SummaryKlown follows two wildly inappropriate friends as they run amok through the Danish countryside, plowing through endless awkward confrontations and unspeakable debaucheries. Hopelessly wrongheaded Frank “kidnaps” the 12-year-old nephew of his pregnant girlfriend in an eager attempt to prove his fatherhood potential, and they join sex-crazed Casper... Read More
Directed By:Mikkel Nørgaard
Written By:Casper Christensen, Frank Hvam, Mikkel Nørgaard
Klown
Metascore
Generally Favorable
62
User score
Generally Favorable
7.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
67% Positive
12 Reviews
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22% Mixed
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Jul 24, 2012
91
For American audiences, each gag has added appeal because it contains an uneasy humor that's often explored but never fully exploited in these parts.
Jul 26, 2012
75
Of course, it's because of the film's casually profane tone and commitment to pushing the boundaries of taste and acceptability that makes Klown a step above "The Hangover," a lack of fear towards the lawlessness with which those films only flirt.
Jul 27, 2012
70
Crossing many lines, director Mikkel Norgaard's loony feature doesn't always rise above its high jinks. But at its best, it's a sly dismantling of a familiar comedy template built on male cluelessness and female responsibility.
Aug 2, 2012
67
It isn't art, it's will-o-the-wisp thin, but it might well make you squirt your soda through your nose. And as there seem to be a number of people willing to pay good money for that sensation, there's glory for you!
Jul 27, 2012
63
Klown turns out to be one long, brutal life lesson for Hvam's hapless character until it finally crosses the line into just plain creepy at the end.
Jul 25, 2012
50
Penis-obsessed, man-child film comedies can crown a new king: the Danish import Klown.
Jul 25, 2012
38
An ostensible Danish "Hangover" that more closely resembles "Two and a Half Men" with nudity and unexpurgated dick jokes.
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Aug 12, 2012
8
Klown is a dark, bawdy Danish comedy following three deeply flawed, yet somehow sympathetic, male characters on an ill-fated canoe trip. In general, I like Danish comedies, and while not nearly as genius as the movies written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, this had its great moments. The main character Frank is on a mission to prove to his girlfriend that he could be a good father, but since doing so involves kidnapping her per-adolescent nephew to take him on "Tour de **** Frank's efforts are ridiculous. But what made this movie far more enjoyable than it might have been is that by the end you're not really laughing AT Frank anymore but cheering him on as his efforts to connect with the boy become ever more extreme. I recommend Klown to anyone who is not easily offended by risque humor and enjoys comedy with a different rhythm and aesthetic than main stream Americana.
Production Company:
- Zentropa Entertainments
- Ja-Hatten
- Det Danske Filminstitut
- TV2 Danmark
Release Date:Jul 27, 2012
Duration:1 h 29 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Every child needs a role model.
Awards
Zulu Awards
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Austin Fantastic Fest
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
