A movie chosen by a teenager for two Dads to watch on their own. Does the concept of “Scary Clown Face” hold up in 2024? Can our two Dads remember the plot of this movie, having watched it the day before? Tune in to find out!
Is this the movie that made clowns scary? I guess John Wayne Gacy probably had something to do with that before 1988, but this is the one that made them scary for me. I saw this in the 80’s long before I should have and it’s been living in the back of my mind for a long time. I hadn’t thought much of it in about 20 years when Q mentioned that his kid had found this wacky 80’s movie that we might be interested in. Of course we have to watch Killer Klowns.
At this point the movie is probably more famous from T-shirts purchased at Hot Topic or Spirit Halloween costumes, but in it’s day it was a low budget horror comedy with GREAT creature masks.
Enjoy our rambling discussion of this classic from the greatest year of all time 1988!
What in tarnation is going on here!
Farmer Gene Green
Are you down to Klown?
So Much Art
They are releasing a game!
This might be the only time in history that we are on time and on topic with a current event. We had no idea this game was coming out, but now I’m gonna have to fork over the money to play it. Killer Klowns on Steam
Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a 1988 American science fiction horror comedy film[1] written, directed and produced by the Chiodo Brothers, and starring Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson and John Vernon. It is the only film written and directed by the Chiodo Brothers, who also created the practical effects and makeup. It concerns a clan of evil extraterrestrials who resemble clowns. They arrive on Earth and invade a small town in order to capture, kill and harvest the human inhabitants to use as sustenance.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space was filmed in Watsonville, California, and at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. The film utilizes practical effects, including rubber suits. The score was composed by John Massari. The film received generally positive reviews and has been considered a cult classic.
Sequels have been in development hell since the original film's release. Stephen Chiodo stated in 2016 that he hopes to produce three additional films, or possibly a television series.[6][7] In 2018, NBCUniversal's Syfy announced that it was in talks to license the rights to make one or more sequels.[8]