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Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)

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elcome to our Late Night Horror Fest with your Host, Dark Devil. Tonight we are showing a Grim Tale of Terror set in a small quiet town. So put away the Remotes, sit back, and grab some cotton candy, because we are going to bring out the Klowns....

It’s Friday night, and there is nothing better to do except go with that special someone to make-out point. Here’s where we join our main characters, Deb and Mike, just two average American teenagers making out and stargazing.

Suddenly, from Outer Space, comes a bright comet, and Deb being the curious type, wants to investigate the crash. So over the hill and into the woods they go, hoping to have a little excitement. Eventually they find the crash site, but there’s no comet. There’s only a strange Circus Tent full of Demented and Dangerous Killer Klowns. So Deb and Mike, after some detective work, find out that the Killer Klowns have come to turn us ino cotton candy, and take over the world.

Now they must escape and survive long enough to inform the authorities. For it’s their mission to stop the Klowns before they wreak havoc on their small town.

Will someone believe them? Will they live long enough to save the world, or will the Klowns turn them into refreshments?

Only you, the faithful viewer, will know for sure...

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I did not get to see this film 1988, but did catch it years later on one of those late night horror shows that are always on.

I loved it! It was funny, gory and horrible. What else could you want in a comic Horror film ?!!?

This is a great cult film, so go rent it because it is only available currently in the U.S.


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The TV version cuts out the biker's head being "knocked" off by the clown, but does include an extra scene where Deb tells Mike about her fear of clowns.

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Four characters including Mike Tobacco, Joe Lombardo, and the Terenzi Brothers Rich and Paul were based on real-life childhood friends of the Chiodo Bros, names and all. Mike's full name however is only mentioned in the end credits as well as characters Debbie Stone, and Officer Dave Hansen although a close-up of Dave's uniform in one shot reveals the name tag "Hansen", giving the hero more identity. -Thanks to Don Hoffman

To give a tribute to Hitchcock, the director, Stephen Chiodo, mimicked "Psycho's" bloody shower drain with a toilet bowl swirl.

Suzanne Snyder, who plays Deb, also co-starred in John Hughes' "Weird Science" as, again, a girl named Deb. -Thanks to evilash

The actor John Vernon also had a bit role in Keenan Ivory Wayans 1988 movie "I'm gonna git you sucka" (he played the crime boss 'Mr.Big' at the movies end); he also starred in the comedy classic "Animal House" as the Dean of the college. -Thanks to Steve

Royal Dano (Hillbilly with the dog) and John Vernon (the bully police officer) both appeared in Clint Eastwood's "The Outlaw Josey Wales". -Thanks to Mark

Actor Royal Dano also starred as the benevolent "Gramps"...a 170 year old wild-west zombie in "House 2: The Second Story". -Thanks to Phatpants

The Chiodo Brothers also designed the 'Krites'...the tiny, savage and perpetually hungry sagebrush-like aliens seen in 'Critters 1,2,3 and 4'. -Thanks to Phatpants

A pre-"Titus" star Christopher Titus [in glasses] has a small role as a sarcastic college student caught drinking a beer while crossing the street by John Vernon. -Thanks to Jeff AndersonA

In the 1997 PC first-person shooter 'BLOOD', one of the levels features a circus village. The main character enters a large circus tent and there is a huge figure of the clown 'Jo-Jo' from Killer Klowns. Step on the nearby stage and you are treated to a voice chanting 'We Want Jo-Jo... We Want Jo-Jo'. It has nothing to do with the plot of the game, just the game writers paying homage to the film, I guess!! -Thanks to Houdi

Grant Cramer (Mike) is the son of Terry Moore, the Hollywood contract actress who was allegedly the secret wife of Howard Hughes. -Thanks to Pat B

Royal Dano's voice was best known at Disneyland and Disney World as the voice of Abraham Lincoln. Sadly, at Disneyland, they re-did the show with another voice talent. -Thanks to Antonio Gonzalez Jr.

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Most of the budget went to production costs, so the special effects were created almost entirely by the Choido brothers at very little cost.

The Choido brothers convinced a major studio to make this movie, using a one page story and a poster of a clown holding a cocoon gun.

Charles Chioda, since there weren't any more hero characters, cast himself as "Klownzilla", using a ClownMonster costume he made for a Halloween Party before making the movie. -Thanks to Nick Tyson

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The movie was filmed on location in and around the town of Watsonville. It is about 20 minutes from Santa Cruz. The majority of the film is filmed in Watsonville except for the last scene that was at the boardwalk in Santa Cruz. [Thanks to Christina]

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk was used. The same location was also used for "The Lost Boys".

The clown puppet show was filmed at the gazebo at East Beach Street & Main.

"Big Top" Burger was filmed at 300 E. Lake Avenue.

The Crescent Cove Police Department was filmed at 231 Union Street,which at that time was Watsonville's actual Police Dept. which now is right next door in a huge building.

Several scenes with the pink angle hair goo inside cars at night was filmed at the (top of the world) the infamous hole number 3 Dela Vega disc gold course in Santa Cruz ca. at night. local PD were aided by some disc members. [Thanks to Ross the toss]

On Brennan Street, Watsonville, they filmed some of the scenes of the klowns walking through town. The Klown puppet show was filmed in the Watsonville Plaza Gazebo.They drove through the town in the Ice Cream truck and running from the klowns on Main Street, Freedom Blvd, East Lake, and East Beach Street. The makeout point was filmed on Mountain Madonna in watsonville and the Klowns spaceship landed there. [Thanks to Sherri Espindola]

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This Soundtrack is full of funny and creepy rock, unfortunately it is out of print on vinyl.

The title song, "Killer Klowns from Outer Space," was performed by "The Dickies." They are one of the original punk bands and are still around. If you don't know "The Dickies" you should visit their site that I have listed in the links section.

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space Movie Details
Year:
1988
Studio:
MGM
Director:
Stephen Chiodo
Starring:
Grant Cramer, John Vernon, Suzanne Snyder, Peter Licassi, John Allen Nelson, Royal Dano, Michael Siegel, Chris Titus
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Genre:
Horror
  
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Great concept, Good effects, and an entertaining plot.
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The plot isn't that strong, but what horror plot is?

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