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*FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Cheese bails out Shakes, some cops have a handcuffed suspect in a blue tank top and a mullet. When Shakes and Cheese walk away you see one of the cops with his gun drawn and pointed point blank at the suspect's forehead.
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* BludgeonedToDeath: Owen Cheese meets his maker when, in a fit of rage over his use of cocaine being noticed, grabs one of Shakes' juggling pins and [[DeadlyEuphemism juggles around Cheese's brain]] with it.
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* BludgeonedToDeath: Owen Cheese meets his maker when, when Binky, in a fit of rage over his use of cocaine being noticed, grabs one of Shakes' juggling pins and [[DeadlyEuphemism juggles around Cheese's brain]] with it.
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* EnemyMime: PlayedForLaughs with the abusive mime instructor, Jerry, who spends his class shouting, degrading, and threatening the other mimes under his tutelage.
--> '''Mime Jerry''': Tommy, you lose that hat again, I'm puttin' it up your ass! It's gonna be hard to walk in the wind!
--> '''Mime Jerry''': Tommy, you lose that hat again, I'm puttin' it up your ass! It's gonna be hard to walk in the wind!
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* BludgeonedToDeath: Owen Cheese meets his maker when, in a fit of rage over his use of cocaine being noticed, grabs one of Shakes' juggling pins and [[DeadlyEuphemism juggles around Cheese's brain]] with it.
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Film released in August of 1991, not 1992
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''Shakes the Clown'' is a 1992 BlackComedy movie written and directed by Creator/BobcatGoldthwait, who also stars as the title character.
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''Shakes the Clown'' is a 1992 1991 BlackComedy movie written and directed by Creator/BobcatGoldthwait, who also stars as the title character.
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* NamesTheSame: [[WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends Binky the Clown.]]
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* CorruptHick: The rodeo clowns.
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* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: One of Palookaville's plainclothes cops wears a porkpie. In 1991.
** Similarly, Shakes's boss wears a zoot suit, complete with hat.
** Similarly, Shakes's boss wears a zoot suit, complete with hat.
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* NiceHat: One of Palookaville's plainclothes cops wears a porkpie. [[AwesomeAnachronisticApparel In 1991.]]
** Similarly, Shakes's boss wears a zoot suit, complete with hat.
** Similarly, Shakes's boss wears a zoot suit, complete with hat.
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* ClusterFBomb: [[UpToEleven Oh, so many]].
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* ClusterFBomb: [[UpToEleven Oh, so many]].many.
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** It's pretty obvious that Binky's cocaine use is making him even more batshit insane than he already is.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Binky, who [[spoiler: kills Shakes' boss and father figure with a bowling pin when caught snorting cocaine. And then tries to frame Shakes.]] He was not even a nice guy to begin with.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Binky, who [[spoiler: Binky is a huge one. He's a vindictive, egotistical psychopath who[[spoiler: kills Shakes' boss and father figure with a bowling pin when caught snorting cocaine. And then tries to frame Shakes.]] He was not even a nice guy to begin with. Shakes even states that "as a human being, he's nothing but a lump of shit."
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* MonsterClown: Binky, but several others could be seen as this.
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* MonsterClown: Binky, Binky is the biggest one, but several others could be seen as this.
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* TheAlcoholic: Shakes is almost constantly drunk, and much of the story is about him trying to get off the sauce. It's also surprisingly [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] as the film actually shows the consequences of Shakes' alcohol abuse; it's ruining his relationship with Judy and negatively affecting his ability to do his job, putting him at risk of being fired. Dink and Stenchy also become worried for Shakes and admit to him they think he has a drinking problem. On top of that, it's made obvious that Shakes' drinking is rooted in depression and [[spoiler: a traumatic incident from his childhood.]]
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Those Two Bad Guys has been turned into a disambiguation. Zero Context Examples and examples that don’t fit existing tropes will be removed.
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Boots and Ho-Ho (Binky's {{Mooks}}).
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Shakes is an alcoholic party clown who's on the verge of getting fired, as his drunken shenanigans often end up ruining the kids' birthday parties he performs at. On top of that, his drinking is messing up his relationship with his girlfriend Judy (Julie Brown), a [[FanServiceWithASmile waitress in the clown bar Shakes frequents]] and aspiring professional bowler. When he passes out at a bar for clowns that him and his two friends frequent, he winds up being framed for the murder of his boss. Said friends and Judy help him evade the law and two witnesses to the actual murder (who chase after him) as Shakes, while posing as a mime, finds out who's really responsible (at first he thinks he actually did it and was just too drunk to remember) and helps bring him to justice. Meanwhile, Shakes' friends realize Shakes has an alcohol problem, and [[NailedToTheWagon help/force him to quit]].
