As a culture, we seriously hate our clowns.
Evil Clown comics used to be a regular feature inNational Lampoon.
So none of this is anything new.
In fact in terms of creepy cinematic clowns, few can touch Lon Chaneys turn inHe Who Gets Slapped.
For years now Beaumont has been struggling to prove his radical new theory about the origins of mankind.
Now that his work is finally complete, hes ready to present it before the Academy of Science.
Pondering this turn of events, Beaumont sees he has two choices.
His act, quite simply, involves being slapped in the face repeatedly by other clowns.
The crowd goes wild.
It all becomes a moot point, however, thanks to the pictures most singularly frustrating and troubling sequence.
In the middle of a performance, He spots the Baron and his ex-wife sitting in the front row.
They clearly dont recognize him, knowing him only as his now immensely popular clown persona.
And again, his humiliation and frustration and pain are drowned out by the cackling of the crowd.
