Movie Cosmos - Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Description:

Aliens disguised as clowns crash land on Earth in a rural town to capture unsuspecting victims in cotton candy cocoons for later consumption.

Top Cast >

Grant Cramer

As Mike Tobacco

Suzanne Snyder

As Debbie Stone

John Allen Nelson

As Dave Hanson

John Vernon

As Curtis Mooney

Royal Dano

As Farmer Gene Green

Christopher Titus

As Bob McReed

Michael S. Siegel

As Rich Terenzi

Peter Licassi

As Paul Terenzi

Irene Michaels

As Stacy

Karla Sue Krull

As Tracy

Aeron MacIntyre

As Punk #1

Danny Kovacs

As Punk #2

Adele Proom

As Mrs. Franco

Howard Malpas

As Mr. Myers

Karen Raff

As Mom #1

Kathleen Stefano

As Mom #2

Claire Bartle

As Little Girl

Sharon O'Mahoney

As Waitress

Michael Halton

As Slug

Lucinda Burgess

As Sheila

Melvin Thompson

As Black Biker

David Piel

As Security Guard

Armon Stover

As State Trooper

Jeff Yesko

As State Trooper

Steve Rockhold

As Klown Performer

Michael Harington Burris

As Klown Performer

Geno Ponza

As Klown Performer

Scott Beatty

As Klown Performer

Paul Haley

As Klown Performer

Dennis C. Walsh

As Klown Performer

Genie Houdini

As Klown Performer

Harrod Blank

As Klown Performer

Karl Shaeffer

As Klown Performer

Paul Parsons

As Klown Performer

Jimmy Locust

As Klown Performer

Mitch Bryan

As Klown Performer

Greg Sykes

As Klown Performer

Top Crew >

Stephen Chiodo

Director

Reviews:

Wuchak (5/10)

Amusing, but too ridiculous, yet interestingly relates to the Hebrew diaspora

A town by the central California coast is invaded by circus-like extraterrestrials, who prey upon humans for their blood.

"Killer Klowns From Outer Space" (1988) is a colorful and fun alien invasion flick in the mold of “Critters” from two years earlier but, unlike that flick, is too preposterous to suspend disbelief. For instance, “Critters” offers a good explanation for how one of the extraterrestrials appears like a striking rock star, but you’ll get nothing like that here.

Nevertheless, there are multiple funny moments and winsome redhead Suzanne Snyder is a highlight as Debbie. Also, John Vernon is entertaining as the curmudgeon officer and the sequence involving one of the Klowns using a certain character as a ventriloquist dummy is worth the price of admission.

An interesting interpretation is that the Klowns are analogous of the dispersed Israelites who learned to hide in plain sight and thrive (not just survive) by changing their names and taking control in their new environments thru influencing and manipulating entertainment, politics, the media and financing (e.g. Federal Reserve banking).

It runs 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot in Watsonville, California (and nearby Santa Cruz), which are located 80-90 miles south of San Francisco.

GRADE: C

2024-12-30