Funny Man (1994)

Funny Man: Directed by Simon Sprackling. With Tim James, Christopher Lee, Benny Young, Ingrid Lacey. After winning a English stately house in a game of poker, a record producer finds it to be haunted by a demonic jester intent on murdering his family.

“In the mid-nineties, Christopher Lee faced a serious financial crisis. His pension funds failed, his country house encountered plumbing problems, and some dues were to be paid. He had no other solution but playing in a stupid film that left him ashamed for all the rest of his life. Ten years after, Mr. Lee still has nightmares about that film, and restlessly fights for all copies being destroyed. Alas, some perverse folks recently released it in DVD format. Well, time to be serious. u0026quot;Funny Manu0026quot; is one of the worst films I have ever seen. Thereu0026#39;s nothing redeeming about it. Screenplay is non-existent, without any kind of narrative logic. Also, and some puzzling for a film with such a title, u0026quot;Funny Manu0026quot; actually has nothing funny, unless you are quirky enough for laughing at people having atrocious deaths for no valid reasons. The Funny Man himself is annoying and I often thought he was the one in the film really deserving to die. So please support Mr. Lee. Donu0026#39;t buy, donu0026#39;t rent, donu0026#39;t watch u0026quot;Funny Manu0026quot;. Donu0026#39;t tell your friends about it. Just forget it. I did already.”