FUNNYMAN

[countchocula]

WARNING-The following post contains spoilers, but trust me, it doesn't matter.

WEIRD! This movie is so fucking weird that it's hard to convey just how weird it is. Literally, this has to be one of the weirdest movies in existence. I'll see if I can compose a cohesive synopsis. A man wins the keys to a gothic castle in a poker game from a quirky, mysterious man (Christopher Lee). Once there with his family, a demonic jester is awakened. The jester (Funnyman, thus the title) proceeds to kill off the entire bunch in the first thirty minutes! Well, that is, except for the father who spends the rest of the film in a shopping cart blanketed in cocaine (don't ask). His brother arrives with an assortment of hitchhikers. The hitchhikers consist of Velma (the exact same Velma from Scooby-Doo, replete with orange sweater, magnifying glass, tempting skirt, glasses, I'm not kidding!), a psychic (black woman with exaggerated afro, whose hand later mutates into a bizarre laser gun of sorts), a hand puppeteer (dead ringer for Brad Dourif, slightly normal character), and some guy (this one doesn't have much personality, but he receives an odd, disturbing lap dance that you have to see to believe). In the end, everyone dies, Funnyman escapes unscathed, and your mind is blown.

I honestly don't know how much I liked this film. I was definitely entertained for 90 minutes straight. I mean, I NEVER knew what was coming at me next. There's no point in me blabbering any further. Just do yourself a favor, and track this schizophrenic slab of lunacy down.

My rating-3.5/5

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[spacemonkey]

This looks cool...a demonic jester? Never heard of that one..hmmmm...

[Jason13thh]

I was told that this was a crappy flick is it worth viewing ???

[Pumpkinhead]

I heard about this flick a while ago, and was gonna ask to see if anyone's seen it. I've never seen it in any video stores.

[jpmiw2001]

I own this movie and I thought that is was pretty cool. It messed with your head like John Carpenter's In The Mouth Of Madness.

[countchocula]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jason13thh:
I was told that this was a crappy flick is it worth viewing ???</font>

If you have a taste for low-budget insanity, than Funnyman is definitely worth a rental (if you can locate it). Just don't expect to understand it in the slightest. I don't think it was meant to be comprehensible.

[Bub]

I remember watching Funnyman. I was laughing my ass off all through it. That guy who gets forced to snort too much cocaine and ends up in a trolley...LOL!. But seriously, don't watch this movie. Unless you like to watch crap.

[Gluttony]

What in the Hell?

I tell you, you only have once to make that first impression... and this film looks like it MUST and I mean MUST kick all sorts of acid tripping ass.

The Funnyman? Reminds me of Leprechaun and Rumplestilskin's love child. Yuck.

[countchocula]

A blast from the past! Glut, you would LOVE this flick. It's the epitome of bizarro entertainment.

[Murderous Squad]

I remember i made a thread asking about this flick a while back and never got the cahcne to watch it yet. i might pick it up as a blind buy it looks crappy but it might be worth the 15 bucks...we'll see

[the dead one]

I rented this one ions ago, I kept falling asleep! It seemed a little too weird for me. It didnt feel like a horror film at all, but the character was creepy looking enough. Funnyman failed to keep my attention, perhaps I should seek this out and give it another shot! Hopefully, I wont fall asleep this time!!!

[Elgyn]

When was this movie made? I`ve never heard of it, but it certainly sounds interesting (and Christpher Lee is always cool).

[the dead one]

Funny Man was made in 1994. :D

You can purchase the DVD on amazon.

[Cronos]

ive wanted to see this for years but had trouble finding it

[Cushing]

At the time Christopher Lee said it was one of the most original scripts he's ever read .
He was'nt kidding !
There's nothing else like it . Yes it has its moments . It can be fun at times and weird most of the time .
Personally I think it's one of the worst horror films ever made in Britain . Maybe I should see it again with a few beers .
No ! make that a LOT of beers .

[jagged halo]

I saw this a long time ago, excellent film, mind you I am a big fan of Christopher Lee. As the Count states, it's a schizophrenic tale alright!!. Well worth a look.

[countchocula]

Originally posted by Cushing
Personally I think it's one of the worst horror films ever made in Britain . Maybe I should see it again with a few beers .
No ! make that a LOT of beers .

That's the spirit! Funnyman is certainly "original," if nothing else. There's a few interviews on the DVD, and neither Lee nor director Simon Sprackling seem to realize that this is one whacked-out flick.

[spacemonkey]

Originally posted by countchocula
It's the epitome of bizarro entertainment.

Did somebody say bizarro entertainment? I live for this shit...I really need to get a hold of this dvd, I think their selling for something like 9.99 over at suncoast.

[doggyboyuk]

Funnyman is a great film. I remember watching it on sky years ago. I brought it round a to watch with a group of friends we were laughing all the way through we just couldn't stop at certain parts. I highly reccommend this to anybody. It may seem quite random in places but it is very funny.

[MadmanMARZ]

The only thing I remembered that was cool about this movie was the end song.
"Funnyman the naughty Funnyman, he´s cheeky and he´s cruel"
sung by a childrens choir...

[MisterTwister]

Count was this the US R rated version or the UK uncut version-in one of my older fangoria's it says alot of carnage was cut in the US version-but is left untouched in the UK.

[countchocula]

It's the R-rated version. The cuts are obvious, but Funnyman isn't the type of film you watch for mutinous bloodshed.

[MisterTwister]

I still want to see it-but i can't find it anywhere!! If someone can make me a copy-please pm me or email me-the movie looks fucked up!!!

[heavy!!!]

have never seen this movie in a video store in the uk, saw it on channel 4 late one evening and it was certainly a gory little number. If it did get an uncut uk release it must have been on a very minor scale!!!!

[MisterTwister]

I rather see it Uncut, but if it's too hard to get-I'll stick with the cut-but if someone can make me a copy-please pm me!!!or email!!!

[countchocula]

You could always buy it online (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/offer-listing/B000006EPC//002-9141836-4043231?condition=all).

[MisterTwister]

Some schmoe has it Uncut and i might trade Riddick for it. Thanks anyways.

[MisterTwister]

I'm finally watching this sometime this week. It's the uncut version and I can't wait to sit down and give it a peek. I hope I have a blast watching it.

[countchocula]

Oh, man. Let me know what you think as soon as you see it!

[Cronos]

saw this some time last year and was very disappointed, it has what could have been a fun plot, has some great sets as well but the acting is fucking terrible, it's so bad that i ended up turning it off after around an hour...the scenes with the Funny Man talking to the camera also irritated me

[MisterTwister]

I'm sad to say I didn't like this. Started out fine but grew very tiresome by the end, in which I was begging it to end. Some of the humor worked and the gore was nice and I did find Funnyman to be a mildly amusing villain but the whole thing was mostly ho-hum. Started out as a short film, should have stayed that way.

5/10

[XCoRyX]

Never heard of this - the jester looks pretty cool on the cover art.

But that usually doesn't mean much.

[countchocula]

Well, it's certainly not a good movie. I only recommend it to people because of its uncanny weirdness. You might like it more after listening to the commentary track. The shoot was essentially a huge party.