Slutty the Clown (2021)

[no, it’s not porn. It’s Troma]

The Score: 7.5 out of 10

We are introduced to Slutty the Clown, a character created by Claire Bacon, in sort of an origin story/part of a film trilogy.

Two women encounter a crazed sexy clown, and dangerous sexy shenanigans ensue.

Again. Not porn. It’s Troma.

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The Review:

While the movie poster/cover/whatever you people call it nowadays implies a very very adult film, Slutty the Clown is actually more..:adult in a Troma way. Over the top acting, silly shenanigans, lots of bonkers violence, etc.

But it’s also kind of..:different. This is a Joe Cash film, and he has a different way of crafting his Troma content. There’s a rawness here that works wonders, though it does lean the film’s content more towards almost porn.

Some great performances abound too. I’ll have more to say about this in the related Carnal Monsters review that will come up a bit after this, as it’s the same cast and whatnot (I didn’t know they were part of the same trilogy series beforehand, so I watched and reviewed them out of order). There’s great over-the-top performing here, especially Lloyd Kaufman as Professor Fellatio (I swear this isn’t a porno).

I couldn’t tell you what the actual plot is, and that’s after watching the movie. But that honestly becomes part of the fun. Slutty the Clown is an origin story that avoids the exposition to such an extent that it feels like being shown something and only having a few seconds to quickfire your interpretation of it.

Visually there’s a lot of throwback content. It really tries to feel and look like a throwback to older horror, and it comes together quite well once everything is synced up. That said, hopefully they get enough money from this to invest in better cameras, because some scenes are a bit difficult to see. Maybe that was the intent though, as this is filmed and edited much like an older film.

Slutty the Clown is a good enough bit of entertainment, especially for Troma content. If this is the new look for Troma content, then it works well enough for modern times.

-Joseph