Little Big Top (2006)

Directed by

Ward Roberts

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging, unemployed clown returns to his small hometown to drink away his days. His passion for performing is reawakened when he gets involved with the local amateur circus.

gentlewhimsicalnostalgicquietlightheartedsentimentalslow-paced

What happens

Little Big Top is 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Ward Roberts and starring Sid Haig, Richard Riehle, Hollis Resnik, Mel England, and Jacob Zachar. The film tells the story of an aging, unemployed clown who returns to his small hometown, content to spend the rest of his days in a drunken stupor. But his passion for clowning is reawakened by the local amateur circus. The film went into production in July 2005 and was filmed in Peru, Indiana, which was once the winter headquarters for several famous circuses, including Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey, and Wallace. Annually during the third weekend of July, the Peru Amateur Circus holds performances for the whole week, ending with a Circus City Festival and Parade. Little Big Top premiered on October 21, 2006, at the 8th Heartland Film Festival held in Indianapolis. It was released on DVD in November 2008 by Morningstar Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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