Drama

Carny

Lorimar Motion Pictures

United States of America

English

Gary Busey

Jodie Foster

Robbie Robertson

Meg Foster

Kenneth McMillan

Elisha Cook Jr.

Tim Thomerson

Teddy Wilson

John Lehne

Bill McKinney

Bert Remsen

Craig Wasson

Fred Ward

Woodrow Parfrey

Alan H. Braunstein

Tina Andrews

Jordan Cael

John Cassidy

Margaret Jo Lee

William S. Bartman

Terry Beaver

Dani Dembrosky

George Emerson

Bob Hannah

Cathi Harrer

Anita Haynes

Nancy Hazeltine

Robert Kent

Jack Howard Kitchens Jr.

Charles Christian Levy Sr.

Virginia Logan

Jerry Lyles

Noelle Massina

Nomi Mitty

Sirl Myhand

Greg Oliver

Randal Patrick

Tony C. Petrea

Jeannie Rapp

Elijah Perry

Mary Siceloff

Albert Smith

Trisha Tiedemann

Janet Thomas

Janet Wieringa

E. Devan Young

Emmett Bejano

Percilla Bejano

Elaina Doucet

Jimmy Rapp

Johann K. Petursson

Pete Terhune

Robert DoQui

Richard Kaufman

Harry Stradling Jr.

Thomas Baum

Alex North

Robert Kaylor

William J. Cassidy

Stuart H. Pappé

Joanie Blum

Charles Pierce

Richard Hashimoto

Irene Mariano

James Rosenfield

Ray Molyneaux

Barbara Miller

Debbie Smith

Josan F. Russo

Jonathan T. Taplin

Wayne Fitzgerald

David R. Ellis

Freddie Hice

Steve M. Davison

Buddy Joe Hooker

Earl Sampson

Phoebe Kaylor

Carny is like a documentary inside a film. The movie revolves around the carnies and their day to day operations and personal lives.
Jodie Foster stars as Donna, a bored 18 year old small town waitress who dreams of more excitement. One night while attending the local carnival with her jock boyfriend (played by character actor Craig Wasson), she is singled out in the crowd while her boyfriend is engaging in a game of Dunk The Bozo. The Bozo in question is Frankie,played by Gary Busey, who sits in a dunk tank waiting for the 'marks' (victims of hustlers) to throw the balls that hit the spot so that he falls into the water. There are other hustlers too that each run their own game. Keeping everything under control is Patch,played by legendary guitarist and songwriting musician Robbie Robertson,who as his character's name suggests,patches things over from everything to paying off city officials to organizing plans with the local crime boss.
Problems arise when Frankie tells Patch that Donna will be accompanying them along the circuit. Patch is not pleased and organizes a plan to get Donna out of the picture. A series of mishaps ensue,which Patch blames on Donna. Patch then tries to tell the man running the strip tent that Donna can 'work strong ' meaning take her clothes off rather than be a back up dancer for the strippers,as Donna thinks she will be that evening. A riot breaks out and Patch realizes that he went too far after Donna gets hurt. Further tensions arise when Frankie catches Donna and Patch in flagrante one night. Patch and Frankie are at odds but not for long. A surprise ending rounds out this film but it is left wide open with room for a sequel that didn't ever materialize.
All in all, Carny is a good depiction of the lives of carnival workers and their respective con artist attitudes.

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Gary Busey

Jodie Foster

Robbie Robertson

Meg Foster

Kenneth McMillan

Elisha Cook Jr.

Tim Thomerson

Teddy Wilson

John Lehne

Bill McKinney

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