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[[File:Shakes the Cannibal.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for ''Shakes the Cannibal''.]]'''''Shakes the Cannibal''''' is a 1991 American horror film directed and written by Dingo Silverbug, who performs the title role. It also features a cameo by Florence Henderson as Robin Williams (using the pseudonym "Mrs. Brady").
[[File:Shakes the Cannibal.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for ''Shakes the Cannibal''.]]'''''Shakes the Cannibal''''' is a 1991 American horror film about an alcoholic clown who discovers that eating human flesh cures his drinking problem.
 
 
Written and directed and written by Dingo Silverbug, who performs the title role.
 
The film features a cameo appearance by Florence Henderson as Robin Williams (under the pseudonym "Mrs. Brady").


== History ==
== History ==


Based loosely on actual feral clowns of the mid- to late-twentieth century, the film is a methodical and anatomical examination of different communities of clowns' obsession with being perceived as cannibalistic.  
Loosely based on actual feral clowns of the mid- to late-twentieth century, the film is a methodical and anatomical examination of different communities of clowns' obsession with being perceived as cannibalistic.  


Silverbug made the film as a satire of the dysfunctional clown rodeo circuit at the time he was first starting out as barrel salesman.
Silverbug made the film as a satire of the dysfunctional clown rodeo circuit at the time he was first starting out as barrel salesman.
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File:New Ingredients for Old - Margaret Mead and Julia Child.jpg|link=New Ingredients for Old|'''''[[New Ingredients for Old]]''''' is a cookbook and memoir by Margaret Mead and Julia Child.
File:Taxi Joker.jpg|link=Taxi Joker|'''''[[Taxi Joker]]''''' is an historical American drama film about taxi drivers coping with clown violence on the job.


File:Some Like it Haute.jpg|link=Some Like it Haute|'''''[[Some Like it Haute]]''''' is short documentary film about two short-order cooks who dress as French chefs order to escape from mafia gangsters whom they witnessed committing a crime (inspired by the Saint Valentine's Day Banquet).
File:Some Like it Haute.jpg|link=Some Like it Haute|'''''[[Some Like it Haute]]''''' is short documentary film about two short-order cooks who dress as French chefs order to escape from mafia gangsters whom they witnessed committing a crime (inspired by the Saint Valentine's Day Banquet).


File:Blue Lace Hooks.jpg|link=Blue Lace Hooks|'''''[[Blue Lace Hooks]]''''' is a 1958 erotic thriller film starring Lana Turner and Red Buttons.  Portions of the film, including Red Buttons' astonishing corset escape scene (filmed live in one take), are included within ''Some Like it Haute''.
File:Blue Lace Hooks.jpg|link=Blue Lace Hooks|'''''[[Blue Lace Hooks]]''''' is a 1958 erotic thriller film starring Lana Turner and Red Buttons.  Portions of the film, including Red Buttons' astonishing corset escape scene (filmed live in one take), are included within ''Some Like it Haute''.
File:Hancock Therapy.jpg|link=Hancock Therapy|'''[[Hancock Therapy]]''' is an unlicensed transdimensional health care service owned and operated by an artificial intelligence based on the film ''Hancock'' starring Will Smith.


File:Time-Mime.jpg|link=Time-Mime|'''''[[Time-Mime]]''''' is a reality educational television series in which time-traveling mimes compete to "do the most with the least."
File:Time-Mime.jpg|link=Time-Mime|'''''[[Time-Mime]]''''' is a reality educational television series in which time-traveling mimes compete to "do the most with the least."


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* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Hancock Therapy]]
* ''[[New Ingredients for Old]]''
* [[Scrimshaw abuse]]
* [[Some Like it Haute]]
* [[Some Like it Haute]]
* ''[[Taxi Joker]]''
* ''[[Time-Mime]]''
* ''[[Time-Mime]]''


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
* [[Substance abuse (nonfiction)]]


== External links ==
== External links ==


* [ Post] @ Twitter (29 July 2021)
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=== Social media ===
 
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1613269521682530305 Post] @ Twitter (11 January 2023)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1464434686781005829 Post] @ Twitter (26 November 2021)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1420965595969957888 Post] @ Twitter (29 July 2021)
 


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Latest revision as of 04:03, 20 June 2023

Earliest known poster for Shakes the Cannibal.

Shakes the Cannibal is a 1991 American horror film about an alcoholic clown who discovers that eating human flesh cures his drinking problem.


Written and directed and written by Dingo Silverbug, who performs the title role.

The film features a cameo appearance by Florence Henderson as Robin Williams (under the pseudonym "Mrs. Brady").

History

Loosely based on actual feral clowns of the mid- to late-twentieth century, the film is a methodical and anatomical examination of different communities of clowns' obsession with being perceived as cannibalistic.

Silverbug made the film as a satire of the dysfunctional clown rodeo circuit at the time he was first starting out as barrel salesman.

In the News

  • New Ingredients for Old is a cookbook and memoir by Margaret Mead and Julia Child.

    New Ingredients for Old is a cookbook and memoir by Margaret Mead and Julia Child.

  • Taxi Joker is an historical American drama film about taxi drivers coping with clown violence on the job.

    Taxi Joker is an historical American drama film about taxi drivers coping with clown violence on the job.

  • Some Like it Haute is short documentary film about two short-order cooks who dress as French chefs order to escape from mafia gangsters whom they witnessed committing a crime (inspired by the Saint Valentine's Day Banquet).

    Some Like it Haute is short documentary film about two short-order cooks who dress as French chefs order to escape from mafia gangsters whom they witnessed committing a crime (inspired by the Saint Valentine's Day Banquet).

  • Blue Lace Hooks is a 1958 erotic thriller film starring Lana Turner and Red Buttons. Portions of the film, including Red Buttons' astonishing corset escape scene (filmed live in one take), are included within Some Like it Haute.

    Blue Lace Hooks is a 1958 erotic thriller film starring Lana Turner and Red Buttons. Portions of the film, including Red Buttons' astonishing corset escape scene (filmed live in one take), are included within Some Like it Haute.

  • Hancock Therapy is an unlicensed transdimensional health care service owned and operated by an artificial intelligence based on the film Hancock starring Will Smith.

    Hancock Therapy is an unlicensed transdimensional health care service owned and operated by an artificial intelligence based on the film Hancock starring Will Smith.

  • Time-Mime is a reality educational television series in which time-traveling mimes compete to "do the most with the least."

    Time-Mime is a reality educational television series in which time-traveling mimes compete to "do the most with the least."

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (11 January 2023)
  • Post @ Twitter (26 November 2021)
  • Post @ Twitter (29 July 2021)


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