...A circus of the mind.
Three teenage brothers are terrorized by a trio of escaped mental patients disguised as clowns.
Cast
Nathan Forrest Winters
Casey Collins
Brian McHugh
Geoffrey Collins
Bobby Salem
Booth Barker
Anne Tomin
Marci
Sam Rockwell
Randy Collins
Michael Jerome West
Lunatic Cheezo (as Tree)
Byron Weible
Lunatic Bippo
David C. Reinecker
Lunatic Dippo
Timothy Enos
Real Cheezo
Frank Diamanti
Real Bippo
Karl-Heinz Teuber
Real Dippo (as Karl Heinz Teuber)
Viletta Skillman
Mother
Gloria Belsky
Fortune Teller
Tom Mottram
Ringmaster
Erika Young
Storekeeper
Jasper Watts
Storekeeper's Assistant (as Russell Jasper Watts)
David E. Gehringer
Balloon Twister
Gail Rouse-Haefke
Mother at Balloon Booth
Kate Haefke
Daughter at Balloon Booth
Sondra Utterback
Melissa
Emily Haefke
Little Girl in Crowd
Karl Peters
Gapino Brother
Kurt Peters
Gapino Brother
Andrew P. Swan
Circus Performer
Brenda Cox Giguere
Assistant
Pam Sperring
Bus Driver
Victor Salva
Radio Newscaster / Extra at Carnival (uncredited)
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- Release Date 04/21/1990
- Language English
- Director Victor Salva
- Writer Victor Salva
- Editors Sabrina Plisco, Roy Anthony Cox
- Cinematographer Robin Mortarotti
- Producers Robin Mortarotti, Michael Danty, Victor Salva
- Company Commercial Pictures
- Budget $200,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Jan 20, 1989 | Premiere (Sundance Film Festival) | R |
| PT | Feb 1, 1990 | Premiere (Fantasporto Film Festival) | — |
| Japan | Apr 21, 1990 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | Jul 20, 1990 | Theatrical | R |
| Germany | Dec 1, 1990 | Physical | — |
| Mexico | Jan 1, 1991 | Physical | — |
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