Carnival Magic

APPROPIATE

1983 / 86min.

Rating2.618

Genres

Drama

Fantasy

Family

Synopsis

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.

Directors

Actors

Don Stewart

Joe Cirillo

Regina Carrol

Missy Crutchfield

Jennifer Houlton

Howard Segal

Mark Weston

Diane Kettering

Charles Reynolds

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