24-04-2025
Horror Comedy ‘Clown In A Cornfield' Gets Early Drive-In Screenings
Clown in a Cornfield drive-in poster
The critically accclaimed horror commedy Clown in a Cornfield is getting a special drive-in theater engagement a week before the film opens in theaters nationwide.
Based on author Adam Cesare's 2020 Bram Stoker Award-winning young adult novel Clown in a Cornfield, the critically acclaimed R-rated horror comedy is directed by Eli Craig (Tucker and Dale vs. Evil) from a screenplay by Craig and Carter Blanchard.
The official description of the movie reads, 'In Clown in a Cornfield, Quinn (Katie Douglas) and her father (Aaron Abrams) have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup Factory burned down.
'As the locals bicker amongst themselves and tensions boil over, a sinister, grinning figure emerges from the cornfields to cleanse the town of its burdens, one bloody victim at a time. Welcome to Kettle Springs. The real fun starts when Frendo the clown comes out to play.'
According to RLJE Films and Shudder, Clown in a Cornfield is getting special advanced screenings in drive-in theaters only on Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, a week ahead of the film's May 9 nationwide release in movie theaters.
Clown in a Cornfield, according to a press release from RLJE Films and Shudder, will be playing at the West Wind, Four Brothers and Galaxy drive-in theater chains. Attendees of drive-in showings will receive a limited edition Clown in a Cornfield poster (pictured below), while supplies last. Advanced tickets are available through the Clown in a Cornfield film's drive-in page.
Special drive-in Clown in a Cornfield movie poster.
Reviews of Clown In A Cornfield started breaking after the film's world premiere at the SXSW Film and TV Festival in March. As of Thursday, Clown In A Cornfield has a 93% 'fresh' rating from Rotten Tomatoes critics based on 29 reviews.
The RT Critics Consensus for the movie reads, 'Clown in a Cornfield doesn't reinvent the corn-maze, but its clever insights, subversion of expectations, and solid foundation help slash its way to the top.'
In addition to Katie Douglas and Aaron Abrams, Clown in a Cornfield also stars Carson MacCormac (Shazam!), Will Sasso (The Three Stooges) and Kevin Durand (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes).
Rated R, Clown in a Cornfield will play in select drive-in theaters on May 2 and 3 before its nationwide release in movie theaters on May 9.
