Shakes the Clown

greatest movie ever, this movie is so good it gives me a woody. absolutely great. my favorite movie of all timee... Full review

greatest movie ever, this movie is so good it gives me a woody. absolutely great. my favorite movie of all timee... Full review

This is by far the best alcoholic clown movie of all time. The is great cast that portrays the situation so realistically that it's almost distasteful, almost. Maybe a little balck at times it has a streak of optimism in it.... Full review

This is by far the best alcoholic clown movie of all time. The is great cast that portrays the situation so realistically that it's almost distasteful, almost. Maybe a little balck at times it has a streak of optimism in it.... Full review

This movie won't win any technical awards, but if you like dark comedies (this film makes "Barton Fink" look light and breezy at times), this is the movie for you. At times uproariously funny, the poignant parts are luckily kept to... Full review

A reviewer at the Boston Globe once called this, "The Citizen Kane of alcoholic clown movies." Given the number of points of comparison, who could argue? I was reminded of this when I recently saw the 2003 movie, "Bad Santa" --... Full review

Very entertaining film pits rival bands of clowns (Rodeo, party, and mime clowns) against each other in a weird alternate world dominated by archetypes of 1950s entertainment (much like Tim Burton's equally entertaining "Pee Wee's Big Adventure"). Goldthwait acts up a... Full review

Any movie that features a bunch of cynical and semi-alcoholic clowns sitting in a bar complaining about their world is already half-way there to getting my vote. Having only seen Bobcat Goldthwaite in the lamentable Police Academy movies, and hating his... Full review

This rare gem is an example of a funny, funny man (Bobcat Goldthwait) given free reign over the creation of a comedy gem. Though this film may not exemplify any of the tired old Hollywood "formulas" for what makes a profitable... Full review

The movie poster when I saw "Shakes" in the theatre touted it as the "Citizen Kane of Alcoholic Clown Movies," clearly a better analogy than the "Gone with the Wind" one touted here. This is one strange fantasy where clowns hang... Full review

Goldthwait wrote, directed and starred in Shakes, which isn't nearly as terrible as you'd think. Most notable, today, being Adam Sandler as Dink the Clown. ... Full Review

oddly, the film doesn't showcases his talent much.....So, "Shakes the Clown" will probably won't make you laugh much....Actually, the film's best scene might be the one at mime school, with Robin Williams as the teacher..... ... Full Review

Bobcat Goldthwait has made a career out of misdirection and defying expectations. He first came to audiences' attention as a zany law-enforcement officer in the Police Academy movies, and his bankability there snagged him leading roles in films like Hot... ... Full Article

Fresh from showing his latest independent film at the Sundance Festival and making the rounds of composers in Manhattan looking for a collaborator on a musical - of all things - Bobcat Goldthwait was calling to talk about his return... ... Full Article

You hear it in lots of (usually sad) movies, and I'd say it's probably one of the truest things ever spoken: " There's nothing more tragic than having to bury your own child ." ... Full Article

If there's one milestone in entertainment we won't escape this week, it's the 60th birthday of a certain award-winning American songwriter. But, as few may realize, Dylan isn't the only raspy-voiced, wild-haired storyteller named Bob who's celebrating a birthday. Break ... Full Article

Published: Thursday, July 30, 1992 12:00 a.m. MDT It's a cliche that most comics want to do serious drama sometime during their career - a weeper, a thriller, Shakespeare. ... Full Article

I don't like clowns, never have, never will.For that matter, I was terrified of Santa Claus when I was a kid and was taken to visit him in the department store at Christmastime. ... Full Article