The Funhouse, Terror Train and Dawn of the Dead were 3 Betamax movies I grew up on as a little kid . I was born in 79 and filled my childhood with nightmares because of these movies. Lol. All were masterpieces and underrated
You don't get this atmosphere in a horror film anymore. The wide lens, the shots that lingered long enough to let your eye roam. Even the background actors... they didn't seem like they came from central casting. They looked like real kids going to the carnival. Listen to the score... it sounds like an orchestra! And this was a low budget film! Tobe Hooper made some real great films. Not sure why he couldn't even top himself in later years. Much like Argento and Carpenter. I guess they had their period of greatness and then the muse mysteriously left. But Chainsaws 1 & 2, The Funhouse, Salems Lot, and Poltergeist are classics. I might even throw Eaten Alive, Invaders From Mars, Lifeforce and The Mangler in as honorable mentions and much better than anything I've watched in the genre in the last 20-30 years.
"Us" had a great carnival opening with a really long beautiful shot, and it looks like the upcoming horror flick "Nope" also takes place at a carnival unless i'm not seeing the poster teaser correctly.
they dont make movies with atmosphere like this i love all the little details its such a haunting flick with a great cast. the main thing about this movie is the time period to theres no horror movie that looks or feels like this in a carnival its all in its own league a masterpiece
@@actnreact1321 Yeah, The Funhouse has an amazing atmosphere and reminds me of my local county fair from the late 80's and 90's. The carnival workers were mostly very shady people who I wouldn't want to walk past on an empty sidewalk at night lol. I was surprised to learn the movie was filmed in Miami, it gives such a mid-west vibe and everything and everyone feel so authentic, except for Gunther of course lol. When they get trapped inside the funhouse it has an eerie claustrophobic feel, especially with all of the creepy animatronic puppets and dolls and everything. Also, the real villain of the film imo is the funhouse itself, every time someone dies the funhouse seems to burst out in laughter, not just the fat lady but everything else inside of it.
@@drlight6677 Agreed I'm from the east coast and I wish I grew up in the 80s I'm a 90s baby but I do remember clowns being a huge creepy part of the carnival there was clowns there that always creeped me out and this place rocky point that was open for years had a Funhouse I unfortunately never had a chance to see it I was too young then they closed. But overall a consider it a cult classic I might even do a review on the movie for October 🍿🍿🎥
Yes, it was of its time in the best possible way. I also love the way older films (I'd say horror films, but it honestly extends beyond just the horror genre) weren't always in such a hurry to cut to the next shot, and would let them linger and give you time to take in all the details before moving on. Even the best movies coming out now don't do that, the only modern director I've seen do anything close is Ti West. I also love the sound design on display here- as great as the music is, Hooper and the editor knew when to cut that out and just let the ambient noises take over. Re-watching today, I really felt like I was there.
That era was the golden age of horror films. Yes there was definitely a lot of garbage released as well. But that was a time when all of the studios and independent distributors were trying to hit the horror market. Many misses but so many gems. Hooper, Carpenter, Craven, Raimi - when you look back at their work in that time it was so classy and unique compared to the ugliness of most horror movies today. It was an entertaining time to be a movie goer.
Every year from 1978 through 1989 there were at least 5 or 6 absolute classics, i mean we're talking an awesome horror flick every 2 months. There's been a lot of great horror films during the 2010's but not as good as the very end of the 70's or 80's.
Great interview. Tobe reveals so much more here than during the Commentary he recorded with Tim Sullivan years later. The whole saga with the unions, amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Great interview, thanks for putting this up. I really enjoyed Tobe Hooper's "The Funhouse" saw it as a kid at the drive in movie theater on Halloween night!
The book also gets overlooked!!! Both are absolutely amazing ♥️♥️ It’s nice to see a director actually love the films that most mainstream horror fans don’t even realize exists…. It’s not a ‘lesser’ film and it makes Hooper even more beloved ♥️ TY for this video
Watching my copy of the funhouse blu ray now such a classic horror film. RIP Tobe another master of horror gone but he will live on forever through his great movies.
