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Carnival Magic

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1983 | 86 min | Drama, Fantasy, Family

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for fantasy fans and families. If you loved Big Fish or The Last Unicorn, start here.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 26 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 6K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Al Adamson

  • Don StewartMarkow
  • Jennifer HoultonEllen
  • Howard SegalDavid
  • Regina CarrolKate (as Gina Carrol)
  • Joe CirilloKirk
  • Mark WestonStoney
  • Charles ReynoldsDr. Poole
  • Diane KetteringKim
  • Missy CrutchfieldGirl in Car