Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Name: Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy
Released: May 27, 1988
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 43
Cast: Christopher Titus, Grant Cramer, Irene Michaels, John Allen Nelson, John Vernon

1988

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Creswin Distribution | Release Date: May 27, 1988 | PG-13

Starring: Christopher Titus, Grant Cramer, Irene Michaels, John Allen Nelson, John Vernon, Karla Sue Krull, Michael S. Siegel, Peter Licassi, Royal Dano, Suzanne Snyder

Summary: Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town.

Director: Stephen Chiodo

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 88 min

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Tirdad Derakhshani

A delightfully schlocky horror comedy about a race of vicious, bloodthirsty invading aliens who look like circus clowns - but with very sharp teeth. [15 Aug 2013, p.C01]

Sean Carlson

Outside of viewing the film as a child or with a group of pals on drunken Saturday night, watching a bunch of loosely stringed sequences of Killer Klowns attacking townsfolk only gets you so far. It's a fun picture. But nothing more. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

In KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE a potentially interesting genre-warping concept is turned into a merely dull and repetitive one by the Chiodo brothers, who created CRITTERS. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Utterly ridiculous, the dialogue exquisitely dumb, the acting soooo bad, it's one for cheap laughs. Read full review

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TerraVirizion

Nov 7, 2020

This movie is hella good . I personnaly remember watching it when i was young and not liking it but later on I found a new profound respect for this movie. Also I love the shadow scene

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LyssahLyssah

Sep 30, 2020

I have to **** jakeyjake. This is not a "good movie", but there is so much late 80's campy gold here in the writing, costumes, sound effects, special effects I keep coming back to it year after year. It's a movie that doesn't mind making fun of itself and doesn't take itself too seriously.I have to **** jakeyjake. This is not a "good movie", but there is so much late 80's campy gold here in the writing, costumes, sound effects, special effects I keep coming back to it year after year. It's a movie that doesn't mind making fun of itself and doesn't take itself too seriously. For all its silliness, it also has subtle greatness.… Expand

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BleedingJester

Jul 16, 2022

This movie is just good fun it's a silly concept and it knows it and embraces the silly campy nature in all aspects of the movie and because of that I would consider this one of the greatest movies from the 80s

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jakeyjake

Apr 27, 2020

8/10 One of the best "bad movies" ever made. Is this a "good movie"? No.
Did I enjoy the heck out of it? You bet. The dialgogue, characters and overall storyline is classic bad late-80s horror, but there's also something so whimsical and entertaining about the movie that keeps you hooked for8/10 One of the best "bad movies" ever made. Is this a "good movie"? No.
Did I enjoy the heck out of it? You bet. The dialgogue, characters and overall storyline is classic bad late-80s horror, but there's also something so whimsical and entertaining about the movie that keeps you hooked for some reason.… Expand

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imthenoob

Mar 19, 2019

I can appreciate some parts of the movie but it's definitely the kind of film that is so bad it's good. There's a lot more fun to be had when watching with a friend and just ripping on it rather than just watching it by yourself.

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