Killer Klowns from Outer Space

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“Big top … Big shoes … Big teeth!” Finally, the truth about clowns is out! Beneath their smirky
grins, oversized shoes and big red noses, these fun-loving jokers are actually diabolical killers
from out of this world, and no movie exploits creepy clown mania with more cheezy cheer than
the ‘80s B-movie classic, Killer Klowns from Outer Space! A spaceship – disguised as a circus
tent – lands in a field near a sleepy small town. Lusty teenagers Mike and Debbie are making out
in the woods when they see the weird circus craft make its arrival. When they investigate, they
discover a pack of deviant, bozo-faced, balloon-twisting psychos from another world who plan to
annihilate mankind – by turning people into cotton candy! Mike and Debbie try to warn the
authorities, but everyone assumes their story is a prank. Meanwhile, the intergalactic bozos set
about harvesting and eating as many townspeople as they can. When Debbie is kidnapped by the
clowns, Mike decides it’s up to him to stop their bloody rampage, but these klowns are no
klutzes, turning popcorn, peanuts and caramel corn into deadly weapons of madcap destruction
and mayhem! A ridiculous and outrageously fun horror comedy with clever SFX and some
genuinely disturbing killer clowns, this is a candy-coated cult flick that’s not to be missed!
(Dir. by Stephen Chiodo, 1988, USA, 88mins., Rated PG-13)