Weirdest Movie Ever

I first saw this in 1988, but all I remember was a clown face popping up in a window or something, and the movie leaving me with a strange impression. So, Vudu has it on for free right now, and I thought, "Why not?", wondering how strange it could get. Well, it does a good job at being stranger. . .and stranger. . ., but this is no "Stranger Things" type of strange. This is just weird strange.

So, there are killer aliens in the form of "Klowns" that come to destroy everybody in this small town. Debbie (Weird Science) and Mike (New Years Evil) , a young couple, find themselves caught up in this wacko mystery as they try to get help from the police and from anyone who will listen. Of course, when you tell someone that scary-looking clowns are killing people with laser guns and cocooning them in cotton candy, who's gonna believe you?

Writing Quality: But even though the "klowns" are bizarre, like shooting popcorn out of guns (the popcorn turns into a scary surprise later), making impossible shadow puppets, and offing people with acid-filled pies, the script actually has decent dialogue and two good lead actors. You even get the Dean from Animal House playing the sheriff.

Scare Factor: So, the movie is a comedy horror sci fi parody (yep, that's right). It's not really scary; maybe you'll jump when Debbie opens the laundry basket, but the real scare comes from how eerie the klowns look with faces that don't seem painted on, wicked yellow teeth, and a vocabulary of electronic grunts. I must say, the makeup artist did an amazing, although creepy, job.

Content (sex, language & violence): No sex. Minimal language. Some violence with one man's head getting punched into the air (obviously for comic effect) and weird klown guns, but nothing too serious.

Values: Preserving people's lives; looking out for others.

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