Plutonium Circus (1995)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

George Ratliff

Release Date:

13 October 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Funny yet incisive look at the PANTEX Nuclear Weapons Plant, in Amarillo, TX, which was used for nuclear weapons assembly during the Cold War...

Plot Keywords:

Nuclear Weapons | Americana | Independent Film

Awards:

3 wins

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Amarillo, Texas, USA

I never laughed so hard

I remember watching this film when it first came out in 1995. In spite of the serious subject matter, the film has many hilarious moments. I was laughing to the point of tears and had never laughed so much in my life!

Stanley Marsh 3 (of Cadillac Ranch fame) sort of steals the show, along with another wealthy Amarillian(?) whose name escapes me (the latter was actually the funniest person in the film, I thought).

The film does discuss what could potentially happen with all that weapon-grade plutonium sitting in bunkers. I suppose Stanley Marsh 3's antics are not so out-of-place, when one considers how to cope with all that stuff sitting almost underneath a fair-sized city.

I guess the film never made it onto commercially-available video, which is too bad. I never heard any more about it after its initial run at the Dobie Theater here in Austin TX. I vaguely remember hearing about Stanley Marsh 3's shenanigans landing him in trouble, and the film's release was tied up in the process.