Just take a look at how many producers this movie has, and know that everyone of them has an account here praising this god awful movie,and have obviously called in a lot of favours to vote this up as a 7 at the time being. They are lies. This film has the worst acting of the year vote, with a plot that makes it sound like it might be for fans of "Bubba Ho-Tep", but it's far from it. It's like every actor that could do a bad 1930's Brooklyn accent was cast to see who could do it the worst. Mix that with cheap effects and gore effects that have been done better, mix it up with demonic clowns who can't seem to be killed and you have this sorry excuse for a waste of time. I've seen better acting in 70's porno films. Don't waste your time on this. And remember to come back and change your "unhelpful" vote if you clicked it because you where convinced by the lying reviews, then went and watched it, and realise I warned you not to bother.
51 Reviews
Sub microbudhet waste of time
dennislongjr6 February 2020
Look I love all things campy, cheesy, and horror. The acting was awful, the script... was there any coherence, rhetorical, no there wasnt. Budget? 2 cheeseburgers and some booze maybe? I'm all about hobby movies ti get your mame out there but the fake reviews and 6.8 imdb ratings are where I draw the line. The ONLY memorable thing about this... Its Alice, bitch.
I'd literally do anything but watch this ever again
asafko-9616827 September 2019
Waste of time. Way too gory for what it is, although I'm pretty sure they use jam for some scenes. I would rather have my cat wake me up at 3am for food than watch this movie. I would rather wear my glasses while wearing contacts than watch this movie. I would rather eat bologna than watch this movie. I would rather eat tuna than watch this movie. Give me back those 93 minutes.
Truly Terrible in Every Way - Not One Redeeming Feature
GilesEnsor14 September 2019
Now, I'm a sucker for any film ending in -nado but this was so appalling on so many levels that the Asylum boys should sue. Script was non-existent, acting was so bad (and not in a funny way), and the gore was just pointless, and I'm a big fan of anything with 'zombie' in the title too.
Don't waste your time, even if you are desperate - you'd have more fun disabling your wifi and playing that dumb jumping dinosaur game on Google Chrome.
Don't waste your time, even if you are desperate - you'd have more fun disabling your wifi and playing that dumb jumping dinosaur game on Google Chrome.
Complete waste
psychopython13 October 2019
Don't waste your time
joealisy24 October 2019
Cry-boring, and that's its sole redeeming feature.
lespritz4 September 2019
Beyond bad
BandSAboutMovies4 September 2019
Warning: Spoilers
There are times in Clownado that - thanks to the patois used by some of the characters, something I can only think is a gangster Kansas City accent - that I thought it was taking place in the 1930's, not 2019. That said, the modern cars clued me in that this was no period piece.
A gang of circus clowns get cursed and decide to get their vengeance using a tornado, which brings a stripper, a teenage runaway, a black Elvis and an average guy into their vortex.
This movie was written and directed by Todd Sheets, who directed part of the movie Hi-Death that we covered some time back, as well as Dreaming Purple Neon and Bonehill Road.
Probably the selling point of this film for most folks would be the Linnea Quigley cameo. She plays Spider, the owner of a strip club that unites our main characters. Supposedly, this is the exact same character that she played in Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama.
And if you know anything of 1970's adult movies, Autumn Moonspell is played by Jeanne Silver, who was once better known as "Long" Jean Silver. Eileen Dietz, who was the face of the demon in The Exorcist, also is in this.
Not since Mausoleum has a movie had such killer breasts. There's plenty of gore to be had, but other than a great poster, fun cameos and the name, there's not much to enjoy here.
A gang of circus clowns get cursed and decide to get their vengeance using a tornado, which brings a stripper, a teenage runaway, a black Elvis and an average guy into their vortex.
This movie was written and directed by Todd Sheets, who directed part of the movie Hi-Death that we covered some time back, as well as Dreaming Purple Neon and Bonehill Road.
Probably the selling point of this film for most folks would be the Linnea Quigley cameo. She plays Spider, the owner of a strip club that unites our main characters. Supposedly, this is the exact same character that she played in Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama.
