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54% Critic Match
Shakes the Clown
“Loved by children. Desired by women. Adored by bartenders everywhere.”
5.4 / 10• 1991• 1h 27m•R• English
ComedyCrimeDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bobcat Goldthwait
Shakes The Clown
Lead
Julie Brown
Judy
Adam Sandler
Dink the Clown
Blake Clark
Stenchy the Clown
Tom Kenny
Binky the Clown
Paul Dooley
Owen Cheese
Kathy Griffin
Lucy
Robin Williams
Mime Class Instructor
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bobcat Goldthwait's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shakes the Clown is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
