Cloyne and the Persistence of Persona
CLOWN (2014) review originally published on Horror-Movies.ca Directed by: Jon Watts Written by: Jon Watts, Christopher D. Ford Produced by: Eli Roth Rated R 100 min I’m a huge fan, but regardless of how you feel about Eli Roth, Clown proves the director has a sense of humor. The production for the film began in the strangest of places, through a faux trailer. Since Grindhouse (2007) it is not that unlikely that a film’s production would begin with a fake trailer. Robert Rodriguez went on to make Machete (2010) and its sequel and Jesse Eisener adapted his award winning trailer Hobo With A Shotgun (2011) into a feature as well. What makes Clown different is that its director Jon Watts actually attached Eli Roth’s name to it without him knowing. When this happened it forced Roth to take notice. He couldn’t believe how “ballsy” Jon was and gave Clown the attention it deserved. Even with Eli Roth set to produce, Jon Watts was an unlikely candidate for a horror filmmaker. A