IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2.5K
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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
- TriviaJodie Foster, who plays 18-year-old Donna, was actually 16 during filming.
- 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)
Featured review
A character movie with no real plot and doesn't need one
This is one of those movies that doesn't really have a story, the characters and their lives are the story. If you are ok with that then this is a pretty decent drama. It has the drama, a bit of action, tragedy, romance.
I think this might have been Gary Busy's best performance, Jodie Foster puts in a good one too. All the characters even the non actors (not sure they used real circus folk or not) seemed to do an ok job. It is cheesy and dated but it works. I felt for the characters by the end.
It doesn't really have much of an ending and you kind of don't expect one since it's about the characters and their stories don't really end.
I think this might have been Gary Busy's best performance, Jodie Foster puts in a good one too. All the characters even the non actors (not sure they used real circus folk or not) seemed to do an ok job. It is cheesy and dated but it works. I felt for the characters by the end.
It doesn't really have much of an ending and you kind of don't expect one since it's about the characters and their stories don't really end.
- Mcduff3601
- Jan 23, 2022
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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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