Is Shakes the Clown sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Shakes the Clown end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shakes the Clown easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shakes the Clown scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shakes the Clown violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Shakes the Clown

Name: Shakes the Clown
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 1991
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Bobcat Goldthwait, Julie Brown, Adam Sandler, Blake Clark, Tom Kenny

Loved by children. Desired by women. Adored by bartenders everywhere.

Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait

Produced by IRS Media

199187 min5.4 / 10

A darkly comedic portrait of a washed-up, alcoholic clown whose professional failure and personal dissolution are treated with equal parts absurdist humor and genuine pathos.

Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he can't get his act under control.

Clusters

Dark Comedy Nightmares Dark Comedy Drama Toxic Romance Stories Comedy And Satire Holidays And Celebrations

Genres

Comedy Crime Drama

Keywords

Alcohol Dark Comedy Clown Birthday Party Liquor Alcoholism Mimes Barflies

Questions people ask

Is Shakes the Clown sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does Shakes the Clown end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Shakes the Clown easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Shakes the Clown scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Shakes the Clown violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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