Vulgar

Vulgar

Everyone loves a clown... some more than others.

R 2002 · 87 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime

Vulgar is about a man who is a children's clown but has not been getting much luck lately. He lives in a cheap apartment which he can't even afford. Bums are constantly sleeping in his run down car and crashing on his lawn. He has a nagging mother who lives in a nursing home, and his best friend is a moocher. One day he comes up with the idea to become a bachelor clown.

Directed by Bryan Johnson · Written by Bryan Johnson

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Brian O'Halloran Will Carlson / Flappy / Vulgar
Bryan Johnson Syd Gilbert
Jerry Lewkowitz Ed Fanelli
Ethan Suplee Frankie Fanelli
Matthew Maher Gino Fanelli
Debra Karr Mother
Kevin Smith Martan Ingram
Scott Mosier Scotty
Jason Mewes Tuott the Basehead
Walt Flanagan Caddy
Diana Devlin Sultry Audience Member
Don Gentile Sleepy Bum

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