Popularity: 4 (history)
Director: | Stephen Chiodo |
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Writer: | Stephen Chiodo, Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo |
Staring: |
Aliens disguised as clowns crash land on Earth in a rural town to capture unsuspecting victims in cotton candy cocoons for later consumption. | |
Release Date: | May 27, 1988 |
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Director: | Stephen Chiodo |
Writer: | Stephen Chiodo, Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo |
Genres: | Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror |
Keywords | clown, ice cream truck, lovers lane, shadow puppet, evil clown, whimsical |
Production Companies | Chiodo Bros. Productions, Sarlui / Diamant Production |
Box Office |
Revenue: $43,625,095
Budget: $1,800,000 |
Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
Name | Character |
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Grant Cramer | Mike Tobacco |
Suzanne Snyder | Debbie Stone |
John Allen Nelson | Dave Hanson |
John Vernon | Curtis Mooney |
Royal Dano | Farmer Gene Green |
Christopher Titus | Bob McReed |
Michael S. Siegel | Rich Terenzi |
Peter Licassi | Paul Terenzi |
Irene Michaels | Stacy |
Karla Sue Krull | Tracy |
Aeron MacIntyre | Punk #1 |
Danny Kovacs | Punk #2 |
Adele Proom | Mrs. Franco |
Howard Malpas | Mr. Myers |
Karen Raff | Mom #1 |
Kathleen Stefano | Mom #2 |
Claire Bartle | Little Girl |
Sharon O'Mahoney | Waitress |
Michael Halton | Slug |
Lucinda Burgess | Sheila |
Melvin Thompson | Black Biker |
David Piel | Security Guard |
Armon Stover | State Trooper |
Jeff Yesko | State Trooper |
Steve Rockhold | Klown Performer |
Michael Harington Burris | Klown Performer |
Geno Ponza | Klown Performer |
Scott Beatty | Klown Performer |
Paul Haley | Klown Performer |
Dennis C. Walsh | Klown Performer |
Genie Houdini | Klown Performer |
Harrod Blank | Klown Performer |
Karl Shaeffer | Klown Performer |
Paul Parsons | Klown Performer |
Jimmy Locust | Klown Performer |
Mitch Bryan | Klown Performer |
Greg Sykes | Klown Performer |
Name | Job |
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Stephen Chiodo | Writer, Director |
Charles Chiodo | Writer, Production Design |
Edward Chiodo | Writer |
Justin Kohn | Animation |
John Massari | Original Music Composer |
Christopher Roth | Editor |
Ed Mitchell | Casting |
Philip Dean Foreman | Art Direction |
Darcee F. Olson | Costume Design |
Dan Harville | Sound Effects Editor |
Alfred Taylor | Director of Photography |
Alana H. Lambros | Casting |
Luana Speelman | Set Decoration |
Steve Shibuya | Special Effects Assistant |
Name | Title |
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Stephen Chiodo | Producer |
Charles Chiodo | Producer |
J.J. Lichauco Pelman | Associate Producer |
Helen Szabo | Executive Producer |
Edward Chiodo | Producer |
Paul Mason | Executive Producer |
Christopher Roth | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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2024 | 4 | 29 | 37 | 21 |
2024 | 5 | 34 | 53 | 24 |
2024 | 6 | 31 | 48 | 24 |
2024 | 7 | 39 | 66 | 21 |
2024 | 8 | 29 | 54 | 20 |
2024 | 9 | 36 | 65 | 26 |
2024 | 10 | 34 | 50 | 26 |
2024 | 11 | 29 | 59 | 19 |
2024 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 16 |
2025 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 15 |
2025 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 4 |
2025 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 2 |
2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
2025 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
2025 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
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2025 | 10 | 592 | 791 |
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2025 | 9 | 903 | 936 |
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2025 | 8 | 745 | 807 |
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2025 | 5 | 363 | 644 |
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2025 | 4 | 818 | 821 |
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2025 | 3 | 839 | 912 |
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2025 | 2 | 790 | 792 |
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2024 | 11 | 880 | 933 |
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2024 | 9 | 773 | 821 |
**_Amusing, but too ridiculous, yet interestingly relates to the Hebrew diaspora_** A town by the central California coast is invaded by circus-like extraterrestrials, who prey upon humans for their blood. "Killer Klowns From Outer Space" (1988) is a colorful and fun alien invasion flick in th ... e mold of “Critters” from two years earlier but, unlike that flick, is too preposterous to suspend disbelief. For instance, “Critters” offers a good explanation for how one of the extraterrestrials appears like a striking rock star, but you’ll get nothing like that here. Nevertheless, there are multiple funny moments and winsome redhead Suzanne Snyder is a highlight as Debbie. Also, John Vernon is entertaining as the curmudgeon officer and the sequence involving one of the Klowns using a certain character as a ventriloquist dummy is worth the price of admission. An interesting interpretation is that the Klowns are analogous of the dispersed Israelites who learned to hide in plain sight and thrive (not just survive) by changing their names and taking control in their new environments thru influencing and manipulating entertainment, politics, the media and financing (e.g. Federal Reserve banking). It runs 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot in Watsonville, California (and nearby Santa Cruz), which are located 80-90 miles south of San Francisco. GRADE: C