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Cast

• Elizabeth Berridge.... Amy Harper
• Shawn Carson.... Joey Harper
• Jeanne Austin.... Mrs. Harper
• Jack McDermott.... Mr. Harper
• Cooper Huckabee.... Buzz
• Largo Woodruff.... Liz Duncan
• Miles Chapin.... Richie
• Kevin Conway.... Funhouse Barker (Conrad Straker)
• Wayne Doba.... The Monster (Gunther Straker)
• Sylvia Miles.... Madame Zena

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Synopsis

Against her father's orders, Amy goes to a sleazy travelling carnival with her new boyfriend Buzz, her best friend Liz, and Liz's boyfriend Richie. Unbeknownst to the four teens, Amy's prank-happy little brother Joey (who happens to be obsessed with classic horror movies) sneaks out of the house and follows them to the carnival...which Amy's father was opposed to because a couple of Girl Scouts were found murdered at its previous location; no one knows who killed the two children or how, although both girls had to be identified via dental records. The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States based on the Scouting principles developed by Robert Baden-Powell. ... This article, image, template or category should belong in one or more categories. ...

At the carnival, the four youngsters smoke marijuana and sneak into a 21-and-over striptease joint. They heckle Madame Zena the Fortune Teller, visit a freaks-of-nature exhibit, and view a magic show. A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ...

Finally, the foursome telephone their parents and lie to them, so they can spend the night in the carnival's funhouse - actually a darkride - after it closes. While Joey waits for them to emerge, the teenagers enjoy a sexual romp in the dark funhouse. Then they notice the Funhouse Barker (occupation)'s assistant - a huge man in a Frankenstein suit who never speaks - making out with a lingerie-clad Madame Zena (who is old enough to be the teens' grandmother). She demands a hundred dollars from "Frankenstein," and then refuses to "go all the way" as agreed. When she won't give back the money, "Frankenstein" attacks and strangles her. This article is about the album Fun House. For the game show of the same name, see Fun House (game show). ... Meeting Tigger at the Dark ride The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. ... A barker is a person who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events, such as a carnival, by exhorting passing public, describing attractions of show and emphasizing variety, novelty, beauty, or some other feature believed to incite listeners to attend entertainment. ... Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel by Mary Shelley. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The four teenagers attempt to leave the funhouse, but it is locked up. Richie, who suggested spending the night in the funhouse to begin with, adds insult to injury by cleaning out the steel strongbox from which "Frankenstein" got Madame Zena's hundred dollars. The kids have to hide again when the Funhouse Barker, Conrad Straker, returns and sees what "Frankenstein" - actually his son Gunther - has done to Madame Zena. After giving Gunther a violent chewing-out for what happened, Conrad gets an idea: they'll deposit Madame Zena's body to make it look as though she was killed by "the locals". Then Conrad discovers that all of the money from his strongbox is missing. At first, he jumps to the obvious conclusion that Gunther has it or at least took it; accordingly, Conrad tortures him until Gunther rips off his Frankenstein mask.

To the teens' shock, Gunther is gruesomely deformed: head and nose twice as wide as they should be; with oversized mouth, huge sharp teeth, and ruby-red eyes. At this impromptu revelation, Richie accidentally drops his cigarette lighter on the floor. Conrad promptly discovers the lighter; evidently, he and Gunther are not alone. Even worse, it is likely that whoever dropped this lighter also witnessed Gunther's killing of Madame Zena. This witness (or witnesses) will have to be found, slain and buried...as surreptitiously as possible. It won't be the first time, either: Conrad and Gunther had to murder a pair of young Girl Scouts for tripping over their secret; had word gotten out, Gunther would have been lynched and butchered (like his mother), or put on display in the freak exhibition (like his late younger brother Tad). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... A metal naphtha lighter A lighter is a device used to create fire with the intent to ignite another substance such as a cigarette, smoking pipe, or charcoal in a grill. ...

After killing Richie with a hangman's noose, actually a funhouse prop, Gunther captures Liz with a trapdoor and then fatally rapes her. Conrad tries to shoot Amy, but Buzz jumps him for his pistol. It fires, killing Conrad. Then Gunther attacks Buzz for the gun, while Amy runs for it. The pistol goes off again, this time killing Buzz. How to make a noose. ... A trapdoor is a door set into a floor or ceiling (depending on what side of the door one is on). ...

Gunther chases Amy into a room filled with hydraulic machinery, huge sprockets, and the like. He tries to knock her head in with a crowbar (tool), but misses and hits the fusebox instead...electrocuting but somehow not killing him. Caught between the two primary gears, he attempts to drag her between them with him. She tears herself free as he is crushed to death. Hydraulics is a branch of science and engineering concerned with the use of liquids to perform mechanical tasks. ... Sprockets was a fictional television talk show created by actor, writer and comedian Mike Myers for the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. ... A crowbar A crowbar, also called a pry bar, is a tool consisting of a metal bar with one curved end and flattened points, often with a small fissure on the curved end for removing nails. ... The word fusebox has several meanings: In electrical engineering, a fusebox is a term for a consumer unit containing just fuses. ...

At dawn, Amy exits the funhouse...which, miraculously, is still operating itself. An animated fat lady (how appropriate) laughs uproariously as Amy - her clothes ripped, her makeup running, her shoes gone - proceeds to walk home.