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Shakes the Clown is a 1991 American black-comedy film written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, who also plays the title character. Shakes is a birthday-party clown whose alcoholism, unstable work, and rivalry with other entertainers drive the story after he becomes implicated in a murder. The film uses the setting of low-paid children's entertainment to examine addiction, humiliation, and professional resentment, and its intended audience is adults comfortable with dark comic treatment of those subjects.
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How good is Shakes the Clown?
Shakes the Clown scores 6.73/10 (Fair) on Lunoo. It is currently rated in Clown. Cult dark comedy with committed Bobcat Goldthwait performance and distinctive premise, offset by mixed reviews, uneven execution, and limited mainstre...
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