The Funhouse (1981)
Directed by Tobe Hooper · Cinematography by Andrew Laszlo
R96 min61 frames
Horror
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The Funhouse — official trailer
What is The Funhouse about?
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.
The Funhouse is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Tobe Hooper, written by Larry Block and starring Elizabeth Berridge, Kevin Conway, William Finley, Cooper Huckabee, Miles Chapin, Largo Woodruff, Wayne Doba, and Sylvia Miles. The film's plot follows four Midwestern teenagers who become trapped in a dark ride at a traveling carnival and are stalked by a mentally handicapped albino killer.
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Where can you watch The Funhouse?
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Who stars in The Funhouse?
Who made The Funhouse?
Tobe HooperDirector
Andrew LaszloCinematography- Steven BernhardtProducer
- Derek PowerProducer
What does the cinematography of The Funhouse look like?
Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of The Funhouse leans on medium shots (39% of the sample) and close-ups (36%). Cinematographer Andrew Laszlo keeps 80% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 85% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 70% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Funhouse?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Funhouse (1981) are #0d0909, #2f2b29, #2a1310, #4c342e, #f5f5f3, #d2d2cd — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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