The Funhouse

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The Funhouse (1981)

Directed by Tobe Hooper

“Pay to get in. Pray to get out!”

Horror · 1h 35m

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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Cast

Crew

Director
Tobe Hooper
Writer
Lawrence J. Block
Director of Photography
Andrew Laszlo
Original Music Composer
John Beal
Editor
Jack Hofstra
Producer
Steven Bernhardt, Derek Power

Details

Release date
1981-03-13
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Horror
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Mace Neufeld Productions, Universal Pictures
Budget
$2,000,000
Box office
$7,886,999