''Funland'' is a 1987 American

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film directed by Michael A. Simpson, who co-wrote the screenplay with

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. It follows a disgruntled clown who takes revenge on the staff of an amusement park who fired him. It was filmed at

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Plot

Funland is a family-oriented

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owned by the eccentric Angus Perry. Niel Stickney, the clown mascot and one of the founders of the park and its former accountant, suffered a nervous breakdown and his grip on reality is slowly deteriorating. After the mob kills Angus and takes over the park, Stickney begins to have increasingly bizarre hallucinations, including envisioning the patrons of the park cafeteria spontaneously breaking into song and dance and seeing visions of the dead Angus. He then begins to believe himself to be his clown persona, Bruce Burger. After the new mafia management fires him, he finally snaps. He steals a briefcase containing a rifle, intending to kill his replacement and reclaim the theme park. While firing the gun the mob bosses two sons recognize the sound and investigate. Bruce then shoots and kills the mob bosses son in self defense. The film ends with Neil Stickney (Bruce Burger) owning and running the park.

Cast

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as Angus Perry *

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as Niel Stickney/Bruce Burger *

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as Mike Spencer *

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as Mario DiMauro * Clark Brandon as Doug Sutterfield *Jill Carroll as Denise Wilson * Michael McManus as T. G. Hurley *

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as Kristin Cumming *Terry Beaver as Carl DiMauro *

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as Chad Peller *Richard Reiner as Larry DiMauro *

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as Darlene Dorkner *

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as Shelly Willingham *Randal Patrick as Chip Cox *Gene Murrell as Randy Grossman

Home media

It was released on VHS and, in 2004,

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References

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* 1987 films 1987 comedy films 1980s black comedy films 1980s English-language films American films about revenge American black comedy films Comedy films about clowns Films set in amusement parks Films shot in Georgia (U.S. state) Films with screenplays by Bonnie and Terry Turner 1980s American films {{1980s-comedy-film-stub