The Funhouse
Pay to get in. Pray to get out!
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$2 000 000
Box office
$7 886 999
Director
Actors
Elizabeth Berridge, Cooper Huckabee, Kevin Conway, Largo Woodruff, Miles Chapin, Jeanne Austin, Jack McDermott, Shawn Carson, David Carson, Sonia Zomina
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Lawrence J. Block
Producer
Steven Bernhardt, Derek Power, Mace Neufeld, Mark L. Lester
Camera operator
Andrew Laszlo
Composer
John Beal
Artist
Mort Rabinowitz
Audition
Fern Champion, Pamela Basker, Bob Gordon
Editing
Jack Hofstra
Whole Team (66)
Whole Team (66)
Short description
Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz and Richie. Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy "Funhouse" horror ride, the teens witness a murder by a deformed worker wearing a mask. Locked in, Amy and her friends must evade the murderous carnival workers and escape before it leaves town the next day.
What's left behind the scenes
- In one of the scenes, Amy's parents are watching the film "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) on television.
- The first scene of the film is entirely copied from the opening scene of John Carpenter's classic "Halloween" from 1978.
- During filming, an incident occurred when a carousel with several passengers was not turned off in time, and the ride, which typically lasts four minutes, continued operating for about half an hour. Passengers on the carousel began to feel nauseous, and when the ride finally stopped, some complained of muscle spasms and were unable to walk on their own. The administration called an ambulance, but fortunately, there were no serious consequences.
- Initially, it was planned that special effects and makeup artist Rick Baker would play one of the roles, but then director Tobe Hooper (1943-2017) saw a mime performance by Wayne Dobbie and gave him the role instead.
- In one of the scenes, Amy's parents are watching "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) on television.
- The opening scene of the film is entirely copied from the opening scene of John Carpenter's classic "Halloween" from 1978.
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