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Clown (2014)

Clown poster
Directed by
Jon Watts
Genre
horror film, slasher film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 1,469 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An estate agent puts on a clown costume for his son's birthday party and finds the suit is cursed. He slowly transforms into a demonic creature that terrorizes his family.

supernaturalcreepytensegoryslow-burnominousdisturbingdarkly comic

What happens

Clown is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by Jon Watts in his feature directorial debut, produced by Mac Cappuccino, Eli Roth, and Cody Ryder, and written by Watts and Christopher Ford. It stars Eli Roth, Laura Allen, Andy Powers, and Peter Stormare and follows an estate agent who wanted to perform on his son's birthday only to realize that the clown suit he wore became cursed. Visual effects for the clown monster were done by Jagdeep Khoza, Alterian, Inc., and Tony Gardner. Principal photography began in November 2012, in Ottawa. The film was released in Italy on November 13, 2014, in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2015, and in the United States on June 17, 2016, by Dimension Films. The film received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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