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A small town's teens battle killer clowns from outer space with deadly popcorn weapons.
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Finally the truth about clowns is out! Beneath their sinister grins and wildly patterned clothes are clever killers from out of this world. The "juxtaposition of their toy-store arsenal and malevolent intent proves to be a tasty combination" (Los Angeles Times) in this killer entertainment that will leave you fearing these big-top creatures for good. A spaceship looking like a circus tent lands in a field near a small town, signaling the attack of deviant, red-nosed, balloon-twisting psychos from another world who plan to annihilate mankind by turning people into cotton candy! Luckily, the town's teen citizenry decides to fight back and teach the cosmic bozos a lesson. But these klowns are no klutzes, turning popcorn, peanuts and caramel corn into playful but deadly weapons of madcap destruction and mayhem!
"Among the cult films of the 80s, we must mention Killer Klowns from Outer Space, whose title promises exactly what it states. The plot is set in a small American town that witnesses the arrival of a spaceship, which lands right on top of a circus. Why? Because the invaders look like clowns and use clown powers to unleash their wave of killings. It’s an absurd, low-budget film, typical of the trash cinema of the time, but it has a sense of humor that works due to its obviousness and enormous creativity in executing the idea of using, well, clown humor against their victims."