And if you know anything of 1970's adult movies, Autumn Moonspell is played by Jeanne Silver, who was once better known as "Long" Jean Silver. Eileen Dietz, who was the face of the demon in The Exorcist, also is in this.
Not since Mausoleum has a movie had such killer breasts. There's plenty of gore to be had, but other than a great poster, fun cameos and the name, there's not much to enjoy here.
Loved it
carlingblacklabel4 September 2019
Come on. Perfect grade b movie
ron-027777 January 2020
This is a great example of an Indy movie that had some great parts. Where else would you find a redneck, stripper, runaway daughter, and of course Elvis. This is really low budget, but they pulled it off. Hearing the witch chant words like"sangria"WTF.. If there are bogus reviews, so be it. Understand what this move is, and enjoy
Waste of time
maridome-magarian29 October 2019
Clownado
ericahibbard5 January 2020
I had hope for this movie, but after the first little bit it was just awful. The blood and such is beyond fake and you can tell which makes it worse. The acting is horrible and could have been way better. It looks like a group of people just thought up this idea and just recorded it. I enjoy B-rated movies, but this is far from it. People say that this has gore, but I wouldn't even be able to call it that with how bad it was (it looked like clumpy jello being squeezed with like an orange tint to it). I think they needed to spend way more time on figuring this concept out and such. The actors also needed to come off more realistic than they did.
They blew their budget on cover art??
jhavener-6611917 January 2020
I'm actually disappointed in myself for sitting through this movie in its entirety. It was not good. I would give repeatedly smashing my own toes with a can of peas a better review. The story blew nearly as much as the acting.
Precious time of my life completely wasted
qetzalita2 November 2019
I decided to watch a movie that evidently seems not serious, just to have good laughs with my friends, but this is not the kind of movie ''it's so bad is good''. It is just completely boring to watch. The acting is so dreadful I though I was watching a diff film instead. The actors are sweaty all the time and whoever wrote the script, should not be very proud of it. Commenting on the edition will be useless since I would have to describe the whole thing again. This movie is just awful, not to be taken seriously whatsoever.
But what I consider the worst part of everything, is the people who are friends with the director or the cast, that offend everyone who disagrees with the ''10 star rating''. Seriously, do you really think your movie is worth it?, why would you spam your own movie so people would realize right away the high ratings are completely fake?
Have a little of self-respect and grow up.
But what I consider the worst part of everything, is the people who are friends with the director or the cast, that offend everyone who disagrees with the ''10 star rating''. Seriously, do you really think your movie is worth it?, why would you spam your own movie so people would realize right away the high ratings are completely fake?
Have a little of self-respect and grow up.
The butter knife could have been sharper...
tomlaffar-2832810 November 2019
Truly terrifyingly terrible
robert_27 September 2021
Fake reviews of hobby project
a-kastenas2 February 2020
Wow. Just wow. At time of writing a review for this home project, I see that it proudly managed to reach 6.8 on Imdb (02.02.2020)
It could pass as an OK high school project or a college assignment, but realistically speaking the reviews are manipulated and the actual score should be anywhere between 1 to 5.
Poor visual effects, hobby actors and a cliche title and narrative makes it more of an anti-movie to be honest.
Just watch a movie trailer to understand what I mean.
Many thanks go to all the reviewers who manged to articially increase the rating of the movie. Coworkers, cousins, grandparents, nieces, neighbors and so on did a very good job - it ranks high. Otherwise it would be without my comprehension to see something as highly rated as this.
It could pass as an OK high school project or a college assignment, but realistically speaking the reviews are manipulated and the actual score should be anywhere between 1 to 5.
Poor visual effects, hobby actors and a cliche title and narrative makes it more of an anti-movie to be honest.
Just watch a movie trailer to understand what I mean.
Many thanks go to all the reviewers who manged to articially increase the rating of the movie. Coworkers, cousins, grandparents, nieces, neighbors and so on did a very good job - it ranks high. Otherwise it would be without my comprehension to see something as highly rated as this.
