[CLOCK CHIMES]
[♪♪♪]
[CHILDREN'S VOICES ECHO]
[GEARS TICK]
[ECHOES OF CHILDREN PLAYING]
[♪♪♪]
[SNARLING]
[ECHOES OF PARTY HORNS AND SPOOKY LAUGHTER]
[SCARY MUSIC PLAYS]
[HEARTBEAT THUDDING]
THERE YOU ARE!
KID, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU'RE MISSING THE PARTY.
IT'S ONLY A CLOWN, CHRIS.
COME ON, CHRIS, YOUR FRIENDS ARE WAITING.
NOW, CHRIS,
THERE REALLY IS NO REASON TO BE AFRAID OF CLOWNS.
I'M HERE FOR YOU!
[HEARTBEAT THUDDING]
[SCARY MUSIC]
MM, THANK YOU.
AW...
MORNING, HONEY.
CUT IT OUT, MOM.
YEAH, COME ON, CHERYL,
THE KID IS GOING TO BE 13 TOMORROW.
IT IS SO UNCOOL WHEN PARENTS GET ALL CLINGY.
RIGHT, PAL?
IT'S REALLY NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL.
LET'S JUST NOT TALK ABOUT IT, OKAY?
ACTUALLY...
YOU KNOW, PAL, UH...
YOUR 13th BIRTHDAY
IS A BIG DEAL,
BECAUSE YOU'RE GROWING UP, AND...
[ECHOES OF PARTY HORNS AND SPOOKY LAUGHTER]
YOU'RE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH SOME CHANGES...
[DAD'S VOICE FADES, SCARY MUSIC PLAYS]
CHRIS, I'M TALKING TO YOU.
S-SORRY.
I REALIZE THAT THIS IS AWKWARD,
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION
BEFORE YOUR BIRTHDAY, BECAUSE...
YOU'RE GOING TO NOTICE
DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT YOUR BODY,
AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE NERVOUS--
OH, GOD, DAD, ARE YOU GIVING ME THE TALK?
PLEASE, PLEASE JUST--
JUST STOP, OKAY?
[KNOCKING ON GLASS]
[BLOWING]
FINCH IS HERE.
I GOTTA GO.
THANKS, MOM!
HOW DID IT GO?
UM...
SO...
HOW DO YOU WANT TO SPEND YOUR LAST DAY AS A TWEEN?
I SAY WE GO TO THOSE ABANDONED WAREHOUSES
AND THROW ROCKS AT THE WINDOWS.
WE DID THAT YESTERDAY.
CAN'T WE DO SOMETHING ELSE?
DUDE, CHECK IT...
DANICA'S HOUSE.
OH, I KNOW THAT GUY.
HIS NAME'S JAYDEN.
ISN'T HE, LIKE, A SOPHOMORE?
[CHATTING]
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!
DANICA JUST TURNED 13 THIS JUNE, AND POW!
SHE'S ROLLIN' WITH HIGH-SCHOOLERS.
DUDE, WE'RE TOTALLY USING HER
TO GET IN WITH THEM.
COME ON.
[MENACING MUSIC PLAYS]
WHAT'S THE HAPS, DUDES?
HEY, FINCH, WHAT'S UP?
[SCOFFS] YOU KNOW, JUST CHILLIN'.
[BIKE CLANGS, EVERYONE LAUGHS]
HEY, DANICA.
HEY, CHRIS.
SO, WE WERE GOING TO GO CHECK OUT
THE NEW CLOWN SHOW THAT'S IN TOWN.
YOU GUYS SHOULD COME.
I MEAN, IF YOU WANT TO.
KAPTAIN KRAZEE'S CLOWN SHOW?
"CAVALCADE OF CLOWNS!"
YEAH, IT'S PROBABLY REALLY STUPID,
BUT WHAT ELSE ARE WE GONNA DO, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
WHAT ELSE?
YO, DANICA, YOU READY TO GO OR WHAT?
OKAY.
YOU GUYS HAVE FUN.
