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Bobcat Goldthwait (written by)
Release Date:
13 March 1992 (USA)
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Loved by children. Desired by women. Adored by bartenders everywhere.
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Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk...
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A little known comedy classic
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Also Known As:
Clowns - Ihr Lachen bringt den Tod (Germany) [de]
Pähkähullu klovni (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Um Palhaço Suspeito (Brazil) [pt]
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Pähkähullu klovni (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Um Palhaço Suspeito (Brazil) [pt]
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Rated R for language and drug use.
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87 min
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Cameo: [Robin Williams]the mime instructor.
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HoHo the Clown:
Oh, yeah? Well, the only show YOU could ever star in would be a show called the... Not... Funny... DIARRHEA CLUB!
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Referenced in The Dating Scene (2004) (V)
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Pregnant and Sad
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Very entertaining film pits rival bands of clowns (Rodeo, party, and mime clowns) against each other in a weird alternate world dominated by archetypes of 1950s entertainment (much like Tim Burton's equally entertaining "Pee Wee's Big Adventure"). Goldthwait acts up a storm as the clinically alcoholic title character. The photography is as dark as the film's viewpoint -- this one is a keeper!
Shakes is truly sympathetic because he never solicits pity or tries to be cute (like Sandler would have if it was his film). Here honesty pays off, because we'd really like to see Shakes hook up with his dream girl (Brown) by the end. Nice character acting all around, especially the clowns in the bar and the 2 cops.
Memorable and highly recommended.