Film
Shakes the Clown
1991· R· 1h 27m· Comedy· Crime· Drama
“Loved by children. Desired by women. Adored by bartenders everywhere.”
Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he can't get his act under control.
1991-08-28
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorBobcat Goldthwait
WriterBobcat Goldthwait
ProducerAnn Luly
Director of PhotographyBobby Bukowski
Original Music ComposerTom Scott
EditorJ. Kathleen Gibson
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 11 crew)
Details
Released1991-08-28
Runtime1h 27m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosIRS Media
Budget$1M
Box office$115,103
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.4/10 · 92 votes
Original languageen
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