Nightmare Circus (film)
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Nightmare Circus is a 1974
film directed by Alan Rudolph and written by him and Roman Valenti.
s head to Las Vegas for work when their car breaks down. Andre (Andrew Prine
) offers to help them and takes them to his place where he keeps women confined in chains and makes them perform circus tricks in his barn. His father, who has become a homicidal mutant because of the homestead's proximity to a nuclear power plant
, lives next to them in a shed.
1974 in film
The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in the USA.*August 7 - Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J...
film directed by Alan Rudolph and written by him and Roman Valenti.
Plot
Three showgirlShowgirl
A showgirl is a dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show. Showgirl is also often used as a term for a promotional model in trade fairs and car shows, etc...
s head to Las Vegas for work when their car breaks down. Andre (Andrew Prine
Andrew Prine
Andrew Lewis Prine is an American film, stage, and television actor.-Early life and career:Prine was born in Jennings, Florida. After graduation from Andrew Jackson High School in Miami, Prine made his acting debut three years later in an episode of CBS U.S. Steel Hour...
) offers to help them and takes them to his place where he keeps women confined in chains and makes them perform circus tricks in his barn. His father, who has become a homicidal mutant because of the homestead's proximity to a nuclear power plant
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...
, lives next to them in a shed.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Andrew Prine Andrew Prine Andrew Lewis Prine is an American film, stage, and television actor.-Early life and career:Prine was born in Jennings, Florida. After graduation from Andrew Jackson High School in Miami, Prine made his acting debut three years later in an episode of CBS U.S. Steel Hour... |
Andre |
| Manuela Thiess | Simone |
| Sherry Alberoni Sherry Alberoni Sherry Alberoni is an American actress and voice artist. Alberoni got her start as a Mouseketeer on the weekday ABC television program The Mickey Mouse Club. As an adult, she became a voice artist for Hanna-Barbera Productions... |
Sheri |
| Gyl Roland | Corinne |
| Sheila Bromley Sheila Bromley Sheila Bromley, sometimes billed as Sheila LeGay, Sheila Manners, Sheila Mannors or Sheila Manors was an American television and film actress... |
Mrs. Baynor |
| Gil Lamb | Mr. Alvarez |
| Al Cormier | Sheriff Stanford |
| Chuck Niles Chuck Niles Chuck Niles was a well-known jazz disc jockey who became the only jazz DJ to be on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.... |
Derek Moore |