Review of The Funhouse (1981) by Rod E — 18 Oct 2013
At first seeing The Funhouse many years ago I was disappointed because I thought that it would simply be Texas Chainsaw at a carnival. And of course there is the clown used as a selling point, which isn't in the movie.
The fact of my opinion is that the Funhouse is pretty stellar and classic. The set of the Funhouse itself is way cool as are many shots (such as the craning out of the carnival). I think that the world of a traveling carnival is well shown here and is really a place that I would have gone too.
How I would have liked to have gone to one that has a freak show, magician, and strippers! Teenagers have the dumb idea of staying the night in the Funhouse and of course deathly mayhem ensues. A pseudo slasher and monster movie is really what this is.
People who erroneously slag on Hooper for being a one hit wonder and attributing Poltergeist to Spielberg need to give this a shot as it demonstrates Hooper's ability to create a hysteria driven atmosphere that drives characters to death or the edge of sanity.
The Funhouse is one to definitely catch around Halloween.
This review of The Funhouse (1981) was written by Rod E on 18 Oct 2013.
The Funhouse has generally received mixed reviews.
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