The Funhouse

Mar 13, 1981

1h 36m

★ 5.9

Pay to get in. Pray to get out!

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.

Genres

Horror

Production Companies

Mace Neufeld Productions

Universal Pictures

The Funhouse Trailers

Cast

Amy Harper

Elizabeth Berridge

Buzz Dawson

Cooper Huckabee

The Barker

Kevin Conway

Liz Duncan

Largo Woodruff

Richie Atterbury

Miles Chapin

Mrs. Harper

Jeanne Austin

Mr. Harper

Jack McDermott

Joey Harper

Shawn Carson

Geek

David Carson

Bag Lady

Sonia Zomina

Truck Driver

Ralph Morino

Carnival Manager

Herb Robins

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