Clownhouse

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Clownhouse

DVD cover of Clownhouse
Directed by Victor Salva
Starring Nathan Winters
Brian McHugh
Sam Rockwell
Release date(s) 1988
Running time 81min.
Country United States
Language English
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Clownhouse is a 1988 horror film directed by Victor Salva. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the dramatic category at the 1989 Sundance film festival.

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The film potrays a message; that you have to face your fears sooner or later. As main character, Casey (Nathan Winters) fears clowns, his two older brothers, Jeffrey (Brian McHugh) and Randy (Sam Rockwell) can not understand why. The three boys are going to be home alone for the night and they need something to do. They decided to go to the circus....

There's a break-out at the local mental institution. Three men have escaped and they're also headed to the circus...

As the boys go home from the circus, Casey thinks his nightmare is over...but it's really just begun. The three escaped mental patients have dressed up as clowns and have made their way to the boys' house to unleash a night of fear, where Casey is forced to face his fear in the clownhouse...

  • Director Victor Salva was convicted of molesting lead actor Nathan Winters during the making of Clownhouse. Winters was 12 years old at the time and Salva was sentenced to three years in prison. He served 15 months.
  • The film is reportedly in talks for a remake. The first draft of the script

is being penned and it is scheduled for a 2010 release.


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