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   <div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|The Funhouse]]''' ([[:Category:USA|USA]] [[:Category:1981|1981]]) is a [[:Category:Horror/Thrillers|Horror movie]] directed by [[:Category: Tobe Hooper|Tobe Hooper]].
   <div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|The Funhouse]]''' ([[:Category:USA|USA]] [[:Category:1981|1981]]) is a [[:Category:Horror/Thrillers|Horror movie]] directed by [[:Category: Tobe Hooper|Tobe Hooper]].
*'''Contents''': [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[/Review|Review]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]] | [[/Bluray|Available BluRays]] | [[The Funhouse (1981)|Poster Art]] | [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]]
*'''Contents''': [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[/Review|Review]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]] | [[/Bluray|Available BluRays]] | [[The Funhouse (1981)|Poster Art]] | [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]]
*'''Featured in''': [[Trailer Trauma 3: 80s Horrorthon (BluRay)]] | [[Terror in The Aisles]] | [[Drive In Delirium: The New Batch (BluRay)]] | [[Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide]]
* '''External Links''': [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082427/combined IMDB] | [https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/13555-the-funhouse TMDB]
* '''External Links''': [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082427/combined IMDB] | [https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/13555-the-funhouse TMDB]
*'''Even More Fun''': [http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/15602-the-funhouse-retrospective-an-interview-with-tobe-hooper/ Retrospective Funhouse interview with Tobe Hooper] (external link)
* '''You Might Also Like''': [[Motel Hell]] - [[Eaten Alive]] - [[Tourist Trap]]
* '''You Might Also Like''': [[Motel Hell]] - [[Eaten Alive]] - [[Tourist Trap]]
* The Funhouse is considered one of the so-called video nasties ([[Video Nasties Guide|read more about those]])
[[Image:Funhouse.jpg]]
[[Image:Funhouse.jpg]]
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====Main Details====
 
* Released in 1981 | Color
===Main Details===
* Released in 1981  
* Color
* Running Time: 96 min | Belgium:80 min (video version) | Sweden:90 min (cut)
* Running Time: 96 min | Belgium:80 min (video version) | Sweden:90 min (cut)
* Production Co: Mace Neufeld Productions | Universal Pictures
* Production Co: Mace Neufeld Productions | Universal Pictures
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* Cinematography by Andrew Laszlo
* Cinematography by Andrew Laszlo
* Film Editing by Jack Hofstra
* Film Editing by Jack Hofstra
====Also Known as====
 
===Plot Summary===
*Four teenagers visit a local carnival for a night of innocent amusement. They soon discover, however, that there is nothing innocent or amusing there at all.
 
===Also Known as===
*'n afgrijselijk gebeuren (Netherlands)
*'n afgrijselijk gebeuren (Netherlands)
*Carnaval del terror (Argentina)
*Carnaval del terror (Argentina)
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* Il Tunnel dell'orrore (Italy)
* Il Tunnel dell'orrore (Italy)
* To Tunnel tou tromou (Greece)
* To Tunnel tou tromou (Greece)
====Taglines====
 
===Taglines===
* Something is alive in the funhouse...something that has the form of a human, but not the face...something that feeds off the flesh and blood of young innocents...
* Something is alive in the funhouse...something that has the form of a human, but not the face...something that feeds off the flesh and blood of young innocents...
* Something is alive in the funhouse...something that, tonight, will turn the funhouse into a carnival of terror!
* Something is alive in the funhouse...something that, tonight, will turn the funhouse into a carnival of terror!
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* Something is alive in the funhouse!
* Something is alive in the funhouse!
* From The Director Who Brought You The "[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre|Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]"
* From The Director Who Brought You The "[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre|Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]"
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[[Category:1981|Funhouse]][[Category:Films|Funhouse]][[Category:Horror/Thrillers|Funhouse]][[Category:Slasher Films|Funhouse]][[Category:Mark L. Lester|Fun]][[Category:Universal Pictures|Funhouse]][[Category:Rick Baker|Funhouse]][[Category:Tobe Hooper|Funhouse]][[Category:The Final Girl|Funhouse]][[Category:USA|Funhouse]][[Category:Video Nasties|Funhouse]]
[[Category:1981|Funhouse]][[Category:Films|Funhouse]][[Category:Horror/Thrillers|Funhouse]][[Category:Slasher Films|Funhouse]][[Category:Mark L. Lester|Fun]][[Category:Universal Pictures|Funhouse]][[Category:Rick Baker|Funhouse]][[Category:Tobe Hooper|Funhouse]][[Category:The Final Girl|Funhouse]][[Category:USA|Funhouse]][[Category:Video Nasties|Funhouse]][[Category:TNT MonsterVision|Funhouse]]
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Latest revision as of 00:18, 12 May 2023

Main Details

  • Released in 1981
  • Color
  • Running Time: 96 min | Belgium:80 min (video version) | Sweden:90 min (cut)
  • Production Co: Mace Neufeld Productions | Universal Pictures
  • Distribution Co: Universal Pictures (1981) (USA) (theatrical) | Succéfilm AB (1983) (Sweden) (theatrical)
  • Written by Lawrence Block
  • Starring Elizabeth Berridge, Shawn Carson, Jeanne Austin, Jack McDermott
  • Produced by Steven Bernhardt, Mark L. Lester, Brad Neufeld, Mace Neufeld, Derek Power
  • Original Music by John Beal
  • Cinematography by Andrew Laszlo
  • Film Editing by Jack Hofstra

Plot Summary

  • Four teenagers visit a local carnival for a night of innocent amusement. They soon discover, however, that there is nothing innocent or amusing there at all.

Also Known as

  • 'n afgrijselijk gebeuren (Netherlands)
  • Carnaval del terror (Argentina)
  • Carnival of Terror
  • La Casa de los horrores (Spain)
  • Das Kabinett des Schreckens (Germany)
  • Kummitusjuna (Finland)
  • Massacres dans le train fantôme (France)
  • Il Tunnel dell'orrore (Italy)
  • To Tunnel tou tromou (Greece)

Taglines

  • Something is alive in the funhouse...something that has the form of a human, but not the face...something that feeds off the flesh and blood of young innocents...
  • Something is alive in the funhouse...something that, tonight, will turn the funhouse into a carnival of terror!
  • Pay to get in. PRAY to get out.
  • Something is alive in the funhouse!
  • From The Director Who Brought You The "Texas Chain Saw Massacre"
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