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Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)

A 1980s satirical horror film, Killer Klowns From Outer Space, comes from the Chiodo Brothers; that takes place in a town being terrorized by alien "Klowns" that kill its residents by turning them into cotton candy and drinking their blood. When Mike Tobacco and Debbie Stone are enjoying a romantic evening at Lover's Lane, they notice a strange object falling to earth, a peculiar circus tent. From that tent emerges "Klowns," aliens with only one goal in mind - murder. Mike and his friends will band together to stop the menacing Killer Klowns before their town is wiped out and the "circus" stays forever.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space
PG-13
Horror
Sci-Fi
Comedy

Director
Stephen Chiodo
Release Date
May 27, 1988
Cast
Suzanne Snyder , Michael S. Siegel , Grant Cramer , John Vernon , John Allen Nelson , Peter Licassi
Writers
Stephen Chiodo , Charles Chiodo
Runtime
88 minutes
Budget
$2 million

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