Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)

Timing: 1:28 (88 min)

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Photo 80

Actors and characters

Release date

1988-05-27

Country

United States

Production

Chiodo Bros. Productions, Sarlui / Diamant Production

Genre

Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

Budget

$2 000 000

Revenue

$352

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Director

Stephen Chiodo

Actors

Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, John Vernon, Royal Dano, Christopher Titus, Michael S. Siegel, Peter Licassi, Irene Michaels, Karla Sue Krull
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Scenario

Stephen Chiodo, Charles Chiodo

Producer

Stephen Chiodo, Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo, Paul Mason, Helen Szabo

Operator

Alfred Taylor

Composer

John Massari

Artist

Audition

Ed Mitchell, Alana H. Lambros

Editing

Christopher Roth
All team (16)

• The film's tagline—"In space no one can eat ice cream!"—parodies the tagline "In space no one can hear your scream" from the film *Alien* (1979).
• The main clown in the final scene, dubbed "Clownzilla" by the Chiodo brothers, is played by one of them—Charles.
• The film's budget was $2 million. Almost everything was spent on production costs. Nearly all the special effects, as well as the clowns, were created by the filmmakers themselves for next to nothing.
• The scene where the car flies over a cliff was originally intended to be more spectacular – the car was supposed to fly over the cliff and crash to the ground. Unfortunately, someone on the set forgot to remove the brake pads from under the car's wheels, which caused the tow ropes to break at a very inopportune moment, and the result is visible on screen. The car slowly tumbled over the edge and, as it fell, got stuck in the crown of a tree.
• Initially, it was planned that Clownzilla would be made using stop-motion animation, but due to the financial costs of its production and limited time, it was decided that an actor in a costume would play the role.
• The film's slogan, “In space no one can eat ice cream!”, parodies the slogan “In space no one can hear your scream” from the film “Alien” (1979).
• The main clown in the final scene, named “Clownzilla” by the Chiodo brothers, is played by one of them – Charles.
• The scene where the car flies over a cliff was initially intended to be more spectacular – the car was supposed to fly over the cliff and crash to the ground. Unfortunately, someone on the film crew forgot to remove the brake pads from under the car’s wheels, causing the cables to snap at a very inopportune moment, and the result is visible on screen. The car slowly tipped over the edge and, as it fell, got stuck in the tree canopy.