Shakes the Clown

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Carlos I @carlosFibarra May 19, 2026 Bobcat Goldthwait's Shakes the Clown is a totally unhinged dark comedy, but it's not quite as wild and fun as I was expecting. Legend told of a much more entertaining movie, often dubbed the "Citizen Kane of alcoholic clown movies," yet the actual experience feels more depressingly bleak than hilariously chaotic. While it deserves points for its uncompromisingly gritty, avant-garde vision of a depraved clown subculture, the sluggish pacing and mean-spirited tone keep it from being the cult classic joyride it promises to be. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 15, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 14, 2025 The worldwide gross is $115,103.00, less than the budget of $1,400,000.00. Difference of $1,288,997.00. See more seamus M @RT35517637 Aug 18, 2024 The best thing Bobcat Goldthwait ever did! Packed with great cameos. See more Josh W @RT84072504 Jun 29, 2023 One of the greatest cult films ever, and it's sad the rating it has on this website. See more Jeffrey P @vanillavoodoo1 Mar 12, 2023 Starts with some potential, a down on his luck clown ala the ‘Bad Santa' trope, but quickly goes off the rails as an entire collective of drunken abusive clowns are introduced. You can't expect anything going into a movie like this so it's not likely to leave you disappointed, just full of regret. Aside from the tragic and depressing story of an alcoholic clown, what I believe is supposed to be the plot takes almost an hour to set up… in an 86-minute movie. Ironically, it gets worse and becomes less interesting once the plot develops. Still, there are a lot of cameos from comedians that combine to almost keep this afloat, though not all recognizable as everyone is in clown make-up throughout. See more Read all reviews

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