Two young couples on a double date go to a mysterious carnival. As a prank they decide to spend the night in the funhouse. When they witness a brutal murder, they suddenly find themselves in horrific danger.

The Funhouse (1981)
  • Rating: (4,781 votes)
  • Taglines:Something is alive in the funhouse...something that, tonight, will turn the funhouse into a carnival of terror! » Something is alive in the funhouse...something that has the form of a human, but not the face...something that feeds off the flesh and blood of young innocents... »
  • Runtime:96 minutes
  • Director: Tobe Hooper
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Amy Harper
    Elizabeth Berridge
    Joey Harper
    Shawn Carson
    Mrs. Harper
    Jeanne Austin
    Mr. Harper
    Jack McDermott
    Buzz Dawson
    Cooper Huckabee
    Liz
    Largo Woodruff
    Richie
    Miles Chapin
    Geek (as D. Lee Carson)
    David Carson
    Bag Lady
    Sonia Zomina
    Truck Driver
    Ralph Morino
  • Genre:Horror
  • Producers:
    Steven Bernhardt
    producer  
    Mark L. Lester
    executive producer  
    Brad Neufeld
    associate producer  
    Mace Neufeld
    executive producer  
    Derek Power
    producer  
  • Plots: Two young couples on a double date go to a mysterious carnival. As a prank they decide to spend the night in the funhouse. When they witness a brutal murder, they suddenly find themselves in horrific danger. Written by Sean V. Taylor <st52@cornell.edu>
The Funhouse
  • User's comment:Fast-Moving And Stylish by ccthemovieman-1

    This was better than it should have been, considering most of the actors are unknowns and the film has a Grade B feel to it throughout. It gets good points for two things: the story moved fast and the cinematography was good. I like stylish-looking visuals, which is what you get here.

    Teenage punks usually turn me off but these guys - with one exception - were tolerable. The language was bad, but much of it came in bunches by just two of the guys.

    Overall, a surprisingly--decent horror film which is colorful and has its atmospheric merits. Is is super scary? No, but it's a fun-house and fun to watch.


  • Quotes: Funhouse: [discovers that the Monster - who also turns out to be his son - has killed Madame Zena after paying her for sex... because she wouldn't give him a refund] You paid Madame Zena a hundred dollars for this? You crazy fool, I could have gotten you one of them tent-girls for fifteen! Well, you never were much for knowing the value of cash, were you? Funhouse: [to the freak] Hit yerself, you ugly thing! Funhouse: ...Who will dare to face the challenge of the Funhouse? Who is mad enough to enter that world of darkness? How about you, sir...?
  • Also known as: 'n afgrijselijk gebeuren (Netherlands - informal literal title), Acidente no Luna Parque (Portugal - imdb display title), Carnaval del terror (Argentina), Carnival of Terror ( - undefined), Das Kabinett des Schreckens (West Germany), El carnaval del horror (Mexico - imdb display title), Funhouse: Carnival of Terror (UK - video box title), Il tunnel dell'orrore (Italy), Kummitusjuna (Finland), La casa de los horrores (Spain), Massacres dans le train fantôme (France), Pague Para Entrar, Reze Para Sair (Brazil), Panoptikum (Czechoslovakia - informal title), Rædselshuset (Denmark - imdb display title), The Funhouse - Il tunnel dell'orrore (Italy - DVD title), To tunnel tou tromou (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title),

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