Funland (film)

Funland is a 1987 dark comedy film written by Bonnie Turner, creator of That '70s Show and Third Rock from the Sun. It was filmed at a Six Flags outside Austell, Georgia.^[1]

Plot

Funland is a family-oriented amusement park owned by the eccentric Angus Perry. Niel Stickney, the clown mascot and one of the founders of the park and its former accountant, suffered a nervous breakdown and his grip on reality is slowly deteriorating. After the mob kills Angus and takes over the park, Stickney begins to have increasingly bizarre hallucinations, including envisioning the patrons of the park cafeteria spontaneously breaking into song and dance and seeing visions of the dead Angus. He then begins to believe himself to be his clown persona, Bruce Burger. After the new mafia management fires him, he finally snaps. He steals a briefcase containing a rifle, intending to kill his replacement and reclaim the theme park. While firing the gun the mob bosses two sons recognize the sound and investigate. Bruce then shoots and kills the mob bosses son in self defense. The film ends with Neil Stickney (Bruce Burger) owning and running the park.^[2]

Cast

• William Windom as Angus Perry
• David L. Lander as Niel Stickney/Bruce Burger
• Bruce Mahler as Mike Spencer
• Robert Sacchi as Mario DiMauro
• Clark Brandon as Doug Sutterfield
• Jill Carroll as Denise Wilson
• Michael McManus as T. G. Hurley
• Mary Beth McDonough as Kristin Cumming
• Terry Beaver as Carl DiMauro
• Lane Davies as Chad Peller
• Richard Reiner as Larry DiMauro
• Bonnie Turner as Darlene Dorkner
• Jan Hooks as Shelly Willingham
• Randal Patrick as Chip Cox
• Gene Murrell as Randy Grossman

Availability

Funland was scarcely noticed at the time of its release but it has since become a cult film. It was released on VHS and, in 2004, DVD, but both have since gone out of print. The film can be found online.

References

External links

• Funland at the Internet Movie Database