Mick Garris on KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE

Kreepy klown space aliens invade Earth and obliterate victims with kotton kandy ray guns and acid-drenched cream pies. John Vernon and Royal Dano are the only recognizable cast members.

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I'm Mick Garis and this is trailers from

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I'm Mick Garis and this is trailers from
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Hell uh anytime you spell clowns with a

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Hell uh anytime you spell clowns with a
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capital K you're in for a really good

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capital K you're in for a really good
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time and in this case we're going to

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time and in this case we're going to
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talk about killer clowns from outer

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space it was a night like any other

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space it was a night like any other
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night then something

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night then something
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happened killer clowns from outer space

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happened killer clowns from outer space
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is one of the wackiest most lovable

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is one of the wackiest most lovable
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crackpot sci-fi comedies of the 80s it
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may not have stood the test of time as

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may not have stood the test of time as
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well as we might hope but certainly in

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well as we might hope but certainly in
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1988 it was really Charming its hearts

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1988 it was really Charming its hearts
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in the right place it's a real love of

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in the right place it's a real love of
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1950s Drive-In be movies it's created by
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the amazing Kyoto brothers who

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the amazing Kyoto brothers who
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originally hailed from Philadelphia

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originally hailed from Philadelphia
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they're kind of The Three Stooges are

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they're kind of The Three Stooges are
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Marx Brothers of uh makeup effects it's

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Marx Brothers of uh makeup effects it's
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an inspired low-budget hybrid of aliens

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an inspired low-budget hybrid of aliens
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from outer space horror fantasy comedy

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from outer space horror fantasy comedy
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and really really creepy circus clowns

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and really really creepy circus clowns
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I first learned about killer clowns when

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I first learned about killer clowns when
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I signed on to make Critters too for new

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line the Kyoto Brothers had done all the

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line the Kyoto Brothers had done all the
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Critter effects for the first Critters

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movie and they were coming back to repre

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movie and they were coming back to repre
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their role in our film then I found out

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their role in our film then I found out
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that they just made their own feature

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that they just made their own feature
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film and I went to a screening and this

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film and I went to a screening and this
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was be movie making at its finest it's

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was be movie making at its finest it's
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all about a group of Otherworldly aliens

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all about a group of Otherworldly aliens
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who just happen to look like really evil

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circus clowns who arrive in a circus

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circus clowns who arrive in a circus
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Middle America they apparently come here

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Middle America they apparently come here
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to capture humans spin them up into pink

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to capture humans spin them up into pink
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cotton candy cones then eat them up at

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cotton candy cones then eat them up at
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some later date The Kyoto brothers were

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some later date The Kyoto brothers were
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an amazing group to work with although

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an amazing group to work with although
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Critters too you could tell that they

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were crafty designers and storytellers

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were crafty designers and storytellers
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but for reasons I don't understand I've

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but for reasons I don't understand I've
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never been able to get another feature

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film off the ground they were like a

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film off the ground they were like a
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three-headed creature in action

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three-headed creature in action
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bickering trading ideas always going at

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bickering trading ideas always going at
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full speed and trying to expand the

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full speed and trying to expand the
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boundaries of what was expected of them

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boundaries of what was expected of them
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really great guys to work with killer

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really great guys to work with killer
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clowns from outer space it's crazy

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clowns from outer space it's crazy
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