No, Just No
hayleyknighten12 January 2020
Some the the most God-awful acting I have ever had the displeasure of sitting through. If I could give this negative starts I would. Not so bad it's good, just bad. Bad direction, bad editing, bad writing, bad, bad, bad. Kill it with fire, scatter the ashes and promise that we will never speak of this evil again
Original, Weird, Gross, and Fun
alexjbrotherton9 September 2019
Insane amount of fun packed into a micro budget movie.
If you look at the bad reviews, they're by people who only give bad reviews. Not sure if they're jealous failed filmmakers or if they're just angry people.
This movie is fun, but it won't make you happy if you already hate your life.
P.S. People claiming the movie is a cash grab have no idea what they're talking about or how much money low budget filmmakers make haha. The movie is completely different from Sharknado, was made by a very indie studio, and has waaaay too much gore to be considered commercial by anyone with a brain.
If you look at the bad reviews, they're by people who only give bad reviews. Not sure if they're jealous failed filmmakers or if they're just angry people.
This movie is fun, but it won't make you happy if you already hate your life.
P.S. People claiming the movie is a cash grab have no idea what they're talking about or how much money low budget filmmakers make haha. The movie is completely different from Sharknado, was made by a very indie studio, and has waaaay too much gore to be considered commercial by anyone with a brain.
A Dark, Twisted, & Perverted Love And Revenge Story... With Clowns & A Black Elvis...
P3n-E-W1s315 September 2019
This is not a brilliant film... but it is awesome entertainment. I loved this B-Movie flick.
So the story isn't all that, but it isn't a rip off of Sharknado as the similar title implies. It's actually a dark and twisted love and revenge tale. After being caught in the process of stealing her husband's money - from the takings of his "Adult's Only" Circus - with her, soon to be deceased, lover Cash, Savanna and Autumn MoonSpell curse the hubby. This curse catches up with him and his sidekicks, still in clown make-up, hacking and slashing up dear dead Cash so he can be disposed of easier. The curse traps them in a Tornado. Only to be released to take revenge and spread chaos and mayhem... Which they do, oh, so, well!
For a low budget indie film, the surprising thing is the scope. The writer and director Todd Sheets isn't happy staying in one place. He takes us to a bar, a diner, on the road, to an airport, in a plane, and to some storage units. He gives us clowns, a sorceress, a stripper, an un-dead peed off anti-wifey, a corn-fed red-neck truck driver hero, and a black Elvis... what more could a story and a film need... Well, It is a horror film... so, lots of gore - yeah we get that too.
I should take this moment to warn you that this film does not fall into the clean-humour genre. The comedic element is dark, twisted, and macabre... but so much fun. So if you don't like dark humour then I'd stay away.
I also have to give Sheets credit for trying. This is not your average point-and-shoot movie. Sheet's works with light and colour to create and build his atmosphere. He uses camera angles and off-kilter pans to add unease. These don't always work, though most of the time they do. It's nice to see a director trying techniques to improve his craft and his skill. More power to you.
The special effects are on a sliding scale from bad to awesome. The bad being the weird bloody caviar jelly they use a lot in the beginning when throats are torn open. The awesome being the "Make a wish" wishbone pull apart of the diner waitress.
As for the cast... Well, it works. The strangest thing is the acting is the worst part of the film. John O'Hara takes over-the-top to new staggering heights, though his character, Big Ronnie, needs it. In fact when he becomes a little more "normal" you want him to get nutso again. Rachel Lagen as Savanna is wooden but the aggressiveness she put into her lines adds power to her character. These two are the married couple who initiate the chaos with their love-hate relationship. I especially loved the way that when these two talk to each other they do it as though they were in an old 50's noir movie. This way of communication only enhanced the film for me. The rest of the cast range between okay to passible to good.
The good thing is that there are so many different character types and so much happening that you can't help but be sucked into the movie.
This isn't a must-watch film but I would recommend it to anyone who wants to be entertained and doesn't mind a little bit of twisted fun. This has earned a place on my Guilty Pleasures List come Chart - come take a look to see where it placed... see if you agree.
