Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Name: Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1988-05-27
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, John Vernon, Royal Dano

It’s craazzy!

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)

Timing: 1:26 (86 min)

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Video for the film Killer Klowns from Outer Space — KILLER CLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE | What Are You Going to Do With Those Pies, Boys? | MGM Studios

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Movie poster "Killer Klowns from Outer Space"

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Release date

1988-05-27

Country

United States

Production

Chiodo Bros. Productions, Sarlui / Diamant Production

Genre

Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

Budget

$2 000 000

Box office

$352

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Director

Stephen Chiodo

Actors

Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, John Vernon, Royal Dano, Christopher Titus, Michael S. Siegel, Peter Licassi, Irene Michaels, Karla Sue Krull
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Stephen Chiodo, Charles Chiodo

Producer

Stephen Chiodo, Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo, Paul Mason, Helen Szabo

Camera operator

Alfred Taylor

Composer

John Massari

Artist

Charles Chiodo, Justin Kohn

Audition

Ed Mitchell, Alana H. Lambros

Editing

Christopher Roth
Whole Team (17)

Short description

Aliens disguised as clowns crash land on Earth in a rural town to capture unsuspecting victims in cotton candy cocoons for later consumption.

What's left behind the scenes

The film's budget was $2 million. Almost everything was spent on production costs. Nearly all the special effects, as well as the clowns, were created by the filmmakers themselves for next to nothing.
Initially, it was planned that Clownzilla would be made using stop-motion animation, but due to the financial costs of its production and limited time, it was decided that an actor in a costume would play the role.
The film's slogan, “In space no one can eat ice cream!”, parodies the slogan “In space no one can hear your scream” from the film “Alien” (1979).
The main clown in the final scene, named “Clownzilla” by the Chiodo brothers, is played by one of them – Charles.
The scene where the car flies over a cliff was initially intended to be more spectacular – the car was supposed to fly over the cliff and crash to the ground. Unfortunately, someone on the film crew forgot to remove the brake pads from under the car’s wheels, causing the cables to snap at a very inopportune moment, and the result is visible on screen. The car slowly tipped over the edge and, as it fell, got stuck in the tree canopy.