Shakes comes off as an episodic series of clown sketches, strung along a very slight plot. If you want to start a main shakestheclown page, just click the edit button above. Shakes the clown 1992 upcoming movies movie database. Seemingly the shakes the clown for the 21st century, baskets focuses on a bakersfield, california resident named chip baskets galifianakis, who dreams of becoming a professional clown. Shakes the clown is a 1991 american black comedy film directed and written by bobcat goldthwait, who performs the title role. Stephen kings it 2019 tv episode the snob mentions it. For that matter, i was terrified of santa claus when i was a kid and was taken to visit him in the. With bobcat goldthwait, julie brown, bruce baum, steve bean. It features cameo appearances by robin williams as a mime and adam sandler as another clown. Quite a bit, including muddy waters, nrbq, and the closing theme clowns by too much joy which, contrary to popular belief, was not written for the film. Briefly released in theaters last spring, it may attract a cult following on video. Shakes the clown 1992 from johnny web uncle scoopy. Shakes the clown is sick but whether its a joke is a matter of taste.
Blake clark, il est ne l2 ed fevrier 1946 a macon georgie etotsunis. Like many of his painted peers, ol shakes likes to hang out at the twisted balloon. Shakes the clown 1992 cast and crew the all clown town of palukaville provides a colorful backdrop for this tale of an alcoholic funnyman framed for murder. It also features julie brown, blake clark, paul dooley, kathy griffin, florence henderson, tom kenny, adam sandler, scott herriott, lawanda page, jack gallagher, and a cameo by robin williams as mime jerry using the pseudonym marty fromage. Shakes the clown 1992 the allclown town of palukaville provides a colorful backdrop for this tale of an alcoholic funnyman framed for murder. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place.
Tv series 1991 pops 1 episode, 1991 square one television tv series 1991 casey bengal 2 episodes, 1991 shakes the clown 1991 owen cheese sunday dinner tv. Binky gets caught eating a big plate of beef and then he kills mr. The bickering cop moments fill up some running time, but thats about all. Apr 04, 2014 shakes, an alcoholic kids party clown, finds himself framed for murder and must get off the sauce to clear his name, get his girl back and defeat the bad clown element running rampant in. Rent, buy or watch shakes the clown movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. Bobcat goldthwait 2 episodes, 19931994 the john larroquette show tv series 1994. Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously. Shakes is rousted by rodeo clowns, mocked by mimes, and must fight for the hand of lady love judy julie brown, all while trying to clear his name.
May 09, 2011 in this episode of hidden gems we take a look shakes the clown, the 1991 movie written, directed, and starring comedian bobcat goldthwait. Playing himself on hanks contract, a firstseason episode of the larry sanders show, garry. Somebody who loves sandler is working to be a completist but im envisioning a future wherein the article becomes bogged down in filmlist boxes for some 32 actors and perhaps even filmlist. Sleeping dogs lie, his sophomore film, is a comedy about a woman whose life is thrown into turmoil after she confesses to her fiance that she once gave a blowjob to a dog. Shakes the clown, which stars the comedian bobcat goldthwait as an alcoholic clown, doesnt much like clowns either set in the mythical town of palukaville, it penetrates the clown underground a harddrinking twilight world where clowns never take off their makeup, and sit around bars all day, bitching and moaning about their problems. Woody harrelsonblake clarkcathy guisewite 1992 tv episode blake clark talks briefly about his movie. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses shakes even. It was written and directed by bobcat goldthwaite, and also stars the cat in the title role. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie sh. It features cameo appearances by robin williams as a mime and adam sandler as another clown shakes is on the verge of getting fired, as his drunken shenanigans often end up ruining the kids birthday parties he performs at. The animated series season 1, episode 11 be a clown.
