While the various plot lines jimmys struggle to get his act together, darren wanting to have a more interesting life, barry wanting to be useful are retreads of pretty much any movie made in this vein, the actors bring some spontaneity and weirdness to their characters. With andy powers, laura allen, peter stormare, christian distefano. But while it does have a terrifically macabre plot working in its favor, it feels like it favors familial drama over out and out frights. Clown is a 2014 american supernatural horror film directed by jon watts, produced by mac cappuccino, eli roth and cody ryder, and written by christopher d. Clown is a 2014 american supernatural horror film directed by jon watts, produced by mac cappuccino, eli roth and cody ryder, and written by watts and christopher ford. The clown at midnight isnt exactly iconic, but it is your rare starstudded killerclown picture. It stars brittany allen, freddie stroma, and melanie papalia as a group of friends who must defend themselves against an alien onslaught. The doctor who had cannibalistic serial killer bongo the clown lockedup in a mental asylum is engaged to be married, but as the guests gather at his secluded country home to celebrate, the.
The movie is essentially it with a bodyhorror twist. But does the 90minute version live up to the viral hype. Within the first 10 minuets youre thrown right into the plot and made aware of everything thats going on. A little boys birthday party gets ruined when his entertainment clown cancels. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Clown doesnt waste any time and gets straight down to business. Killer clown 2014 a young doctor and his girlfriend survive bongo, and go to spend a weekend in their new home in the country. Some people thought id made the movie, or that it was another fake. The movie does rush a bit at the beginning with it starting immediately with the sons birthday party and the dad having to be the birthday clown really fast, which kind of prevents us from seeing what he was like before wearing the clown costume. We have pennywise, the killer klowns from outer space, that godawful doll from poltergeist, and hopfrog from his titular tale, written by edgar allen poe and one of my personal favorite poe characters to name only a few. Breaking glass pictures released the dvd on july 1, 2014.
It was released directtodvd in the united kingdom in november, 2014 by lions gate. Horror movies 2014 every horror movie coming out in 2014. Howard, produced by howard and stephen greenhalgh, and starring jessica cunningham. The film stars laura allen, andy powers, and peter stormare. Clown is a 2014 american horror film directed by jon watts, produced by mac cappuccino. Kent mccoy is a loving, but constantly working, husband and father who hosts a. But while it does have a terrifically macabre plot working in its favor, it feels. Best horror movies on netflix 31 horror movies on netflix that will scare the hell out of you.
The plot, such as it is, hinges on a clown costume which principal protagonist kent andy powers finds in one of the houses his real estate company is handling. I mostly agree but i wish they went all the way with the wifes pregnancy. Frankly, the story behind clown is actually better than the movie itself. Killer legends played for one night at the nitehawk cinema in brooklyn, new york on march, 2014. A man becomes entangled in a deadly morality game when the circus comes to town and a sadistic clown forces him to examine the things in life he takes for granted in the most horrific ways. Clown is a 2014 american supernatural horror film directed by jon watts, produced by mac cappuccino, eli roth and cody ryder, and. Clown is a story of a loving father who dons a clown outfit and makeup to perform at his sons sixth birthday, only to later discover that the costume red nose and wig included will not come off and his own personality changes in a horrific fashion. Gwynplaine is referred to as clown several times directly in the original novel coincidentally ive just read it, so hes kind of eligible. It stars brittany allen, freddie stroma, and melanie papalia as a group of. As if they were trying to beat that movie to market and were only able to end up with a vod release. A loving father finds a clown suit for his sons birthday party, only to realize that its cursed. Jon watts also wrote the screenplay for clown, which he has little experience but was able to execute. And with the relatively recent news reports of scary folks dressing.
You may watch below the scary trailer of clown, the upcoming horror movie directed by jon watts and produced by the master of horror eli roth. In 2015, a video was uploaded to a youtube account called hvuseenwrinkles that. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this the clown study guide and get. Clown is a 2014 american supernatural horror film directed by jon watts, produced. Jon watts made waves at the 2015 sundance film festival with his throwback thriller cop car getting enough attention that he was given a golden ticket to join club mcu by directing 2017s spiderman. Powers in clown 2014 christian distefano in clown 2014 andy powers in clown 2014. I take a look at the 2014 supernatural horror film clown directed by jon watts and produced by eli roth plot a father is having a birthday party for his son and the clown cancels the last. Christopher plummer, margot kidder, and tatyana ali all appear in this movie, which follows a. It stars ross noble, tommy knight and gemmaleah devereux, with shane murray corcoran, thomas kane byrne, eoghan mcquinn, roisin barron, hugh mulhern, john mcdonnell, tommy cullen, lorna dempsey, jemma curran, and ryan burke in supporting roles. Clown is a film directed by jon watts with andy powers, laura allen, peter stormare, elizabeth whitmere, year. Also for a movie about a man who slowly transforms into a clown demon it takes itself way to.