Low budget horror usually have a certain grittyness to them that is hard to emulate. It helps a little bit shooting with real film, but today not many apart from Tarantino do that.
Really good classic horror movie. Well directed - Rick Baker's touch on the monster - creepy music - and fun. Question though - why was the one part (when they were discussing the crane shot) blurred out? Was it copyright issues?
one of my favorite horrror movies ever. saw when i was only 10 in the theater with my aunts & it really scared the shit out of me. tobe Hooper kicks ass in so many ways & i remember having the biggest crush on elizabeth berridge after this that lasted forever. she's great in this
I've always loved this movie. This explanation of things is fantastic!!! It was nice to hear that he too loved to go into the tents to see the oddities. That was always my favorite part of the carnival as a young person-oddities in animals, not the fat lady or the hairy lady. I've been to the carnival rest in Hugo Oklahoma and briefly read about the one in Florida, but it was nice to hear him talk more about it. It was neat to hear that the book was written after the film/based on the film & not the typical way. Thanks for the upload.
I just saw it right now and it instantly became a favorite. Wow. I can't believe I'd never seen it before. I felt like I was in a real time warp. Everything from the hair to the wardrobes screamed late 70s early 80s. I loved the time capsule so much it actually made me want to go back. The props and carnies plus the poor animals really drove the creep factor home. The only thing that could've been better were the creature's hands and mask.
Tobe Hooper didn't get the respect he deserved for his work in his later years. It was hard to compete with his early work, but he was always directing good stuff. Crocodile is still one of my favorites by him.
One look at this movie and you can see what Hooper brought to POLTERGEIST, a resourceful, grounded, electrifying use of the Panavision frame that rivals John Carpenter's.
Another way Halloween changed horror ! Went away from the handheld / shakycam and brought life to a new “vision” of horror and after 78 every horror movie wanted to be Halloween
@16:33 onward … why was the crane shot that Hooper describes blurred out?? It goes on for a full on minute, and very obviously blurred out for this video.
I was listening to the interview, and unless I missed something, Toby Hopper said the monster didn’t have a name, but when I looked on Google, it said the monsters name was “Gunther“. Here is exactly what it said: Gunther is the secondary antagonist of the 1981 horror film The Funhouse. He was portrayed by Wayne Doba.
To echo all the other comments, this movie is extremely underrated, and I'm surprised it didn't have a bigger impact. I watched it once years ago and there were many things about it that always stuck with me, such as the scene where the monster finds Liz in the air vent. Just re-watched it, and it was done with so much more care than the average slasher from this time period. Loved it.
Good movie..nicely paced too. Love Kevin Conway as the barker(s) and all the characters! Can you imagine the outtakes in this movie? Sylvia Miles as the fortuneteller! Or the guy who played the creepy creature? So glad to see this video about the film. I saw it once in the 80s then didn’t see it again till I was older. I must’ve seen it about five or six times since. I think it is a underrated horror film. Even the beginning is creepy with the little brother almost acting like a young Michael Myers trying to get his sister and scare her except the little brother was normal unlike Michael Myers character in Halloween. I remember thinking even when I was younger but even though the parents didn’t have a lot of screen time or the younger brother they defined the characters of the parents and the brother. The pesky little brother with the obsession of creepy masks and scary stuff, the mother who drank too much liquor, the dad who was more responsible. The daughter connected more with her dad than she did her mom. The only thing that creeped me out when I was younger watching it was when the little brother got scared from the monster and ran through the carnival site and was grabbed by one of these carnival people because he was so upset. The carnival guy didn’t hurt the little boy but he was a little strange and then the parents came to get the kid. I often wonder what the actors think about if they ever watch this movie.
