Killer Klowns from Outer Space

1988 Directed by Stephen Chiodo

It’s Craazzy!

Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town.

Grant Cramer Suzanne Snyder John Allen Nelson John Vernon Royal Dano Christopher Titus Michael S. Siegel Peter Licassi Irene Michaels Karla Sue Krull Aeron Macintyre Danny Kovacs Adele Proom Howard Malpas Karen Raff Kathleen Stefano Claire Bartle Sharon O'Mahoney Michael Halton Lucinda Burgess Melvin Thompson David Piel Armon Stover Jeff Yesko Steve Rockhold Michael Harington Burris Geno Ponza Scott Beatty Paul Haley Show All…

Alternative Titles

Klauni zabijáci z vnějšího vesmíru, Los payasos asesinos, Los payasos asesinos del espacio exterior, Payasos asesinos, Payasos asesinos del espacio exterior, Les clowns tueurs venus d'ailleurs

comedy horror science fiction

88 mins More details at IMDb TMDb Report this film

Popular reviews

Review by Dyrnott ★★★★ 1

I can remember when this first came out and now it is a cult classic! It can make cotton candy look so disgusting. I am a sucker for the crazy colors and the fun house designs. If you haven’t seen it you must check it out!
Review by katie ★★★★ 9

this movie had the budget of 2 million dollars
Review by Disgustipated ★★★★ 6

Coulrophobia [kool-ruh-foh-bee-uh]
noun
1. an abnormal fear of clowns.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space is one of those movies that has the mythic reputation of being so bad that they are good. Perhaps, I have no sense of discernment whatsoever, but after having finally gotten around to watching this film, I have realised that it is not so much that the film is poorly constructed, but rather that it is in only too successful in achieving the creation of a ludicrous and absurd carnivalesque nightmare, befitting a troupe of murderous buffoons from galaxies unknown.
Policeman Curtis Mooney is angry. Beset by young out-of-towner students, making out, drinking and clowning about, his small town peace is being disturbed by this new…
Review by Leticia Fernandes ★★★★ 3

me at the club: hey do you have the killer klowns from outer space theme song?
Review by Cinemonster ★★★ 34

Hoop-Tober film #1
Hello and welcome to Hoop-Tober. Thank you to all of those participating. I am floored by the response and am excited by the amount of interaction between members both old and new.
Without further adieu:
Horror films in the 80's birthed a prodigiously talented roster of creative film professionals into the world. Frank Darabont, Dean Cundey, Kathryn Bigelow, Renny Harlan, Shane Black, to name a few, all started in or got their break in horror films. Many of them transitioned into more respectable fare in the 90's and beyond and helmed numerous blockbusters and Oscar winning films. For most, but not all, their talent was evident even in the lowest budgeted 80's horror's.
In the earliest years…
Review by Hollie Horror ★★★★★ 8

Killer Klowns from Outer Space is so creative & visually the epitome of FUN, for some reason I wasn't completely smitten the first time I watched it, but something finally clicked last night and I'm now totally devoted. What's really impressive is that it's so bright & colorful & silly, but there are genuine creepy moments too! Specifically during the hand puppet scene, when the clown says "Don't worry Dave, all we want to do is kill you," it chilled me to the bone!! I already want to watch it again, what a turnaround.
Review by Ian West ★★★★★ 18

"What are ya gonna do with those pies, boys?"
Cotton candy cocoons, shadow puppets, ACID pies, and popcorn bazookas all add up to one thing... Essential Klown Cinema.
This is an a timer for me that never loses its potency to keep me entertained, hitting every one of my preference sweet spots and then some—the music, makeup, comedy, exaggerated carnival colors, and probably my favorite theme song ever amount to a one saccharine outer spaced killer klown jam that I just adore. Now it looks better than ever courtesy of Arrow’s new blu. Big mood. I’m not even kidding when I say it’s one of my ten favorite movies, it brings me that much joy. I wonder why so many…
Review by nathaxnne (hiatus due to injury) 11

are we to understand that the outfits people are wearing in this movie are largely their own clothes? because i can't decide whose idea it was to foreground Debbie's matte neutral oatmeal/beige belted appliqued dress worn over white/off-white longsleeve buttoned top and white capri pants with auburn ankle boots because for me that outfit is the whole movie. THAT DRESS HAS POCKETS!!! if i fall hard for anything it is a brutalist 80's dress but this one has cute little stitched designs on it too! i am in love!!! i like stopped the movie just to write this because i wanted to memorialize that outfit!!! even though in the late eighties i should have been wearing orthopedic shoes what i…
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★

