Killer Klowns from Outer Space
A delightfully bizarre science fiction horror comedy unfolds as extraterrestrial clowns descend upon a quiet town, not with malice, but with a twisted carnival of deadly games and confectionery traps. These aren’t menacing figures of darkness, but genuinely whimsical, yet terrifying, creatures who ensnare their victims in cotton candy cocoons and transform them into otherworldly playthings. The film revels in its own absurdity, juxtaposing genuine moments of suspense with rubber-suit silliness and creatively macabre set pieces – popcorn guns, shadow puppets, and a particularly unsettling ice cream truck being prime examples. It’s a uniquely unsettling experience, less about genuine fear and more about a darkly humorous fascination with the bizarre and the grotesque, a surprisingly playful take on the alien invasion trope that leans into a feeling of gleeful dread.
Rolprentbesonderhede
- Regisseur
- Stephen Chiodo
- Vrystellingsdatum
- 1988-05-27
- Looptyd
- 86 min
- Gradering
- 6.6 / 10 (1186)
Rolverdeling
- Grant Cramer
- Suzanne Snyder
- John Allen Nelson