Apr 01, 2015 the buzz stopped for a while, considering there was not yet a full movie, but recently bloodydisgusting started posting clips from the movie and it sparked my interest for the second time. While this movie may borrow ideas from some of the other clown films out there this flick holds its own and is very interesting and original at times. The company would release the film on dvd in the united states on november 11, 2014. Sword swallower jelly boy the clown suffers severe burns in an apartment fire and battles to recover and return to the stage as a. Mar 26, 2015 clown doesnt waste any time and gets straight down to business. A loving father finds a clown suit for his sons birthday party, only to.
It is the most successful of the clown movies to ever be released. Gingerclown 3d is a 20 hungarian horror comedy film written and directed by balazs hatvani. After donning an old clown costume for his childs birthday celebration, kent mccoy comes to the horrific realization he now cannot take it off. It was one of the top ten bestselling independent film on itunes in july 2014. The second the plot starts in earnest and you understand the lore you know its going to come into play but the best we get is the clown threatening to eat the fetus. A loving father finds a clown suit for his sons birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer. His father finds a clown suit and becomes the new entertainment but something is weird about it, there is an evil curse and it wont come off. As someone who has never been into the clown thing, this movie was still fantastic. Aside from producing the film, roth also stars as frowny the clown. Being clay in america 2001 did an incredible job directing his second fulllength movie. Interestingly, watts had another film in the can that had never been released, 2014s clown, produced by eli roth, and just this week is getting a small.
Havent seen the movie yet, but im planning to this very year, likely as a part of halloween marathon. The film stars erin hayes and ashley lloyd as high school students intruding in an old amusement park inhabited by monsters, with tim curry, lance henriksen, michael winslow, brad dourif and sean young providing the voices of the creatures that terrorize them. The plot remains threadbare throughout and the i cant take it off storyline gets old really, really fast. Clown is a 2014 american horror film directed by jon watts, produced by mac cappuccino, eli roth and cody ryder, and written by watts and christopher ford. Clown kill originally released as lock in, is a 2014 british slasher film written and directed by mark j. Extraterrestrial also known under the working title of the visitors is a 2014 american science fiction horror film that was directed by colin minihan, based on a script by both vicious brothers. The visual effects for the clown monster were done by. From what ive read of the movie, the plot involved some poor schmo named kent who decides to put on a dirty old clown outfit that he finds in a house that he owns and in renovating in order to make sure his kid has a clown for his birthday. Stitches is a 2012 comedy horror film directed by conor mcmahon and written by conor mcmahon and david obrien. Clown is a horror movie from 2014 directed by jon watts, and produced by none other than the modern king of horror, eli roth. The visual effects for the clown monster were done by alterian, inc.
Clown offcial trailer directed by jon watts and starring peter stormare, laura allen, elizabeth whitmere. Mar 19, 2020 i take a look at the 2014 supernatural horror film clown directed by jon watts and produced by eli roth plot a father is having a birthday party for his son and the clown cancels the last. While clown is far from the disastrous misfire that typically stains vod horror movies most range from awful to i never want to see a movie again, it comes apart about halfway through, losing a very. His father finds a clown suit and becomes the new entertainment but something is. A loving father finds a clown suit that he wears to entertain the children at his sons sixth birthday party. Questions tagged clown2014 ask question clown is a 2014 film released in 2016 in the united states by eli roth featuring a protagonist who is being turned into a clown demon. Clown is a story of a loving father who dons a clown outfit and makeup to perform at his sons sixth birthday, only to later discover that the costumered nose and wig includedwill not come off. Whether youre a fan of the original 1990 version or the new shiny 2018 film, pennywise is certainly the clown that comes to mind first for many. But when hes unable to get the clown suit off, he finds it. Nov, 2014 a loving father finds a clown suit for his sons birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer.
Clown is a 2014 canadianamerican 3d supernatural horror film directed by jon watts, produced by mac cappuccino, eli roth and cody ryder, and written by christopher d. As the entertainer booked for his son jacks birthday party has just cancelled, he puts it on in order to fill in and save the day. It works even if you dont find clowns particularly scary. Director jon watts clown, the featurelength extension of watts and. The perfect proof of this is the movie version of clown. A loving father finds a clown suit for his sons birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer. A loving father finds a clown suit for his sons birthday party, only to realize the. Whats the story clown is a story of a loving father who dons a clown outfit and makeup to perform at his sons sixth birthday, only to later discover that the costume red nose and wig included will not come off and his own personality changes in a horrific fashion. I also really enjoyed the brutality they showed in the movie.