a a 1980s horror movie and killer klowns be pretty good . a lot of imagination and execution go into the various klown vehicle and the killer popcorn and the human cotton candy blood slurpees and and some of the other carn evil surprise . the puppet show on the wall of the building be not just funny and but sarcastic too . a anyone who have ever try to do those hand puppet know and it be not easy . especially for those clown with the short stubby finger . at one point the klown even have a scene of george washington cross the delaware . now that be funny and sarcastic at the same time . totally 1980s witty humor . killer klowns be one of those movie that you really get if you live in that era and and if you do not then there really be no way to explain it to you . killer klowns be almost like a time capsule to the 1980s . but aside from the attitude of that era and the acting be what you would expect from a typical low budget movie with a lot of aspire actor ( similar to the non feature cadet that appear in the police academy movie ) . john vernon be in this movie and and his talent be waste but it be a nice touch to see him in killer klowns . it give the film a lot more credibility and though vernon be close to the end of his career by 1988. killer klowns be not a classic horror movie and because it lack any real suspense and and it be not very scary . the director be not very skilled and and most of the scene be film without any attempt to scare or surprise the audience . killer klowns it be an interesting horror film which have some good laugh and some good special effect . killer klowns take a well deserve shot at the circus clown that most kid never like and and some kid find terrify .