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Shakes is an alcoholic party clown who's on the verge of getting fired, as his drunken shenanigans often end up ruining the kids' birthday parties he performs at. On top of that, his drinking is messing up his relationship with his girlfriend Judy (Julie Brown), a [[FanServiceWithASmile waitress in at the clown bar Shakes frequents]] and aspiring professional bowler. When he passes out at a bar for clowns that him and his two friends frequent, he winds up being framed for the murder of his boss. Said friends and Judy help him evade the law and two witnesses to the actual murder (who chase after him) as Shakes, while posing as a mime, finds out who's really responsible (at first he thinks he actually did it and was just too drunk to remember) and helps bring him to justice. Meanwhile, Shakes' friends realize Shakes has an alcohol problem, and [[NailedToTheWagon help/force him to quit]].
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''Shakes the Clown'' is a 1992 BlackComedy movie written and directed by Creator/BobcatGoldthwait, who also stars as the title character.
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''Shakes the Clown'' is a 1992 BlackComedy movie written/directed by and starring Creator/BobcatGoldthwait as the titular character, an alcoholic clown. It features cameo appearances by Creator/RobinWilliams as a mime and Creator/AdamSandler as another clown.
Shakes is on the verge of getting fired, as his drunken shenanigans often end up ruining the kids' birthday parties he performs at. On top of that, his alcoholism is messing up his relationship with his girlfriend Judy (Julie Brown), a [[FanServiceWithASmile waitress in the clown bar Shakes frequents]] and aspiring professional bowler. When he passes out at a bar for clowns that him and his two friends frequent, he winds up being framed for the murder of his boss. Said friends and Judy help him evade the law and two witnesses to the actual murder (who chase after him) as Shakes, while posing as a mime, finds out who's really responsible (at first he thinks he actually did it and was just too drunk to remember) and helps bring him to justice. Meanwhile, Shakes' friends realize Shakes has an alcohol problem, and [[NailedToTheWagon help/force him to quit]].
The movie offers a lot of raunchy jokes, many a ClusterFBomb, and cynical humor.
Shakes is on the verge of getting fired, as his drunken shenanigans often end up ruining the kids' birthday parties he performs at. On top of that, his alcoholism is messing up his relationship with his girlfriend Judy (Julie Brown), a [[FanServiceWithASmile waitress in the clown bar Shakes frequents]] and aspiring professional bowler. When he passes out at a bar for clowns that him and his two friends frequent, he winds up being framed for the murder of his boss. Said friends and Judy help him evade the law and two witnesses to the actual murder (who chase after him) as Shakes, while posing as a mime, finds out who's really responsible (at first he thinks he actually did it and was just too drunk to remember) and helps bring him to justice. Meanwhile, Shakes' friends realize Shakes has an alcohol problem, and [[NailedToTheWagon help/force him to quit]].
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''Shakes the Clown'' is a 1992 BlackComedy movie written/directed by written and starring Creator/BobcatGoldthwait directed by Creator/BobcatGoldthwait, who stars as the titular character, an alcoholic clown. It features cameo appearances by Creator/RobinWilliams as a mime and Creator/AdamSandler as another clown.title character.
Shakes is an alcoholic party clown who's on the verge of getting fired, as his drunken shenanigans often end up ruining the kids' birthday parties he performs at. On top of that, hisalcoholism drinking is messing up his relationship with his girlfriend Judy (Julie Brown), a [[FanServiceWithASmile waitress in the clown bar Shakes frequents]] and aspiring professional bowler. When he passes out at a bar for clowns that him and his two friends frequent, he winds up being framed for the murder of his boss. Said friends and Judy help him evade the law and two witnesses to the actual murder (who chase after him) as Shakes, while posing as a mime, finds out who's really responsible (at first he thinks he actually did it and was just too drunk to remember) and helps bring him to justice. Meanwhile, Shakes' friends realize Shakes has an alcohol problem, and [[NailedToTheWagon help/force him to quit]].
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humor. It also features cameo appearances by Creator/RobinWilliams as a mime and Creator/AdamSandler as another clown.
Shakes is an alcoholic party clown who's on the verge of getting fired, as his drunken shenanigans often end up ruining the kids' birthday parties he performs at. On top of that, his
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* DreadedKidsPartyEntertainerJob: Shakes is forced to perform at children's birthday parties (which he hates) because he doesn't have a TV show.
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* FantasticRacism: The clowns' aforementioned hatred of mimes. May also be fantastic gay-bashing.
** It was indeed an allegory for gay-bashing. WordOfGod confirmed it at the time of the movie's release.
** It was indeed an allegory for gay-bashing. WordOfGod confirmed it at the time of the movie's release.
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* FantasticRacism: The clowns' aforementioned hatred of mimes. May also be fantastic gay-bashing.
