Freak Show (2017)
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- 1h 31min
- Comedy, Drama
- 12 Jan 2018 (USA)
- Movie
Follows the story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.
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Awards:
- 4 nominations.
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| Alex Lawther | ... |
Billy
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| Ian Nelson | ... |
Flip
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| AnnaSophia Robb | ... |
Blah Blah Blah
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| Celia Weston | ... |
Florence
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Walden Hudson | ... |
Bib
(as Walden Bryan Hudson)
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| Abigail Breslin | ... |
Lynette
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| Daniel Bellomy | ... |
Bo-Bo
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| Bette Midler | ... |
Muv
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| Larry Pine | ... |
William
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| Christopher Dylan White | ... |
Bernard
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| Willa Fitzgerald | ... |
Tiffany
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| Michael Park | ... |
Principal Onnigan
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| John McEnroe | ... |
Coach Carter
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| Mickey Sumner | ... |
Dr. Veronica Vickers
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| Wally Dunn | ... |
Mr. Reamer
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| Marceline Hugot | ... |
Mrs. Monusky
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| Charlotte Ubben | ... |
Sesame
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| Olli Haaskivi | ... |
Tour Guide
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| Laverne Cox | ... |
Felicia Watts
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Anastasia Garvey | ... |
Katya
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| Eddie Schweighardt | ... |
Young Billy
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Jeremy Dalton | ... |
Reed Runyon (uncredited)
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| Danielle DeWulf | ... |
Lynette's Crew / Cheerleader (uncredited)
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| Michael Wren Gucciardo | ... |
Coach Benson (uncredited)
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Jessica Kent | ... |
High School Student (uncredited)
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Christopher Keogh | ... |
Teacher (uncredited)
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| Diane Kimbrell | ... |
Tourist (uncredited)
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Mary Anna Klindtworth | ... |
Lynette's Crew / Cheerleader (uncredited)
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| Faith Logan | ... |
High School Student (uncredited)
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Will MacAdam | ... |
Tourist (uncredited)
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| Doris McCarthy | ... |
Tourist (uncredited)
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| Ron Molera Jr. | ... |
Luke Sargent (uncredited)
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Jonathon Olivo | ... |
Football Player #9 (uncredited)
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| Katie Ann Vaccarelli | ... |
Cheerleader (uncredited)
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Darly Wayne | ... |
Politician's Wife (uncredited)
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Brittany Anne Woodford | ... |
Courtney (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Trudie Styler | ||
Written by
| Patrick J. Clifton | ... | (screenplay by) & |
| Beth Rigazio | ... | (screenplay by) |
| James St. James | ... | (based on the book by) |
Produced by
| Sawsan Asfari | ... | executive producer |
| Drew Barrymore | ... | executive producer |
| Chris Botti | ... | co-producer |
| Christopher S Burke | ... | associate producer (as Christopher Burke) |
| Gabe Cooley | ... | dvd producer |
| Jeffrey Coulter | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Damon Michael Gordon | ... | associate producer (as Damon Gordon) |
| Jenny Halper | ... | executive producer |
| Cathleen Ihasz | ... | executive producer |
| Nicole Ihasz | ... | executive producer |