My 15 Favorite Horror Movies 15. Night Of The Living Dead (1968) 14. Stephen King's Silver Bullet 13. Carrie 12. Terror Train 11. Christine 10. The Funhouse 9. Dawn Of The Dead (1979) 8. Stephen King's IT! (1990) 7. House Of Wax (1953) 6. Psycho (1960) 5. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 4. The Exorcist 3. Halloween (1978) 2. The Shining (1980) 1. JAWS
Yes that is a good list lineup of great horror movies. Interesting I just saw a terror train for the first time in a while the other night. I just dialed up on UA-cam! That was a fun movie to in a weird way. I thought the kid that played Kenny was such a creepy dude. Also would it be cool to have a party on a train traveling all night long?
Can't say enough how much I miss Fear Friday's on AMC back in the early 2000s. As the night went on past midnight, the movies became more experimental and surreal like The Funhouse, Ghost Story and The Other. Definitely things you shouldn't see as a kid lol
The Funhouse is easily amongst Hooper's best films along with Salem's Lot. The movie got decent reviews and made its money back but has since.been forgotten. Frankly Funhouse is a nicely crafted horror picture with a perfectly good story and setting and works exceedingly well. A reappraisal and revival would be nice for this film
This movie is playing on October 9, 2021 at the Skyline Drive In Theater in Shelbyville, Indiana. It is a part of an event called Drive In Massacre. October 8th and October 9th, 2021 2 nights of movies with 2 nights of camping inside the drive in. Friday: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre An American Werewolf in London They Live Death Spa Spider Baby Dr. Butcher M.D. Saturday: Blood Diner Creepshow Halloween 3 The Funhouse Burial Ground John Dugan (He played grandpa in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Jackie Kong (The director of Blood Diner) will be there signing autographs.
Saw this on HBO in 1981 as a teenager. Watched lots of good movies then on HBO. I wish they'd rerun movies in regular movie theaters instead of making newer movies. Imagine older movies replacing todays films . We dont need more new movies. Just like music . Only play oldies on the radio and not play contemporary songs.
I've loved THE FUNHOUSE since it came out but I wish Tobe had made it as scary as THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. Even as a fan I have to say the way people are killed in The Funhouse is way too nice. It's almost like they wanted to make a slasher but not a really scary one. The monster was great and it's Tobe's so I love it but it could'a been much more brutal given the subject and darker and more bloody.
9:58 Have you ever seen another movie called Tourist Trap? .. . well IT features something similar to THAT. The movie Prophecy ( 1979 ) also employed a mime artist to play a monster!
Whatever one thinks of The Funhouse ( 1981 ) it was certainly well acted . Our lead lady was very good as was the supporting casts ! Diretion was desent also . With obvious winks to Psycho & Halloween! In one scene
I feel bad for those people left for 30 minutes in a game. Something like that happened to my husband, my son and me and it was not good. Nobody puked but I almost did.
The book came after the film. Koontz was contracted to do the novelization after the movie was made. Definitely not his finest work... I think the movie is far superior.
Hell no.The acting here is superb which no one can achieve nowadays. And it captures the era perfectly. I hate it when they try to fake a 70s or 80s film.
I would agree with you, only if the script was based on the novelization which was fantastic. The book tells the backstory of how the monster/man came to be.
I stand corrected. The movie was delayed but the screen play was written first. Koontz was indeed brought in to write a novel as a companion to existing movie.
The FunHouse was quite good. Texas Chainsaw Massacre was good until all that damn screaming by the last girl at the end. It kind of turned me off on watching the rest of the movie, once that started.
This movie is an underrated movie. A masterpiece .
Not a masterpiece at all! But a good movie.
This movie deserves way more credit. I remember going to the movie theater for this. as a young buck. and it will always be the best time of my life.
iown it too bad richie had to richie had to steal money
Agree. The funhouse is very underrated. Hooper made a pretty eerie movie and it still stands up today.
