Killer Klowns from Outer Space sequel in the works

[Dream]

One of my all-time favorite cheesetastic '80s horror films is Stephen, Charles and Edward Chiodo's 1988 The Killer Klowns from Outer Space, which follows a clan of aliens who look like clowns that terrorize a small town.

Fansite Freddy in Space caught up with Grant Cramer, who played 'Mike Tobacco' in the original film, to chat about the long-rumored sequel. While I personally never expected good news, Cramer revealed that a sequel is in fact on the horizon. Grab your cotton candy and get ready!

"We have a script and a commitment for all our funding but the money can't be spent until we have a distribution deal in place so that's where we are – talking to distributors. As soon as that final piece comes into place we should be pretty much good to go," he told the site.

Cramer explains he's penned the script for The Return of The Killer Klowns from Outer Space in 3-D and will be producing alongside the Chiodo brothers. Stephen Chiodo will direct once again. But what will the film be about, other than alien clowns?

"Well, I don’t want to say too much about the story at this early juncture but I will say that it is connected to the first movie and my character will be the mentor to the two new young leads that have to try save the world from the Klowns when they return," Cramer reveals. "They're also trying to save themselves because the bad stuff the Klowns do at first gets blamed on them."

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This is great. The first movie was so fun and the clowns were so awesome looking!

 

[Starkers]

I love Killer Klowns, but pretty sure the first film was lightening in a bottle. Not sure they could pull it off again. I will go and see it though, even if it is in 3D!

 

[BlobVanDam]

A new one will most likely suck. The charm of that movie (and many others like it) was the 80s. New movies that are technically that same style are just generic teen horror movies, and can't capture that cheesy charm.

 

[seCrawler]

I love Killer Klowns, but pretty sure the first film was lightening in a bottle. Not sure they could pull it off again. I will go and see it though, even if it is in 3D!

Agreed! It will go the path of StarShip Troopers in which they should have stopped after the first.

 

[RAMA]

one of the top 5 least necessary sequels ever...yeah, I knew you'd think I'd say #1 but there have been some stuff as strange.

 

[Sindatur]

Killer Klown from Outer Space is Awesome, just pulled it out and watched it again a couple weeks back, matter of fact.

Initial reaction is this could be soooooo cool.

But, yea, it could also suck reaaaalllyyyy bad if it's not done right, and frankly, since it's charming 80s cheeze you're trying to do a sequel too, I'm not even sure what approach would work in today's world.