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The Funhouse is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Tobe Hooper released in USA on 13 march 1981 with Elizabeth Berridge

The Funhouse (1981)

The Funhouse
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Released in USA 13 march 1981
Length 1h36
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Thriller,    Horror comedy,    Horror,    Slasher
Rating58% 2.9496552.9496552.9496552.9496552.949655

The Funhouse is a 1981 American horror film directed by Tobe Hooper. It was written by Larry Block and stars Elizabeth Berridge, Kevin Conway, William Finley, Cooper Huckabee, Miles Chapin, and two-time Academy Award-nominee (Midnight Cowboy and Farewell, My Lovely) Sylvia Miles. The film's plot concerns four teenagers who become trapped in a dark ride at a local carnival and are stalked by a deformed killer.

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A masked intruder attacks Amy as she showers (resembling the famous shower scene from Psycho). The "attacker" turns out to be her younger brother Joey, a horror movie buff, and his "weapon" is merely a realistic-looking plastic knife. He has played the first of several practical jokes on her.

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