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- Punching the Clown is a euphemism for masturbation, and the film has the potential to become just that: another self-congratulatory inside-Hollywood circle jerk. But Phillips is a poignant presence, as his mildness has a lonely urgency.
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Rent Punching the Clown on Prime Video. The comic folksinger Henry Phillips stars in this wry, poignant, smartly satirical comedy as himself, and puts himself into uneasy situations in which...
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Oct 19, 2010 · While never uproarious, Punching the Clown exudes the clever, warped sincerity of its star, eschewing uppercuts for a series of playful jabs.
Mar 21, 2016 · A sequel to a movie that got a tiny release in 2010 after winning an audience award the previous year at Slamdance, Gregori Viens ‘ And Punching the Clown observes the efforts of a songwriting ...
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Oct 22, 2010 · Directed by Gregori Viens. Comedy. 1h 31m. By Mike Hale. Oct. 21, 2010. If “Punching the Clown” seems more polished than the usual low-budget indie comedy — the jokes more finely honed, the...
All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Richard Brody New Yorker. TOP CRITIC. The comic folksinger Henry Phillips stars in this wry, poignant, smartly satirical comedy as...
Oct 22, 2010 · Punching the Clown Reviews - Metacritic. Summary Henry Phillips, a hapless modern day troubadour who grinds his way through the heartland, living out of his car and singing his twisted satirical songs to anyone who will listen.
Punching the Clown has been received positively by critics and holds an 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [3] The film also won the Audience Award at the 2009 Slamdance Film Festival. [4]
