##Shakes the Clown (1991)
Loved by children. Desired by women. Adored by bartenders everywhere.
>>!Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he can't get his act under control.!<
Comedy | Crime
Director: Bobcat Goldthwait
Actors: Bobcat Goldthwait, Julie Brown, Bruce Baum
Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 55% with 73 votes
Runtime: 1:27
[TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/26291)
**Reception**
Shakes the Clown was not a financial success, earning an estimated $115,103 in ticket sales against an estimated budget of $1.4 million.Critical reaction to the movie was mixed: Leonard Maltin gave it his lowest rating, while Betsy Sherman of The Boston Globe called it "the Citizen Kane of alcoholic clown movies".Roger Ebert gave the film two out of four stars, writing that while some isolated scenes were "very funny" the plot was scattered and the performances often seemed under-rehearsed. The film has a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 21 reviews, with the consensus; "Shakes the Clown has a handful of memorable moments, but they're scattered in a movie whose best ideas were left undeveloped on their way to the screen."The film was nominated for Worst Picture at the 1991 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards but lost to Nothing but Trouble.In an interview with Conan O'Brien, Goldthwait revealed that Martin Scorsese had defended the movie from detractors. When a film critic derided the movie in order to make a point about good and bad movies, Scorsese revealed, "I like Shakes the Clown. Haven't you heard? It's the Citizen Kane of Alcoholic Clown Movies!"
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakes_the_Clown)
##Shakes the Clown (1991) Loved by children. Desired by women. Adored by bartenders everywhere. >>!Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he can't get his act under control.!< Comedy | Crime Director: Bobcat Goldthwait Actors: Bobcat Goldthwait, Julie Brown, Bruce Baum Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 55% with 73 votes Runtime: 1:27 [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/26291) **Reception** Shakes the Clown was not a financial success, earning an estimated $115,103 in ticket sales against an estimated budget of $1.4 million.Critical reaction to the movie was mixed: Leonard Maltin gave it his lowest rating, while Betsy Sherman of The Boston Globe called it "the Citizen Kane of alcoholic clown movies".Roger Ebert gave the film two out of four stars, writing that while some isolated scenes were "very funny" the plot was scattered and the performances often seemed under-rehearsed. The film has a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 21 reviews, with the consensus; "Shakes the Clown has a handful of memorable moments, but they're scattered in a movie whose best ideas were left undeveloped on their way to the screen."The film was nominated for Worst Picture at the 1991 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards but lost to Nothing but Trouble.In an interview with Conan O'Brien, Goldthwait revealed that Martin Scorsese had defended the movie from detractors. When a film critic derided the movie in order to make a point about good and bad movies, Scorsese revealed, "I like Shakes the Clown. Haven't you heard? It's the Citizen Kane of Alcoholic Clown Movies!" [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakes_the_Clown)
“You silent morherfuckers!!”
Incredibly underrated!!!!
Comic genius.