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The Funhouse

The Funhouse

Mar 13, 1981
96 min
Horror
5.9/ 10
411 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
5.9/10
411 votes
IMDB
5.9/10
17,218 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
56/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$2,000,000Production cost
Box Office$7,886,999Worldwide gross
Profit$5,886,999Profitable
ROI
+294.3%Return on investment
US Box Office$7,886,857Domestic earnings

Details

Production information

"Pay to get in. Pray to get out!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$7,886,999

Production Companies

Mace Neufeld ProductionsUniversal Pictures

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