Carnival Magic
1983 • 86 min • Drama · Fantasy · Family
Our family guide
Best from age 6- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 58%
- 29 Audience · 38 · 42%
A magician and his super-smart, talking chimp become the star attraction at a struggling carnival, drawing big crowds. But when a jealous rival plots to kidnap Alex the chimpanzee, the carnival family must unite to save their friend from a terrible fate.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Chimp is briefly held captive
- Some mild peril involving the chimp
What it models well
- Friendship and loyalty
- Working together as a community
- Acceptance and belonging
Talk about it after
- Animal welfare and captivity
- Dealing with jealousy and unfairness
- The difference between magic and science
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Top billed cast
Director: Al Adamson • Crew: Elvin Feltner, Mark Weston, Bob Levine
Trailers & clips
Carnival Magic (1983) - Trailer
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers**_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.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 2.9/10 (38)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0207374
