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Clownhouse is a 1989 American slasher film written and directed by Victor Salva in his feature-length directorial debut. It stars Nathan Forrest Winters, Brian McHugh, and Sam Rockwell as three young brothers stalked by escaped mental patients disguised as clowns , portrayed by Michael Jerome West, Bryan Weible, and David C. Reinecker.
Victor Ronald Salva (born March 29, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter, and convicted sex offender.The self-described protégé of Francis Ford Coppola, he is best known for writing and directing the horror films Jeepers Creepers (2001), Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), and Jeepers Creepers 3 (2017).
The film's production by Disney resulted in a controversy over the choice of writer-director Victor Salva, who had been convicted of molesting a 12-year-old child actor during the production of his previous film, Clownhouse (1988). He was sentenced to three years' imprisonment and released after 15 months.
Rites of Passage was the first film from Salva since the controversy surrounding his film, Powder (1995), which was the target of boycotts due to Disney's hiring of Salva to direct the film after his conviction for molesting a 12-year-old child actor during the production of his previous film, Clownhouse, in 1988.
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