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Clown in a Cornfield is a Grindhouse-Style Winner That Lives Up To Its Awesome Title

Clown in a Cornfield is a Grindhouse-Style Winner That Lives Up To Its Awesome Title

It's the classic terror tale of an Insane Clown Posse and the kids they kill with chainsaws

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May 11, 2025
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Quentin Tarantino and Richard Rodriguez's 2007 exploitation celebration Grindhouse was widely seen as a failure. When the much-hyped double feature didn’t immediately yield boffo box-office and the cover of Time, the Weinsteins pulled an I’ll Do Anything and removed what made the movies special and unique in a doomed attempt to get more return on their investment.

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