Nightmare Circus

"Captive young girls... chained... abused... by a Madman!"

Aug 1 1974 R 1h 26m
Horror

Three showgirls on their way to Las Vegas have car trouble and are stuck all night out in the desert. The next morning cheerful Andre offers them help in fixing their car. However, Andre is really a maniac with a lot of family problems; his mother ran out on him when he was a child so now he keeps kidnapped women chained up in his barn and trains them to perform circus tricks. Andre's father is still around of course, but because the old homestead is next to a nuclear test site he has been transformed into a raving homicidal mutant that Andre keeps locked up in a shed.

Plot

3 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. His mother abandoned him when he was a child, and now he keeps women he's kidnapped chained in his barn, where he trains them to perform circus tricks. Andre's father is still around of course, but because the old homestead is next to a nuclear test site he's been transformed into a homicidal mutant who Andre keeps locked up in a shed.

Written by

Jerald Cormier, Roman Valenti

Directed by

Alan Rudolph

Cast

Andrew Prine, Manuela Thiess, Sherry Alberoni

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Terror Circus (1974) - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
829
Average Rating
4.2 out of 10
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