Shakes the Clown
Shakes the Clown
Shakes the Clown
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1991
1h 27m
5.4(91 votes)
Comedy
Crime
Drama

Overview

Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he can't get his act under control.

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Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Bobcat Goldthwait

Shakes The Clown

Bobcat Goldthwait
Acting

Julie Brown

Judy

Julie Brown
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Bruce Baum

Ty the Rodeo Clown

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Steve Bean

Beaten Mime in Park

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Kathy Griffin

Lucy

Kathy Griffin
Acting

Florence Henderson

The Unknown Woman

Florence Henderson
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LaWanda Page

Female Clown Barfly

LaWanda Page
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Robin Williams

Mime Class Instructor

Robin Williams
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Paul Dooley

Owen Cheese

Paul Dooley
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Melissa Hurley

Producer

Melissa Hurley
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Paige Gosney

Billy

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Eliza Coyle

Enthusiastic Mime

Eliza Coyle
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Adam Sandler

Dink the Clown

Adam Sandler
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Tom Kenny

Binky the Clown

Tom Kenny
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Blake Clark

Stenchy the Clown

Blake Clark
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Gerald F. Edelstein

2nd Party Dad

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Jack Gallagher

Officer Crony

Jack Gallagher
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Scott Herriott

Floor Director

Scott Herriott
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Tim Kazurinsky

1st Party Dad

Tim Kazurinsky
Writing

Paul Kozlowski

HoHo the Clown

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Production

Jeremy Kramer

Detective Boar

No Image
Acting

Sydney Lassick

Peppy the Clown

Sydney Lassick
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Joel Murray

Milkman

Joel Murray
Writing

Bob Nickman

Gas Station Owner

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Shane Ricci

Obnoxious Kid at Party

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Johnny Silver

Clown Tailor

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Cary Smith

Mom at Party

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Dan Spencer

Boots the Clown

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Greg Travis

Randi the Rodeo Clown

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Tony V.

Broken Saddle Bouncer

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Tom Villard

Dirthead in car

Tom Villard
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Martin Charles Warner

Male Clown Barfly

Martin Charles Warner

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