The Funhouse, Terror Train and Dawn of the Dead were 3 Betamax movies I grew up on as a little kid . I was born in 79 and filled my childhood with nightmares because of these movies. Lol. All were masterpieces and underrated
You don't get this atmosphere in a horror film anymore. The wide lens, the shots that lingered long enough to let your eye roam. Even the background actors... they didn't seem like they came from central casting. They looked like real kids going to the carnival. Listen to the score... it sounds like an orchestra! And this was a low budget film! Tobe Hooper made some real great films. Not sure why he couldn't even top himself in later years. Much like Argento and Carpenter. I guess they had their period of greatness and then the muse mysteriously left. But Chainsaws 1 & 2, The Funhouse, Salems Lot, and Poltergeist are classics. I might even throw Eaten Alive, Invaders From Mars, Lifeforce and The Mangler in as honorable mentions and much better than anything I've watched in the genre in the last 20-30 years.
"Us" had a great carnival opening with a really long beautiful shot, and it looks like the upcoming horror flick "Nope" also takes place at a carnival unless i'm not seeing the poster teaser correctly.
they dont make movies with atmosphere like this i love all the little details its such a haunting flick with a great cast. the main thing about this movie is the time period to theres no horror movie that looks or feels like this in a carnival its all in its own league a masterpiece
@@actnreact1321 Yeah, The Funhouse has an amazing atmosphere and reminds me of my local county fair from the late 80's and 90's. The carnival workers were mostly very shady people who I wouldn't want to walk past on an empty sidewalk at night lol. I was surprised to learn the movie was filmed in Miami, it gives such a mid-west vibe and everything and everyone feel so authentic, except for Gunther of course lol. When they get trapped inside the funhouse it has an eerie claustrophobic feel, especially with all of the creepy animatronic puppets and dolls and everything. Also, the real villain of the film imo is the funhouse itself, every time someone dies the funhouse seems to burst out in laughter, not just the fat lady but everything else inside of it.
@@drlight6677 Agreed I'm from the east coast and I wish I grew up in the 80s I'm a 90s baby but I do remember clowns being a huge creepy part of the carnival there was clowns there that always creeped me out and this place rocky point that was open for years had a Funhouse I unfortunately never had a chance to see it I was too young then they closed. But overall a consider it a cult classic I might even do a review on the movie for October 🍿🍿🎥
Yes, it was of its time in the best possible way. I also love the way older films (I'd say horror films, but it honestly extends beyond just the horror genre) weren't always in such a hurry to cut to the next shot, and would let them linger and give you time to take in all the details before moving on. Even the best movies coming out now don't do that, the only modern director I've seen do anything close is Ti West. I also love the sound design on display here- as great as the music is, Hooper and the editor knew when to cut that out and just let the ambient noises take over. Re-watching today, I really felt like I was there.
I was so scared of this movie when I was a kid. Cool interview thanks for posting!
This movie scared the hell out of me as a kid too.
As a 7th grader I saw this and ‘The Howling’ at a grungy grindhouse theater.
‘‘Twas awesome.
Damn what a great double feature!
One of my favorites of his!!! HORRIFYING CLASSIC!!! R.I.P. HORROR LEGEND
That era was the golden age of horror films. Yes there was definitely a lot of garbage released as well. But that was a time when all of the studios and independent distributors were trying to hit the horror market. Many misses but so many gems. Hooper, Carpenter, Craven, Raimi - when you look back at their work in that time it was so classy and unique compared to the ugliness of most horror movies today. It was an entertaining time to be a movie goer.
Every year from 1978 through 1989 there were at least 5 or 6 absolute classics, i mean we're talking an awesome horror flick every 2 months. There's been a lot of great horror films during the 2010's but not as good as the very end of the 70's or 80's.
1980-89 was the golden era of horror for sure, all thanks to Halloween 1978.
Absolutely one of my most favorite films!
*RIP Tobe*
Great interview. Tobe reveals so much more here than during the Commentary he recorded with Tim Sullivan years later. The whole saga with the unions, amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Very well made and well acted, and underrated film
Probably one of the most richly atmospheric horror movies ever made.
The great Kevin Conway as the Barker(s). Such a great character actor.
They got their money's worth out of him didn't they? He plays 4 parts I think.
