May 18, 2016 an early 80s slasher flick that is anything but traditional, the funhouse just may be tobe hooper at the top of his game. The funhouse is the second of tobe hoopers films to make it to the uk video nasty list the first being eaten alive the film about the crocodile, not the umberto lenzi one about cannibals. I dont know where youre going tonight, but dont go to that damn carnival. The writer, larry block, talked me into it over the course of 48 hours. Emilian e rumagnol espanol francais italiano polski portugues. The funhouse is a 1981 horror movie the place in a carnival. The texas chainsaw massacre is a hard act to follow. Block screenplay, which was made into the 1981 film the funhouse, directed by tobe hooper.
Funhouse was, for a while, banned in the uk on video. Tobe hooper the texas chainsaw massacre 1974, poltergeist 1982 directed this dark ride with a script from first time scriptwriter lawrence block captain america 1990, while both steven bernhardt butch cassidy and the sundance kid 1969, the big bounce 1969 and. As the film production took longer than expected, the book was released before the film. But this was available and they really wanted me to do it. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to. Although there are some legitimate duds in tobe hoopers resume spontaneous combustion, most of his output gets unfairly shirked when compared to his early masterpiece. Download the funhouse 1981 1080p bluray 2 0 yts yify. Directed by tobe hooper poltergeist, this nonstop thrill ride of frights and chills follows a group of four funloving teenagers who decide to spend the night in a travelling carnivals funhouse. During 1978 to 1981 many of the hottest clubs, like electric circus and the legendary studio 54, wanted to hire jellybean to play in their club. Buy the funhouse 1981 dvd from amazons movies store. There are also several alternate scenes and some scenes have been shortened for the tv version due to nudity or violence and i. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Rent the funhouse 1981 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. It crawls on its hands and knees to a creature feature. Most famously known as the helmer of the gory texas chainsaw massacre 1974, hooper has directed several offthewall films. Because of this, and the fact that the book was released before the movie due to a delay in post production, it is often mistaken that the movie is based on.
Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy funhouse horror. Check out the funhouse music from the original film score by john beal on amazon music. The funhouse also released as carnival of terror is a 1981 american slasher film directed by tobe hooper, written by larry block and starring elizabeth berridge, kevin conway, william finley, cooper huckabee, miles chapin, and sylvia miles. The book contains a lot of backstory added by koontz. For the 1981 film, the funhouse, director tobe hooper poltergeist, the texas chainsaw massacre chose composer john beal to make the horror in the film even more horrific. This week in horror movie history the funhouse 1981. And since our theme this year is haunted houses, whats creepier. The funhouse music from the original film score by john. Watch funhouse download free full movie funhouse is a movie starring valter skarsg rd, khamisa wilsher, and christopher gerard. The funhouse full movie hd film the funhouse full the funhouse hd. Dean koontzoriginally published under the pseudonym leigh nicholsberkley books. Sep 24, 2014 check out the funhouse music from the original film score by john beal on amazon music.
It went through fairfield last year, when they found the bodies of those two girls in the. Initially he is hidden beneath an expressionless mask of frankensteins monster. Watch the latest the funhouse trailer on video detective. Cote divoire, egypt, france, germany, hong kong, india, indonesia, italy. Its a weak attempt at a slasher film and not a lot happens in the movies hour and a half run time. The funhouse full movie hd film rebellious teen amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town.
There is also a side story with amys brother joey shawn carson sneaking away to the carnival that goes nowhere. The funhouse 1981 rebellious teen amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. Two teenage couples on a double date, with the boys played by men in their late twenties, dare to sneak off the ride and spend the night inside a carnivals haunted mansion. Four teenagers spend the night in a carnival funhouse. Four teenage friends spend the night in a carnival funhouse. Four teens amy, buzz, richie and liz are having a double date and decide to visit the travelling carnival. The opening sequence of tobe hoopers 1981 gem the funhouse riffs on psycho by way of halloween. The buxom heroine disrobes and steps into the shower while an unseen stalker, tracked via firstperson killercam, slips on a scary mask, grabs a blade, and heads into the bathroom after her. This friday the th marks the 34th anniversary of the funhouse, released in the us on march, 1981 through universal pictures. Starring elizabeth berridge, shawn carson, jeanne austin, jack mcdermott. In 1981, the funhouse setting was not too overused and some of the subtleties of the set decoration combine to make a colourful yet menacing scenario. The funhouse massacre 1 hours and 30 minutes movie 2015 for humanitys own good, in a highsecurity, topsecret facility for the criminally insane, five of the worlds most hideous and deranged killers are locked up without trial. Often lumped in with the cashin slashers of the same year, its actually an exuberant. Mar 19, 20 the funhouse 1981 extra footage from the tv version duration.
