Killer Klowns from Outer Space

1988
PG-13
1h 28m

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6.2/10

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

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

49K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,402

980

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Killer Klowns From Outer Space: Puppet Show

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Trivia
The scene in which a car is thrown over a cliff was initially intended to be far more spectacular - the car was to fly over the cliff and crash down to the ground. Unfortunately, the sling rope snapped because effects crew members neglected to remove the stoppers from underneath the car's wheels. The result was what is seen in the final film, the car slowly tumbles over the edge and becomes caught on a tree.

Goofs
When the farmer goes in his house to get supplies, the prop master is visible inside the doorway as he exits.

Quotes
Security Guard: What're ya gonna do with those *pies*, boys?

Crazy credits
Film was released in 1988, but the ending credits claim copyright 1987

Alternate versions
In the TV version before the puppet show the guy throws his popcorn bag over his head which is then tossed back at him. This is the reason he heads up to the puppet show.

Connections
Edited into DrScreams: This is Why Killer Klowns from Outer Space 2 Hasn't Happened (2023)

Soundtracks
Killer Klowns (From Outer Space)
Performed by The Dickies
Written by Leonard Graves Phillips (as Leonard Phillips)
Produced by Leonard Graves Phillips (as Leonard Phillips) and Ron Hitchcock
Courtesy of Enigma Entertainment Corporation
Published by El Porto Music (ASCAP)

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Featured review

7/10

Wildly imaginative and quite funny

Some people see Killer Klowns as a great "bad movie," but in spite of its low budget and iffy casting I rate this as a genuine "good movie." Here we have a film that reimagines every aspect of clowning and circuses -- puppet shows, cotton candy, balloon animals -- in terms of homicidal aliens. The level of ingenuity is remarkable, and parts of it are quite funny. This film deserves far more fame that it's gotten and I think it's sad that the Chiodo brothers never made anything else.