Great interview, thanks for putting this up. I really enjoyed Tobe Hooper's "The Funhouse" saw it as a kid at the drive in movie theater on Halloween night!
The book also gets overlooked!!! Both are absolutely amazing ♥️♥️
It’s nice to see a director actually love the films that most mainstream horror fans don’t even realize exists…. It’s not a ‘lesser’ film and it makes Hooper even more beloved ♥️
TY for this video
I saw this movie on cable tv growing up as a kid. Completely mesmerized.
Just that carnival music is very haunting.
Watching my copy of the funhouse blu ray now such a classic horror film. RIP Tobe another master of horror gone but he will live on forever through his great movies.
Love this movie! This is a great interview, very interesting and many stories on the making of this film I never heard before!
Low budget horror usually have a certain grittyness to them that is hard to emulate. It helps a little bit shooting with real film, but today not many apart from Tarantino do that.
Extremely underrated flick. Fantastic, eerie, atmosphere. Lots of memorable scenes
Hey the funhouse! Another early 80s classic! Kevin conway was great as the Barker!
Fantastic film! Love this behind the scenes footage of the film. :)
THE FUNHOUSE IS A GREAT FILM
NO AMAZING I LOOOOVE THE MONSTER'S FACE
I agree 💯
Classic🖤✨ RIP Tone Hooper😔
We Lost a True Gem when Mr Hooper Passed His Directing and films are all Classics and will live on forever Thank you.
Really good classic horror movie. Well directed - Rick Baker's touch on the monster - creepy music - and fun. Question though - why was the one part (when they were discussing the crane shot) blurred out? Was it copyright issues?
one of my favorite horrror movies ever. saw when i was only 10 in the theater with my aunts & it really scared the shit out of me. tobe Hooper kicks ass in so many ways & i remember having the biggest crush on elizabeth berridge after this that lasted forever. she's great in this
big mike so did I lol she's cute as hell..she's one of my first memories of seeing a chick naked
big mike this one is HORRIFYING!!! It sticks with you forever!!! CLASSIC
Malmborg Implano I was 11 when I first saw Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
I was 13 when The Funhouse came out. This was fun to watch.
I've always loved this movie. This explanation of things is fantastic!!! It was nice to hear that he too loved to go into the tents to see the oddities. That was always my favorite part of the carnival as a young person-oddities in animals, not the fat lady or the hairy lady. I've been to the carnival rest in Hugo Oklahoma and briefly read about the one in Florida, but it was nice to hear him talk more about it. It was neat to hear that the book was written after the film/based on the film & not the typical way. Thanks for the upload.
Truly, a great/ underrated horror film.
Scary as hell...underrated horror movie.
❤ The Funhouse!
I just saw it right now and it instantly became a favorite. Wow. I can't believe I'd never seen it before. I felt like I was in a real time warp. Everything from the hair to the wardrobes screamed late 70s early 80s. I loved the time capsule so much it actually made me want to go back. The props and carnies plus the poor animals really drove the creep factor home. The only thing that could've been better were the creature's hands and mask.
Tobe Hooper didn't get the respect he deserved for his work in his later years. It was hard to compete with his early work, but he was always directing good stuff. Crocodile is still one of my favorites by him.
This was great
R.I.P. Tobe Hopper.
A Great Master of Horror.
One look at this movie and you can see what Hooper brought to POLTERGEIST, a resourceful, grounded, electrifying use of the Panavision frame that rivals John Carpenter's.
Another way Halloween changed horror ! Went away from the handheld / shakycam and brought life to a new “vision” of horror and after 78 every horror movie wanted to be Halloween
@16:33 onward … why was the crane shot that Hooper describes blurred out?? It goes on for a full on minute, and very obviously blurred out for this video.
Copyright strike.
Good movie! Entertaining and watchable. I wonder why Elizabeth Berridge didn't make it bigger in movies.
Love this movie! We just posted our own retrospective on this Hooper classic!
