Shakes
Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait
Shakes sobrevive trabajando como payaso de fiestas infantiles y se pasa el tiempo libre emborrachándose. Cuando el payaso Binky consigue un puesto en un show infantil local, Shakes se hunde hasta tal punto que su jefe amenaza con despedirlo si no organiza su vida. Cuando éste aparece muerto, las sospechas recaen sobre Shakes, que tendrá que buscar la información necesaria para limpiar su nombre.
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Shakes Ratings & Reviews
- Jacob O’Neal18 de julio de 2025If you like alcoholic clowns, Bobcat Goldthwait, Adam Sandler, dark and weird comedy about a town full of clowns and mimes then this movie is for you. This movie was the feature directorial debut of for writer/comedian Bobcat Goldthwait and its rough around the edges, but fits Bobcat perfectly for his brand of humor. The movie is about Shakes, a clown with a big drinking problem. He’s got a loyal girlfriend played by Julie Brown (Cause I’m A Blonde, The Homecoming Queen’s Got A Gun) whom he treats like dirt. He and his friends are battling against an evil clown in town to win a slot being vacated by a long running children’s show host. It forces Shakes to fight against his alcoholism, deal with a loudmouthed Mike played by Robin Williams and eventually have his final battle with the evil clowns to win the day. It’s typical hero’s journey stuff there. The movie hits the mark with its strange world and humor more than it misses. You can see Goldthwait become more confident as a filmmaker after this. If you watch Sleeping Dogs Lie, World’s Greatest Dad or God Bless America and you see a filmmaker who really learned from this flawed first outing and became a very talented filmmaker.
- ርልዪረ28 de mayo de 2025This movie is a true comedy - you will laugh out loud and hear lines you have never heard before or expected. It's not a clown film for kids it's certainly the adult side of clowning. The amusing aspect is that clowns seem to be the most depressed and cynical. I've heard that to be true, at least about the clowns on the cabaret circuit from a documentary about those days and how the clowns were the most down in the dumps and bitter humans. So that premise alone is comedy gold. Every dynamic is hilarious including the 2 police officers. No wasted scenes or lines in this gem.
Shakes Trivia
Shakes was released on 28 de agosto de 1991.
Shakes was directed by Bobcat Goldthwait.
Shakes has a runtime of 87min.
Shakes was produced by Paul Colichman, Ann Luly.
Shakes sobrevive trabajando como payaso de fiestas infantiles y se pasa el tiempo libre emborrachándose. Cuando el payaso Binky consigue un puesto en un show infantil local, Shakes se hunde hasta tal punto que su jefe amenaza con despedirlo si no organiza su vida. Cuando éste aparece muerto, las sospechas recaen sobre Shakes, que tendrá que buscar la información necesaria para limpiar su nombre.
The key characters in Shakes are Shakes The Clown (Bobcat Goldthwait), Judy (Julie Brown), Dink the Clown (Adam Sandler).
Shakes is rated R.
Shakes is a Comedia, Crimen, Drama film.
Shakes has an audience rating of 4.9 out of 10.
Shakes had a budget of 1,4 MUS$.
Shakes has made 115 mil US$ at the box office.