Clowns are constantly being shown to us in movies, sometimes as major characters (such as Pennywise in IT) but more often as smaller roles and even just flashes of subliminal imagery. This series, “Clowns in Film & Movies,” shows examples of this horrifying reality.

Today it’s Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985). The key scene comes in the middle when Pee Wee dreams about his bike, but the “doctors” operating on his bike are horrifying clowns.