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Nightmare Circus (1974)

R  86 min  -  Horror   -  August 1974 (USA)
2.8
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Three showgirls on their way to Las Vegas have car trouble and are stuck all night out in the desert... See full summary »

Director:

Alan Rudolph

Writers:

Jerald Cormier (story), Roman Valenti (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrew Prine Andrew Prine ...
Andre
Manuela Thiess Manuela Thiess ...
Simone (as Manuella Thiess)
Sherry Alberoni Sherry Alberoni ...
Sheri
Gyl Roland Gyl Roland ...
Corrine
Sheila Bromley Sheila Bromley ...
Mrs. Baynes (as Shiela Bromley)
Gil Lamb Gil Lamb ...
Mr. Alvarez
Al Cormier Al Cormier ...
Sheriff Stanford
Chuck Niles Chuck Niles ...
Derek Moore
Jennifer Ashley Jennifer Ashley ...
Flower Child
Laura Campbell Laura Campbell ...
Laura
Sonja Dunson Sonja Dunson ...
Sonja
Karen Fredrik Karen Fredrik ...
Karene (as Karene Fredrik)
Lin Henson Lin Henson ...
Lin
Jolene Lontere Jolene Lontere ...
Crazy Girl
Jeane Manson Jeane Manson ...
Jean (as Jean Manson)
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Storyline

Three showgirls on their way to Las Vegas have car trouble and are stuck all night out in the desert. The next morning cheerful Andre offers them help in fixing their car. However, Andre is really a maniac with a lot of family problems; his mother ran out on him when he was a child so now he keeps kidnapped women chained up in his barn and trains them to perform circus tricks. Andre's father is still around of course, but because the old homestead is next to a nuclear test site he has been transformed into a raving homicidal mutant that Andre keeps locked up in a shed. Written by Jeremy Lunt <durlinlunt@acadia.net>  

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Taglines:

Captive young girls... chained... abused... by a Madman!

Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Barn of the Naked Dead See more »

Filming Locations:

Lancaster, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CMC Pictures Corp. See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Star Andrew Prine has been quoted as saying, "This is the only movie I ever regretted making". See more »

Connections

Referenced in Chasey Loves Rocco (1996) See more »

Soundtracks

"Evil Eyes"
by Tommy Vig, Harvey Siders, Chuck Niles
Sung by Pamela Miller See more »