Carnival Magic( 1983)

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A magician in a carnival--who actually can read minds and levitate people and objects--works with a superintelligent chimp named Alex, who can also talk. The magician and the chimp soon become the stars of the carnival, drawing in big crowds. However, the wild-animal trainer, who has been displaced by the team as the carnival's top act, decides to kidnap Alex and sell him to a medical laboratory for experimentation, thereby getting rid of his competition.

Top Billed Cast

Don Stewart
Markow
Jennifer Houlton
Ellen
Howard Segal
David
Regina Carrol
Kate
Joe Cirillo
Kirk
Mark Weston
Stoney
Charles Reynolds
Dr. Poole
Diane Kettering
Kim
Missy Crutchfield
Girl in Car

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A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on Wed Jun 11 2025

**_A small traveling carnival in the Carolinas with a remarkable chimp_** This was shot in the summer of 1980, but not released until three years later. So, while it’s listed as a 1983 film, there’s a lot of late 70s’ residue. Regina Carrol as Kate is one of the main highlights. She was 37 during shooting in the summer of 1980, but still very beautiful (physically and inwardly), even stunning. There's a good scene that specifically explains why she was a little long in the tooth as the magician's assistant. She happened to be director Al Adamson's wife from 1972-1992 when she died of canc...