Punching the Clown
Directed by Gregori ViensWinner of the Audience Award at the Slamdance Film Festival, this realistic comedy tells the story of Henry Phillips, a hapless modern day troubadour who grinds his way through the heartland, living out of his car and singing his twisted satirical songs to anyone who will listen. After a booking mishap involving a Christian fund raiser, he decides he's hit rock bottom. Seeking to shake things up, he moves to L.A. where his luck changes overnight. Thanks less to his inept manager than to a wild case of mistaken identity, he falls backwards into a string of packed gigs, a record deal and even the promise of love. But he who lives by the whimsy of show business dies by it, and reality hits him like a fist in the face: an innocent miscommunication over a bagel brands him a neo-Nazi in the world of tabloid journalism. Luckily, somewhere between rock bottom and nowhere lies the perfect terrain for his dark and hilarious songs.
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Punching the Clown was released on January 17, 2009.
Punching the Clown was directed by Gregori Viens.
Punching the Clown has a runtime of 1 hr 31 min.
Punching the Clown was produced by Henry Phillips, Gregori Viens, Corey Wish.
The key characters in Punching the Clown are Henry Phillips (Henry Phillips), Ellen Pinsky (Ellen Ratner), Matt Phillips (Matthew Walker).
Punching the Clown is a Comedy, Music film.
Punching the Clown has an audience rating of 8.4 out of 10.