Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) Movie Review

Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

Analog Jones completes its "it came from space" theme when we review Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988). Is this a cult classic, or is it too popular?

Quick Facts
Directed by Stephen Chiodo
Written by Charles Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo
Produced by Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo, and Stephen Chiodo
Distributed by Trans World Entertainment
Release date: May 27, 1988
Budget: $1.8 million
Box office: $43 million

Starring
Grant Cramer as Mike Tobacco
Suzanne Snyder as Debbie Stone
John Allen Nelson as Dave Hanson
John Vernon as Curtis Mooney

VHS Description

“A sinister three-ring circus of sneaky gore!”
- L.A. Weekly

Finally, the truth about clowns is out! Beneath their smirky sinister grins and wildly patterned clothes are clever killers from out of this world. Killer Klowns From Outer Space strips away their painted faces, unmasking horrifying monsters with the ultimate human death plan. The “juxtaposition of their toy-store arsenal and malevolent intent proves to be a tasty combination” (Los Angeles Times) that will leave you fearing these big-top creatures for good.

A spaceship - looking like a circus tent - lands in a field near a small town, signaling the attack of deviant, red-nosed, balloon-twisting psychos from another world who play to annihilate mankind - by turning people into cotton candy! Luckily, the town’s teen citizenry decides to fight back and teach the cosmic bozos a lesson. But these klowns are no klutzes, turning popcorn, peanuts, and caramel corn into playful - but deadly - weapons of madcap destruction and mayhem!