Carnival Magic

  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Family
3/4/1983
86
G

Storyline

A magician in a carnival--who actually can read minds and levitate people and objects--works with a superintelligent chimp named Alex, who can also talk. The magician and the chimp soon become the stars of the carnival, drawing in big crowds. However, the wild-animal trainer, who has been displaced by the team as the carnival's top act, decides to kidnap Alex and sell him to a medical laboratory for experimentation, thereby getting rid of his competition.

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  • Wuchak

    A small traveling carnival in the Carolinas with a remarkable chimp

    This was shot in the summer of 1980, but not released until three years later. So, while its listed as a 1983 film, theres a lot of late 70s residue.

    Regina Carrol as Kate is one of the main highlights. She was 37 during shooting in the summer of 1980, but still very beautiful (physically and inwardly), even stunning. There's a good scene that specifically explains why she was a little long in the tooth as the magician's assistant. She happened to be director Al Adamson's wife from 1972-1992 when she died of cancer at the too-young age of 49. Al passed away three years later.

    There are other points of interest, like Don Stewart (known for his ten-year stint i...

    June 11, 2025

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