Tobe hooper directed this one, is should be ok, right. It is unclear why this tale of carnival jollity made it on to a list of notorious horror movies that tend to deprave or corrupt persons as it is a slasher movie similar to many movies at the time that. The guy knows how to make a movie, and with the funhouse he effortlessly blends the slasher, creature, and haunted house subgenres together to give us one hell of a captivating and intense fright flick. To label the first half of the listless dud the funhouse phlegmatic is an insult to mucus. The funhouse is a 1981 american slasher film directed by tobe hooper, written by larry block. When two young couples on a double date go to a mysterious carnival, they. Horror and the carnival often go hand in hand and here hooper has done a fantastic job, in my opinion this is one of his best movies. Happily, whilst it is no masterpiece, funhouse is an entertaining, slightly leftfield horror movie which is occasionally very scary including a couple of great out of your seat jump scares and peculiarly sleazy. Massacres dans le train fantome 1981 bande annonce francaise. A creature feature slasher that clearly has something in common with the directors earlier films 1974s the texas chainsaw massacre and 1976s eaten alive, there is a pervasive air of seediness enhanced by a weird carnival locale that proves a perfect horror setting. Directors tobe hooper cast includes cooper huckabee, miles chapin, elizabeth berridge, largo woodruff, sylvia miles, shawn carlson. Joe jackson like a virgin madonna born to be alive faith patrick hernandesgeorge michael human rag n bone man this love maroon 5 no roots alice merton i kissed a girl katy perry light my fire the doors purple rain prince fly like an eagle steve miller band stayin alive bee gees blame it on me george. Locked in, amy and her friends must evade the murderous carnival workers and escape before it leaves town the next day. They smoke grass and have goodtime visiting the attractions including a side show with freak animals.
Four teenage friends spent the night in a carnival funhouse and are stalked by a deformed man in a frankenstein mask. No gore to be found here, and what once was an x film now comes in for a 15cert. Mar 20, 2008 as amy leaves the funhouse she passes the old hag who repeats, god is watching. Telecharger gratuit the funhouse massacres dans le train fantome. I actually thought id come off of salems and do something like eyes of laura mars 1978. A creepy and enjoyable film, the funhouse shared a double bill in 1981 with my bloody valentine. The funhouse 1981 extra footage from the tv version.
Rent the funhouse 1981 starring elizabeth berridge and shawn carson on dvd and bluray. Excellent sinister soundtrack score accompanies the animatronic horrors of the funhouse. The kids sneak away to the funhouse and get killedthere really isnt any development, any explanation of the killer, or any twists or turns. Check out our funhouse selection for the very best in unique or custom. Bbfcinsight contains moderate horror, sex, violence and threat. The funhouse 1981 extra footage from the tv version duration. A 1981 teen slasher movie from texas chainsaw massacre director, tobe hooper. The funhouse, a 1981 horror film directed by tobe hooper funhouse the sopranos, a 2000 episode of the sopranos from season 2. Mar, 2015 this friday the th marks the 34th anniversary of the funhouse, released in the us on march, 1981 through universal pictures. The film was unsuccessfully prosecuted as a video nasty in the uk a few years after its release. After seeing the usual attractions, they smoke some dope and have the bright idea to stay in the funhouse.
Tv funhouse, a recurring skit on nbcs saturday night live. The funhouse full movie hd film the funhouse full movie hd film the funhouse full the funhouse hd the funhouse film link in last page to watch or download movie 2. Oct 16, 2012 the funhouse collector s edition film horror. The teenager amy harper dates buzz dawson for the first time and they go to the carnival with their friends richie and liz. With elizabeth berridge, shawn carson, jeanne austin, jack mcdermott. Yify movies the only official yify site at the funhouse 1981 720p bluray yts yify the teenager amy harper dates buzz dawson for the first time and they go to the carnival with their friends richie and liz. Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy funhouse horror ride, the teens witness a murder by a deformed worker wearing a mask. Scoobys mystery funhouse, a 1980s scoobydoo television series. The funhouse soundtrack from 1998, composed by john beal.
On the funhouse 1981 well, it wasnt the film i expected to be doing. Watch funhouse download free full movie slideshare. The funhouse 1981 full movie download full hd youtube. Hes going to take away her youth and shove her on lifes conveyer belt toward old age and death. One that would probably be too simple in this day and age. The funhouse 1981 british board of film classification. Oct, 2017 on the funhouse 1981 well, it wasnt the film i expected to be doing. I mean tobe hooper brought us the texas chainsaw massacre. Some commentators have questioned its attempted banning, given that the film is fairly tame in comparison to other entries on the list, leading some to suggest it was mistakenly chosen instead of the infamous last house on dead end street, which was released under an alternative title the fun house. Koontz wrote a novelization of the screenplay under the pseudonym owen west. Yify movies the only official yify site at the funhouse 1981 1080p bluray 2. The subplot involving amys younger brother just didnt seem to go anywhere. Funhouse is creepy but fun viewing, highly recommended.
This god, rather than inflict moral punishment on amy for discovering her sexuality, has something else in mind. The whole metaartificial feel of the funhouse in itself is both enticing and eerie to the audience. Released by promotional release in 1998 jnbl 4001 containing music from the funhouse 1981. Its all a big fakeoutthe knife is plastic and the stalker is her horrorobsessed little brother. The funhouse is a 1980 novelization by american author dean koontz, based on a larry block aka lawrence j. When a deformed man wearing a frankenstein mask begins brutally murdering the friends, they find themselves in a desperate struggle for survival. But from april 1981 til june 1984 he found his house, during this period he was the resident dj of the funhouse. Extra scenes from the tv version that arent in the theatrical cut. Click here now to find out here why others like this album. It takes over an hour for the film to even get into its stalkandslash aspect, and by that time i was trying to keep myself from turning off the movie. Tracklist with lyrics of the album funhouse 2008 from p. Director tobe hooper the texas chainsaw massacre, poltergeist pays affectionate tribute to various classic horror movies in this tale of two teenage couples who spend the night in a sleazy carnival funhouse.
1381 812 41 65 547 1375 1397 1416 140 1106 1588 1006 398 123 373 29 150 290 1184 1300 647 523 1335 1300 1451 154 690 680 1429 973 658 922 822 723 1443 448 95 1318 1011 1304 679 26 760 362 962 759 1215 1212