I was listening to the interview, and unless I missed something, Toby Hopper said the monster didn’t have a name, but when I looked on Google, it said the monsters name was “Gunther“. Here is exactly what it said:
Gunther is the secondary antagonist of the 1981 horror film The Funhouse. He was portrayed by Wayne Doba.
The name Gunther cones from the crappy novelization by Owen West (Dean Koontz)
To echo all the other comments, this movie is extremely underrated, and I'm surprised it didn't have a bigger impact. I watched it once years ago and there were many things about it that always stuck with me, such as the scene where the monster finds Liz in the air vent. Just re-watched it, and it was done with so much more care than the average slasher from this time period. Loved it.
Madame Zena....RIP Sylvia Miles
why did they block out only the crane shot? I had it on here by itself a while ago and there was a copyright claim
Its like the museé mechanique in SF. Penny arcade full of weird stuff.
RIP Tobe.
This was class it was on a double bill with my bloody valentine brill movies
Another great classic!!
I saw this at the movies. I lost my appetite and couldn't eat my snacks , lol.😮😵😫
My favorite horror movie ever ! A true cult classic !
Great choice it’s one of my favorites of all time
Good movie..nicely paced too. Love Kevin Conway as the barker(s) and all the characters! Can you imagine the outtakes in this movie? Sylvia Miles as the fortuneteller! Or the guy who played the creepy creature? So glad to see this video about the film. I saw it once in the 80s then didn’t see it again till I was older. I must’ve seen it about five or six times since. I think it is a underrated horror film. Even the beginning is creepy with the little brother almost acting like a young Michael Myers trying to get his sister and scare her except the little brother was normal unlike Michael Myers character in Halloween. I remember thinking even when I was younger but even though the parents didn’t have a lot of screen time or the younger brother they defined the characters of the parents and the brother. The pesky little brother with the obsession of creepy masks and scary stuff, the mother who drank too much liquor, the dad who was more responsible. The daughter connected more with her dad than she did her mom. The only thing that creeped me out when I was younger watching it was when the little brother got scared from the monster and ran through the carnival site and was grabbed by one of these carnival people because he was so upset. The carnival guy didn’t hurt the little boy but he was a little strange and then the parents came to get the kid. I often wonder what the actors think about if they ever watch this movie.
Tobe hooper, legend 🙌 😊😊😮.
My 15 Favorite Horror Movies
15. Night Of The Living Dead (1968)
14. Stephen King's Silver Bullet
13. Carrie
12. Terror Train
11. Christine
10. The Funhouse
9. Dawn Of The Dead (1979)
8. Stephen King's IT! (1990)
7. House Of Wax (1953)
6. Psycho (1960)
5. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
4. The Exorcist
3. Halloween (1978)
2. The Shining (1980)
1. JAWS
Great list!
Yes that is a good list lineup of great horror movies. Interesting I just saw a terror train for the first time in a while the other night. I just dialed up on UA-cam! That was a fun movie to in a weird way. I thought the kid that played Kenny was such a creepy dude. Also would it be cool to have a party on a train traveling all night long?
Yeah great list. Terror Train is an awesome film.
Never saw terror train!
sounded crazy during the filming of this
May be his best film.
Can't say enough how much I miss Fear Friday's on AMC back in the early 2000s. As the night went on past midnight, the movies became more experimental and surreal like The Funhouse, Ghost Story and The Other. Definitely things you shouldn't see as a kid lol
Why was the crane part blurred out?
Copyright Issues.
Is this on The Arrow release? I don’t think it’s on Scream Factory version
German DVD.
This may be the best “looking”
Horror movie ever made
I'm surprised Rob Zombie hasn't tried to remake this. It wouldn't match up to the original, but it would be interesting.
16:33 Why is the crane shot obscured?
I was wondering the same thing?!
I know right
Cult Classic👹
I ❤ it
The Funhouse is easily amongst Hooper's best films along with Salem's Lot.
The movie got decent reviews and made its money back but has since.been forgotten.
