The Funhouse
Pay to get in. Pray to get out!
- 1981
- Rated R
- 1h 35m
- Horror
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $7.89M worldwide, about 3.9 times its $2M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Florida
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Setting
Set in Iowa
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Music
Music by John Beal
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Andrew Laszlo
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Lawrence J. BlockWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 13, 1981
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $2M
- Revenue
- $7.9M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Elizabeth BerridgeAmy Harper
Cooper HuckabeeBuzz Dawson
Kevin ConwayThe Barker
Largo WoodruffLiz Duncan
Miles ChapinRichie Atterbury- Jeanne AustinMrs. Harper
- Jack McDermottMr. Harper
Shawn CarsonJoey Harper- David CarsonGeek
- Sonia ZominaBag Lady
- Ralph MorinoTruck Driver
- Herb RobinsCarnival Manager
- Mona AgarStrip Show Dancer
William FinleyMarco the Magnificent- Susie MalnikCarmella
Sylvia MilesMadame Zena
Sid RaymondStrip Show MC- Larry RossHeckler - Girlie Show
Frank GrimesStrip Show Voyeur- Frank SchullerPoker Player #1
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