Nightmare Circus

1973
R
1h 26m

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Three showgirls on their way to Las Vegas have stuck all night when their car breaks down. The next morning ,a man offers them help, but, he's really a maniac.Three showgirls on their way to Las Vegas have stuck all night when their car breaks down. The next morning ,a man offers them help, but, he's really a maniac.Three showgirls on their way to Las Vegas have stuck all night when their car breaks down. The next morning ,a man offers them help, but, he's really a maniac.

Director
- Alan Rudolph
Writers
- Jerald Cormier
- Roman Valenti
Stars

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IMDb RATING

4.2/10

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Director
- Alan Rudolph
Writers
- Jerald Cormier
- Roman Valenti
Stars

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Simone
(as Manuella Thiess)

Sherry Alberoni

Sheri

Gyl Roland

Corrine

Sheila Bromley

Mrs. Baynes
(as Shiela Bromley)

Gil Lamb

Mr. Alvarez

Al Cormier

Sheriff Stanford

Chuck Niles

Derek Moore

Jennifer Ashley

Flower Child

Laura Campbell

Laura

Sonja Dunson

Sonja

Karen Fredrik

Karene
(as Karene Fredrik)

Lin Henson

Jolene Lontere

Crazy Girl

Jeane Manson

Jean
(as Jean Manson)

Leslie Oliver

Leslie

Marlene Tracy

Marlene

Byrd Holland

Club Manager

Director
- Alan Rudolph
Writers
- Jerald Cormier
- Roman Valenti
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Trivia
Star Andrew Prine has been quoted as saying "This is the only movie I ever regretted making".

Goofs
When Simone covers up the woman's chopped off head under the cage, the victim's eye blinks.

Connections
Featured in Maria's B-Movie Mayhem: Scream/The Barn of the Naked Dead (2011)

Soundtracks
Evil Eyes
by Tommy Vig, Harvey Siders, Chuck Niles
Sung by Pamela Miller

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Excellent forgotten exploitation flick

There were so many of this kind of films over the years, over the decades; even now, in the 2020's, we usually find the very same topic, scheme. If you crave for exploitation horror movie, good or bad - who cares? - you won't be deceived by this one. It is weird, it is disturbing, it is totally crazy and it is fun to watch. I repeat, forget the lousy directing and acting. Alan Rudolph won't make any more horror movies nor any exploitation film after this one. He will have a career close to his "master" Bob Altman, psychological, intellectual dramas. Not this kind any more. Some lines, elements, of the story could remind Tod Browning's FREAKS, but I won't say that FREAKS inspired this movie. Really worth seeing for horror rare gems seekers.