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Two teenage couples on a double date decide to have a fun
evening out at a carnival. When they reach the funhouse they
secrete themselves inside, intending to spend the night for
fun. They are high on weed and having a hoot when events take
a decidedly dire turn for the worse. Someone dressed as Frankenstein
pays for sex with the fortune teller, but when she tricks
him out of the money he turns violent. The watching teens
witness her murder and are suddenly on the run for their lives.
Finding themselves locked in, there is no escape. Worse still
Frankenstein turns out to be the son of the carnival barker.
The removed mask reveals a hideous freak with a liking for
girls...
I'm
surprised Tobe Hooper, director of the classic The Texas
Chainsaw Massacre didn't remove his name from this excuse
for a horror movie in shame. The Funhouse is like Chainsaw's
evil brother, which should be locked in the cupboard and hidden
from the world. This film has only two redeeming features:
Rick Baker's make-up effects for the creature, and the opening
scene stolen straight from Halloween and Psycho.
There
are far too many holes in the plot - or at least unanswered
questions. The bag lady is used several times, but proves
totally superfluous to the plot. The horror-loving younger
brother of the innocent virgin girl (there's always one, isn't
there?) makes his own way to the carnival, creeping about
and tracking the four to the funhouse, but ultimately fails
to get involved in anything going on. So I have to ask myself,
what was the point of him being there? The biggest mistake
though centres on the evident indecision about whether to
make the creature Gunther a sympathetic character or a hideous,
unfeeling killing machine. Consequentially, he comes across
as a damp squib.
In retrospect the cleverest thing about this film is the opening
titles. Behind-the-camera technician's trades are credited
alongside appropriately corresponding exhibits from the funhouse.
If only the film itself was that clever.
Ty
Power
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