Side Show

The curtain comes down! The crowd goes home! The nightmare begins...

Duration: 98 min

Release date: 1981-06-05

IMDB

A teenage boy who runs off to join the circus as a side show puppeteer stumbles onto the dark secrets of the fellow performers.

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Side Show

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Barbara Rhoades

Barbara Rhoades

as Paula Picasso

as Billy Johnson

Anthony Franciosa

Anthony Franciosa

as Harry Hubbell

as Ring Announcer (voice)

Sandra Elaine Allen

Sandra Elaine Allen

Joy McConnochie

Joy McConnochie

John Edward Allen

John Edward Allen

Richard C. Beard

Richard C. Beard

as Man Without a Face

as Michael Janis

Ernest Phillips

Ernest Phillips

Clifford Vargas

Clifford Vargas

Lawrence Grant Jayner

Lawrence Grant Jayner

as The Lion Tamer

as Ticket Taker

Rex Williams' Elephants

Rex Williams' Elephants

as Elephant Trainer

Diego Barquinero

Diego Barquinero

as The Wild Boy

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Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Steven P. Sardanis

Steven P. Sardanis

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