Search - Shakes the Clown [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1992 DVD Release: 04/04/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 27 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 17 Genres: Comedy, Black Comedy, Absurd Comedy

This black comedy chronicles the fall of one of the world's most unlovable clowns as he plies his trade and tries to survive in Palukaville a town where everyone is more or less a Bozo. Shakes loves women and more than that, he loves his booze. Like many of his painted peers, ol' Shakes likes to hang out at The Twisted Balloon, the favorite local pub where he hoists a few, beats up on mimes (the lowest caste in Palukaville) and causes trouble with his girl friend Judy, a woman who cannot say the letter "L." Because the slovenly Shakes can't seem to make it to birthday parties sober and on time, he is fired from his booking agency, causing him to go on a big drinking binge. Later, Shakes awakens and learns that Binky, a lousy TV-clown, is framing him for beating up Shake's former boss with a juggling pin. Now poor Shakes must clear his name. He must also rescue "Juwee" who has been kidnapped by the nefarious Binky, and he must come to grips with his alcohol problem (perhaps the film could be therefore titled "Clown and Sober?"). Keep an eye peeled for cameos by Robin Williams, as a mime instructor, and Florence Henderson as one of Shake's illicit sexual conquests. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Bobcat Goldthwait - Shakes The Clown
Julie Brown - Judy
Tom Kenny - Binky the Clown
Blake Clark - Stenchy the Clown
Adam Sandler - Dink the Clown
Robin Williams - Mime Jerry
Florence Henderson - The Unknown Woman

Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait made his directorial debut with this black comedy about a unsavory clown, which has been given a bit of polish for its release on DVD. Shakes the Clown has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which is also enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The original English-language soundtrack appears in Dolby Digital Surround, while a dubbed Spanish version is in Dolby Digital Stereo. Optional subtitles in English and Spanish are also included. As a bonus, this edition also includes biographies of the leading cast members and the film's original theatrical trailer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide