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Clownhouse

"...A circus of the mind."

1990

1h 21m

6.1(183 votes)

Horror

Overview

Three teenage brothers are terrorized by a trio of escaped mental patients disguised as clowns.

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Cast & Crew

27 members

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Nathan Forrest Winters

Casey Collins

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Brian McHugh

Geoffrey Collins

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Bobby Salem

Booth Barker

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Anne Tomin

Marci

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Sam Rockwell

Randy Collins

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Michael Jerome West

Lunatic Cheezo (as Tree)

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Byron Weible

Lunatic Bippo

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David C. Reinecker

Lunatic Dippo

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Timothy Enos

Real Cheezo

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Frank Diamanti

Real Bippo

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Karl-Heinz Teuber

Real Dippo (as Karl Heinz Teuber)

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Viletta Skillman

Mother

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Gloria Belsky

Fortune Teller

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Tom Mottram

Ringmaster

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Erika Young

Storekeeper

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Jasper Watts

Storekeeper's Assistant (as Russell Jasper Watts)

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David E. Gehringer

Balloon Twister

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Gail Rouse-Haefke

Mother at Balloon Booth

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Kate Haefke

Daughter at Balloon Booth

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Sondra Utterback

Melissa

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Emily Haefke

Little Girl in Crowd

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Karl Peters

Gapino Brother

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Kurt Peters

Gapino Brother

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Andrew P. Swan

Circus Performer

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Brenda Cox Giguere

Assistant

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Pam Sperring

Bus Driver

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Directing

Victor Salva

Radio Newscaster / Extra at Carnival (uncredited)

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