Frankly Funhouse is a nicely crafted horror picture with a perfectly good story and setting and works exceedingly well.
A reappraisal and revival would be nice for this film
This movie is playing on October 9, 2021 at the Skyline Drive In Theater in Shelbyville, Indiana.
It is a part of an event called Drive In Massacre.
October 8th and October 9th, 2021
2 nights of movies with 2 nights of camping inside the drive in.
Friday:
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
An American Werewolf in London
They Live
Death Spa
Spider Baby
Dr. Butcher M.D.
Saturday:
Blood Diner
Creepshow
Halloween 3
The Funhouse
Burial Ground
John Dugan (He played grandpa in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Jackie Kong (The director of Blood Diner) will be there signing autographs.
Saw this on HBO in 1981 as a teenager. Watched lots of good movies then on HBO. I wish they'd rerun movies in regular movie theaters instead of making newer movies. Imagine older movies replacing todays films . We dont need more new movies. Just like music . Only play oldies on the radio and not play contemporary songs.
I've loved THE FUNHOUSE since it came out but I wish Tobe had made it as scary as THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. Even as a fan I have to say the way people are killed in The Funhouse is way too nice. It's almost like they wanted to make a slasher but not a really scary one. The monster was great and it's Tobe's so I love it but it could'a been much more brutal given the subject and darker and more bloody.
9:58 Have you ever seen another movie called Tourist Trap? .. . well IT features something similar to THAT. The movie Prophecy ( 1979 ) also employed a mime artist to play a monster!
There's a movie called "Humongous". The creature effects are very similar.
@@silvereagle2061 What u can see of him
@@vaughnmild4467 Very true. It's way too dark to see.
I love the In-house
They need a remake though. It could be done. It's timeless.
the in house? remakes suck
No. No remake. It would suck. Leave the classics alone.
Whatever one thinks of The Funhouse ( 1981 ) it was certainly well acted . Our lead lady was very good as was the supporting casts !
Diretion was desent also . With obvious winks to Psycho & Halloween! In one scene
this movie scared the hell out of me
Quentin Tarantino devoted a chapter to this movie and Tobe Hooper in his book, Cinema Speculation.
lol it looked more 70s than 80s
Funhouse is a fun movie
2:51 - sweet dreams....
Just saw this
I feel bad for those people left for 30 minutes in a game. Something like that happened to my husband, my son and me and it was not good. Nobody puked but I almost did.
wtf -why block that crane shot,as he,.s describing it ?
Copyright Issues.
Never understood the excitement of spending the night in a funhouse.
Because it wouldn’t be exciting. It would be horrifying.
Stoned guys trying to get laid !
The novel was great. The head on the monster in the movie was just silly.
Imagine being stuck on a spinning twirling carnival ride for an hour 🤢.
Read the book first! Dean Koontz
The book came after the film. Koontz was contracted to do the novelization after the movie was made. Definitely not his finest work... I think the movie is far superior.
I wouldn't mind a remake of The Funhouse.
Hell no.The acting here is superb which no one can achieve nowadays. And it captures the era perfectly. I hate it when they try to fake a 70s or 80s film.
remakes suck
I would agree with you, only if the script was based on the novelization which was fantastic. The book tells the backstory of how the monster/man came to be.
They need to do a remake of this movie .
Blasphemy
remakes suck
2:15 Beetlejuice
The book came first. Toby obvious lie. Why.
The book was written to accompany the film. The idea for the film came first. Next you'll be telling me Ghostbusters was a book first.
I stand corrected. The movie was delayed but the screen play was written first. Koontz was indeed brought in to
write a novel as a companion to existing movie.
@@timwebster3325 that's better. 👍😉
The FunHouse was quite good. Texas Chainsaw Massacre was good until all that damn screaming by the last girl at the end. It kind of turned me off on watching the rest of the movie, once that started.
The end of the movie made you not want to watch the beginning? How does that work?
18:00 The last story of the extras stuck on the ride lol! That sound so miserable.