Shakes The Clown. :thumb:
After seeing "Bad Santa" last year, I thought, "Where have I seen the plot about an abusive alcoholic who dresses up in a suit to entertain children before?"
I dug it out of the local video store, dusted it off... what an under-appreciated classic in its time.
The Boston Globe called it "The Citizen Kane of alcoholic clown movies." It stars Bobcat Goldthwait, Julie Brown, Florence Henderson (as a one night clown stand), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther, of Sanford and Son fame -- I'll never be able to eat peanut butter again), a young Adam Sandler, Robin Williams as a mime instructor, and Tom Kenny (who later became the voice of Sponge Bob Squarepants) as the evil Binky the Clown. What more do you need in a movie?