Clowning Around

Clowning Around
Clowning Around
Directed by	George Whaley
Starring	Clayton Williamson; Annie Byron; Jean-Michel Dagory; Ernie Dingo; Van Johnson; Rebecca Smart; Noni Hazlehurst; Jill Perryman; Heath Ledger
Music by	Peter Best
Distributed by	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Release date	1991;
Running time	8 x 24mins episodes
Countries	Australia; France; United States
Language	English

Clowning Around is a 1991 Australian children's series later edited into a family film that was shot on location in Perth, Western Australia and Paris, France. It was based on the novel Clowning Sim by David Martin.^[1]

The film was produced by independent film company Barron Entertainment Films in Western Australia and educational film company WonderWorks in the United States, was directed by George Whaley. It was distributed by Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It featured Australian actors such as Margaret Williamson, Noni Hazlehurst, Ernie Dingo, Rebecca Smart, and Jill Perryman, and also featured veteran American actor Van Johnson along with French actor Jean-Michel Dago.

This series was followed up with a sequel entitled Clowning Around 2, which was released in 1993.

Plot edit

Simon Gunner, is a flatulent foster kid who aspires to become a circus clown. With the help of veteran funster Peter Dutton, Simon ultimately fulfills his goal and becomes an acceptable clown who is sufficiently humorous.