{{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}} {{No plot|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox film | name = Klown | image = Klown.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Mikkel Nørgaard | producer = Louise Vesth | writer = {{Plainlist| * Frank Hvam * Casper Christensen }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Frank Hvam * Casper Christensen }} | music = Kristen Eidnes Andersen | cinematography = Jacob Banke Olesen | editing = Morten Egholm | studio = Zentropa Productions | distributor = Nordisk Film | released = {{Film date|2010|12|16|df=y}} | runtime = 93 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 93:27--><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/klovn-movie-film | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404111602/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/klovn-movie-film | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 April 2017 | title=''Klown The Movie'' (18) | work=British Board of Film Classification | date=14 November 2013 | accessdate=22 August 2016}}</ref> | country = Denmark | language = Danish | budget = | gross = $12.4 million<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=klown.htm | title=''Klown'' (2010) | work=Box Office Mojo | publisher=Internet Movie Database | date=20 September 2012 | accessdate=22 August 2016}}</ref> }} '''''Klown''''' (Danish: '''''Klovn - The Movie''''') is a 2010 Danish comedy film directed by Mikkel Nørgaard, and written by and starring Frank Hvam and Casper Christensen. It was developed from the successful Danish television series of the same name, in which Hvam and Christensen play fictionalized versions of themselves.
The film was released on 16 December 2010, to mostly positive response.
==Cast== * Frank Hvam as Frank * Casper Christensen as Casper * Marcus Jezz Petersen as Bo * Mia Lyhne as Mia Christensen * Iben Hjejle as Iben * Lars Hjortshøj as Lars
==Release== ''Klown'' premiered in Denmark on 16 December 2010 and managed, during the two remaining weeks of December, to become the most watched Danish film of 2010.
By February 2011, the film had sold 848,500 total tickets in a nation with a population of 5.5 million, a figure comparable to the comedy films of Susanne Bier and Lone Scherfig ten years earlier.
The movie had its North American premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal in July 2011, where it won the ''Cheval Noir'' award.<ref>{{Cite news | author = Etan Vlessing | title = 'Attack the Block' Takes Fantasia Audience Award | publisher = The Hollywood Reporter | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/attack-block-takes-fantasia-audience-220183 | date = 7 August 2011 }}</ref> The film was also shown in the United States at the ''Fantastic Fest'' where it won as best picture and best screenplay in the ''Gutbuster comedy feature'' category.<ref>[https://www.slashfilm.com/fantastic-fest-2011-award-winners-include-horror-hit-youre-next-charming-a-boy-samurai/ Fantastic Fest 2011 Award Winners Include Horror Hit ‘You’re Next’ And Charming ‘A Boy And His Samurai’]</ref>
In the autumn of 2011, it was sold for distribution in the United States to Drafthouse Films and 27 July 2012 it was given a limited North American release in Los Angeles, New York City and Austin as well as being available through video on demand services. The following weeks it expanded to several other theaters throughout the US.
==Reception== ===Critical reception=== The comedy is based on "uncomfortable" humor featuring self-satire and humorous treatment of taboos. Reviews would often compare it to ''The Hangover'' and ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''.<ref>The Hangover: [https://movies.nytimes.com/2012/07/27/movies/klown-a-danish-comedy.html The New York Times], [https://www.comingsoon.net/news/weekendwarriornews.php?id=92998#1]. Curb your enthusiasm: [http://thephoenix.com/Boston/movies/142233-review-klown/]</ref>
=== Accolades === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Award !! Category !! Recipient !! Result |- | Bodil Awards | Best Danish Film ! | {{Nom}} |- | Fantasia International Film Festival | Best Feature Cheval Noir ! | {{Won}} |- |rowspan="2"| Fantastic Fest | Gutbuster Comedy Feature - Best Picture ! | {{Won}} |- | Gutbuster Comedy Feature - Best Screenplay |Casper Christensen<br/>Frank Hvam | {{Won}} |- | Oldenburg International Film Festival | German Independence Award - Audience Award ! | {{Nom}} |- | Robert Awards | Audience Award ! | {{Won}} |- |rowspan="4"| Zulu Awards | Best Film ! | {{Won}} |- |rowspan="2"| Best Actor |Frank Hvam | {{Won}} |- |Casper Christensen | {{Nom}} |- | Best Supporting Actor |Marcuz Jess Petersen | {{Won}} |}
==Sequels== A sequel, titled ''Klown Forever'', was released in Denmark in 2015 and was released in the United States in late 2016. The first trailer was shown in front of ''Sausage Party'' screenings at Alamo Drafthouse theatres.{{fact|date=November 2024}}
A third sequel, titled ''Klown: The Final'', was released in Denmark on 20 January 2020.{{fact|date=November 2024}}
==American adaptation== Warner Bros. has bought the rights to remake ''Klown'' with Todd Phillips named as a possible director with Danny McBride to star.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2012/06/klown-trailer-drafthouse-films-danish-comedy-289873/ Hot Trailer: ‘Klown’]</ref> On 3 November 2016, it was announced that Sacha Baron Cohen would headline the remake.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/783355-sacha-baron-cohen-to-star-in-klown-remake | title=Sacha Baron Cohen to Star in Klown Remake | work=ComingSoon.net | publisher=CraveOnline | date=3 November 2016 | accessdate=3 November 2016}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|1680136}} * {{mojo title|klown}} * {{Metacritic film}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|klown|Klown}}
Category:2010 films Category:2010 comedy films Category:2010s Danish-language films Category:2010 Danish films Category:Danish comedy films Category:Danish-language comedy films Category:Films produced by Louise Vesth Category:Films set in Denmark Category:Films shot in Denmark