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Overview
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Writers:
Phoebe Kaylor (story) and
Robert Kaylor (story) ...
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Release Date:
10 July 1981 (Finland) more
Tagline:
Where love is just another sucker's game. more
Plot:
A carnival comes to a small town. Eighteen year old Donna meets Frankie and Patch, two carnival hustlers... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Warners digs up some cheesy gold on DVD
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 11 August 2009, 2:05 PM, PDT)
Rockin' The Reel: Musicians Turned Moviemakers
(From IFC. 27 June 2008, 8:49 AM, PDT)
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Torcy Love Song of The Night! more (15 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gary Busey | ... | Frankie |
 | Jodie Foster | ... | Donna |
 | Robbie Robertson | ... | Patch |
 | Meg Foster | ... | Gerta |
| Kenneth McMillan | ... | Heavy St. John |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | On-Your-Mark |
 | Tim Thomerson | ... | Doubles |
| Teddy Wilson | ... | Nails (as Theodore Wilson) |
| John Lehne | ... | Skeet |
| Bill McKinney | ... | Marvin Dill |
| Bert Remsen | ... | Delno Baptiste |
 | Woodrow Parfrey | ... | W. C. Hannon |
| Alan Braunstein | ... | Willie Mae |
 | Tina Andrews | ... | Sugaree |
| Craig Wasson | ... | Mickey |
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107 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Australia:R | UK:18 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: After Frankie is dunked by Patch, he is not near the microphone but his voice is still amplified. more
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Referenced in Being John Malkovich (1999) more
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Hopefully a cult-classic by now, this '80 beautiful little gem passes muster. Robbie Robertson (who I think produced it) gives a fathomable, realistic performance for a GREAT MUSICIAN, Jodi Foster is wonderful as usual (the main character), and Gary Busey, a couple of years after THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY wipes the floor of the sideshow. A fascinating delving-into slice of "somebody's life" on the road with great supporting characters. An 8 out of 10. Best performance = Gary Busey.
Little-known then, it courses the veins without trapping you into bog-ville for a small flick. Find this one for sure and you won't be disappointed. A jewel!