With the uk home video release of the eli roth produced film clown right around the corner on march 2nd, we now have a new trailer for the flick. Roths proliferation in the horror genre coupled with his giddy willingness to play the. Eli roths clown movie trailer horror movie hd youtube. Eli roths clown gets a new uk trailer dread central. Eli raphael roth born april 18, 1972 is an american film director, producer, editor, writer, and actor.
Ask any horror filmmaker about the influences for their celluloid nightmares and chances are theyll come back with something about their childhood fears and attempting to realize the things that scare them most. For hostel and cabin fever director eli roth it has ultimately become a deeply disturbing mixture of the two. Clown is a story of a loving father who dons a clown outfit and makeup to perform at his. Jon watts made waves at the 2015 sundance film festival with his. Top 10 best eli roth horror movies movie list by top10. Interestingly, watts had another film in the can that had never been released, 2014s clown, produced by eli roth, and just this week is getting a small. Mar 10, 2015 five years ago, a trailer made the rounds online purporting to be an eli rothproduced horror film called clown about a father that inexplicably begins turning into a monstrous clown after. Released by cross creek pictures and vertebra films, the film has seen release in italy as of 2014 and in the uk in early 2015, but a us release date has not been announced yet. Directed by jon watts, clown follows a loving father who dons a clown outfit and ma. Eli roth celebrity profile check out the latest eli roth photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Mar 04, 2015 even though theres no release date set for the u. Clown is a 2014 american horror film directed by jon watts, produced by mac cappuccino, eli roth and cody ryder, and written by watts. Eli roths clown studiocanal the fan carpet duration. Im still sitting over here waiting for eli roth to get around to making a simple little slasher called thanksgiving, but. Cult actor peter stormare fargo, the big lebowski can be seen in a supporting role. His family is jewish from austria, hungary, russia, and poland. Starring andy powers, peter stormare, laura allen and christian distefano, the film was released initially in italy 2014, the uk in 2015 but the american release is. Eli roth is making sure you find clowns scary, enlisting peter stormare and laura allen in the killer clown movie he is producing for dimension production has begun in ottawa on clown, a low. The origin story of clown is one that showcases the power of the internet, and the way it has afforded fans unprecedented opportunities in the world of filmmaking.
There were a few creepy moments such as the clown slow transformation, the night scene in. Jennifer lawrence and chris pratt will star in passengers. The uk premiere was february 27, 2015, in scotland at frightfest glasgow 2015, followed by the dvd. Mar 11, 2015 the clip claimed eli roth as the producer of the movie, which was about a father who starts transforming into a demonic clown after opting to dress up in white face paint, red nose, and rainbow. The trailer purported to be for an eli roth movie about a killer clown, and it attracted the directors attention. Published on mar 9, 2015 eli roth presents this horror film about a man who puts on a clown costume and undergoes a terrifying transformation. Eli roth producing clown, based on fake eli roth movie trailer film.
Last year, the eli roth produced clown generated an enormous amount of buzz, thanks to a cracking trailer as well as the wunderkind directors stamp of approval, of course but, thus far, the film has only received a dvd release in the uk, and a theatrical in italy, with no solid plans for anything stateside as of yet. Roth, a psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, and clinical professor. Director jon watts and eli roth produced clown 2014 is finally getting its bluray dvd release date this upcoming march 2, 2015. Released by cross creek pictures and vertebra films, the film has seen release in italy as of 2014 and in the uk in early 2015, but a us. Clown is the feature film debut of director jon watts. I always enjoyed eli roth s movies and this one was not a disappointment in some aspects. Another thing that bothers me about the movie is the makeup for the clown itself. Clown trailer 2015 horror movie subscribe for more. He next helmed knock knock 2015, about two young girls who seduce a married man and then do unspeakable things to him. Eli roth talks clown, piracy and the comic book movie he. A particular chapter where our morphing demon ends up at a chuckecheese was a particular waste of a fantastic opportunity to showcase unmuted violence. Clown first opened in italy in 2014 and also played around the world in 2015 at various film festivals, but. I am sure this was done to keep censors edit happy but if the gore was to match say, eli roth s hostel ii, in this format, we might be talking about clown being the horror movie to see if 2015.
A story of a dying father in search for his lost son. Roth, who served as producer on the film, gives way on directorial duties to jon watts, the helmer behind one of 2015 s best undertheradar movies, cop car. The film stars laura allen, andy powers, and peter stormare. Raiders the story of the greatest fan film ever made.
His clown is more dark psychological study and creepy transformation film and less an intensely visually horrific film. Clown works better as a fake eli roth trailer than a real. Jun 16, 2016 not since tim curry starred as pennywise in stephen kings it in 1990 has a clown frightened and delighted horror fans until the recent film titled clown by producer eli roth cabin fever 2002, hostel 2005. And now hes producing an actual film based on the clown trailer. A loving father finds a clown suit for his sons birthday party, only to realize that its cursed. With andy powers, laura allen, peter stormare, christian distefano. A group of student activists travel from new york city to the amazon to save a dying tribe. Eli roth is one of the most diversely able creatives working in hollywood today. Hes signed on as the director of the movie adaptation of steve altens 1999 bestselling novel meg. The trailer for eli roths clown will transform you. Mar 10, 2015 horror helmer eli roth liked the fake trailer for a nonexistent movie called clown so much that he got in touch with the guys who made it and helped them turn it into a real feature.
