CLOWNHOUSE?

[Grega77]

Hey has anyone seen this movie called Clownhouse?
Is this ever coming out on DVD again? I know it was released on DVD before but it is very hard to find now.
Is this movie any good?
Let me know your opinions on this movie. Thanks.

[Jason13thh]

Clownhouse had a good potential but the director failed in term of fear and violence.
Killer clowns + kids alone in a big isolated house, it should have been much more violent and aggressive according to me.
The film has a tv look to it I would give a 6/10

[XCoRyX]

many can already tell you what i think of this one :)

[ICP RULZ]

The movie itself isen't all that bad if you can get over what he did to the lead actor. Victor Salva is one sick man. but the movie itself isen't too bad like its got some nice killers,the lead actors actualy look scared sometimes. It is missing those kills that make you go nicccccccccce.
:D

Peace,
Matt

[CamaroMatt1996]

This movie is awesome!!:D The best CLOWN horror movie ever. It is creepy, with a cool Circus atmosphere and a creepy score. It does have a few flaws, and it is a little short, but still an excellent movie.

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Matt

[!MorganOnyx!]

I also agree that it has a few flaws, but I'm hardly going to diss my favourite movie of all time am I?!!! LOL! Anyway, although the violence is mainly implied, I think that's why it works. The director knew that seeing a clown creep about in the shadows is scary enough, you don't need to see someones head get chopped off!
The relationship between the three brothers is realistic too, which, in turn makes the film seem real, and the events unfolding, believable to a certain extent. I know tons of brothers who act that way to each other, so I thought the dialogue was great.

[XCoRyX]

yeah,basically,me and morganonyx= 2 biggest clownhouse fans...EVER

well maybe not,but if it wasn't for clownhouse,I wouldn't have been here at joblo bugging you all.

[XpatrickX]

I watched it a ton when I was younger and I think it scared me more than any movie had, but now it's just ok. It's worth watching though.

[!MorganOnyx!]

XCORYX -

Don't sell yourself short dude, you and I really ARE THE BIGGEST CLOWNHOUSE FANS EVER!! I have never known anyone to love this movie more than us!!! RESPECT!

[countchocula]

Mediocre. It's creepy enough (Salva's direction is splendorous), but I hated the characters with a passion.

[Tarman]

Yeah im a pretty big fan as well.I use to rent this mofo like twice a week.Did have some creepy parts.Best clown movie out there

[The_Driller_Killer]

Originally posted by XCoRyX
yeah,basically,me and morganonyx= 2 biggest clownhouse fans...EVER


What about me?? :D It's one of my favorites.

[!MorganOnyx!]

THE DRILLER KILLER -

Sorry dude, I forgot!! Welcome to THE ELITE my friend. We must all stick together!! This is a CLASSIC, and nobody will EVER change my mind about it!!

[CamaroMatt1996]

Originally posted by !MorganOnyx!
THE DRILLER KILLER -

Sorry dude, I forgot!! Welcome to THE ELITE my friend. We must all stick together!! This is a CLASSIC, and nobody will EVER change my mind about it!!

May I be a part of the Elite?? It's been one of my fav movies since I was like 10:D .

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Matt

[The_Driller_Killer]

Originally posted by !MorganOnyx!
THE DRILLER KILLER -

Sorry dude, I forgot!! Welcome to THE ELITE my friend. We must all stick together!! This is a CLASSIC, and nobody will EVER change my mind about it!!

Ohhh, this is so unexpected! I don't know what to say! I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart. You like me! You really, really like me! :D

[!MorganOnyx!]

LOL!

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, as well as the latest member to became one of THE ELITE, THE DRILLER KILLER! MORGANONYX and XCORYX would to welcome the newest member:

CAMAROMATT1996 (loud round of applause)

May we all talk about CLOWNHOUSE, big up CLOWNHOUSE and love and respect CLOWNHOUSE for the classic horror movie that it is. Now I'd like to leave y'all with one of my favourite quotes from the film:

RANDY (SAM ROCKWELL): Just because it's dark doesn't mean there's something awful out there!

CASEY (NATHAN FORREST-WINTERS): It means you can't tell if there is.

[CamaroMatt1996]

Thanks!:cool: (Takes Bow) May 'Clownhouse' be talked about for years to come, and the DVD needs to come out again!

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Matt

[MadmanMARZ]

Am I missing something here??
The DVD never came out...it was postponed from it´s original date in August last year by MGM...why was never answered, but it could have been something about what happened between Salva and the boy Casey...but that is only speculations...
I love Clown house and think it is an earie little horrormovie...
Hope this will come out one day so I could cancel my VHS of it...

[CamaroMatt1996]

Hey,

Actually a few hundred copies was released on Aug. 27th before the stores pulled them off the shelves. Thats why you seem them going for 100+ on eBay.

