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KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE at The Hi-Pointe This Weekend – Late Night Grindhouse

By Tom Stockman | April 28, 2014

“Whatta ya gonna do? Knock my block off?”

KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE screens midnights at The Hi-Pointe Theater (1005 McCausland Ave, St. Louis) this Friday and Saturday nights (May 2^nd and 3rd)

Deep in the woods, a comet crashes, luring an old man (just like in THE BLOB). He finds a circus tent… but inside isn’t a circus, but hideous killer clowns who want to trap you in cotton candy cocoons and do terrible clown things to you. Just try telling the police, because they won’t believe you. Shadow puppets that eat bus passengers? Popcorn that grows into little fanged Klown monsters? A balloon dog that barks? 30-year old actors playing teenagers? Yeah, that’s plausible!

You may want to check under the bed – there may be a Killer Klown under there!

KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE was an outrageous film from 1988 that perfectly tapped into the ickiness that is clowns (not a phobia really – more of a complete revulsion). Yes, all clowns actually look just like the ones in the film but they have a certain glamour that dazzles most people and stops them from seeing how utterly gross and nasty they really are. Seeing KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE should brush the scales from their eyes. It was a ridiculous concept to be sure, but in all fairness, for its budget this film is really fun, and writer/directors Richard and Charles Chiodo go a long way to make even this dumb idea look slick. The special effects are tight and the costumes are amazing. The cocoons and other props are believable for what they are and you will have fun unless you have a big candy cane stuck up your butt.

KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE bypassed St. Louis in its original 1988 theatrical run, but the guys at Destroy the Brain are offering it up at this month’s Late Night Grindhouse Midnight film series at our town’s awesome Hi-Pointe Theater (1005 McCausland Ave.) The show is midnights this Friday and Saturday nights (May 2^nd and 3rd). The pre-show begins at 11:30 and admission is only $7.