The visual effects for the clown monster were done by alterian, inc. So in love with the idea was roth that he helped watts turn it into a feature, jumping on board as producer. Watch the new trailer for clown, the eli rothproduced. This poster for eli roths new movie was just banned in italy. Producer, director, screenwriter, actor, screen story born. Eli roth produced clown bluray dvd release date details. Clown is a story of a loving father who dons a clown outfit and makeup to perform at his sons sixth birthday, only to later discover that the costume red nose and wig included will not come off and his own personality changes in a horrific fashion. I am hoping to add this horror film to my scary clown movies list, if it is scary enough. As a director and producer, he is most closely associated with the horror genre, first coming to prominence for directing the films cabin fever 2003 and hostel 2005 roth continued to work in the horror genre, directing the films hostel. Its a bit gory, but not at eli roth standards, either for violence depicted or story ignored. Five years ago, a trailer made the rounds online purporting to be an eli roth produced horror film called clown about a father that inexplicably begins turning into a monstrous clown after.
Roth produced 2014 the american supernatural horror film clown and had the minor role of frowny the clown. To summarize, director jon watts made a samenamed faux trailer a few years back, which caught the attention of eli roth. Eli roth discusses clown controversy in interview collider. Clown works better as a fake eli roth trailer than a real movie.
The feature spawned from a faux trailer that pegged roth. The clip claimed eli roth as the producer of the movie, which was about a father who starts transforming into a demonic clown after opting to. Laura allen, andy powers, peter stormare, eli roth, elizabeth whitmere, christian distefano, chuck shamata, robert reynolds. He began shooting super 8 films at the age of eight, after watching ridley scotts alien 1979 and vomiting, and deciding he. Clown is a 2014 american supernatural horror film directed by jon watts, produced by mac cappuccino, eli roth and cody ryder, and written by watts and christopher ford. Clown was a movie i have been wanting to see since i heard about it. Clown official uk trailer 2015 peter stormare, eli roth, laura allen horror movie hd. Horror helmer eli roth liked the fake trailer for a nonexistent movie called clown so much that he got in touch with the guys who made it and helped them turn it into a real feature. Jun 17, 2016 its actually most likely that the studio is semiburying clown and didnt screen it for critics because theyre a little scared of it. Dimension is rolling out eli roths horror production clown on june 17 for a limited release.
Clown 2015 uk trailer peter stormare, eli roth, laura allen. I spoke to the filmmaker about his latest production, clown, why he feels hes ready to take on a big budget film. Cop car, the end of the tour, knock knock, a walk in the woods. Also starring in clown are peter stormare, laura allen, elizabeth whitmere and chuck shamata. Eli raphael roth was born in newton, massachusetts, to cora bialis, a painter, and sheldon h. May 25, 2015 eli roth s name stopped meaning quality a long time ago if it ever.
Clown 2014 directed by jon watts eli roth produced by mac cappuccino eli roth cody ryder. Eli roth is bringing us a multimedia clownpocalypse. Clown, starring peter stormare, laura allen, andy powers and elizabeth whitmere, was produced by eli roth and directed by jon watts. Eli roth horror production clown gets june release deadline. The horror producer discusses his new project, clown. Shooting underway for eli roths horror movie clown.
Clown official uk trailer 2015 peter stormare, eli roth, laura. Mar 09, 2015 eli roth presents this horror film about a man who puts on a clown costume and undergoes a terrifying transformation. He received support it by eli roth cabin fever, produced the clown. Not since tim curry starred as pennywise in stephen kings it in 1990 has a clown frightened and delighted horror fans until the recent film titled clown by producer eli roth cabin fever 2002, hostel 2005. As a director and producer, he is most closely associated with the horror genre, first coming to prominence for directing the films cabin fever 2003 and hostel 2005. While the aforementioned pennywise has rarely been seriously challenged for the title of the horror genres most terrifyingly malevolent clown, dimension films and producer eli roth cabin fever, the green inferno are currently preparing to unleash a new challenger for that distinction into theaters, in the form of the film simply titled. Official trailer for creepy clown horror produced by. Eli roth presents clownpocalypse film, video game, series. Eli roth producing clown, based on fake eli roth movie. The main character kent played by andy powers finds an old clown suit that unbeknownst to him has. May 03, 2016 hello my darlings, here are my thoughts on a film that sets off my phobia alarm to the extreme, eli roth s clown. Im a huge eli roth fan and he didnt disappoint with this. Clown 2014 eli roth directed by john watts produced by mac cappuccino eli roth cody ryder.
Jon watts made waves at the 2015 sundance film festival with his throwback thriller cop car getting enough attention that he was given a golden ticket to join club mcu by directing 2017s spiderman. Before he made his sundance breakthrough with last years cop car, and much before he scored the plum gig of helming the next spiderman, watts collaborated with some nyu filmschool buddies on a fake trailer for a fake movie about a man who begins transforming into a. May 26, 2016 this feature is based on the original fake trailer seen above, with eli roth producing. Jan 18, 2017 clown 2014 directed by jon watts eli roth produced by mac cappuccino eli roth cody ryder. Trailer for eli rothproduced horror clown indiewire. With the uk home video release of the eli rothproduced film clown right around the corner on march 2nd, we now have a new trailer for the flick. Clown is a 2014 american supernatural horror film directed by jon watts, produced by mac cappuccino, eli roth and cody ryder, and.