Four teenagers visit a local carnival for a night of innocent amusement, but soon discover that nothing there is innocent or amusing.Four teenagers visit a local carnival for a night of innocent amusement, but soon discover that nothing there is innocent or amusing.Four teenagers visit a local carnival for a night of innocent amusement, but soon discover that nothing there is innocent or amusing.
Ralph Morino
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- (as Ralph Marino)
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- TriviaDirector Tobe Hooper was at one point nearly struck by a flying cog but was saved by an extra who broke their arm in the process.
- GoofsDespite the funhouse being a portable carnival attraction, it has a basement.
- Quotes
Richie Atterbury: Amy'll hit it off for sure. Buzz is a terrific guy.
Liz Duncan: She's stoned. When you're stoned, Charles Manson is a terrific guy.
- Alternate versionsAlthough the 1987 UK CIC video release was uncut in terms of violence it ran around 3 minutes shorter than the cinema version, and the differences appeared to be some dialogue and narrative edits. It contained the scenes of reefer smoking which were missing from some later Film Four showings.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Terror in the Aisles (1984)
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Really enjoyed my revisit to The Funhouse
Two teenage couples decide to hide inside a carnival funhouse and spend the night there but when they witness the murder of a gypsy fortune teller by a hideously deformed employee they end up fighting for their lives.
It has been many years since I last watched this, back then it was on bootleg VHS. Although I now own it on DVD I did actually opt to watch on tape, though not a bootleg this time!
Bizarrely this got banned - but never successfully prosecuted - in Britain as a Video Nasty. Reality is there is little in the way of gore or nastiness here. The film starts with a shower scene, an obvious nod to Psycho, but with a bit more flesh on show! Most of the running time takes place at the fair but it's not until the second half that it really turns into a horror movie. Horror and the carnival often go hand in hand and here Hooper has done a fantastic job, in my opinion this is one of his best movies. It is very rich in colour, atmosphere and tension. Great make up by the legendary Rick Baker. Funhouse is creepy but fun viewing, highly recommended.
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- Jan 5, 2019
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,886,857
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,765,456
- Mar 15, 1981
- Gross worldwide
- $7,886,999
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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