The Funhouse Massacre
| The Funhouse Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Andy Palmer |
| Produced by |
Warner Davis Levi Ellsworth |
| Screenplay by | Ben Begley |
| Story by |
Ben Begley Renee Dorian |
| Starring |
Robert Englund Jere Burns Scottie Thompson Matt Angel Clint Howard Chasty Ballesteros Courtney Gains |
| Music by | Chad Rehmann |
| Cinematography | Filip Vandewal |
Production company |
Petri Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Shout! Factory |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Funhouse Massacre is a 2015 American slasher film starring Robert Englund, Jere Burns, Scottie Thompson and Clint Howard.
Plot
Five inmates from an asylum overseen by an exhausted warden (Robert Englund) escape and make their way to a newly opening amusement park called Land of Illusion Haunted Scream Park. Animal the Cannibal (E.E. Bell) is a cannibal chef who was caught literally serving customers; Dr. Suave (Sebastian Siegel) is a dentist with sadistic desires; The Taxidermist (Clint Howard) takes a break from stuffing birds to taxidermy human victims: Rocco the Clown (Mars Crain) is a former wrestler who killed too many opponents in the ring; Mental Manny Dyer (Jere Burns) was a cult leader who got his religious flock to commit mass suicide.
Cast
- Robert Englund - Warden
- Jere Burns - Mental Manny
- Scottie Thompson - Sheriff Kate
- Matt Angel - Morgan
- Chasty Ballesteros - Christina
- Clint Howard - Taxidermist
- Courtney Gains - Dennis
- Erick Chavarria - Gerardo
- Mars Crain - Rocco
- Candice De Visser - Dollface / Ms. Quinn
- E.E. Bell - Animal
- Ben Begley - Deputy Doyle
- Michael Eric Reid - Mikey
- Leigh Parker - Randall
- Sebastian Siegel - Dr. Suave
Production
The film was largely made at the real Land of Illusion Haunted Scream Park outside of Middletown, Ohio.[1]
Reception
The film has a mixed reception with Rotten Tomatoes noting a 64% positive rating from critics but a 49% rating from audiences.[2]
Noel Nurray writing for the Los Angeles Times said the film "sports inventive gore effects and character design" but "nothing all that shocking or scary happens, as the minimal story quickly devolves into one methodical murder after another — their effect blunted by the jokey tone."[3] Dennis Harvey reviewed the film for Variety saying "Not the cleverest or most original horror comedy, Andy Palmer’s indie feature is nonetheless above average within that subgenre, offering fast-paced fun for fans."[4] Dread Central's Matt Boiselle found the film pleasantly surprising claiming "If you’re looking for a fun time with a VERY large body count, you’d be making a mistake passing this one up."[5]
References
- ↑ Levingston, Chelsey (March 27, 2015), Movie studio opens at Land of Illusion for filming, Dayton Daily News
- ↑ The Funhouse Massacre, Rotten Tomatoes
- ↑ Nurray, Noel (November 12, 2015), Review Dull 'The Funhouse Massacre' is an aimless gorefest, Los Angeles Times
- ↑ Harvey, Dennis (November 16, 2015), Film Review: ‘The Funhouse Massacre’, Variety
- ↑ Boiselle, Matt (December 3, 2015), Funhouse Massacre, The (2015), Dread Central