Overview
Funny Man is a 1994 British comedy-horror about a record producer who inherits an English country house at the end of a poker game — only to discover the property harbors a homicidal jester.
Production Details
Written and directed by Simon Sprackling and produced by Nigel Odell, the film is credited to Tim James, Christopher Lee, and Benny Young. The picture is also sometimes listed under the single-word title FunnyMan.
Plot
Benny Young plays Max Taylor, who wins Callum Chance’s ancestral home in a poker game. After moving in with his family, Max spins a wheel of chance that lands on “lose,” which awakens a demonic entity buried in the estate’s soil.
That creature manifests as the Funny Man (Tim James), a Mr Punch-like jester who dispatches family members one by one with a macabre and inventive array of kills. Christopher Lee appears as Callum Chance in a brief but notable role.
Home Release
The film was issued on Blu-ray and DVD in the UK by Screenbound Pictures on September 4, 2017.
Review
Funny Man leans heavily on a late-80s/early-90s tone that often feels dated. Characters are thinly sketched, an...