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* BigNameFan: Creator/MartinScorsese of all people is fond of the movie, defending it when it received negative reviews and calling it "the ''Film/CitizenKane'' [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative of alcoholic clown movies]]."
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** Colin Quinn was in the running to play Stenchy, but when he found out he had to wear a dress, he turned it down.
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* BigNameFan: Creator/MartinScorcese of all people is fond of the movie, defending it when it received negative reviews and calling it "the Film/CitizenKane [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative of alcoholic clown movies]]."
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* BigNameFan: Creator/MartinScorcese Creator/MartinScorsese of all people is fond of the movie, defending it when it received negative reviews and calling it "the Film/CitizenKane ''Film/CitizenKane'' [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative of alcoholic clown movies]]."
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* BigNameFan: Creator/MartinScorcese of all people is fond of the movie, defending it when it received negative reviews and calling it "the Film/CitizenKane [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative of alcoholic clown movies]]."
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* ReferencedBy: Music/{{REM}} titled a song off of their 1996 album ''Music/NewAdventuresInHiFi'' after Binky's description of himself as "Binky the Doormat". Coincidentally, the band were originally signed onto Creator/IRSRecords, whose film division distributed this movie.
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* BigNameFan: One of the films defenders is none other than Creator/MartinScorsese.
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* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: Quite a bit of the clown dialogues were done on the spot by the actors themselves. Bobcat even says that every line that LaWanda Page spoke, including the infamous "He's gonna fuck that little dog", was entirely unscripted.
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** Quite a bit of the clown dialogues were done on the spot by the actors themselves. Bobcat even says that every line thatLaWanda [=LaWanda=] Page spoke, including the infamous "He's gonna fuck that little dog", dog," was entirely unscripted.
** Quite a bit of the clown dialogues were done on the spot by the actors themselves. Bobcat even says that every line that
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* PlayingAgainstType: Seriously, where else would you see Creator/TomKenny playing a psychopath? (Though since this was long before he was an established actor, it could count as EarlyInstallmentWeirdness).
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** Colin Quinn was in the running to play Stenchy, but when he found out he had to wear a dress, he turned it down.
** Colin Quinn was in the running to play Stenchy, but when he found out he had to wear a dress, he turned it down.
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* BigNameFan: One of the films defenders is none other than Creator/MartinScorsese.BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $1.4 million. Box office, $115,103.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $1.4 million. Box office, $115,103.
* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $1.4 million. Box office, $115,103.
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* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: Quite a bit of the clown dialogues were done on the spot by the actors themselves. Bobcat even says that every line that LaWanda Page spoke, including the infamous "He's gonna fuck that little dog", was entirely unscripted.
** The detectives pre-scene lines and topics during their car stakeouts were entirely thought out by the actors themselves.
** The detectives pre-scene lines and topics during their car stakeouts were entirely thought out by the actors themselves.
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** The original script was a lot more fantasy-based and Shakes had a bit of mysticism surrounding him; The scenes of him doing giant leaps were leftovers of his powers from that draft.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Colin Quinn was in the running to play Stenchy, but when he found out he had to wear a dress, he turned it down.
** Creator/DemiMoore auditioned to play Judy.
** Bobcat has said that he wrote Shakes to be played by Creator/JohnGoodman originally.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Bobcat wrote the chunk of the film as a bit of a metaphor about stand-up comedians. The clown bar in general was based on an actual bar he went to where comedians hung out, which he called "just as depressing and hostile" as the one in the film.
** Creator/DemiMoore auditioned to play Judy.
** Bobcat has said that he wrote Shakes to be played by Creator/JohnGoodman originally.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Bobcat wrote the chunk of the film as a bit of a metaphor about stand-up comedians. The clown bar in general was based on an actual bar he went to where comedians hung out, which he called "just as depressing and hostile" as the one in the film.
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* ActorAllusion: The mime instructor's line about not wearing pantyhose to class because "I don't want to know what religion you are" is from Creator/RobinWilliams' routine about ballet ("Men wearing pants so tight, you can tell what religion they are!").
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* ActorAllusion: The mime instructor's line about not wearing pantyhose BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $1.4 million. Box office, $115,103.
* CreatorKiller: Creator/BobcatGoldthwait had toclass because "I don't want wait 15 years before he could be able to know what religion you are" is from Creator/RobinWilliams' routine about ballet ("Men wearing pants so tight, you can tell what religion they are!").write and direct another feature film.
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* RealLifeRelative: Creator/BobcatGoldthwait's daughter Tasha Goldthwait appears as the little girl playing on the lawn around the sprinkler.
* ThoseTwoActors:Bobcat Goldthwait Creator/BobcatGoldthwait and Tom Kenny Creator/TomKenny were formerly the comedy duo "Bobcat and Tomcat.""
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* PlayingAgainstType: Seriously, where else would you see Creator/TomKenny playing a psychopath? (Though since this was long before he was an established actor, it could count as EarlyInstalmentWeirdness).EarlyInstallmentWeirdness).
* ThoseTwoActors: Bobcat Goldthwait and Tom Kenny were formerly the comedy duo "Bobcat and Tomcat."
* ThoseTwoActors: Bobcat Goldthwait and Tom Kenny were formerly the comedy duo "Bobcat and Tomcat."
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* ActorAllusion: The mime instructor's line about not wearing pantyhose to class because "I don't want to know what religion you are" is from Creator/RobinWilliams' routine about ballet ("Men wearing pants so tight, you can tell what religion they are!").
* PlayingAgainstType: Seriously, where else would you see Creator/TomKenny playing a psychopath? (Though since this was long before he was an established actor, it could count as EarlyInstalmentWeirdness).
* PlayingAgainstType: Seriously, where else would you see Creator/TomKenny playing a psychopath? (Though since this was long before he was an established actor, it could count as EarlyInstalmentWeirdness).
