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The Clown Murders
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Martyn Burke
Written by	Martyn Burke
Produced by	Christopher Dalton, Stephen Stohn
Starring	Stephen Young Lawrence Dane John Candy Cec Linder
Cinematography	Dennis Miller
Music by	John Mills-Cockell
Production company	Magnum Films
Distributed by	Astral Films
Release date	September 1976 (1976-09)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	CAD $135,000^[1]

The Clown Murders is a 1976 Canadian horror film directed by Martyn Burke. It was one of the earliest films in which John Candy appears. The Executive Producer was Stephen Stohn, who later produced the Degrassi: The Next Generation TV series.

Plot

Four friends hatch a scheme to dress up like clowns on Halloween and kidnap a businessman's wife (Susan Keller) to prevent him from closing a land deal. Though the scheme is intended as a prank, it takes an ugly turn when real violence is used at the kidnapping. As the kidnappers deal with the fallout from their actions, it becomes apparent that an outside party (also in a clown costume) is stalking them.^[2]

Cast

Stephen Young as Charlie
Susan Keller as Alison
Lawrence Dane as Philip
John Candy as Ollie
Gary Reineke as Rosie
John Bayliss as Peter
Al Waxman as Police Sergeant
William Osler as Harrison
Philip Craig as Tom

Release

The film was released by Astral Films in its native Canada in September 1976.^[1]

Home media

In the United States, in 1985 the film was released on VHS and Betamax by Trans World Entertainment, with John Candy receiving first billing on the cover, and his photo appearing on the back cover, despite his small role in the film.^[3] It was also released on DVD on July 12, 2007 by Image Entertainment under license from Cinevision International.^[4]

Reception

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Kurt Dahlke from DVD Talk gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, writing, "The Clown Murders is almost worth a rent for Canadian Cinema scholars or rabid fans of '70s sleazo-crime dramas in this incarnation, but it stinks so much as is that it's really hard to go out on that limb."^[5] Todd Martin from HorrorNews.net gave the film a negative review, calling it "mind-numbingly boring" and also criticized the film's lack of scares.^[6] Terror Trap awarded the film 1/4 stars, stating that the film "doesn't have the requisite firepower - either in terms of its writing, or its ability to generate dramatic tension - to make for a worthwhile watch."^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Vatnsdal 2004, p. 106.
^ Cresley, Stephen (October 1976). "The Clown Murders (review)". Cinema Canada (31): 54.
^ "Archived eBay listing". eBay. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024.
^ "Amazon.com: The Clown Murders: Stephen Young, Susan Keller, Lawrence Dane, John Candy, Gary Reineke, John Bayliss, Al Waxman, Michael Magee, Cec Linder, William Osler, Philip Craig, Dan Boltman, Dennis Miller, Martyn Burke, Alan Collins, Ronald Sanders, Christopher Dalton, John M. Eckert, Stephen Stohn: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Amazon. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^ Dahlke, Kurt. "The Clown Murders : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". DVD Talk.com. Kurt Dahlke. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^ Martin, Todd. "Film Review: The Clown Murders (1976)". HorrorNews.net. Todd Martin. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^ "The Clown Murders (1976)". TerrorTrap.com. Terror Trap. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

External links

The Clown Murders at IMDb
The Clown Murders at Rotten Tomatoes
‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› The Clown Murders at AllMovie

Bibliography

Vatnsdal, Caelum (2004). They Came From Within : A History of Canadian Horror Cinema. Arbeiter Ring Publishing. ISBN 1-894037-21-9.

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