The Funhouse(Movie, 1981)

Name: The Funhouse
Genre: Horror
Released: 1981
Duration: T01:36:00
Rating: 2.9

| 1h 36min | Genre: Horror

Rating: 2.9/5 (with 157 votes)

The Funhouse 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, Largo Woodruff, Wayne Doba, and Sylvia Miles. The film's plot concerns four teenagers who become trapped in a dark ride at a local carnival in Iowa and are stalked by a mentally disabled murderous carnie. Released by Universal Pictures, The Funhouse was director Hooper's first major studio production after The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and Eaten Alive (1976). Upon its release on March 13, 1981, The Funhouse was a commercial disappointment, but received mixed to positive reviews from critics. ()

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About The Funhouse

Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz and Richie. 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. Locked in, Amy and her friends must evade the murderous carnival workers and escape before it leaves town the next day.

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Trailer for The Funhouse + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Funhouse ≣ 1981 ≣ Trailer(Trailer, 1:25)

The Funhouse ≣ 1981 ≣ Trailer (Trailer) | Trailer (Trailer) | DAS KABINETT DES SCHRECKENS - Englischer Trailer (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Florida

Plays in: Iowa

Made by: Universal Pictures, Mace Neufeld Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 16 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 03/13/1981

Cast: Elizabeth Berridge, Cooper Huckabee, William Finley, Sylvia Miles, Kevin Conway, Miles Chapin

Director: Tobe Hooper

Producer: Mace Neufeld

Screenwriter: Larry Block

Director of Photography: Andrew Laszlo

Composer: John Beal

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Massacres dans le train fantôme"

"Das Kabinett des Schreckens"

"La casa de los horrores"

"Kummitusjuna"

"Funhouse: Carnival of Terror"

"To tunnel tou tromou"

"The Funhouse - Il tunnel dell'orrore"

"El carnaval del horror"

"El carnaval del terror"

"'n afgrijselijk gebeuren"

"Acidente no Luna Parque"

"Смертельная забава"

"Kuca straha"

Keywords: slasher, deformed face, carnival, funhouse, mask

Revenue: 7,886,857 USD

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The Funhouse(Movie, 1981)

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