77
Theatrical sets, circus colors, a sugary, flossy feeling. Some of the most inventive and outlandish practical effects in the 1980s. Tremendous matte paintings, too. All in all, an enthralling horror-comedy classic.
Fun fact: for pistol gun-shots, the same sound-effect is used as the one where Dr. Loomis shoots The Shape at the conclusion of Carpenter's Halloween.
Review by <Todd> ★★★★★ 2

"What are you gonna do with those pies boys?" -Security Guard,
Scared of clowns? You will be!
Nostalgia...sure, but I sincerely believe that Killer Klowns is a special film that is near perfection. It's rare that a film really lives up to its name but that is certainly the case with Killer Klowns from Outer Space... you already know the plot... it's super convenient going in. This film perfectly nails it's vibe and as a whole is just a very pleasant movie to watch. In my opinion this is a film that is just legitimately good, not an example of a movie that is so bad it's good.
The space vibe is fantastic and the clowns look great. The intent…
Review by belial_carboni ★★★★ 4

IN SPACE NO ONE CAN EAT ICE CREAM!
Pure 80s horror goodness with a cherry on top. Everything about this movie is magical. The top notch clown designs (absolutely terrifying), the cheesy acting and ridonk dialogue, the mind melting FX, the quirky, music and goofy characters, bright neon soaked sets and the cotton candy cocoons...FUCKIN COTTON CANDY COCCOONS!
This movie has so many imaginative ideas my brain basically exploded. The wild visuals and nightmarish settings rotted through my retinas until I had to view the movie with 1/4 of an eyeball and 6/17ths of a brain...
A nonstop onslaught of silly shennanigans born straight from the womb of prime time 80s cinema. FUCKIN COTTON CANDY COCCOONS!!
Review by Elwood B. ★★★★ 4

Daily Horror Hunt #15 (September 2019)

7. A film from Todd's personal top 25

"What are you going to do with those pies, boys?"
- Amusement park security guard
If you don't know what the "Sack of Magdeburg" is, google it, replace "Imperial Army" with "Clowns" and you'll have Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
Even though this flick isn't as scary as it is fun, if it was released today, it would be the scariest clown movie this year.
It reminds you, why practical effects are the way to go - when i say "it" i literally mean "it" not the movie "It", OBVIOUSLY.
The Soundtrack is dope as fuck in a very Dead Kennedys kind of way; the dialogue…

Recent reviews

Review by Jovan ★★★½ 2

Everyone: OMG Hamilton is sooo goodddd!
Me: Kay imma watch Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
Review by Dyrnott ★★★★ 1

I can remember when this first came out and now it is a cult classic! It can make cotton candy look so disgusting. I am a sucker for the crazy colors and the fun house designs. If you haven’t seen it you must check it out!
Review by wormnite ★★★★★

An AI had to have written this script. It’s perfect in every way.
Review by LazyKurro ★★★½

Sooooo as a kid, I avoided this movie at all costs, due to the klowns being kreepy as fuck. Man oh man I really missed out. This movie is a GEM, its sooo stupid.... in the best possible ways. I urge everyone to go see this non-sober (or sober w/e you prefer). I need my Killer Klowns 2. The soundtrack is lowkey a banger.
Review by serena ★★★½

why wouldn't you like this movie? do you hate yourself?
Review by REDX459 ★★★★

Good
Review by Viridian Van ★★½

I cant be too hard on this movie, as the clowns’ designs all look so bitchin.
Review by like_a_racecar ★½

Officer Mooney is why we need heavy police reform.
Review by Daniel Holzman ★★★★

killer klowns from outer space says ACAB
Review by HeshDawgHesh ★★★½

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

I mean this is definitely one the “it’s so bad it’s good” films. The acting wasn’t perfect but I think it added to the mood of the movie. Also the main character basically gets his girlfriend “Debbie” stolen by “Dave” the Police Officer WHILE HE IS WATCHING IT HAPPEN! But anyways I think it’s a great flick.
Review by évie ★★★★½

um clássico, sem dúvidas uma das maiores produções da sétima arte
Review by rico mcpato ★★★

for the rest of my life on this dark earth i will be living in fear