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Three youngsters encounter an evil clown.Three youngsters encounter an evil clown.Three youngsters encounter an evil clown.
Dee Dee Austin
- Monique
- (as 'D' Austin)
Kareem J. Grimes
- Micheal
- (as Jamal Grimes)
Napiera Groves
- Kahara
- (as Napiera Danielle Groves)
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If you like cheesy B movies, add this to your watch list.
The acting was terrible. To a point where I actually couldn't tell whether the characters were lying to fool the bad guy and intentionally trying to make that obvious to the viewers or not. They were not. It was just really really bad acting. Also, at parts where it was only people having a conversation and no real action happening, the camera man like to wave the camera around wildly. It seemed like it was to make it look more mysterious or dream like, but it really just made me dizzy. However, the clown and the acting of the guy who played the clown were excellent. Most evil clowns in movies are either just plain evil with nothing funny about them, or try to be funny but fail completely. Killjoy has the perfect sick sense of humor for an evil clown. If you enjoy dark humor, I'd suggest watching for his lines alone. The good parts were really good, and the bad parts were so bad that it made them funny. I fully intend to watch the sequels.
The acting was terrible. To a point where I actually couldn't tell whether the characters were lying to fool the bad guy and intentionally trying to make that obvious to the viewers or not. They were not. It was just really really bad acting. Also, at parts where it was only people having a conversation and no real action happening, the camera man like to wave the camera around wildly. It seemed like it was to make it look more mysterious or dream like, but it really just made me dizzy. However, the clown and the acting of the guy who played the clown were excellent. Most evil clowns in movies are either just plain evil with nothing funny about them, or try to be funny but fail completely. Killjoy has the perfect sick sense of humor for an evil clown. If you enjoy dark humor, I'd suggest watching for his lines alone. The good parts were really good, and the bad parts were so bad that it made them funny. I fully intend to watch the sequels.
This has to be one of the top ten worse horror films. The whole story was just bad. My cousin gave this movie to me because he said he hated it. When I watched it, I see why. Worst gore-effects, the dumbest clown and most unscary clown in the horror genre. Ronald McDonald is scarier. Don't waste your time on this.
I am one of those people that loves a movie like this, not because of what it is, but because of what it could have been. In this day and age, when everything is getting a big budget reboot, why not throw some money at the writers and turn this into a good movie. The rough outlines of the plot are there, it's not actually a bad story. Just needs a little fleshing out, ya know? Imagine the story if the kills were exciting, and the characters a little less two dimensional. Also, Arthur Burghardt is absolutely brilliant as the homeless man, I think he had a lot of potential. All in all, on my list of "cheesie movies that I could love", this is an 8 out of 10 for me.
There's so much that's bad about this movie. The camerawork, the acting, the characters, the editing, the sound effects, the weird music, exposition dumps that makes no sense coming from characters that makes no sense, endless stupid decisions causing problems and a lot more. But it all makes for a hilarious viewing experience. If there would be one thing that's actually good about this film, it would be Ángel Vargas giving the role of Killjoy his absolute all, and he's very entertaining.
If you want to watch this movie then get some friends together, pop some popcorn and have fun with how hilariously bad this film is. You'll have a great time!
If you want to watch this movie then get some friends together, pop some popcorn and have fun with how hilariously bad this film is. You'll have a great time!
My girlfriend picked out this movie. We were in the mood for a corny horror movie. And corny it was. In a bad way. First of all, the film quality looks like it was filmed in 1972. Killjoy is not scary. He is annoying as all hell! He just hops around and laughs like an idiot, hooting and hollering like a wounded dog. His kills are lame, and his one-liners are even worse. The acting, boy, don't even make me get into that. Pay a drifter $5 and they'll do a better acting job than these people. The blood is very fake, the special effects are just... goofy! Another 300 votes and this movie will end up on the Bottom 100 list where it belongs.
Did you know
- TriviaAngel Vargas, who plays the titular character, was slated to reprise his role in Killjoy 2: Deliverance from Evil (2002), but declined in favor of other projects. Trent Haaga was cast in the second movie instead, and reprised the role in the subsequent sequels (Killjoy 3 (2010), Killjoy Goes to Hell (2012), and Killjoy's Psycho Circus (2016)).
- ConnectionsEdited into Carnage Collection: Bloody Big Top (2023)
- SoundtracksStay With Me
Sung by Penny Ford
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- $150,000 (estimated)
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