Five carnival workers are kidnapped and held hostage in an abandoned, Hell-like compound where they are forced to participate in a violent game, the goal of which is to survive twelve hours against a gang of sadistic clowns.
Acting
Richard Brake's Doom-Head monologue opens the film unforgettably.
Production
The compound set is genuinely impressive grimy world-building.
Costume
Each killer clown design is distinctively grotesque.
Director
Rob Zombie
Sheri Moon Zombie
Charly
Richard Brake
Doom-Head
Meg Foster
Venus Virgo
Malcolm McDowell
Father Murder
Daniel Roebuck
Pastor Victor
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Panda Thomas
Jeff Daniel Phillips
Roscoe Pepper
Andrea Dora
Trixie
Ginger Lynn
Cherry Bomb
Jane Carr
Sister Serpent
Judy Geeson
Sister Dragon
Kevin Jackson
Levon Wally
David Ury
Schizo-Head
Lew Temple
Psycho-Head
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title '31' refers to October 31st, though the film has almost no actual Halloween connection—Zombie just liked the number.
This was crowdfunded after studios passed, making it Zombie's most 'pure' uncompromised vision—which explains a lot.
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