USA, 1987
88m
35mm film, colour, 1.85:1
Dolby Stereo, English
An American comedy science fiction film directed by Stephen Chiodo.
Plot Summary
Alien clowns from outer space invade a small American town.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Stephen Chiodo
© 1987 Trans World Entertainment
A Sarlui/Diamant presentation of a Chiodo Bros. production
Executive Producers: Paul Mason and Helen Sarlui-Tucker
Produced by: Edward Chiodo, Stephen Chiodo, Charles Chiodo
Associate Producer: J.J. Lichuaco
Written by: Charles Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo
Director of Photography: Alfred Taylor
Edited by: Chris Roth
Music by: John Massari
Sound Recordist: Kenneth R. Burton
Costume Designer: Darcee Olson
Key Make-up: Kandace Westmore
Key Hair: Jon Thanos
Special Visual Effects by: Fantasy II Film Effects
Production Designer: Charles Chiodo
Cast
Grant Kramer (Mike Tobacco)
Suzanne Snyder (Debbie Stone)
John Allen Nelson (Dave Hanson)
Royal Dano (farmer Gene Green)
Peter Licassi (Paul Terenzi)
Michael Siegel (Rich Terenzi)
John Vernon as Officer Mooney
Chris Titus (Bob McReed)
Irene Michaels (Stacy)
Karla Sue Krull (Tracy)
Brian Degan Scott (punk #1)
Danny Kovacs (punk #2)
Adele Proom (Mrs Franco)
Howard Malpas (Mr Myers)
Karen Raff (mom #1)
Kathleen Stefanbo (mom #2)
Claire Bartle (little girl)
Sharon O'Mahoney (waitress)
Michael Halton (Slug)
Lucinda Burgess (Sheila)
Alternative Titles
Clovnii ucigasi – Romanian title
Clowns asesinos – Mexican title
Les clowns tueurs venus d'ailleurs – French title
Gyilkos bohócok az urbol – Hungarian title
Killer Klowns – Italian title
Killer Klowns (Payasos asesinos) – Spanish title
Klovnovi ubice – Serbian title
Mordercze klowny z kosmosu – Polish title
Palha̤os Assassinos РBrazilisn title
Palha̤os Assassinos do Espa̤o Sideral РBrazilian television title
Payasos asesinos del espacio exterior – Spanish title
S.O.S. РPalha̤os Assassinos РPortuguese title
Space Invaders – German, West German title
Ubojiti klauni iz svemira – Croatian title
Uzaydan Gelen Katil Palya̤olar РTurkish title
Links
Extracts included in
The Making of Killer Klowns (2001)
Monster Vision: A History and Analysis of Horror Cinema (2016)
References
Books
The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen by Richard Crouse p.130-132
Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914-2008 by Bruce G. Hallenbeck pp.158-159; 222 – illustrated review; credits
The Films of the Eighties by Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan p.304
Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.271
Horror Films by Subgenre: A Viewer's Guide by Chris Vander Kaay and Kathleen Fernandez-Vander Kaay pp.49-50
Horror Films of the 1980s by John Kenneth Muir pp.667-669 – credits, synopsis, review
The Stop-motion Filmography by Neil Pettigrew pp.389-390
Other Sources
BFI Southbank Guide March 2018 p.44 – illustrated listing
