Sunday, October 31, 2010

Carnival Magic (1981)


Directed by Al Adamson
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

Markov the Magnificent has a magic act in a small-time carnival. He doesn't draw many people to his show and is constantly upstaged by the wild animal tamer and his tigers. He keeps a talking chimp in his trailer but doesn't tell anyone until he is fired. The new act becomes a huge success, but leads to other problems, such as a scientist who will stop at nothing to study the chimp. There is also some romantic drama involving the alcoholic animal trainer and the daughter of the carnival owner. The chimp mostly talks in monosyllables and likes to crack one-liners. It's played seriously, I think.

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