Carnival Magic (1981)
- Directed by
- Al Adamson
- Genre
- exploitation film, children's film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 2.9 of 10 from 38 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A traveling carnival becomes the setting for strange events involving a magician and his animal act. The film mixes childlike wonder with oddly mature moments.
bizarresurrealunevenlow-budgetcampypuzzlingoffbeatdatedquirky
What happens
Carnival Magic is a 1983 American children's film directed by Al Adamson and starring Don Stewart. It was produced by Krypton Productions. Marketed as a family-oriented children’s film, it has since gained a cult following in underground and B movie film circles owing to its surreal plot and incongruously adult themes. Carnival Magic is Adamson's penultimate film. It was picked up by another production company for an animated feature film in 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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