The Funhouse poster
Director Tobe Hooper
Writer Lawrence J. Block

The Funhouse

Horror1981

Tagline: Pay to get in. Pray to get out!

Release Date: 1981-03-13

Duration: 96 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Sylvia Miles
    Madame Zena
  • Kevin Conway
    The Barker
  • Elizabeth Berridge
    Amy Harper
  • Cooper Huckabee
    Buzz Dawson
  • Raymond Forchion
    Man in Tent Show (uncredited)
  • Frank Schuller
    Poker Player #1
  • Largo Woodruff
    Liz Duncan
  • Frank Grimes
    Strip Show Voyeur
  • Shawn Carson
    Joey Harper
  • Sid Raymond
    Strip Show MC