Sporadically, but hilariously, funny. Goldthwait is great as the alcoholic, mime-hatin' clown.
Shakes the Clown (1992)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:7
Rotten:12
Average Rating:4.3/10
Runtime: 87 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Shakes the Clown (Goldthwait, who also wrote and directed) drinks too much, is late to birthday parties and his girlfriend calls it quits when he misses her big bowling tournament. But things get... Shakes the Clown (Goldthwait, who also wrote and directed) drinks too much, is late to birthday parties and his girlfriend calls it quits when he misses her big bowling tournament. But things get worse when the clown dispatcher is found dead and Shakes becomes the prime suspect. He's on the run to prove his innocence, save the woman he loves from an evil clown and come to terms with the realization that he's a serious boozer. Billed as "The CITIZEN KANE of alcoholic clown movies," SHAKES also features a then unknown Sandler in a bit part as well as a scene-stealing, foulmouthed turn from Page, better know as Aunt Esther of TV's "Sanford and Son." [More]
Starring: Bobcat Goldthwait, Julie Brown, Bruce Baum, Blake Clark
Starring: Bobcat Goldthwait, Julie Brown, Bruce Baum, Blake Clark, Paul Dooley, Jack Gallagher, Tim Kazurinsky, Sydney Lassick, Joel Murray, LaWanda Page, Adam Sandler
Director: Bobcat Goldthwait
Director: Bobcat Goldthwait
Screenwriter: Bobcat Goldthwait
Reviews for Shakes the Clown
A bizarre comedy that stretches its central gimmick thinner than watered-down carnival taffy.
Shakes the Clown is sick but whether it's a joke is a matter of taste. And this film is about as tasteless as they come.
The movie plays like a series of scene outlines -- ideas for how the movie should progress -- that needed more writing and revision before the actors were called in.
Shakes the Clown has been photographed as poorly as it was conceived.
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