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6.4/10
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Tired of her dull job as a waitress, Donna decides to join two carnival hustlers and see what life in their field is like.Tired of her dull job as a waitress, Donna decides to join two carnival hustlers and see what life in their field is like.Tired of her dull job as a waitress, Donna decides to join two carnival hustlers and see what life in their field is like.
Teddy Wilson
- Nails
- (as Theodore Wilson)
Alan H. Braunstein
- Willie Mae
- (as Alan Braunstein)
John Cassidy
- Harry the Hat
- (as John 'Doc' Cassidy)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRobbie Robertson, who plays Patch, worked summer jobs in the traveling carny circuit when he was fourteen and fifteen. Besides providing inspiration for this film, Robertson's experiences working in the carny circuit as a teenager also inspired the song "Life is a Carnival" by The Band.
- GoofsWhen the band plays, the most prominent instrument heard is the bass guitar, and yet the band has no bass player.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Actors on Acting (1991)
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An overlooked gem that will appeal to fans of 1970s drama.
I have been trying to see 'Carny' for quite some time, and I finally stumbled across an old video tape of it. I don't know if it is now available on DVD, but if not, it should be. It was released at the beginning of the 1980s but is very much a 1970s movie, and fans of that decade will appreciate it. It's very low key and character driven, and nothing all that much happens, but the acting is strong from the three leads - Gary Busey, who has been wasted in bad movies for many years, Jodie Foster in the transitional period from child to adult star, and the biggest surprise of all Robbie Robertson, guitarist and main songwriter with legendary rock'n'rollers The Band. On top of that the supporting cast features an incredible array of character actors that's hard to beat - Elisha Cook Jr, Tim Thomerson, Kenneth McMillan, Meg Foster, Tim Thomerson, Bill McKinney, Bert Remsen, Fred Ward, Woodrow Parfrey and Craig Wasson, the star of Brian De Palma's 'Body Double', just to name the most obvious ones. 'Carny' is an overlooked gem, and deserves some more attention. I really enjoyed it.
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- May 24, 2003
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,817,720
- Gross worldwide
- $1,817,720
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