Shakes the Clown (1991)

Director:

Bobcat Goldthwait

Writer (WGA):

Bobcat Goldthwait (written by)

Release Date:

13 March 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Loved by children. Desired by women. Adored by bartenders everywhere.

Plot:

Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk...

Plot Keywords:

Clown | Mime | Party | Murder | Cult Favorite

Cast

Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Shakes the Clown
Julie Brown	...	Judy
Bruce Baum	...	Ty the Rodeo Clown
Steve Bean	...	Beaten Mime in Park
Blake Clark	...	Stenchy the Clown
Eliza Coyle	...	Enthusiastic Mime
Paul Dooley	...	Owen Cheese
Gerald F. Edelstein	...	2nd Party Dad
Robin Williams	...	Mime Class Instructor (as Marty Fromage)
Jack Gallagher	...	Officer Crony
Paige Gosney	...	Billy
Kathy Griffin	...	Lucy
Florence Henderson	...	The Unknown Woman
Scott Herriott	...	Floor Director
Melissa Hurley	...	Producer at Big Time Cartoon Circus

Also Known As:

Clowns - Ihr Lachen bringt den Tod (Germany) [de]
Pähkähullu klovni (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Um Palhaço Suspeito (Brazil) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and drug use.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

IRS Media

Trivia:

Cameo: [Robin Williams]the mime instructor.

Quotes:

HoHo the Clown: Oh, yeah? Well, the only show YOU could ever star in would be a show called the... Not... Funny... DIARRHEA CLUB!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Dating Scene (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Pregnant and Sad

Are we not clowns?

Henry Rollins broke humanity down, once, into "People who get Devo, and people who don't." You can do the same for this movie... there are people who get it, and people who don't, and you will never, ever convince someone that doesn't get this film that it's enjoyable. Just give up. If they can't see the humor in "Oh great, now I have to kill you too. Another red letter day for Binky..."