So the story isn't all that, but it isn't a rip off of Sharknado as the similar title implies. It's actually a dark and twisted love and revenge tale. After being caught in the process of stealing her husband's money - from the takings of his "Adult's Only" Circus - with her, soon to be deceased, lover Cash, Savanna and Autumn MoonSpell curse the hubby. This curse catches up with him and his sidekicks, still in clown make-up, hacking and slashing up dear dead Cash so he can be disposed of easier. The curse traps them in a Tornado. Only to be released to take revenge and spread chaos and mayhem... Which they do, oh, so, well!
For a low budget indie film, the surprising thing is the scope. The writer and director Todd Sheets isn't happy staying in one place. He takes us to a bar, a diner, on the road, to an airport, in a plane, and to some storage units. He gives us clowns, a sorceress, a stripper, an un-dead peed off anti-wifey, a corn-fed red-neck truck driver hero, and a black Elvis... what more could a story and a film need... Well, It is a horror film... so, lots of gore - yeah we get that too.
I should take this moment to warn you that this film does not fall into the clean-humour genre. The comedic element is dark, twisted, and macabre... but so much fun. So if you don't like dark humour then I'd stay away.
I also have to give Sheets credit for trying. This is not your average point-and-shoot movie. Sheet's works with light and colour to create and build his atmosphere. He uses camera angles and off-kilter pans to add unease. These don't always work, though most of the time they do. It's nice to see a director trying techniques to improve his craft and his skill. More power to you.
The special effects are on a sliding scale from bad to awesome. The bad being the weird bloody caviar jelly they use a lot in the beginning when throats are torn open. The awesome being the "Make a wish" wishbone pull apart of the diner waitress.
As for the cast... Well, it works. The strangest thing is the acting is the worst part of the film. John O'Hara takes over-the-top to new staggering heights, though his character, Big Ronnie, needs it. In fact when he becomes a little more "normal" you want him to get nutso again. Rachel Lagen as Savanna is wooden but the aggressiveness she put into her lines adds power to her character. These two are the married couple who initiate the chaos with their love-hate relationship. I especially loved the way that when these two talk to each other they do it as though they were in an old 50's noir movie. This way of communication only enhanced the film for me. The rest of the cast range between okay to passible to good.
The good thing is that there are so many different character types and so much happening that you can't help but be sucked into the movie.
This isn't a must-watch film but I would recommend it to anyone who wants to be entertained and doesn't mind a little bit of twisted fun. This has earned a place on my Guilty Pleasures List come Chart - come take a look to see where it placed... see if you agree.
Clowns but no tornado
fitzpatrickdominic3 December 2021
Gotta be honest, it wasn't as bad as I expected it to be.
Stevieboy66617 February 2022
A good ol' boy, a black Elvis impersonator, a stripper, a teenage female runaway and a pair of storm chasers get caught up in a supernatural battle between a witch and her abused circus friend and some killer clowns who travel by tornado! Or something like that! I was expecting tons of clowns falling from the sky like the sharks do in Sharknado but (thankfully) that's not the case. The movie packs in plenty of gore but it is very cheap looking, the special effects team probably called in at the local butchers shop for some guts. There is also quite a lot of female topless nudity, the stripper Bambi has great curves. However most of the cast look like they fell out of the ugly tree and hit a few branches on the way down. Scream Queen Linnea Quigley has a very minor cameo. I came into this with low expectations and although it is pretty bad I have to admit I found it fairly entertaining. At 99 minutes it did feel too long though and the acting was bad. I believe this to be the first Todd Sheets movie that I have watched and on this basis I'd certainly like to see a few more. Ignore the 1 and 10 out of 10 scores.
This movie is terrible, but hysterical ðŸ˜
shanekraus26 July 2022
With creepy clowns, and hilarious badness, it felt like this was the movie that was basically made for me. Still, I could not watch the whole thing because it was just SO bad. I recommend it if you are looking for mindless hilarious entertainment.
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