The Funhouse (1981)
- Starring:
- Elizabeth Berridge, Cooper Huckabee, (more)
- Director(s):
- Tobe Hooper
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Horror
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This low-budget horror film about teenagers trapped in a carnival funhouse with a freakish monster is pretty standard stuff. Director Tobe Hooper manages a few shocks and includes some typically peculiar supporting characters, but this film is less entertaining than either of his previous excursions into such territory. Not as scary as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) nor as bizarre as Eaten Alive (1976), The Funhouse may as well have been directed by an anonymous hack as one of the foremost names in the genre. The movie tie-in novel, penned by Dean R. Koontz under the pseudonym "Owen West," is actually far more frightening than the film on which it was based. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 96 mins
Complete Cast:
- Elizabeth Berridge - Amy
- Miles Chapin - Richie
- Sylvia Miles - Madame Zena
- William Finley - Marco The Magnificent
- Shawn Carson - Joey Harper
- Shawn McAllister
- Sandy Mielke - Garbage Collector
- Sonia Zomina - Bag Lady
- Herb Robins - Carnival Manager
- Frank Schuller - Poker Player
- Cooper Huckabee - Buzz
- Largo Woodruff - Liz
- Kevin Conway - The Barker
- Wayne Doba - The Monster
- Frank Grimes - Voyeur
- Peter Conrad - Midget
- Allison Caine
- Jack McDermott - Harper
- Sid Raymond - M.C.
- David Carson - Geek
- Director(s):
- Tobe Hooper
- Writer(s):
- Lawrence Block
- Producer(s):
- Derek Power, Mark L. Lester, Mace Neufeld
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Nudity, Not For Children, Adult Language, Graphic Violence, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Horror
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