These Clowns Are Funny, Terrifying, and Diabolical
Please don't be put off by the title. After you`ve seen "Killer Klowns from Outer Space," you'll understand why it is a cult classic. A dark comedy, this film is both humorous and terrifying, and there are scenes that are simply grotesque. Many people are afraid of clowns and this movie will only reinforce that fear. Hollywood has capitalized on this fear by making numerous movies where the killer was a clown. The alien creature in Stephen King's "It" assumed the appearance of a clown. The maniac in "House on Sorority Row" was obsessed with striped balls, jack in the boxes, and clowns; he even masquerades as a clown.

The theory purposed by "Killer Klowns" is that these aliens visited our world many years before and hence were the basis for our modern circus clowns. A theory that is both silly and grotesque along with many other elements of the film. Citizens of a small community are encased in pink cocoons that resemble cotton candy, but it is an acidic substance that dissolves flesh into a liquid that can be slurped through a straw. These clowns remind me of spiders that wrap their victims in webs and then liquefy their organs so they may be sucked through a straw-like proboscis. This should have been emphasized in the movie.

"Killer Klowns from Outer Space" has an extremely high body count. (An entire town is practically depopulated.) There are numerous - and grotesque - death scenes. This movie was released towards the end of the famed slasher frenzy that dominated the eighties. In fact, it serves as a great parody for both slasher and invasion films. I highly recommend it for hard core fans of horror, like myself, and fans of the slasher frenzy era.

Wild ride of campy fun
Ok this is the disclaimer: For B movie lovers this is easily a 4 star film for the film lovers that want quality and enormous budgets it is a 2 star film.

Why the disclaimer because this movie is by far not a GREAT movie but is great at being ridiculous, laughable and completely over the top and like no movie ever made.

Aliens crash land on earth to collect humans for their inquenchable thirst of blood. Soon the town is being told of the strange aliens that have landed and they are being described as Klowns. It doesn't take long and the Klowns are in town creating havoc in a circus variety way. Typical horror movie fair the resistance begins against these Klowns from another world. You get the idea.

"B" movie lovers will have to have this as part of their collection because of the many gags that are pulled off in this film. Such as wrapping people in cotton candy cocoons, drinking their blood with silly straws, shadow puppets that kill, pies in the face that kill you, and a space ship in the form of a circus tent. These are just some of the many strange killing devices in this insane movie.

The more "normal"(I am the abnormal which love ridiculous cinema) movie lover may want to rent this first and see if it a film of their liking, because the plot is fluid but clowns killing people in zany ways may not be your ideal movie experience. Normal movie fan you have been warned, but I do encourage everyone to see it at least once to say you have had the "experience". B movie or campy classic lover BUY IT NOW for this price it needs to be in your librairy right next to Attack of the Killer Tomatoes and Gymkata.

THE BEST MOVIE TITLE EVER!
As a child of the 80's, I loved this movie. Every time it came on tv, I was mesmerized. But over time I had completely forgotten about it. Then I came across it at Blockbuster and rented it just for some nostaliga. I was instantly back in love with it and my 8 yr old daughter is now obessed with it. Over the couple of days we had it, she watched it probably 20 times. She even drew pictures of scenes from the movie. The title is the plot of the movie. These very creepy clowns land on earth in their circus tent spaceship and run amok in town. Using their cotton candy ray guns to spin unspecting townspeople up in cocoons or trapping them in giant balloons. It's up to Dave, Debbie and Mike to save the town. The only actor in the movie that I recognize is the actor who plays Dave the cop, he played Hunk Golden in another great bad 80's movie "HUNK."
Another thing that I like about this movie is that it's creepy, weird and funny but it's not the typcal horror movie. There almost no blood, no nudity or sex and there's no brutal violence, it's more of a comedic Beetlejuice violence which was more suitable for older children to enjoy as well.

I enjoyed this film....
When I first saw this film at 13, I really enjoyed it, very cheesy but still enjoyable. The special f/x were simpler than they looked.
I'm 27 now, still like it.
At 13, most of my friends missed the point, not realizing there wasn't one. My friends now, some get it and some don't, I don't expect everyone to like it, but I'm impressed that so many here did. I too found the music video pretty funny but it's not on the DVD, oh well.
I heard the commentary, a sequel is being considered, but to me this film should be left alone, Lost Boys doesn't need one either-but it's getting one! If Joel Schumacher has a hand in it, I'll consider it, otherwise I'm skipping it.
My question is, what else can they do with Killer Klowns, unless they're gonna modernize it, which could work.

cant believe they still have this movie
this is an old movie i remember from the 80,s its still as dumb as it was then ,,i think dumber actually,,,but its good for a laugh>>>>