| Nancy Juvonen | ... | executive producer |
| Alexandra Kerry | ... | co-producer |
| Stephen Mao | ... | co-producer |
| Chris Miller | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Samantha Perelman | ... | executive producer |
| Bryan Rabin | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Celine Rattray | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Bobby Sager | ... | executive producer |
| Maya Sanbar | ... | executive producer |
| Franses Simonovich | ... | line producer |
| Trudie Styler | ... | producer |
| Anita Sumner | ... | co-producer |
| Ember Truesdell | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Charlotte Ubben | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Bruno Wang | ... | executive producer |
| Ivan Wilzig | ... | executive producer (as Sir Ivan) |
Music by
| Dan Romer | ||
Cinematography by
| Dante Spinotti | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Sarah Flack | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
| Daniele Colombera | ... | colorist: dailies / digital intermediate technician |
| John Diesso | ... | digital conform: Company 3 |
| Gina Kalim | ... | color assistant: Company 3 |
| Andrew Kovacic | ... | first assistant editor |
| Jackie Lee | ... | digital intermediate account executive: Company 3 |
| Joe Monge | ... | digital intermediate producer: Company 3 |
| Nick Monton | ... | head of production: Company 3 |
| Alex Pirrone | ... | assistant editor |
| Brett Price | ... | color assistant |
| Andrew K. Ruotolo | ... | post-production assistant (as Andrew Keogh Ruotolo) |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | ... | colorist: Company 3 / executive producer: Company 3 |
| Steven Sosa | ... | deliverables technician |
| Josh Spector | ... | color assistant: Company 3 |
| Nicholas Figueroa | ... | color assistant (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Avy Kaufman | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
| Franckie Diago | ||
Art Direction by
| Patrice Andrew Davidson | ||
Set Decoration by
| Jimena Azula | ||
Costume Design by
| Colleen Atwood | ||
| Sarah Laux | ||
Makeup Department
| Kristen Alimena | ... | key makeup artist |
| Anouck Sullivan | ... | department head makeup artist |
| Jennifer Tremont | ... | department head hair stylist |
| Tywan Williams | ... | key hair stylist |
| Jessica Jade Jacob | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Jeff Robinson | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Franses Simonovich | ... | unit production manager |
| Tina Yeh | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Betsy Friedman | ... | first assistant director |
| Patrick D. Gibbons | ... | second assistant director |
| Kevin Pazmino | ... | second second assistant director |
| Karen Radzikowski | ... | first assistant director |
| Kevin Radzikowski | ... | second second assistant director |
| Curtis Smith | ... | first assistant director |
| Leo Bauer | ... | first assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| J. Todd Anderson | ... | storyboard artist |
| Chris Cumberbatch | ... | scenic |
| Valeria De Felice | ... | set dresser |
| Julien Gundry | ... | assistant property master |
| J. Lauren Jackson | ... | property master (as J Jackson) |
| Tommy Janulis | ... | on set dresser / set dresser (as Thomas Janulis) |
| Anthony Javier | ... | set decorator production assistant |
| Britany Lanimore | ... | set decorator production assistant: truck |
| Truman Clark McCasland | ... | art department coordinator |
| Nicole Olivio | ... | art department production assistant |
| Andrew Poluha | ... | prop production assistant |
| Orlando Rodríguez | ... | set dresser |
| John Schroder | ... | lead dresser |
Sound Department
| Gillian Arthur | ... | boom operator |
| Catherine Blades | ... | loop group |
| Shaun Brennan | ... | foley artist |
| Louis Colaianni | ... | dialogue coach |
| Alfred DeGrand | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Mitch Dorf | ... | adr mixer |
| Dann Fink | ... | loop group |
| Lewis Goldstein | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Christopher Grey | ... | loop group |
| Hayley Griffith | ... | loop group |
| Roberto Garcia Gross | ... | loop group |
| Paddy Hanlon | ... | sound mixer |
| Ben Hollandsworth | ... | loop group (as Ben Hollandworth) |
| Sara Kapner | ... | loop group |
| Collin Kelly-Sordelet | ... | loop group |
| Andrew Mastronardi | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Michael Miller | ... | adr mixer |
