	Denise
Victor Cornfoot	...	Dave
Lucas Kelly	...	Colton
Emily Burley	...	Annie
Matthew Stefiuk	...	Detective
Michael Riendeau	...	Robbie Pickering
Miller Timlin	...	Camper
Robert Reynolds	...	Martin Karlsson
Antonio Najera	...	Worker
Alex Pacheco	...	Worker

Storyline

A little boy's birthday party gets ruined when his entertainment (clown) cancels. His father finds a clown suit and becomes the new entertainment but something is weird about it, there is an evil curse and it won't come off. He specializes in eating little kids... everything after that goes down hill.

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Plot Keywords:

clown | birthday party | realtor | change of plans | father son relationship | 

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Taglines:

They're as terrifying as you think

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and gore, and for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 June 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

El payaso del mal

Filming Locations:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$26,920, 19 June 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$55,007, 30 June 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cross Creek Pictures, Dimension Films, PS 260

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Andy Powers and Laura Allen guest starred on the hit show Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.

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Goofs

When Kent is driving with Karlsson (at about 27 minutes), he starts turning into the demon, and his feet break through the front of his shoes. In the next scene, when Kent gets out of the car (after it crashes) and opens the back door to take Karlsson out, there's a quick shot of his shoes and they're intact.

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Quotes

Karlsson: It's not a costume. It's skin and hair... of a demon.

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Connections

Referenced in Best of the Worst: Scary or Die, Chopping Mall, the Exorcist II: The Heretic (2016)

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Soundtracks

Taste Of Mexico
Written & Performed by Jared Gutstadt
Courtesy of Jingle Punks Music

User Reviews

Easily could've been a little gem - sadly it's not

The story of this move has been described many times before, so I'll just skip that part.

The good: The premise, the main actor, effects, visuals, audio - nothing to get excited about but it gets the job done.

The bad: Almost everything else. What could've been a little twisted turn on body horror movies lacks so many key components. The writing is, at best, mediocre, full of stereotypical sentences one might be sick of be now. The pacing is out of place, what starts slowly and builds up some tension, as the transformation goes on and on, flushes everything down the toilet after the first half and goes frenzy in the last 25 or so minutes.

A pretty predictable plot and almost every cliché is also on board, myself got pretty annoyed by all the irrational choices the cast does. And no, they weren't done in state of emergency nor panic. Speaking of annoying - the cast. Especially the mother and her son.. a prime example of dull, lifeless and shallow acting. You also get your fair share of "I know that would happen now"- jump scares, which adds nothing to the movie.

I give it a 5/10 (a 4 would also be totally legit). It's not a total disaster but overall just another at best average movie in a sea full of average horror flicks.