FINCH AND I ALREADY HAVE PLANS, SO...
OH.
OKAY.
COOL.
[PUNCH] OW!
WHAT WAS THAT!
I DON'T WANT TO GO, OKAY?
JEEZ...
IT'S NOT OKAY!
IT'S NOT EVEN REMOTELY OKAY!
[MENACING MUSIC PLAYS]
[ROCKS CLATTER]
[FINCH SIGHS HEAVILY]
LOOK, MAN, NOW, I KNOW
WHY YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO THAT CARNIVAL.
CLOWNS.
YOU'RE AFRAID OF CLOWNS,
AND THAT SHOW IS CRAWLING WITH THEM.
[ROCK CLATTERS]
LOOK, DUDE, I GET IT, OKAY?
CLOWNS ARE WEIRD.
THEY THINK THEY'RE FUNNY, BUT THEY'RE REALLY ANNOYING.
FINE,
BUT THIS PHOBIA?
IT'S KILLING OUR SOCIAL LIVES!
I-I KNOW IT'S STUPID,
BUT EVER SINCE I WAS KID,
IT'S BEEN LIKE CLOWNS ARE STALKING ME OR SOMETHING!
[SARCASTICALLY] YEAH, THEY TOTALLY ARE.
THEY JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A BALLOON SHAPED LIKE A POODLE,
OR SQUIRT YOU IN THE FACE WITH A FAKE FLOWER.
THEY'RE CLOWNS.
THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.
NO. NO, NO, NO, IT-IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
IT-IT'S LIKE THEY KNOW ME.
LIKE TH-THEY'RE COMING FOR ME.
CHRIS, TODAY, YOU'RE ONLY 12,
SO I'M GOING TO LET THIS ONE SLIDE.
TOMORROW,
YOU TURN 13.
IT'S TIME TO GET OVER THIS CLOWN THING.
OKAY?
W-WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
TO SCOPE OUT THAT CLOWN SHOW.
ARE YOU COMING WITH ME?
YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
[ROCK THUDS, SPOOKY CACKLING ERUPTS]
[SCARY MUSIC PLAYS]
[ENGINE RUMBLING]
WHAT DO YOU WANT, YOU CREEP?
HEY-YA, CHRIS!
AW, DON'T BE SCARED.
I'M HERE FOR YOU.
WE'RE ALL HERE FOR YOU!
[GASPS IN FRIGHT]
WHOA-HO!
[CLOWNS ALL CHEERING AND LAUGHING]
WE'RE HERE FOR YOU , CHRIS!
[ALL SHOUTING AND CHEERING]
HEY!
[PANTING IN FEAR]
[LAUGHING AND GIGGLING]
[BRAKES SKID]
[CLOWNS LAUGHING IN PURSUIT]
[CAR APPROACHES, HONKING, CLOWNS CHEERING]
[SCARY MUSIC PLAYS]
CHRIS, COME ON!
[CHEERING AND HONKING]
CHRIS?
[GASPS, STARTLED]
DAD!
CLOWNS, TH-THEY FOLLOWED ME.
THEY'RE TRYING TO GET ME!
CHRIS... COME HERE.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU SINCE YOU WERE LITTLE.
CLOWNS ENTERTAIN.
THEY MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH.
THEY DON'T "GET" PEOPLE--
N-NO, DAD, TH-THEY WERE AFTER ME.
THEY SAID MY NAME!
CHRIS...
JUST-JUST FORGET IT.
I WAS HOPING WE COULD CONTINUE
OUR CONVERSATION FROM THIS MORNING.
I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK I REMEMBER WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
TO TURN 13, BUT I DO,
AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW
IT'S PERFECTLY NATURAL FOR YOU TO HAVE ANXIETY
ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING--
DAD, I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW.
YOUR BODY IS GOING THROUGH SOME CHANGES.
IT'S TOTALLY NORMAL--
DAD, STOP!
CAN WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT THIS ANOTHER TIME?
[SIGHS]
SURE THING, PAL.
BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANYTHING AT ALL,
DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK, OKAY?
I HOPE BEING 13 IS BETTER THAN BEING 12.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
[PARTY HORNS BLARING]
HAP-HAP-HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHRIS!
YOU DIDN'T THINK I'D MISS YOUR 13th BIRTHDAY,
DID YA?
WHY, IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT BIRTHDAY
IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE!
[KIDS ALL LAUGHING]
NOW, WHO WANTS CAKE?
[CHANTING]: CAKE, CAKE, CAKE, CAKE!
[KNIFE UNSHEATHES]
DON'T WORRY, CHRIS.
IT'LL ONLY HURT FOR A SECOND.
AH!
WELL, DIG IN, CHRIS.
AFTER ALL, YOU'RE THE BIRTHDAY BOY!
[CLOWN CACKLES, CHRIS GASPS IN TERROR]
[LAUGHING]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEETIE!
[GASPS IN FRIGHT]
THE BIG DAY.
13 YEARS OLD.
HOW DOES IT FEEL?
I DON'T-I DON'T KNOW,
THE SAME, I GUESS.
OH, OUR LITTLE BOY IS GROWING UP.
COOL.
AWESOME, THANKS.
[GIGGLES FONDLY]
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
[RINGS DOORBELL]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHRIS.
UM, I GOT THIS FOR YOU,
FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.
IT-IT'S NOTHING BIG,
I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU TO THINK I FORGOT OR ANYTHING.
SO...
WELL, HERE.
THANKS.
COOL.
YEAH.
WELL...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHRIS.
[SCARY MUSIC PLAYS]
[ECHO OF CACKLING CLOWN]
[HUM OF BUSY CROWD]
[BREATHING HARD]
OKAY, I GOT MY TICKET.
THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME.
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO REGRET COMING HERE.
LET'S GO.
COME ON.
DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE GONNA CHICKEN OUT NOW!
I'M NOT CHICKENING OUT.
[TAKES A DEEP BREATH]
[BREATHING]
OKAY.
THAT'S MY BOY.
DUDE, CHECK IT OUT.
THANKS.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT JAYDEN.
I'M SURE DANICA HASN'T EVEN NOTICED
THAT HE'S OLDER, AND...
COOLER, AND...
WAY BETTER LOOKING THAN YOU.
AH!
OKAY, I TAKE IT BACK.
HEY, YOU MADE IT.
YEAH,
I WAS GOING TO CHECK THIS PLACE OUT ANYWAY.
THANKS FOR THE TICKET.
THAT WAS COOL.
WELL, COME ON, BIRTHDAY BOY.
LET'S HAVE SOME FUN.
I-I THOUGHT YOU AND JAYDEN WERE...
HE'S WAY INTO KARLA.
OH, COOL.
UH, OKAY, I'LL CATCH YOU GUYS LATER.
I'M JUST GOING TO CHILL HERE.
'SUP?
COME ON, LET'S GO.
YEAH, WE SHOULD GO.
THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN.
UH-HUH.
I REMEMBER GOING TO THE CIRCUS
WHEN I WAS REALLY LITTLE,
BUT I GUESS THIS ISN'T REALLY A FULL CIRCUS...
NO ELEPHANTS OR ANYTHING.
I LOVE ELEPHANTS.
DO YOU LIKE ELEPHANTS.
[DISTRACTED] OKAY.
[SCARY MUSIC PLAYS]
WELL, COME ON, KID, YOU'RE HOLDING UP THE LINE!
HEY, DUDE, ARE YOU OKAY?
ARE YOU GOING TO PUKE OR SOMETHING?
I'M FINE.
[DRUM ROLL]
ATTENTION!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
BOYS AND GIRLS,
I AM KAPTAIN KRAZEE!
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
[CACKLING] YEAH...
YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT.
LET'S GET CRAZY!