| Cate Montana | ... | audio post production manager |
| Tom Ryan | ... | adr editor (as Thomas Ryan) |
| Rebecca Soler | ... | loop group |
| Alex Soto | ... | sound effects editor |
| Mark St. Cry | ... | loop group |
| Wen Hsuan Tseng | ... | foley editor |
| Bruce Winant | ... | loop group (as Bruce Nielsen Winant) |
| Allan Zaleski | ... | dialogue editor |
Visual Effects by
| Andreas Alesik | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Robert Fernandez-Ferreira | ... | visual effects producer (as Robert Fernandez) |
| Maxi Fröhlich | ... | visual effects artist: Batelion, LLC (as Maxi Froehlich) |
| Helmut Lebsak | ... | visual effects drawings: provided by: Batelion, LLC |
| Benjamin Siebmann | ... | visual effects artist: Batelion, LLC |
| Sercan Topaloglu | ... | visual effects artist: Batelion, LLC |
Stunts
| Salar Ghajar | ... | stunt double: Flip |
| Steven Hoggett | ... | movement instructor |
| Pete Klein | ... | stunt rigger |
| Drew Leary | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Casey Matteson | ... | stunt bully |
| Dean Neistat | ... | stunt bully |
| James Newman | ... | stunt bully |
| Corey Pierno | ... | stunt bully (as Corey Pieno) |
| Rich Rodriguez | ... | stunts |
| Ryan Shibley | ... | stunt bully |
| Matthew R. Staley | ... | stunt double: Billy (as Matthew Staley) |
| Corey Pierno | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robbie Cline | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Daniele Colombera | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Andrew Cooper | ... | unit stills photographer |
| Kane Delaney | ... | generator operator (as Kate Delaney) |
| James P. Dolan | ... | gaffer (as James Dolan) |
| Sean Feehan | ... | electrician |
| Teresa Hays | ... | grip |
| Bill Jones | ... | dolly grip |
| Corey Licameli | ... | loader |
| Joseph Metzger | ... | first assistant camera: 'a' camera |
| Matthew Montalto | ... | second assistant camera: 'a' camera |
| Michael Mortell | ... | best boy electric (as Mike Mortell) |
| Thomas Scarlett | ... | electrician |
| Patrick Sokley | ... | first assistant camera: 'b' camera |
| David J. Thompson | ... | camera operator: 'a' camera (as Dave Thompson) / steadicam operator (as Dave Thompson) |
| Warren A. Weberg | ... | best boy grip (as a different name) |
| William M. Weberg | ... | key grip (as William Weberg) |
Casting Department
| Ro Dempsey | ... | extras casting associate: Central Casting (as Ro Kempsey) |
| Dann Fink | ... | adr voice casting |
| Brad Kenny | ... | extras casting manager: Central Casting |
| Chad Krementz | ... | extras casting associate: Central Casting |
| Dan Ladner | ... | casting consultant |
| Harrison Nesbit | ... | casting associate |
| Bruce Winant | ... | adr voice casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Lisa Harlow-Powell | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Sachi Masuda | ... | additional costumer |
| Heather Patton | ... | set costumer |
| Emily Winokur | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
| Leila Nurse | ... | assistant location manager |
| Hyo Park | ... | location manager |
| Linda Perkins | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| David Boman | ... | additional orchestration / musical sound designer |
| John M. Davis | ... | music editor |
| Jonathan Dinklage | ... | musician: viola / musician: violin |
| Haley Killam | ... | assistant: Tracy McKnight |
| Tracy McKnight | ... | music supervisor |
| Randall Poster | ... | music consultant |
| Adele Stein | ... | musician: cello |
| Chris Tergesen | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Veronica Lupu | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Brian Kelly | ... | driver |
| Telly Scott | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Abby Bailey | ... | post production accountant |
| Randall Balsmeyer | ... | title designer: Big Film Design |
| Christine Boehm | ... | set medic |
| Kate Bradleyfulco | ... | accounting clerk |
| Alison Campo | ... | first assistant accountant (as Alison Li) |
| Louis Colaianni | ... | dialect coach: Alex Lawther |
| Andrea Coles | ... | assistant: Celine Rattray & Trudie Styler |
| John 'JR' Craigmile | ... | post production accountant (as JR Craigmile) |
| Carolyn Dednarski | ... | second craft service |
| David Dreishpoon | ... | chef: David's Catering |
| Kiya Entwisle | ... | set production assistant |
| Oleg Faynshteyn | ... | set production assistant |
