Killer Klowns From Outer Space

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Killer Klowns From Outer Space

PG-13

1988

1h 30m

Sci-Fi

Comedy

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When teenagers Mike (Grant Cramer) and Debbie (Suzanne Snyder) see a comet crash outside their sleepy small town, they investigate and discover a pack of murderous aliens who look very much like circus clowns. They try to warn the local authorities, but everyone assumes their story is a prank. Meanwhile, the clowns set about harvesting and eating as many people as they can. It's not until they kidnap Debbie that Mike decides it's up to him to stop the clowns' bloody rampage.

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Critics Consensus

Killer Klowns from Outer Space's title promises darkly goofy fun -- and more often than not, the movie delivers.

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Max Allen

Horror Movie Talk

Aug 6, 2025

10/10

Killer Klowns from Outer Space has long been one of my favorite horror movies. It’s low budget and very over the top, but I find it charming and entertaining to watch clowns wrap people in cotton candy cocoons that burn their flesh off.

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

Jul 6, 2025

1.5/4

A solid script and a killer score by John Massari prevent Killer Klowns from fading into obscurity like a lot of 80s horror.

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Joshua Ryan

FandomWire

Oct 1, 2024

8/10

The thing that stands out most about Killer Klowns From Outer Space is the level of creativity and commitment to the bit.

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Joe Lipsett

Queer.Horror.Movies.

May 15, 2024

4/5

Killer Klowns from Outer Space is an utter delight. Packed with visual gags, exciting set pieces, and those incredibly memorable titular antagonists, the film is a fantastic piece of easily digestible entertainment.

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Kristy Strouse

Film Inquiry

Oct 7, 2023

Killer Klowns From Outer Space is an amusing romp, bound to keep its classic status as it remains an imaginative sci-fi that excels in its effects and costumes bringing this horrifying sideshow to life.

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

Sep 10, 2021

Funny but also genuinely disturbing (there's something immediately dangerous about these clowns), Killer Klowns has dozens of images and moments that will stick in your subconscious.

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Christopher

May 18, 2026

It was a FUN time! Full of laughs, satire, corn ball antics and KILLER KLOWNS!!!!!

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Benjamin G

Jan 29, 2023

best movie ever... vampire clowns...cotton candy cacoons and lots laughs.

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Skyler V

@RT20088345 Aug 24, 2026

I absolutely love the klowns . The writing is very funny and well made. Love the designs for the klowns

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Bruce F

@MoralMaster Aug 21, 2026

Just what you expected super 80s cheesy but great im glad i watched it would work very well for Halloween special effects completely on point for the time period

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Anthony F

@TonyOnions Aug 12, 2026

I waited for this movie to get boring. I waited and I waited... I waited a little more, until I realized it was half over and I couldn't look away. What a fun flick! Good for a rainy Sunday. I wish they still made em like this!

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Luke F

@RT90501803 Aug 11, 2026

The perfect mix of trippy sci fi and bizarre cotton candy horror that leaves you completely satisfied. Killer Klowns From Outer Space has the perfect 80s movie feel that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Cult classics like this just don’t get made anymore.

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Synopsis

When teenagers Mike (Grant Cramer) and Debbie (Suzanne Snyder) see a comet crash outside their sleepy small town, they investigate and discover a pack of murderous aliens who look very much like circus clowns. They try to warn the local authorities, but everyone assumes their story is a prank. Meanwhile, the clowns set about harvesting and eating as many people as they can. It's not until they kidnap Debbie that Mike decides it's up to him to stop the clowns' bloody rampage.

Director: Stephen Chiodo
Producer: Charles Chiodo, Stephen Chiodo, Edward Chiodo
Screenwriter: Stephen Chiodo, Charles Chiodo
Distributor: MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Media Home Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Chiodo Brothers Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 27, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround

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