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.
Shakes the Clown has generally received mixed reviews.
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Shakes the Clown was released in 1991 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 92 reviews, giving Shakes the Clown (1991) an average rating of 52%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 71%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 43%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Shakes the Clown than critics were.
With a score of 52%, Shakes the Clown is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1991, which stands at 60%.
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