Shakes the Clown (1992)
Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Bobcat Goldthwait
Written By: Bobcat Goldthwait
Starring: Robin Williams, Adam Sandler, Tom Kenny, Kathy Griffin, Bobcat Goldthwait, Paul Dooley, Blake Clark, Julie Brown, Greg Travis, Bruce Baum, Jack Gallagher, Jeremy Kramer
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Shakes the Clown belongs to 8 collections
1. Black Comedy (collaborative: moderated by Dorkovsky - 30 stars)
2. B-Movie (collaborative - 15 stars)
3. Director/star combination (collaborative: moderated by djross - 5 stars)
4. 500 essential cult films (not seen) (public: cayh - 5 stars)
5. Clowns (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 2 stars)
6. Coheed's Celluloid Pit (public: Coheed - 1 star)
7. Movies Every Man Should See (Esquire) (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub)
8. Tom's Movies (public: tomwalsh)
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nilkynarfy | 75 68th |
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Definitely not as good as I think, but I do love Bobcat and I sincerely appreciate what he was trying to do. Probably something you'd prefer to watch as part of a black comedy weekend, it makes great marathon filler.
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| 1 | jwest | 35 13th |
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A bizarre concept filled with some truly disturbing jokes. "Shakes" is nearly unwatchable, yet I have a strange affection for it; possibly because the idea of a clown-based society is so off-the-wall. Truly, it is, as the box proudly proclaims, "The 'Citizen Kane' of alcoholic clown movies".
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BillyShears | 55 27th |
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Genre: Guuuuuh.
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janus | 60 31st |
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Tom Kenny stands out in a black comedy whose original concept outstrips its blasé plot in a way that makes it seem like a sequel to a far superior non-existent predecessor.
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| 1 | mockcarr | 80 65th |
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The first half hour of this is about as funny to me as anything, trouble is, the film is quite a bit longer than that. A few vulgar things that fall flat, but really, considering Sandler is ok, and Goldthwait is actually funny, which is really unusual, it's great. Hard to reccommend unless you're pretty sure they're ready for drunken, profane clowns.
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MacSwell | 55 31st |
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Goldthwait's tragicomic debut follows a drunken clown framed for murder by an insane rival. The film has a light touch despite its often grim portrayal of a pathetic alcoholic, and although it's not uproariously funny, there are more than enough amusing moments. Adam Sandler and Tom Kenny do well in early roles, and Williams' cameo is reasonably enjoyable.
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| 1 | Zipster | 65 8th |
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Though it has a few chuckles, Bobcat's campy first outing at the helm stretches its gimmick fatally thin after fifteen minutes, let alone 90.
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| Average Percentile 33.38% from 160 Ratings |  |