Movie

The Funhouse

1981 · 95 min

A slow-building carnival nightmare that blends sleazy atmosphere with claustrophobic tension and sudden shocks.

Tagline: Pay to get in. Pray to get out!
Overview: Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz and Richie. Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy "Funhouse" horror ride, the teens witness a murder by a deformed worker wearing a mask. Locked in, Amy and her friends must evade the murderous carnival workers and escape before it leaves town the next day.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, campy and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, isolation, violence
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
isolation
violence
coming-of-age
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild