Stitches, directed by Conor McMahon, is an Irish horror-comedy film released in 2012. The movie features comedian Ross Noble in the lead role of Richard Grindle, a.k.a. Stitches, a clown who dies in a freak accident at a birthday party and returns from the dead to seek revenge on the now-teenage kids who were responsible for his death.
The movie starts with a flashback scene of Stitches being summoned to the home of little Tom, a young boy celebrating his 10th birthday party. Stitches is shown as a struggling and unfunny clown who embarrasses himself in front of the kids, leading them to prank him by tying his shoelaces together. While attempting to untangle himself, Stitches falls and impales himself on a kitchen knife, dying on the spot.
Six years later, Tom (played by Tommy Knight) has grown up and is now a teenager, celebrating his birthday with a group of friends at his house. Unfortunately for them, Stitches is resurrected by a group of occultist clowns who are bent on carrying out a sinister ritual that requires Stitches to kill the teenagers before midnight.
What follows is a gory and darkly humorous tale of Stitches' revenge as he goes on a killing spree, taking out the teenagers one by one, using his clown skills and a variety of makeshift weapons. Along the way, the movie explores the themes of bullying, revenge, and the consequences of our actions.
The film received mostly positive reviews for its unique blend of horror and comedy, the impressive special effects, and Ross Noble's performance as the psychotic clown. Overall, Stitches is a fun and entertaining horror-comedy movie that is sure to delight fans of the genre.
