Director- Bob Goldthwait
Starring- Bob Goldthwait, Julie Brown, Tom Kenny
What, no "Bobcat"? And who expected to see a pre-Spongebob, pre-Rocco's Modern Life, pre-just about everything that's made him currently famous Tom Kenny?
Anyway, Shakes is a birthday clown, which in Palukaville, USA apparently means celebrity status. He hangs out at a clown-filled bar, sucking back whiskey and not-meaning-to mistreat his girlfriend, Judy (Brown). Although being the life of every child's party (and he's apparently great at his job!), he struggles with his career. His dream is to get on a local kids show, replacing a retired clown, but he loses out to Binky (Kenny), a not-very-funny clown with a sinister temper and a lack of ethics. Shakes also has a nasty drinking habit, which leads him into more trouble when he's framed for murdering his boss.
One thing that made this movie great was an unwillingness to explain things like why clowns are celebrities in this movie, why exclusive cliques, like rodeo clowns and mimes are sworn enemies of them and eachother, why they keep their makeup on even while at the bar, etc.
The humor is good, dialogue is about what you'd expect from this. I remember thinking after the Police Academy movies and Scrooged that Bob Goldthwait just sounded like that or had some speech thing--I wish I had seen this when it was new, I would have known better sooner.
Some cameos include Kathy Griffin, Adam Sandler, and Robin Williams, and Florence Henderson as a slutty, drinky mom!
Overall, the movie was surprisingly funny and I loved seeing the rivalry between mimes, clowns and rodeo clowns.
Rating: 4/5 Bonedaddies.
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