[CACKLING]
[APPLAUSE]
[CLOWNS LAUGHING]
[CROWD LAUGHS AND APPLAUDS]
[SIGHS, SNARLING SLIGHTLY]
[DRUM ROLL]
[CROWD GASPS IN ANTICIPATION]
FOR OUR CRAZIEST TRICK OF ALL,
WE NEED A VERY SPECIAL VOLUNTEER...
SOMEONE HERE IS CELEBRATING HIS 13th BIRTHDAY TODAY!
[HE LAUGHS]
[CROWD MURMURING IN CURIOSITY]
HUH...
[CHUCKLES]
[PANTING IN FEAR]
[LAUGHING]
[CROWD GASPS]
[HE LAUGHS IN TRIUMPH]
LET GO OF ME!
STOP!
NO!
LET GO!
NO USE FIGHTING IT, KID.
WE'VE GOT YOU NOW.
[LAUGHTER SWIRLS NIGHTMARISHLY]
ARE YOU HAVING A GOOD BIRTHDAY SO FAR?
[CROWD CHEERS AND APPLAUDS]
NOW, THIS MAY LOOK LIKE
AN ORDINARY BOX,
BUT TRUST ME, THERE'S NOTHING ORDINARY ABOUT IT.
THIS BOX HAS MAGICAL PROPERTIES.
[HE CACKLES, CROWD GASPS]
NO!
LET GO OF ME!
[SCREAMING IN TERROR]
NO!
SIT BACK AND RELAX.
THIS IS ALL FOR YOU, CHRIS.
IT'S ALL FOR YOU.
AH!
[LAUGHING]
[APPLAUSE]
[♪♪♪]
HELP!
HELP ME!
SOMEONE LET ME OUT!
[CYMBALS CRASH]
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
OKAY, PEOPLE, WE NEED YOUR HELP.
COUNT WITH US.
[ALL TOGETHER]: FIVE!
[BOX POWERING UP]
[HIDDEN ENGINE WHOOSHING]
FOUR!
[PANTING IN FEAR]
THREE!
TWO!
[GASPING IN FRIGHT]
[ENGINE WHIRLING]
ONE!
[LAUGHTER AND CHEERING]
[APPLAUSE]
[LAUGHTER SWIRLS NIGHTMARISHLY]
WH-WHAT'S GOING ON?
HE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON!
SHOW HIM WHAT'S GOING ON!
OH, MY GOD...
WHAT? NO...
[BREATHING HARD, AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
YOU'RE LOOKING BETTER THAN EVER!
[LAUGHTER ECHOES]
SEE FOR YOURSELF.
[PANTING IN PANIC]
YOU'RE NOT THAT GOOD-LOOKIN', KID.
[LAUGHS]
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
[YELPS]
GET AWAY!
[YELPING IN FRIGHT]
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
IT-IT'S NOT COMING OFF.
THE MAKE-UP, IT WON'T COME OFF!
"PANICKED CLOWN."
LOVE IT!
[LAUGHING]
WHY ISN'T IT COMING OFF?
IT'S GOTTA COME OFF!
CHRIS...
HEY, PAL.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WELL, I TRIED TO TELL YOU, BUDDY.
YOU'RE 13.
NOW IS THE TIME
YOUR BODY BECOMES... DIFFERENT.
W-WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?
OH, THIS IS A VERY BIG DAY
FOR YOU, SWEETHEART.
TODAY YOU BECOME ONE OF US.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WELL, IT'S PROBABLY SIMPLER
IF WE JUST SHOW YOU.
[SCARY MUSIC PLAYS]
[SHUDDERS]
[GIGGLES]
THIS IS WHO WE ARE, CHRIS.
WE WEAR THESE HUMAN FACES
TO BLEND IN TO SOCIETY,
BUT WE'RE CLOWNS!
[APPLAUDING]
YOU ARE, TOO!
NO...
NO, Y-YOU'RE LYING.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SON.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHRIS!
[LAUGHING AND CLAPPING]
WELCOME TO THE TRIBE.
COME ON...
[GUSHING AND BECKONING]
OH, COME ON...
[WHIMPERING IN FEAR]
[WHIMPERING]
[SHRIEKING]