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
- 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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