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Shakes the Clown (1992)

Bruce Baum , Steve Bean  |  R |  DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Bruce Baum, Steve Bean, Julie Brown, Blake Clark, Eliza Coyle
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Dubbed: Spanish
  • Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: April 4, 2000
  • Run Time: 87 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 0767837991
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,623 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Shakes the Clown" on IMDb

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The movie itself in my opinion is very funny. Winston Hancock  |  12 reviewers made a similar statement
This disc is reason enough in itself to buy a DVD player. S. Taylor  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
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61 of 65 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars YES YES YES! The Most Underrated Comedy Ever! July 16, 2000
Format:DVD
I love DVD movies and for the longest time, the only reason I kept my laserdisc player was because I was afraid that "Shakes the Clown" would never come out on DVD. Let's face it; "Shakes the Clown" was an absolute flop in the theaters, and Bobcat Golthwait gambled his career on the movie, which never quite recovered. But since on video, "Shakes the Clown" has gained a strong cult following as one of the funniest, irreverent, misunderstood comedies of all time.

There are 2 kinds of people in this world; People who like "Shakes the Clown" and people who don't. Here's a quiz to find out which camp you fall into: If you like Liam Neeson movies, thought Julia Roberts was at her perkiest in the Runaway Bride, eat a lot of low-fat food and don't understand most Adam Sandler jokes, this isn't your movie. However, if you like South Park, if the Cable Guy was your favorite Jim Carrey film, and can appreciate the brilliance of well-constructed potty-humor, "Shakes the Clown" is right up your alley.

Bobcat is Shakes the Clown; an alcoholic party clown that doesn't know how to turn his life around. He hangs out in a dumpy clown-bar ("The Twisted Balloon"), and vainly wishes he could be a television clown. All he needs is one big break, but he's generally too drunk to do what's best for himself, like practice his juggling and regular pie-throwing target practice.

Binky the clown is his arch nemesis; Binky is the suburban party-clown that is used to things going his way. Binky is also busy pushing dope he buys from the more rowdy Rodeo Clowns. Shakes ends up in the wrong place during a bad drug deal and gets framed for killing a leader of the clown community with a juggling pin.

That's the basic plot and you know by now whether you will enjoy the movie or not. In my opinion it's absolutely brilliant and, even though crude at times, makes for an interesting look at the different factions within society and how we behave towards people from different backgrounds. It's not a cutesy morale-building movie, but it's message is thinly cloaked with hilarious dialogue and humor.

Now I can finally sell my laserdisc player.....

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A mime is a terrible thing to waste July 10, 2006
Format:DVD
Pre-dating the much more popular "Bad Santa" by a good decade or so, Bobcat Goldthwait's sole directorial effort may have been a little too ahead of its time for its own good. Not that this is a groundbreaking piece of cinema, but within its narrow genre (Bitter Alcoholic Children's Entertainers) it has become a cult classic. Depending on your innate sense of humor, you will be either unspeakably shocked or wickedly delighted. Bobcat plays the title role fairly straight, considering the outrageousness of the story's central conceit. Something almost all reviews I've ever read seem to miss is the fact that Goldthwait's "clowns" are really a send-up of stand-up comedians, with all the backstage insecurity, jealously, pettiness and angst barely contained by the "happy" face paint (Maybe I recognize this underlying context because I used to work in stand up!) Julie Brown is appropriately twisted as the "love is blind" girlfriend, and Robin Williams almost steals the movie in his cameo as an abusive mime instructor. Not for all tastes, but worth a peek.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Painfully funny, great cast... and quite filthy, too! October 31, 2000
Format:DVD
It's nice to see that so many people out there have finally "gotten" this movie (it's belly-flopped when originally released). It has an incredibly flimsy story and no real depth of character but, guess what? Some movies just don't need strong story and characterization. Especially, when it's filled with such talented comedians as Goldthwait, Julie Brown, Adam Sandler (before he became huge), Kathy Griffin, Tom Kenny (from "Mr. Show" who steals every scene he's in), SNL's Tim Kazurinsky, and the legendary Paul Dooley ("Say, you clowns are on dope!"). The language throughout is so blue it's almost aquamarine, and yet it doesn't pander to the depths of gross-out humor that some comedies have (though there are scenes of vomit and urination played for laughs, the jokes are actually FUNNY). Man, this film is funny, funny, funny. See it! A cult classic.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars If you're going to watch a movie about an alcoholic clown, this should...
Here's the deal: Bobcat Goldthwait has a sick sense of humor. He writes and directs some of the best black comedies out there. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Raven A. Wind
5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT party movie
If you haven't seen it yet you need to. Ridiculous and stupid but SO COOL ! Haven't had this much fun since 'Killer Klowns From Outer Space'.
Published 2 months ago by Richard Cameron
1.0 out of 5 stars Dont bother
OH MY! This movie is so annoying that I was unable to watch past the first 20 minutes. DONT BOTHER TRYING!
Published 3 months ago by JT
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny
Bobcat golthwait what else can i say he is a m a z i n g ! ! ! !
Published 3 months ago by beckles
5.0 out of 5 stars Haven't opened it yet...
But my boyfriend will love it. Factory sealed and just what the description says. Can't wait to open and watch it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Shadow
4.0 out of 5 stars As wonderfully aweful as when it first came out.
Why hasn't Bobcat made more films! I remembered this as being hysterical when it first came out -- rival gangs of clowns and mimes, who hang out at their club bars, slamming... Read more
Published 4 months ago by B Wo
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious Movie
If you've gone so far as to find this movie title on Amazon - go ahead and buy it. I've probably only watched it twice since buying - but it's HILARIOUS. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Santi
4.0 out of 5 stars Shakes is FUNNY
I had the VHS forever. If you are my friend, you will have to tolerate Shakes.
Just a campy film with some comedians in the early years. NOT for everyone.
Published 5 months ago by Julie Oehlbeck
4.0 out of 5 stars cult classic
not a perfect specimen, but dense with good comedy, classic lines, and dark dark humor. enter the alternate world of clowns at your own risk.
Published 5 months ago by L. Eichel
5.0 out of 5 stars hilarious!
This is a very odd movie but it is absolutely hilarious! There a good amount of actors that were nobodies when they made this movie, the whole time I was watching it I couldn't... Read more
Published 6 months ago by lebean
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