Side Show

Side Show

🎞️ Movie 98 min US
โ˜… 6.3 /10 1981

The curtain comes down! The crowd goes home! The nightmare begins...

Nick Pallas is a young runaway determined to make a life for himself in the circus. He quickly meets up with Harry who takes the youngster under his wing. Nick's speciality in the side show is puppeteering and is billed as the "World Youngest Puppeteer". His first day at the circus Red takes him around to meet all of the other side show attractions: midget couple Tom and Thelma Tiny, world's tallest woman Goliatha, sword swallower Excalibur, tattooed lady Paula Picasso, the Man Without a Face, and a few others like the woman with no limbs and some really fat lady. The side show folks are not to associate with the big top folks, and no one associates with the carny. Nick ignores this rule, however, much to the chagrin of the circus manager. He befriends Zaranov, the lion tamer, and falls in love with Graciela one of the main attractions. Things looks great for Nick, but he will soon discover things that aren't all that nice.

Cast

Lance Kerwin
Lance Kerwin
Nick Pallas
Connie Stevens
Connie Stevens
Graciela
William Windom
William Windom
Byron Gage
Barbara Rhoades
Barbara Rhoades
Paula Picasso
Albert Paulsen
Albert Paulsen
Scholl
Calvin Levels
Calvin Levels
Billy
Anthony Franciosa
Anthony Franciosa
Zaranov
Red Buttons
Red Buttons
Harry Hubbell
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Patty Maloney
Thelma Tiny
Jerry Maren
Jerry Maren
Tom Tiny
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Ralph Burns
Composer
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Jack Swain
Cinematographer