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The Funhouse

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The Funhouse (1981)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:6

Rotten:5

Average Rating:5.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Two frisky teenage couples decide to spend a night inside the spooky funhouse of a traveling carnival, in this horror treat from cult director Tobe Hooper ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"). Once... Two frisky teenage couples decide to spend a night inside the spooky funhouse of a traveling carnival, in this horror treat from cult director Tobe Hooper ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"). Once inside, they find that there is no way out of this deadly hall of mirrors -- with its white-trash zombies, sexual assaults and relentlessly gruesome murders. [More]

Starring: Elizabeth Berridge, Cooper Huckabee, Miles Chapin, Largo Woodruff

Starring: Elizabeth Berridge, Cooper Huckabee, Miles Chapin, Largo Woodruff, Sylvia Miles, Kevin Conway

Director: Tobe Hooper

Director: Tobe Hooper
Composer: John Beal

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Reviews for The Funhouse

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 26 2009 03:18 AM

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3.5/4

Dustin Putman

An underrated gem, a mini-masterpiece of frights and atmosphere.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 15 2008 12:59 PM

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 26 2006 03:16 AM

Time Out

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2/5

Chuck O'Leary

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comment Comment | Oct., 09 2005 08:22 PM

Fantastica Daily

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2/5

Emanuel Levy

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 18 2005 04:15 AM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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2/5

Pablo Villaca

Lento e aborrecido, consegue criar tensão em um ou outro momento, mas só.

comment Comment | Apr., 14 2005 10:15 PM

Cinema em Cena

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3/5

Spence D.

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comment Comment | Feb., 10 2004 02:45 PM

IGN Movies

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4/5

Bryant Frazer

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comment Comment | Nov., 17 2003 12:34 PM

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 24 2003 08:11 AM

Channel 4 Film

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3/5

Gerry Shamray

Creepy but slow horror show. Neat monster.

comment Comment | Mar., 20 2003 09:55 PM

Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

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4/5

Ken Hanke

One of Hooper's best films--has the feel of a rural myth

comment Comment | Sep., 12 2002 10:38 AM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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0/5

Jeffrey Westhoff

No review available.

comment Comment | Sep., 03 2002 01:53 PM

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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2.5/5

Jeremiah Kipp

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ToxicUniverse.com

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7/10

Scott Weinberg

Not as fun as it should be, but worth a visit.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

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