Killer Klowns from Outer Space Review

Oh boy have I been wanting to review this for a long time. Killer Klowns from Outer Space is 1988 sci-fi horror comedy film written, produced, and directed by The Chiodo Brothers. It's also the only film to be directed by The Chiodo Brothers. The movie was distributed by Trans World Entertainment.



The story is a supposed comet has landed in the woods on Crescent Cove. But when people find the comet all they find is a circus tent however this isn't just any circus tent. It's a space ship for aliens that look like clowns. Now Mike and a couple of friends have to stop them before they take over the world.

• Negatives

One minor complaint I have is some scenes are just there. You know what I mean? There's one scene in particular where there's a biker gang and one of the members gets into a fight with one of the killer klowns. There was no build up or anything it just happened.

• Mix

I've got nothing to say. So let's move on.

• Positives

I love how the movie has certain nods to other horror/sci-fi movies. Killer Klowns from Outer Space's tagline is "In space no one can eat ice cream". A nice nod to Alien's tagline "In space no one can hear you scream".

One thing to praise this movie about is the humor. What really makes it work is how everybody despite the over the top premise they all play it straight. None of the characters including our comedian relief The Terenzi Brothers are in on the joke and it's just simply brilliant.

The makeup on the klowns are pretty good. The masks have so much detail put into them and it's astonishing. What also makes the klown makeup work is how they all have their own special features. None of the klowns look a like, they are all different from each other.

This movie also shows The Chiodo Brothers special effects talents. Killer Klowns From Outer Space was made with an estimated budget of $2 million dollars but despite the small budget they did an amazing job. What is also incredible is how some of the props they used, you could easily buy at your local thrift shop.

Another thing Killer Klowns from Outer Space does well is the set designs inside the klown's ship. All of the rooms are some kind of derange maze. With each room much like the klown makeup is giving it's own distinguished features.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a film I recommend you see. It has a nice nods to other horror/sci-fi films without feeling like their ripping them off, a great sense of humor, the klown makeup is great, the special effects really show you how talented The Chiodo Brothers are, and that maze sequence is enjoyable to watch. My only problem with the movie is some scenes feel like there just there to pad things out.

My final rating is Good

Proposed Sequel

Now there have been talks of a sequel since the first movie's debut with the title supposedly being Return of the Killer Klowns from Outer Space in 3D. Originally it was suppose to come out in 2012 but since then has been stuck in development hell. In 2012, Grant Cramer, who starred in the original movie, revealed that his character Mike would make a return as a town drunk whom nobody believes. His character would serve as a mentor to young street performers who must fight the Killer Klowns when they return. He described his character as "somewhere between the energy of Kris Kristofferson's character in Blade(1998) and Christopher Lloyd's character in Back to the Future(1985)". Like the original film Stephen Chiodo is set to direct and Charles Chiodo is set to produce. With production to take place over 30 years after the release of the first film, the time frame between the two movies will be credited as the longest gap in a horror comedy film series. Then in March of 2016 Stephen Chiodo stated "Right now, we are currently pursuing a long arch series in cable. We wondered, should we do a sequel to the first one or do we do a remake? We came up with a 'requel' - it's a sequel and a remake. We've been developing this for a while. It's a trilogy in four parts, and it really follows the continuing adventures of new people who are experiencing this phenomenon of a Klown invasion, and once in a while you see some of the old guys pop up and hear their stories - find out what happened over the last 25 years. It's fucking great.

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Oct 7th - Blade Runner 2049 Review

Oct 9th - A Look Back at Batman: Return of The Caped Crusaders (2016)

Oct 12th - Batman vs. Two-Face Review

Oct 16th - The Exorcist Review

Oct 19th - Killer Klowns from Outer Space Review

Oct 23rd - A Look Back at Stranger Things - Season 1

Oct 26th - Cinematic Disasters - Troll 2

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