| John Foley | ... | craft service assistant |
| Jill Hattersley | ... | assistant to bette midler |
| Andrew 'AJ' Jackson | ... | set production assistant (as Andrew Jackson) |
| Hardy Justice | ... | svp: production & development: Maven Pictures |
| Jennifer Joelle Kachler | ... | assistant: Trudie Styler (as Jennifer Kachler) |
| Mindy Kang | ... | designer: dvd package: IFC in Theaters |
| Evan Krauss | ... | distribution legal services |
| Britt Larimore | ... | production assistant |
| James Long | ... | travel agent |
| Pietro Lorino Jr. | ... | production accountant (as Pietro Lorino) |
| Becky Losito | ... | set production assistant |
| Theresa Lowrey | ... | assistant: Celine Rattray & Trudie Styler |
| Jocelyn Magsumbol | ... | office production assistant |
| Jon Maran | ... | production consultant |
| Davy J. Marr | ... | stand-in/photo double: Alex Lawther |
| Nic Marshall | ... | executive in charge of production: Maven Pictures |
| Jill McCullough | ... | dialect coach |
| Ross Miller | ... | insurance broker |
| Josh Nadelman | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Alexander Phillips | ... | first assistant accountant (as Alex Phillips) / payroll accountant (as Alex Phillips) |
| Alex Reynolds | ... | choreographer |
| Matt Rindini | ... | production assistant |
| Javier Rojas | ... | craft service |
| Evamarie Sciammetta | ... | insurance broker |
| David Silberthau | ... | coordinator: development and production: Maven Pictures |
| Amy Stein | ... | production counsel: Gray Krauss Stratford Sandler Des Rochers LLP (as Amy Stein Esq.) |
| Ian M. Stratford | ... | production counsel: Gray Krauss Stratford Sandler Des Rochers LLP (as Ian Stratford Esq.) |
| Tyler Usavich | ... | office production assistant |
| Lauren Vanderschuur | ... | set production assistant |
| Logan Wasley | ... | first assistant accountant / payroll accountant |
| Skylar A. Wilman | ... | insurance broker |
| Louis Colaianni | ... | dialect coach: Ian Nelson (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Tariq Anwar | ... | a very special thanks to |
| Darren Aronofsky | ... | thanks |
| Ahmed Barbary | ... | thanks |
| Susan Batson | ... | thanks |
| Stuart Blumberg | ... | thanks |
| Boy George | ... | thanks |
| Tracy Brennan | ... | thanks |
| Fritz Böhm | ... | thanks (as Fritz Bohm) |
| Alina Cho | ... | thanks |
| Andrew Cooper | ... | thanks |
| Lynn de Rothschild | ... | thanks |
| Mark Diab | ... | thanks |
| Madison Ford | ... | thanks |
| David Foster | ... | special thanks |
| Alan Friel | ... | thanks |
| Cary Joji Fukunaga | ... | thanks (as Cary Fukunaga) |
| Jim Gardner | ... | thanks |
| Anastasia Garvey | ... | thanks (as Anastasia Garvya) |
| Fiona Graham | ... | thanks |
| Paul Haggis | ... | thanks |
| Wendy Heller | ... | thanks |
| Jonathan Zale James | ... | thanks (as Jonathan James) |
| Steven Kemler | ... | thanks |
| Billy Lazarus | ... | thanks |
| Bryan Lourd | ... | thanks |
| Joe Mantello | ... | thanks |
| Gretchen McGowan | ... | thanks |
| Cate Montana | ... | thanks |
| John Quested | ... | thanks |
| Nick Quested | ... | thanks |
| Jennifer Gabler Rawlings | ... | thanks (as Jenny Rawlings) |
| Riccardo Spinotti | ... | thanks (as Ricardo Spinotti) |
| Sting | ... | thanks |
| Nadja Swarovski | ... | thanks: Swarovski |
| Nicola Van Gelder | ... | thanks |
| Alissa Vradenburg | ... | thanks |
| Steven Zaillian | ... | thanks (as Steve Zaillian) |
Production Companies
- Maven Pictures (present) (presents)
- Flower Films (II) (in association with)
- Bruno Wang Productions (in association with)
- Co Made (in association with)
- Freak Show Films
Distributors
- IFC Films (2017) (United States) (present)
- IFC in Theaters (2018) (United States) (theatrical) (as IFC in Theaters, LLC.)
- IFC Films Unlimited (2018) (United States) (video)
- IFC Films (2017) (Canada) (present)
- IFC in Theaters (2018) (Canada) (theatrical) (as IFC in Theaters, LLC.)
- Edition Salzgeber (2019) (Germany) (theatrical)
- IFC in Theaters (2018) (Australia) (theatrical) (as IFC in Theaters, LLC.)
- IFC in Theaters (2018) (British Virgin Islands) (theatrical) (as IFC in Theaters, LLC.)
- IFC in Theaters (2018) (Gibraltar) (theatrical) (as IFC in Theaters, LLC.)
- IFC in Theaters (2018) (Ireland) (theatrical) (as IFC in Theaters, LLC.)
- IFC in Theaters (2018) (Isle of Man) (theatrical) (as IFC in Theaters, LLC.)
- IFC in Theaters (2018) (Israel) (theatrical) (as IFC in Theaters, LLC.)
