Shakes the Cannibal

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").

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 and other performers 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.

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Fiction cross-reference

• Blue Lace Hooks
• Children of the Burger
• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles
• Some Like it Haute
• Time-Mime

External links

• [ Post] @ Twitter (29 July 2021)