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Matt

[MadmanMARZ]

Oh man...that made my day *LOL*
It´s time to put out the big wallet then and going E´BAY...

Do you know why it got cancelled?

[!MorganOnyx!]

The family of the boy abused by the director VICTOR SALVA kicked up such a fuss MGM had no choice but to pull it. Obviously it's understandable the company didn't want any negative publicity, but FUCK ME I hadn't felt that bad since I found out the rumours on the IMDB about CLOWNHOUSE 2 were fucking false!

[XCoRyX]

Originally posted by !MorganOnyx!
LOL!

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, as well as the latest member to became one of THE ELITE, THE DRILLER KILLER! MORGANONYX and XCORYX would to welcome the newest member:

CAMAROMATT1996 (loud round of applause)

May we all talk about CLOWNHOUSE, big up CLOWNHOUSE and love and respect CLOWNHOUSE for the classic horror movie that it is. Now I'd like to leave y'all with one of my favourite quotes from the film:

RANDY (SAM ROCKWELL): Just because it's dark doesn't mean there's something awful out there!

CASEY (NATHAN FORREST-WINTERS): It means you can't tell if there is.


Glad you didn't forget me,now,let me get back to singing my favorite song,from clownhouse :)....

"Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark....."

BTW I have tried time and time again to find that song,never suceeded...also odd they didn't list the song in the end credits.

[jagged halo]

Pardon my ignorance but what is this story about Victor Salva allegedly abusing a young boy?, I'm a fan of both Clownhouse and Jeepers Creepers but if there is any substance at all to these rumours then I will be a fan of his no more.

[countchocula]

Originally posted by jagged halo
Pardon my ignorance but what is this story about Victor Salva allegedly abusing a young boy?, I'm a fan of both Clownhouse and Jeepers Creepers but if there is any substance at all to these rumours then I will be a fan of his no more.

Fun reading material for the whole family! (http://www.joblo.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31279&highlight=nathan)

[jagged halo]

Thanks for the link Count.

Three years behind bars is definitely not enough in my opinion, I'm amazed at the leniency in this case.

I suppose on reflection whether you believe the sentence fits the crime, he has been convicted of it nonetheless, however what he did I find extremely disturbing, I wonder how many more individuals have suffered similar abuse yet not reported it?.

What a can of worms.

[!MorganOnyx!]

XCORYX -

Yeah I noticed how that song isn't listed in the end credits too, and would love to have a copy of it!!!

JAGGED HALO -

Sorry about that dude. It sucks on many levels. There are way more reasons than the obvious why I really wished this never happened but it did, and that's the way it is I guess.

Having said that, I'm one of the lucky ones who can actually watch this film and see all the unnecessary shots of young males without it ruining the viewing. I had seen the film many times before finding out what had happened, so that must be a main reason.

What SALVA did makes him a disgusting human being, but his work on CLOWNHOUSE deserves to be recognised. I love it, and am thankful he made it.

[countchocula]

Originally posted by !MorganOnyx!
I love it, and am thankful he made it.

I'm not. If extirpating Clownhouse from the annals of horror history meant that Nathan Forrest Winters would have had a normal childhood, I'd do it.

[XCoRyX]

Originally posted by countchocula
I'm not. If extirpating Clownhouse from the annals of horror history meant that Nathan Forrest Winters would have had a normal childhood, I'd do it.

Yeah I would too,and thats saying alot regarding how much i enjoyed this one...any normal person would take a kids life over a movie,not to say if you wouldn't your not normal...well,i dont know either way just voicing my opinion...but we all know this could never happen,so the least we can do is enjoy it,to me atleast,as it has nothing to do with me,and he was justified in some terms...

[!MorganOnyx!]

Don't get me wrong guys I didn't mean it like that. I'm glad he made the film, but obviously I would've loved to completely deny him the opportunity to be with FORREST WINTERS alone inbetween takes. I mean, fair enough nobody knew he was a paedophile, but why were they given the chance to be alone?!!! Where were his parents?!! Surely they would've spent alot of time at the set too?

What I'm trying to say is in any other circumstances this film would've been made without any drama.

[jagged halo]

Without wanting to start a flame war, I don't think Clownhouse could be considered a classic horror movie by any means.

It has a mediocre plot, a few jumps, and no gore, it will certainly be remembered for reasons far more disturbing than anything we are presented with on screen.

:(

[CamaroMatt1996]

Yea, 'Clownhouse' was a little short, and it didn't have the greatest plot and was pretty much gore-free, but I consider it the 'Halloween' of Clown movies. 'Halloween' and 'Clownhouse' are similar on many levels. Both had awesome direction. Both were pretty much goreless. Both had small budgets. Both were from directors starting out their careers. Both had creepy atmosphere.

