Killer Klowns From Outer Space

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Killer Klowns From Outer Space

PG-13

Released May 27, 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

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.

Rated: 10/10

Aug 6, 2025

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

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

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 6, 2025

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Joshua Ryan

FandomWire

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

Rated: 8/10

Oct 1, 2024

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Joe Lipsett

Queer.Horror.Movies.

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.

Rated: 4/5

May 15, 2024

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Kristy Strouse

Film Inquiry

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.

Oct 7, 2023

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

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.

Sep 10, 2021

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Benjamin G

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

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Romas M

Greetings from Lithuania. "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" (1988) is a slasher movies parody, with Clowns serving as killers this time. And yes - they came from space. If the premise sounds like a camp film that was probably written by a writer who was on high and was on a marathon of "Friday the 13th" movies - it might be the case. On the other hand, this film isn't taking itself seriously (obviously), and its a fun film. Its a B movie horror comedy with a lavish colors throughout the film, acting that is on a verge of a parody, and killer clowns doing some ingenuine kills. Overall, "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" is exactly the type of the movie that you can get the idea of from a title. Yet its done with a sense of parody, and it works, if you are in a right mood for it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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Nick O

Everyone knows that the Chiodo Brothers are monster movie FX geniuses, but nowhere else will you find this much Chiodo madness in one goop-fest of a great movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/22/25

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Audience Member

Little pro tip. If you go into this expecting to be scared, you'll be disappointed. But this movie is more of a comedy like the minecraft movie. The movie knows it's goofy and it embraces it, which makes this movie a must see fpr comedy horror films.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/17/25

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Alexander T

This movie is amazing. The clown things are really weird but in a good way.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/17/25

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Nico S

Very creative and fun movie.Also a great title song by the dickies!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/08/25

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Stephen Chiodo

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Mike Tobacco

Suzanne Snyder

Debbie Stone

John Allen Nelson

Dave Hanson

John Vernon

Curtis Mooney

Michael S. Siegel

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Capturing Debbie

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Cotton Candy Cocoons

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Escaping the Circus

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Klownzilla

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Human Puppet

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Gonna Knock My Block Off?

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Pied to Death

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - What in Tarnation's Going On Here?

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Clown Invasion

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Official Clip - Shadow Puppets

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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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