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Punching the Clown
Punching the Clown
Directed by	Gregori Viens
Written by	Gregori Viens, Henry Phillps
Produced by	Dave Klein, Eric Klein
Starring	Henry Phillips; Ellen Ratner; Matthew Walker; Audrey Siegel; Mark Cohen; Michelle Anne Johnson; Rick Batalla;
Cinematography	Ian Campbell
Release dates	January 17, 2009 (Slamdance Film Festival); October 2010 (United States);
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Punching the Clown is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Gregori Viens and starring Henry Phillips as a semi-fictionalized version of himself.^[1]

Premise

Henry (Phillips) is a struggling singer-songwriter comic in Los Angeles who suddenly finds success and then is subjected to the cruelty of show business.

Production

The film includes both scripted scenes as well as portions of actual live performances by Phillips.^[2]

Reception

Punching the Clown has been received positively by critics and holds an 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[3] The film also won the Audience Award at the 2009 Slamdance Film Festival.^[4]

References

^ Mike Hale. "Punching the Clown (2009): Making Music with Comedy". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
^ "Punching the Clown Notes". Punchingtheclownmovie.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
^ "Punching the Clown". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
^ "Punching the Clown: Slamdance BIG Interview with Gregori Viens". Slamdance. Retrieved 2013-07-24.

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[1] Mike Hale. "Punching the Clown (2009): Making Music with Comedy". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-07-24.

[2] "Punching the Clown Notes". Punchingtheclownmovie.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.

[3] "Punching the Clown". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-07-24.

[4] "Punching the Clown: Slamdance BIG Interview with Gregori Viens". Slamdance. Retrieved 2013-07-24.

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 {{Infobox film
 | name           = Punching the Clown
-| director       = [[Gregori Viens]]
+| director       = Gregori Viens
-| starring       = [[Henry Phillips (comedian)|Henry Phillips]]
+| starring       = {{Plainlist|
+* [[Henry Phillips (comedian)|Henry Phillips]]
+* [[Ellen Ratner]]
-| written by     = Gregori Viens, Henry Phillps
+* Matthew Walker
-| producer       = [[Dave Klein]], Eric Klein
+* Audrey Siegel
+* [[Mark Cohen (comedian)|Mark Cohen]]
+* Michelle Anne Johnson
+* [[Rick Batalla]]
+}}
+| writer         = Gregori Viens, Henry Phillps
+| producer       = Dave Klein, Eric Klein
 | cinematography = Ian Campbell
-| released       = {{Film date|2010|10||United States}}
+| released       = {{Film date|2009|01|17|Slamdance Film Festival|2010|10||United States}}
 | runtime        = 91 minutes
 | country        = United States
 | language       = English
 }}
+'''''Punching the Clown''''' is a 2009 American [[comedy film]] directed by Gregori Viens and starring [[Henry Phillips (comedian)|Henry Phillips]] as a semi-fictionalized version of himself.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/movies/22punch.html?_r=0|title=Punching the Clown (2009): Making Music with Comedy|author=Mike Hale|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2013-07-24}}</ref>
+==Premise==
-'''Punching the Clown''' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Gregori Viens which stars [[Henry Phillips (comedian)|Henry Phillips]] as a semi-fictionalized version of himself.<ref>http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/movies/22punch.html?_r=0</ref>
+Henry (Phillips) is a struggling singer-songwriter comic in Los Angeles who suddenly finds success and then is subjected to the cruelty of show business.
-==Plot==
-The film follows Henry (Henry Phillips), a struggling singer-songwriter comic in Los Angeles, who suddenly finds success and then is subjected to the cruelty of show business.
 ==Production==
+The film includes both scripted scenes as well as portions of actual live performances by Phillips.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punchingtheclownmovie.com/notes/ |title=Punching the Clown Notes |publisher=Punchingtheclownmovie.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-24}}</ref>
-The film includes both scripted scenes as well as portions of actual live performances by [[Henry Phillips (comedian)|Henry Phillips]].<ref>http://www.punchingtheclownmovie.com/notes/</ref>
 ==Reception==
+''Punching the Clown'' has been received positively by critics and holds an 87% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/punching-the-clown/ |title=Punching the Clown |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date= |access-date=2013-07-24}}</ref> The film also won the Audience Award at the 2009 [[Slamdance Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slamdance.com/Punching-the-Clown-Slamdance-BIG-Interview-with-Gregori-Viens |title=Punching the Clown: Slamdance BIG Interview with Gregori Viens |publisher=Slamdance |date= |access-date=2013-07-24}}</ref>
+==References==
-''Punching the Clown'' has been received extremely positively by critics and currently holds a 86% fresh rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/punching-the-clown/</ref> The film also won the Audience Award at the 2009 [[Slamdance Film Festival]].<ref>http://slamdance.com/Punching-the-Clown-Slamdance-BIG-Interview-with-Gregori-Viens</ref>
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* {{Official website|www.punchingtheclownmovie.com/}}
+* {{Official website}}
 * {{IMDb title|1192624|Punching the Clown}}
+[[Category:2009 films]]
-== References ==
+[[Category:American comedy films]]
-{{Reflist|2}}
+[[Category:2009 comedy films]]
+[[Category:Films about comedians]]
+[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
+[[Category:2000s American films]]
+{{2000s-comedy-film-stub}}
+{{2000s-US-film-stub}}