Punching the Clown
Punching the Clown
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Punching the Clown (2009)

MA15+ (AU) | USA | English | 91 min
Directed by: Gregori Viens
7.2

Winner of the Audience Award at the Slamdance Film Festival, this realistic comedy tells the story of Henry Phillips, a hapless modern day troubadour who grinds his way through the heartland, living out of his car and singing his twisted satirical songs to anyone who will listen. After a booking mishap involving a Christian fund raiser, he decides he's hit rock bottom. Seeking to shake things up, he moves to L.A. where his luck changes overnight. Thanks less to his inept manager than to a wild case of mistaken identity, he falls backwards into a string of packed gigs, a record deal and even the promise of love. But he who lives by the whimsy of show business dies by it, and reality hits him like a fist in the face: an innocent miscommunication over a bagel brands him a neo-Nazi in the world of tabloid journalism. Luckily, somewhere between rock bottom and nowhere lies the perfect terrain for his dark and hilarious songs.

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Release Date

USA
(Slamdance Film Festival)
2009-01-17
USA
(Newport Beach International Film Festival)
2009-04
USA
(Sonoma International Film Festival)
2009-04-03
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Punching the Clown
(Original title)
Punching the Clown
UK
Punching the Clown
USA

Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Unrated
Violence & Gore
Unrated
Profanity
Unrated
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Unrated
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Unrated