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Clownhouse (1988)

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Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 5
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Release Date: Jun 1, 1989 Wide

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Three brothers on their way to the circus must cope with the youngest boy's fear of clowns. Little do they know that a trio of violent madmen have murdered the circus' real clowns and, after adopting their guise, are savaging the townspeople at random. The boys finally figure out that they are in danger and retreat to their family home, a dark, dilapidated mansion. The clowns follow and invade, leading to a battle for survival. This blood-free horror film was produced on an astonishingly small

R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Horror

Directed By: Victor Salva

In Theaters: Jun 1, 1989 Wide

On DVD: Jul 7, 2003

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Critic Reviews for Clownhouse

All Critics (5) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (3) | DVD (1)

A spookily good time.

October 9, 2008 Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com

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Dustin Putman

DustinPutman.com

Winters' terror is all too real, and becomes unbearably dismaying to watch.

May 27, 2006 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

...feels as though it'd be much more effective as a 22-minute episode of Tales from the Crypt...

July 30, 2005 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

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Truly creepy -- one more than one level -- debut feature from Salva.

November 26, 2003 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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If you're afraid of clowns, this movie is guaranteed to ruin your Saturday Night.However what's more disturbing than the film, is the story of the director. Francis Ford Coppola saw Victor Salva's low budget horror film "Something in the Basement" and was so impressed he decided to give him a shot at directing his

May 16, 2007

Ken Stachnik

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I watched this film last night. It was one of the dumbest Horror flicks I've seen. All it is, is a bunch of half naked 12 year olds prancing around in their underwear for 15 minutes and all. That was probably to get director Victor Salva worked up and wanting the lead child actor, who he ended up molesting during the

June 9, 2010