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... [More]
Starring: Bobcat Goldthwait, Julie Brown, Bruce Baum, Blake Clark
Director: Bobcat Goldthwait
Reviews for Shakes the Clown
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 1/4 |
A bizarre comedy that stretches its central gimmick thinner than watered-down carnival taffy. Full Review |
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Basically a redneck drive-in movie in style and delivery. Full Review |
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 3/5 |
Extra credit for beating up mimes!
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2/5 |
Great idea for a tasteless short, but not enough for a feature.
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2/5 |
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3/5 |
No review available.
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2/5 |
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2/5 |
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2/5 |
The tagline is true - and so are the rumors.
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Shakes the Clown has been photographed as poorly as it was conceived. Full Review |
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3/5 |
When it works, it's uniquely funny. When it doesn't, it's uniquely bad.
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3/5 |
Sporadically, but hilariously, funny. Goldthwait is great as the alcoholic, mime-hatin' clown.
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2/5 |
A must-see for clown haters.
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1/5 |
Shake this one back into the film can and let it rot there.
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3/5 |
No review available.
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2/4 |
It's weird, but it's not really funny. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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0/4 |
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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
A wonderfully weird two hours. Full Review |
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2/4 |
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. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Shakes the Clown
June 19, 2008:
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