** ItAccording to Word of God, this was indeed an allegory for gay-bashing. WordOfGod confirmed it at the time of the movie's release.gay-bashing.
** It
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** Binky is one of [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker The Joker]] from Franchise/{{Batman}}.
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** Binky is one of [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker [[ComicBook/TheJoker The Joker]] from Franchise/{{Batman}}.
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* DrugsAreBad: Surprisingly for this cynical of a movie, it is true that the people who do drugs are BAD people, but the good guys are [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop merely drunks]].
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* DrugsAreBad: Surprisingly for this cynical of a movie, it is true that the people who do drugs are BAD people, but the good guys are [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop merely drunks]]. also drunks.
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* IKnowKarate: "Well, I know [[StarTrek Vulcan nerve pinch]]!"
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* IKnowKarate: "Well, I know [[StarTrek [[Franchise/StarTrek Vulcan nerve pinch]]!"
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** Which, [[FridgeLogic come to think of it]], makes it pretty hypocritical that he enjoys beating up mimes ''precisely'' because they're so "unmanly."
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* ActorAllusion: The mime instructor's line about not wearing pantyhose to class because "I don't want to know what religion you are" is from Creator/RobinWilliams' routine about ballet ("Men wearing pants so tight, you can tell what religion they are!").
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* DoubleEntendre: The mime instructor orders his male students not to show up to class wearing pantyhose because "I don't need to see what religion you are!"
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Not that the movie really needed to, but the mime instructor orders his male students not to show up to class wearing pantyhose because "I don't need to see what religion you are!"
** ActorAllusion: This is a line from Creator/RobinWilliams' routine about ballet ("Men wearing pants so tight, you can tell what religion they are!").
** ActorAllusion: This is a line from Creator/RobinWilliams' routine about ballet ("Men wearing pants so tight, you can tell what religion they are!").
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''Shakes The Clown'' is a 1992 movie written/directed by and starring Creator/BobcatGoldthwait as the titular character, an alcoholic clown. It features cameos of Creator/RobinWilliams as a mime and Creator/AdamSandler as another clown.
Shakes is on the verge of getting fired, as his drunken shenanigans often end up ruining the kids' birthday parties he performs at. On top of that, his alcoholism is messing up his relationship with his girlfriend Judy, a [[FanServiceWithASmile waitress in the clown bar Shakes frequents]] and aspiring professional bowler. When he passes out at a bar for clowns that him and his two friends frequent, he winds up being framed for the murder of his boss. Said friends and Judy help him evade the law and two witnesses to the actual murder (who chase after him) as Shakes, while posing as a mime, finds out who's really responsible (at first he thinks he actually did it and was just too drunk to remember) and helps bring him to justice. Meanwhile, Shakes' friends realize Shakes has an alcohol problem, and [[NailedToTheWagon help/force him to quit]].
Shakes is on the verge of getting fired, as his drunken shenanigans often end up ruining the kids' birthday parties he performs at. On top of that, his alcoholism is messing up his relationship with his girlfriend Judy, a [[FanServiceWithASmile waitress in the clown bar Shakes frequents]] and aspiring professional bowler. When he passes out at a bar for clowns that him and his two friends frequent, he winds up being framed for the murder of his boss. Said friends and Judy help him evade the law and two witnesses to the actual murder (who chase after him) as Shakes, while posing as a mime, finds out who's really responsible (at first he thinks he actually did it and was just too drunk to remember) and helps bring him to justice. Meanwhile, Shakes' friends realize Shakes has an alcohol problem, and [[NailedToTheWagon help/force him to quit]].
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''Shakes The the Clown'' is a 1992 BlackComedy movie written/directed by and starring Creator/BobcatGoldthwait as the titular character, an alcoholic clown. It features cameos of cameo appearances by Creator/RobinWilliams as a mime and Creator/AdamSandler as another clown.
Shakes is on the verge of getting fired, as his drunken shenanigans often end up ruining the kids' birthday parties he performs at. On top of that, his alcoholism is messing up his relationship with his girlfriendJudy, Judy (Julie Brown), a [[FanServiceWithASmile waitress in the clown bar Shakes frequents]] and aspiring professional bowler. When he passes out at a bar for clowns that him and his two friends frequent, he winds up being framed for the murder of his boss. Said friends and Judy help him evade the law and two witnesses to the actual murder (who chase after him) as Shakes, while posing as a mime, finds out who's really responsible (at first he thinks he actually did it and was just too drunk to remember) and helps bring him to justice. Meanwhile, Shakes' friends realize Shakes has an alcohol problem, and [[NailedToTheWagon help/force him to quit]].
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