Presumably meant as a black comic ode to subcultural misfits, shakes the clown is a tasteless wallow that takes inordinate pleasure in urination, vomiting, and other such indelicacies. Oct, 2012 shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. The better parts of shakes the clown are the ambience moments in. When someone murders shakes boss and makes it look like shakes did it, he goes undercover, posing as a hated mime, and tries to find information that will clear his name. When things go wrong at a prestigious french clowning academy, hes forced to make ends meet as a rodeo clown, while never giving up his true lofty. A mute carnival clown witnesses the abusive relationship between a beautiful young lady and her cruel husband. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses shakes. Shakes the clown 1992 nude scenes shakes the clown is probably the only black comedy around that gets its kicks from pastyfaced rubber nosed hoodlums as its leads. Why is this film saddled with a big infobox across the bottom that has all of adam sandlers films listed. The police academy star made his feature debut with shakes the clown, a twisted comedy that centers on a party clown who spends his free days getting wasted. The animated series tv series 1992 father michael 1 episode, 1992. Shakes the clown 1992 stream and watch online moviefone. Robert francis bobcat goldthwait syracuse, new york, 1962. Even its best parts seem less than inspired and the film seems more intent on disturbing the audience than entertaining it.
Shakes the clown movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Robert francis bobcat goldthwait, born may 26, 1962, is an american comedian, and writer, producer, director, and star of films and television shows. Actor 211 boy makes girl 2020 ben in limbo tv movie 2019. Feeling unloved by his father, mayor hills son becomes enamored with the joker. Shakes the clown had potential to be a funny and clever exploration of a bizarre clown oriented alternate universe, but it squanders much of its time with useless jokes about bodily functions. Regarder en hd shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. List of voice performances in directtovideo films year title role notes source 2003. Released march 9th, 1992, shakes the clown stars bobcat goldthwait, julie brown, tom kenny, blake clark the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 23 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Shakes the clown is a 1992 black comedy movie writtendirected by and starring bobcat goldthwait as the titular character, an alcoholic clown. Outrageously dark clown comedy features writerdirectorstar bobcat goldthwait as a harddrinking harlequin framed for murder by a rival tom kenny.
Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Listen to every episode of a beautiful podcast to fall in love. The citizen kane of alcoholic clown movies was the critical comment. Shakes the clown has a handful of memorable moments, but theyre scattered in. Shakes the clown is a 1991 american black comedy film directed and written by bobcat. You dont have to wonder very long about how he earned that name. Watch one step beyond season 2, episode 27 the clown. In fact, it is so appalingly bad that we have to see it once a year. Greg wroblewski ive made fun of this movie a lot in my columns, but in its own strange way, shakes is an offbeat little comic masterpiece. Joseph watches a vhs of home movie recorded over a tape labeled shakes the clown.
Rent, buy or watch shakes the clown movie now family video. 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 cant get his act under control. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses shakes even more. Lightning strikes, stormy weathers, barry, harry, lifeguard 2. Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Shakes the clown official trailer adam sandler movie. In dial z for zombies, lisas attempt to bring back her dead cat turns the town of springfield into a pack of marauding zombies. Shakes the clown 1992 cast and crew the allclown town of palukaville provides a colorful backdrop for this tale of an alcoholic funnyman framed for murder. Written and directed by bobcat goldthwait willow creek, hot to trot, shakes the clown is probably the only black comedy around that gets its kicks from pastyfaced rubber nosed hoodlums as its leads. Shakes the clown movie trailer and videos tv guide. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of shakes the clown with exclusive news, pictures. The citizen kane of alcoholic clown movies was the critical comment used as a tagline for shakes the clown, a bizarre comedy that stretches its central gimmick thinner than watereddown carnival. This black comedy chronicles the fall of one of the worlds most unlovable clowns as he plies his trade and tries to survive in palukaville a town where everyone is more or less a bozo.
Shakes the clown 1992 the all clown town of palukaville provides a colorful backdrop for this tale of an alcoholic funnyman framed for murder. Among my friends and myself it has become tradition to rent shakes the clown and watch it around new years eve. Shakes the clown 1992 rotten tomatoes this black comedy chronicles the fall of one of the worlds most unlovable clowns as he plies his trade and tries to survive in palukaville a town where. In this episode of hidden gems we take a look shakes the clown, the 1991 movie written, directed, and starring comedian bobcat goldthwait. He is most widely known for his at times screechy voice and scattergun delivery during his standup comedy performances and some film roles. Shakes the clown is a dark 1992 american comedy, written and directed by bobcat goldthwait, who also stars as the lead character, a clown called shakes. Shakes the clown 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The citizen kane of alcoholic clown movies was the critical comment used as a tagline for shakes the clown, a. In clown without pity, a krusty the clown doll goes berserk in the simpson home. Shakes is a screwed up mix between a serious film about alcoholism and a cheap comedy film full of dick jokes.
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