Killer Klowns From Outer Space

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Killer Klowns From Outer Space

PG-13

1988

1h 30m

Sci-Fi

Comedy

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When teenagers Mike (Grant Cramer) and Debbie (Suzanne Snyder) see a comet crash outside their sleepy small town, they investigate and discover a pack of murderous aliens who look very much like circus clowns. They try to warn the local authorities, but everyone assumes their story is a prank. Meanwhile, the clowns set about harvesting and eating as many people as they can. It's not until they kidnap Debbie that Mike decides it's up to him to stop the clowns' bloody rampage.

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Critics Consensus

Killer Klowns from Outer Space's title promises darkly goofy fun -- and more often than not, the movie delivers.

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Max Allen

Horror Movie Talk

Aug 6

10/10

Killer Klowns from Outer Space has long been one of my favorite horror movies. It’s low budget and very over the top, but I find it charming and entertaining to watch clowns wrap people in cotton candy cocoons that burn their flesh off.

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

07/06/2025

1.5/4

A solid script and a killer score by John Massari prevent Killer Klowns from fading into obscurity like a lot of 80s horror.

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Joshua Ryan

FandomWire

10/01/2024

8/10

The thing that stands out most about Killer Klowns From Outer Space is the level of creativity and commitment to the bit.

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Joe Lipsett

Queer.Horror.Movies.

05/15/2024

4/5

Killer Klowns from Outer Space is an utter delight. Packed with visual gags, exciting set pieces, and those incredibly memorable titular antagonists, the film is a fantastic piece of easily digestible entertainment.

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Kristy Strouse

Film Inquiry

10/07/2023

Killer Klowns From Outer Space is an amusing romp, bound to keep its classic status as it remains an imaginative sci-fi that excels in its effects and costumes bringing this horrifying sideshow to life.

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

09/10/2021

Funny but also genuinely disturbing (there's something immediately dangerous about these clowns), Killer Klowns has dozens of images and moments that will stick in your subconscious.

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Christopher

May 18

It was a FUN time! Full of laughs, satire, corn ball antics and KILLER KLOWNS!!!!!

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Benjamin G

01/29/2023

best movie ever... vampire clowns...cotton candy cacoons and lots laughs.

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Jun 20

It's a little amusing. I don't understand the high ratings, however.

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Chrystal R

@Crickle May 28

I watched Killer Klowns from Outer Space as a 9-year-old girl and it completely traumatized me, but my mom somehow missed the terror and decided to "surprise" me by redecorating my entire bedroom in a full clown theme...complete with a gigantic clown face mural on my wall that literally stared into my soul every single night. Between that horrifying wall looming over my bed and the movie scene where those freaks use crazy straws to drink liquified humans out of cotton candy cocoons, my childhood was officially ruined, and to this day I have an absolute, paralyzing fear of both clowns and straws.

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Marlon P.

@caramelpopcorn529 Apr 21

This movie is honestly one of the best horror films ever created because a lot of thought was made in this movie and funny moments that make this peak horror

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Bret M.

@BretM-3 Mar 20

This is such a fun horror movie! I've always loved the colors, the vibrancy, and just the overall aesthetic of this film. It's also very memorable. People often talk about forgettable and unimaginative, but this film is the exact opposite of that. Every kill, (the shadow puppets, the acid pies, the boxing scene etc.) is so unique and imaginative that it just sticks with you. The scene where Jumbo uses Officer Mooney's carcass as a ventriloquist's dummy is so eerie and creepy! And finally, the climax with Jojo the Klownzilla is so cool and crazy and is just the perfect way to end this movie. Instant classic for a reason! Definitely watch!

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Stephen Chiodo

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Grant Cramer

Mike Tobacco

Suzanne Snyder

Debbie Stone

John Allen Nelson

Dave Hanson

John Vernon

Curtis Mooney

Michael S. Siegel

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Capturing Debbie

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Cotton Candy Cocoons

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Escaping the Circus

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Klownzilla

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Human Puppet

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Gonna Knock My Block Off?

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Pied to Death

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - What in Tarnation's Going On Here?

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Clown Invasion

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Shadow Puppets

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Synopsis

When teenagers Mike (Grant Cramer) and Debbie (Suzanne Snyder) see a comet crash outside their sleepy small town, they investigate and discover a pack of murderous aliens who look very much like circus clowns. They try to warn the local authorities, but everyone assumes their story is a prank. Meanwhile, the clowns set about harvesting and eating as many people as they can. It's not until they kidnap Debbie that Mike decides it's up to him to stop the clowns' bloody rampage.

Director: Stephen Chiodo
Producer: Charles Chiodo, Stephen Chiodo, Edward Chiodo
Screenwriter: Stephen Chiodo, Charles Chiodo
Distributor: MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Media Home Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Chiodo Brothers Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 27, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround