Shakes the Clown

Shakes the Clown

Infobox Film
name = Shakes the Clown


caption = Theatrical poster
director = Bobcat Goldthwait
producer = Paul Colichman
Ann Luly-Goldthwait
writer = Bobcat Goldthwait
starring = Bobcat Goldthwait
Julie Brown
Tom Kenny
Blake Clark
Adam Sandler
Robin Williams
music = Tom Scott
cinematography = Bobby Bukowski
Elliot Davis
editing = J. Kathleen Gibson
distributor = IRS Media
released = March 13, 1992
runtime = 87 min
country = USA
language = English
budget = $1,400,000 (estimated)
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id = 1:44047
imdb_id = 0102898

"Shakes the Clown" is a 1992 American movie directed and written by Bobcat Goldthwait, who performs the title role. It also features Julie Brown, Blake Clark, Paul Dooley, Kathy Griffin, Florence Henderson, Tom Kenny, Adam Sandler, Scott Herriott, LaWanda Page, and a cameo by Robin Williams as Mime Jerry (using the pseudonym Marty Fromage).

The movie is a dark comedy about a birthday-party clown (Goldthwait) in the grip of depression and alcoholism. Different communities of clowns, mimes and other performers are depicted as clannish, rivalling subcultures obsessed with precedence and status. This was Goldthwait’s bitter satire of the dysfunctional standup comedy circuit he knew as a performer.

Critical and audience reaction to the movie was decidedly mixed: Leonard Maltin gave it his lowest rating, while the "Boston Globe" called it “the "Citizen Kane" of alcoholic clown movies.”

In an interview with Conan O’Brien, Goldthwait revealed that no less than Martin Scorsese had defended the movie from detractors. When a film critic derided the movie in order to make a point about good and bad movies, Scorsese revealed, "I liked "Shakes the Clown"." [http://www.scorsesefilms.com/quote8.htm]

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0102898|title=Shakes the Clown


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Homie the Clown — Infobox Simpsons episode episode name = Homie the Clown image caption = Promotional art for Homie the Clown. episode no = 118 prod code = 2F12 airdate = February 12, 1995 show runner = David Mirkin writer = John Swartzwelder director = David… …   Wikipedia

  • The Simpsons opening sequence — The Simpsons title screen as of 2009. The Simpsons opening sequence is an element that begins almost every episode of the American animated television series The Simpsons. Starting with the season 20 episode Take My Life, Please , the opening… …   Wikipedia

  • The Yardbirds — Infobox musical artist Name = The Yardbirds Landscape = Yes Background = group or band Associated acts = Box of Frogs, Cream, The Jeff Beck Group, Led Zeppelin, Renaissance Origin = London, England Years active = 1963–1968 1992–present Genre =… …   Wikipedia

  • Evil clown — For the American serial killer who was also known by the nickname Killer Clown , see John Wayne Gacy. For the wrestler who used to work under the ring name Killer Clown, see Los Psycho Circus. A generic Evil Clown The image of the evil clown is a …   Wikipedia

  • List of comedy films of the 1990s — Comedy film List of comedy films Pre 1920 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s …   Wikipedia

  • clown — {{11}}clown (n.) 1560s, also cloyne, rustic, boor, peasant, origin uncertain. Perhaps from Scandinavian dialect (Cf. Icelandic klunni clumsy, boorish fellow; Swed. kluns a hard knob, a clumsy fellow ), or akin to N.Fris. klönne clumsy person, or …   Etymology dictionary

  • Jack in the Box — This article is about the restaurant. For the toy, see Jack in the box. For other uses, see Jack in the box (disambiguation). Jack in the Box, Inc. Type Public (NASDAQ:  …   Wikipedia

  • Nightmares (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode) — Infobox Television episode Title=Nightmares Caption= Series=Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season=1 Episode=10 Airdate=May 12 1997 Production=4V10 Writer=Joss Whedon (story) and David Greenwalt (teleplay) Director=Bruce Seth Green Episode list=List of… …   Wikipedia

  • List of King of the Hill episodes — This is a list of episodes of the Fox animated television series King of the Hill. The series was originally broadcast from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010. Contents 1 Seasons 2 Episodes 2.1 Season 1: 1997 …   Wikipedia

  • List of characters in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy — This is a list of characters from the American animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy . Main Characters Grim Reaper Introduced in: Meet The Reaper Grim is the Grim Reaper, a scythe wielding skeleton in a black hooded… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”