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This black comedy chronicles the fall of one of the world's most unlovable clowns as he plies his trade and tries to survive in Palukaville a town where everyone is more or less a Bozo. Shakes loves women and more than that, he loves his booze. Like many of his painted peers, ol' Shakes likes to hang out at The Twisted Balloon, the favorite local pub where he hoists a few, beats up on mimes (the lowest caste in Palukaville) and causes trouble with his girl friend Judy, a woman who cannot say the
Jan 1, 1992 Wide
Apr 4, 2000
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Basically a redneck drive-in movie in style and delivery.
Shakes the Clown has been photographed as poorly as it was conceived.
The movie plays like a series of scene outlines -- ideas for how the movie should progress -- that needed more writing and revision before the actors were called in.
A bizarre comedy that stretches its central gimmick thinner than watered-down carnival taffy.
Extra credit for beating up mimes!
Great idea for a tasteless short, but not enough for a feature.
The tagline is true - and so are the rumors.
When it works, it's uniquely funny. When it doesn't, it's uniquely bad.
Sporadically, but hilariously, funny. Goldthwait is great as the alcoholic, mime-hatin' clown.
A must-see for clown haters.
Shake this one back into the film can and let it rot there.
It's weird, but it's not really funny.
A wonderfully weird two hours.
Shakes the Clown is sick but whether it's a joke is a matter of taste. And this film is about as tasteless as they come.
This movie is a bit weird, but that's what I love about it. Goldthwait has a weird dark sense of humor, and it really makes this movie unique. There is also an interesting cast, as you can see on here, it's made up of a bunch of people you never expected to see in a film together. Anyway, if you like strange
September 6, 2010Super Reviewer
The movie takes place in the town of Palookaville, where are friend Shakes is always trying to just get by. This movie had a wonderfully funny cast in Bobcat Goldthwait, Adam Sandler, Tom Kenny (Spongebob VA), and Robin Williams. The direction was well used, though some editing flaws do occasionally appear. The
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