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The Funhouse

Dir. Tobe Hooper·1981·1h 35m

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.

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The Funhouse

The Funhouse (1981)

Tobe Hooper

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1h 35m
Cross-source blend ~60/100

At a glance

Countries

United States of America

Ratings

Audience (TMDB & IMDb)

5.9/10

423 votes on TMDB

Critics

68%Rotten Tomatoes

56Metacritic

Rating consensus

60/100 blend

Sources: TMDB · IMDb · Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic

Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~60/100 across 4 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Elizabeth Berridge

Amy Harper

Cooper Huckabee

Buzz Dawson

Kevin Conway

The Barker

Largo Woodruff

Liz Duncan

Miles Chapin

Richie Atterbury

Jeanne Austin

Mrs. Harper

Jack McDermott

Mr. Harper

Shawn Carson

Joey Harper

David Carson

Geek

Sonia Zomina

Bag Lady

Ralph Morino

Truck Driver

Herb Robins

Carnival Manager

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