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The Funhouse

The Funhouse

Pay to get in. Pray to get out!

19815.91h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by Tobe Hooper
Written by Lawrence J. Block
Produced by Steven Bernhardt, Derek Power
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0MRevenue: $7.9M

Top Cast

Elizabeth Berridge

Elizabeth Berridge

Amy Harper

Cooper Huckabee

Cooper Huckabee

Buzz Dawson

Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

The Barker

Largo Woodruff

Largo Woodruff

Liz Duncan

Miles Chapin

Miles Chapin

Richie Atterbury

J

Jeanne Austin

Mrs. Harper

J

Jack McDermott

Mr. Harper

Shawn Carson

Shawn Carson

Joey Harper

D

David Carson

Geek

S

Sonia Zomina

Bag Lady

Themes & Keywords

maskcarnivalslasherfunhousevideo nastydeformed face

About The Funhouse

The Funhouse is a horror film released in 1981 exploring themes of mask, carnival, slasher, funhouse, video nasty, deformed face. Directed by Tobe Hooper, it stars Elizabeth Berridge, Cooper Huckabee, Kevin Conway. 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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