The reason I bring these points up, is that a lot of people think 'Clownhouse' sucks, but think 'Halloween' is awesome. There isn't much diff imo.

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Matt

[countchocula]

Originally posted by !MorganOnyx!
I'm glad he made the film, but obviously I would've loved to completely deny him the opportunity to be with FORREST WINTERS alone inbetween takes. I mean, fair enough nobody knew he was a paedophile, but why were they given the chance to be alone?!!! Where were his parents?!! Surely they would've spent alot of time at the set too?

Salva might have been sly enough to earn their trust. The notorious Albert Fish delusively escorted a little girl to a "birthday party" where he proceeded to kill, cook, and eat her.

For the record, I feel that both Halloween and Clownhouse are mediocre.

[Jason13thh]

This movie should have been much much more violent to me.

[!MorganOnyx!]

I can see how you would feel that way. To a certain extent I would've been interested to see a violent version, where maybe a couple of the brothers get killed and a handlful of neighbours etc but overall I think SALVA got it right because once the kills started setting in it would've probably just become another slasher flick that just isn't scary.

[teenkiller]

Well I finally watched the "legendary" Clownhouse on Youtube last night. Pretty mediocre film if I do say so myself. Made for television movies from twenty years ago just don't hold up well. If I had grown up with this film like others had maybe I would rate it a bit higher but I don't have that connection to it. I'm still glad I have finally seen it just because of all the talk about it on the boards and the controversy over the years. I'd rank it below Jeepers Creepers but still ahead of the turd that is Jeepers Creepers 2. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[Evil Ed]

My bro and I thought it was awesome when we were kids, but I watched it last summer and it was crap.

[SplatterMaster5]

I seen this last year around Fall, it was dissapointing but there were parts that I found creepy, and the directing was mostly atmospheric. The music brought it down a lot for me unfortunately, I liked the spooky circus music in the trailer better.

BTW, I've been looking for that Don't Be Afraid of the Dark song for a while too, as I am a big fan of catchy tunes from the 80's. One of my favs from that era (Spin me round like a record) got remade as a dumb club/rap song. Off topic, yup. :D

[XCoRyX]

That song is so catchy ("Don't Be Afraid of the Dark").

[the dead one]

Clownhouse.

Despite the tragic events that occured with Slava I do consider this a great film. I am pretty pissed that I don't own it anymore because somebody swiped my DVD-R copy from collection....FN' rat bastards! I loved the older bastard brother played by Sam Rockwell, plus he was great in the 'Green Mile' as Billy the Kid. Sam plays a great slime ball thats for sure!

I am in the market for a new copy on DVD or DVD-R if anyone wants to trade for it or sell one. hint,hint.;)

[jagged halo]

It's a slow-burner with one or two half decent set-pieces. Not on my 'must have list', though.

P.S BTW Deadone it's your round old boy!!!:D

[SplatterMaster5]

The family of the boy abused by the director VICTOR SALVA kicked up such a fuss MGM had no choice but to pull it. Obviously it's understandable the company didn't want any negative publicity, but FUCK ME I hadn't felt that bad since I found out the rumours on the IMDB about CLOWNHOUSE 2 were fucking false!

Sucks the DVD was pulled.

[XCoRyX]

I love the movie just as much if not more than most/majority, but you'd be fucked a bit if you were molested as a kid.

[!MorganOnyx!]

FUCKING HELL! Over 8 years since I joined and CLOWNHOUSE still pops up every now and then. Nice to know. I'm still desperate to see SALVA'S short SOMETHING IN THE BASEMENT, which also starred FORREST-WINTERS. I wonder if their "relationship" started there? Also tried to find the epsiode of GERALDO that featured him but no dice.

[XCoRyX]

I always have tried finding that episode of Geraldo.

I'd want mostly,though, the Mp3 of the cheesy 80s song Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.

[!MorganOnyx!]

I'd want mostly,though, the Mp3 of the cheesy 80s song Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.

Lol. I want that song too. Check it out, Karl-Heinz Teuber who played Real Dippo has posted his various acting work on YouTube so I wrote him a few comments and he actually replied!!! You can imagine how excited this Clownhouse geek was to hear from one of the cast!!!!

"AND I WILL SHOW THEM SOMETHING WHAT THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE, BLEEEURRGH!!!!!"

[the dead one]

It's a slow-burner with one or two half decent set-pieces. Not on my 'must have list', though.

P.S BTW Deadone it's your round old boy!!!:D

Not a big fan eh? Despite the stigma associated with C.H. I still enjoy this flick. Granted it is a slow-burner though I have to agree with you there. But, I like the atmosphere provided in the 2nd half of the film. :) BTW Halo, I'll bet you secretly have a copy in your DVD collection:p