Welcome weirdos to Weird Movie Wednesday. Today we are talking about my favorite movie of all time! Killer Klowns From Outer Space. I have loved this movie since childhood and have several memories connected to this film. Not to mention a slew of my own fan art including a mural on my old bedroom wall. I guess you could say I'm a fan. This once obscure film has gained major popularity in the horror community and all I can say is it's about time. This movie is a genuine work of art. Plus, this week was Killer Klowns 31st movie anniversary! So, let's talk about the story a little bit.
Killer Klowns From Outer Space is about, well... Killer Klowns From Outer Space. On an ordinary night in a small college town, a shooting star is spotted by a couple of lovers at the make out point, top of the world. The two kids, looking for adventure decide to go and look for the star. What they find is a large circus tent, big and brightly lit. The two decide to go in a check it out. What they find is out of this world. Large cotton candy cacoons are hung on giant hooks. To make light of the odd happenings thus far Mike, the boyfriend, pulls at some candy to assure his girlfriend, Debbie, that this is how candy is stored and not to worry. With one tug they reveal a bloody, soupy, candy coated face of an older man (who had been killed earlier in the film). The two are chased out by giant mutant Klowns weilding popcorn guns. They make it out alive, covered in popcorn. Debbie urges Mike to take her to the police station to alert the police about the dead bodies. Little does Mike know that Debbie has an old friend at the station... An ex-boyfriend. Adding to the drama Dave (the ex) has an overbearing and angry old co-worker, Mooney, watching over his shoulder and making a scene out of everything he says. And he is hell bent on stopping the hooligans that plauge this small town. So, Debbie convinces Dave to come with them to the circus tent and investigate. However, Dave insists on taking her home and he and Mike would go and check it out. When the two get out to where the tent was they find that it was gone. In anger, Dave cuffs Mike and throws him in the back of his police car. On the way back to the station Dave spots an abandoned car covered in pink cotton candy, like Mike was talking about. The two put aside their jealousies and make their way into town to warn people about the Klowns.
Meanwhile, Klowns have already made their way into the town to terrorize and make meals the residents of the town. They do it in fun ways, too! From sniffing out people with balloon animals, to putting on deciving puppet and shadow puppet shows, the Klowns cacoon or balloon anyone in their sight. Plus, the popcorn that they shoot at people is more harmful than it seems. With time, those kernels blossom into delightful little Klowns monsters, reminiscent of Jack in the boxes. It is really rad. Anyway, eventually Mike meets up with his friends, a pair of brothers trying to make a buck selling icecream, running around in a clown themed icecream truck. Not the sharpest tool in the shed, the brothers don't believe their friend about the Klowns...at first. It isn't until they drive into a parade of terror. Klowns killing people left and right in a morbid celebration, complete with streamers! And, uh oh, they got Debbie trapped in a balloon. When Dave meets up with the others, they decide that the Klowns must have moved to the local amusement park. Because, where else would a clown go? When they get there the find that they have created their own funhouse, rigged with boobytraps. Colorful boobytraps. Twisty hallways, trapdoors, ball pits, one could confuse this terror trap with an actual funhouse. As you could imagine, the brothers get lost first. So, it is up to Mike and Dave to find Debbie and stop the Klowns.
Now, I forgot to mention the scariest part of the movie. While Mike meets up with his friends, Dave heads back to the police station, to call for help and warn surrounding towns. When he arrives he finds that, like the rest of the town, Klowns have taken over. But where is Mooney? That stubborn old man has been brushing off the Klowns allegations all night. After finding the cells in candy shambles, Dave returns to the main office to find Mooney in the lap of a giant klown, painted to look like a puppet. Mooney delivers the scariest line in the whole film, "Don't worry, Dave. We only want to kill you". Gets me every time. The reason I bring this scene up is because it answers the question of " how do we kill the Killer Klowns?"After Mooney utters his last words, the giant klown stands up and tries to get Dave. Dave, however, pulls out his pistol and shoots the klown in the nose, exploding into colorful confetti and sending the klown into a twirling spin of glowing pain. We know how to stop this and Dave recalls his discovery in the final scene of the movie.
Killer Klowns is my favorite movie. I love everything about it. As a kid, I would watch and rewatch this movie and it's special features. I was movie obsessed as a kid (nothing has changed) and wanted to know everything about my favorite movies. Killer Klowns is such a well made movie, especially for the time that it was made that it's amazing. All the props, costumes, and weapons were all handmade. The special effects were all practical. And the story is just fun. Plus, it was brought to you by three brothers with a love of film making. I am such a huge fan and these guys are major inspirations.
Well, that's I all I have for today. It's been a rough couple of weeks for me and I know I didn't post anything this last Friday...again. If you follow me on Instagram then you know why I was inactive last week, but I'm back and feeling better. I just want to say happy anniversary to Killer Klowns, you guys have been a source of inspiration to me and other horror fans out there.
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