Carny
“When you're young and going nowhere... the Carny looks like a good way out.”
Tired of being a small-town waitress, Donna departs with the latest carnival show, living with entertainers Frankie and Patch in a tense, emotional triangle.
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Cast
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Gary Busey
Frankie
Known for
Predator 2
Lethal Weapon
Alan Braunstein
Willie Mae
Jodie Foster
Donna
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Taxi Driver
Robbie Robertson
Patch
Known for
The Crossing Guard
Meg Foster
Gerta
Known for
They Live
Ravenswood
Kenneth McMillan
Heavy St. John
Known for
Salem's Lot
Cat's Eye
Elisha Cook Jr.
On-Your-Mark
Known for
Salem's Lot
Rosemary's Baby
Tim Thomerson
Doubles
Known for
Trancers
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Teddy Wilson
Nails
Known for
Bound by Honor
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John Lehne
Skeet
Known for
Family Plot
Bound for Glory
Bill McKinney
Marvin Dill
Known for
First Blood
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Bert Remsen
Delno Baptiste
Known for
Code of Silence
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Robert Kaylor Director · Thomas Baum Screenplay Robbie Robertson Writer
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $6M · United States release May 23, 1980
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,817,720
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Lorimar Motion Pictures
Production
Lorimar Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 23, 1980
Theatrical
Italy
January 22, 1981 · Theatrical
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