- IFC in Theaters (2018) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (as IFC in Theaters, LLC.)
- IFC in Theaters (2018) (New Zealand) (theatrical) (as IFC in Theaters, LLC.)
- IFC in Theaters (2018) (Puerto Rico) (theatrical) (as IFC in Theaters, LLC.)
- IFC in Theaters (2018) (U.S. Virgin Islands) (theatrical) (as IFC in Theaters, LLC.)
- IFC in Theaters (2018) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as IFC in Theaters, LLC.)
- IFC in Theaters (2019) (Germany) (theatrical) (as IFC in Theaters, LLC.)
- IFC Films Unlimited (2018) (Australia) (video)
- IFC Films Unlimited (2018) (British Virgin Islands) (video)
- IFC Films Unlimited (2018) (Canada) (video)
- IFC Films Unlimited (2018) (Gibraltar) (video)
- IFC Films Unlimited (2018) (Ireland) (video)
- IFC Films Unlimited (2018) (Isle of Man) (video)
- IFC Films Unlimited (2018) (Israel) (video)
- IFC Films Unlimited (2018) (Netherlands) (video)
- IFC Films Unlimited (2018) (New Zealand) (video)
- IFC Films Unlimited (2018) (Puerto Rico) (video)
- IFC Films Unlimited (2018) (U.S. Virgin Islands) (video)
- IFC Films Unlimited (2018) (United Kingdom) (video)
- IFC Films (2017) (Australia) (present)
- IFC Films (2017) (British Virgin Islands) (present)
- IFC Films (2017) (Gibraltar) (present)
- IFC Films (2017) (Ireland) (present)
- IFC Films (2017) (Isle of Man) (present)
- IFC Films (2017) (Israel) (present)
- IFC Films (2017) (Netherlands) (present)
- IFC Films (2017) (New Zealand) (present)
- IFC Films (2017) (Puerto Rico) (present)
- IFC Films (2017) (U.S. Virgin Islands) (present)
- IFC Films (2017) (United Kingdom) (present)
- IFC Films (2017) (United States)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Big Film Design (titles produced by)
- Brauer & Co. (film tax credits)
- Central Casting (extras casting by)
- Cinema Mechanics (grip and lighting equipment)
- Clearance Unlimited (clearance supervisor)
- Company 3 (acknowledgement)
- Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (acknowledgement)
- David's Catering (catering)
- Dolby Digital (sound recording system)
- Endcrawl.com (acknowledgement)
- Endcrawl.com (end titles created with)
- Film Arsenal (grip and lighting equipment)
- Freak Show Films (copyright holder)
- Goldcrest Post Production London (editorial services provided by)
- Gray Krauss Sandler Des Rochers (production counsel)
- IFC in Theaters (copyright holder)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.-C.L.C.)
- Lost Soul Entertainment Picture Cars (picture cars)
- Mill Neck Manor (thanks)
- New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development (post-production credit program)
- Panavision (cameras and lenses)
- Parabolic NY (acknowledgement)
- Parabolic NY (sound facility)
- Peaceman Productions (thanks)
- Pivotal Post (editing equipment: Avid HD)
- Raptor Films (thanks)
- Shout! Factory (marketing by)
- Studio Mao (thanks)
- Swarovski (thanks)
- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (acknowledgement)
- Travis Swords Productions (thanks)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In the vein of CLUELESS and NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, FREAK SHOW tells the moving, heartwarming, and hilarious story of Billy Bloom, a boldly confident, wildly eccentric teenager, who faces intolerance and persecution at his ultra conservative high school, and decides to fight back on behalf of all the misunderstood freaks of the world by running for the title of homecoming queen. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Bette Midler did not want to do another film and repeatedly turned down offers to appear in Freak Show. She was finally convinced to at least read the script and immediately said "I'll do it." See more » |
| Movie Connections | References Pulp Fiction (1994). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Electric Love See more » |
| Crazy Credits | AnnaSophia Robb is credited as Blah Blah Blah instead of Mary Jane. See more » |
| Quotes |
[First lines]
Billy Bloom: Sometimes, I dream I can fly. But I'm *so* exhausted from flapping my wings and the higher I soar, it reminds me of how little I fit in with them on the ground. So, I rise and I rise and... I realize that I don't wanna fly anymore. They never knew what they were looking up at anyway. See more » |