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Overview

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6.4/10   831 votes
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Director:

Robert Kaylor

Writers:

Phoebe Kaylor (story) and
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Contact:

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Release Date:

10 July 1981 (Finland) more

Genre:

Drama 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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Additional Details

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Australia:R | UK:18 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Savannah, Georgia, USA


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: After Frankie is dunked by Patch, he is not near the microphone but his voice is still amplified. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Being John Malkovich (1999) more


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Torcy Love Song of The Night!, 23 October 2004
8/10
Author: shepardjessica-1 from United States

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!

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