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5.9Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz and Richie. Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy "Funhouse" horror ride, the teens witness a murder by a deformed worker wearing a mask. Locked in, Amy and her friends must evade the murderous carnival workers and escape before it leaves town the next day.
Released: 1981-03-1395 minDir: Tobe HooperHorrorBudget: $2.0MBox office: $7.9M
Cast
- Elizabeth Berridge as Amy Harper
- Cooper Huckabee as Buzz Dawson
- Kevin Conway as The Barker
- Largo Woodruff as Liz Duncan
- Miles Chapin as Richie Atterbury
- Jeanne Austin as Mrs. Harper
Themes
- mask
- carnival
- slasher
- funhouse
- video nasty
- deformed face
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 485430
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- publication date
- 1983-09-16
- title
- The Funhouse
- review score
- 67%
- capital cost
- 2000000
- box office
- 7900000
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Categories
1980s horror thriller films1980s serial killer films1980s slasher films1980s teen horror films1981 American films1981 English-language films1981 films1981 horror filmsAmerican exploitation filmsAmerican monster moviesAmerican serial killer filmsAmerican slasher filmsAmerican teen horror filmsCircus filmsEnglish-language crime filmsEnglish-language horror thriller filmsFilms about sideshow performersFilms directed by Tobe HooperFilms set in amusement parksFilms set in IowaFilms shot in MiamiRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release dateVideo nasties