Clownhouse

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Clownhouse is a 1988 horror film directed by Victor Salva. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the dramatic category at the 1989 Sundance film festival.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Other Information 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Plot

Three brothers, Casey, Jeffery, and Randy, the youngest of whom has a fear of clowns, are left home alone. At the same time three lunatics have escaped from an asylum, killed three clowns and put on their clothes. The lunatics then find the brothers' home and terrorize them.

[edit] Cast

• Nathan Forrest Winters, Casey
• Brian McHugh, Jeffery
• Sam Rockwell, Randy

[edit] Other Information

• Director Victor Salva was convicted of molesting lead actor Nathan Winters during the making of Clownhouse. Winters was 12 years old at the time and Salva was sentenced to three years in prison.

[edit] See also

• Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in films

[edit] External links

• Clownhouse at the Internet Movie Database
• Press coverage relating to molestation case