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Shakes the Clown (1991)
darkly funny, this cult fave is a must see for fans of bobcat, adam sandler or robin williams.
the darkly humorous story of an alcholic party clown who is framed by coke-dealing rodeo clowns and must overcome his condescending feelings towards mimes when he must take refuge in one of their studios.
black comedy painted in neon colors with funny clown shoes for that disturbing effect. an issue as serious as alcoholism shouldn't b taken lightly, but the darkness within the "twisted balloon" bar is could be any hole in the wall drink joint over-run with industry regulars. its just this industry is full party clowns who pick on the artistic mimes and cower in fear of rodeo clowns.
binky is one of the most creepy & festive characters in recent years. his rationalizations of his behavior are text book. "u all loathe me... think my balloon animals suck". it seems strangely appropriate that the rodeo clowns are selling coke binky and his yes men.
this movie is full of incredible lines & visual humor (check out the office in the background when shakes is getting picked up at the police station during the conversation with the cops).
Death Race 2000 (1975)
car chases, breasts, & low budget gore what else could u ask for?
car chases, breasts, & low budget gore what else could you ask for?
i love costumed exploitation. each car has a theme & its drivers dress up for the party. its great fun and the scoring of mowed pedestrians was an excellent addition to the plot... there actually is a plot. oddly enough, the plot makes this picture plausible in a wacky races kind of way.
somewhat sinister in the idea of government sponsored murders & the responses of the widowed "winners" of prizes for their loss, but a fun movie.