Directed by:
Jack ClaytonScreenplay:
Ray BradburyCinematography:
Stephen H. BurumComposer:
James HornerCast:
Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd, Royal Dano, Vidal Peterson, Shawn Carson, Mary Grace Canfield, Jake Dengel, Ellen Geer, Pam Grier, Phil Fondacaro (more)Plots(1)
On a grim and gusty October day, two young boys encounter a distressed man who foretells of danger blowing their way. Soon after, the town is visited by a seductive stranger named Mr. Dark and his Pandemonium Carnival. Terrifying things begin to happen when the adventurous boys stumble onto the carnival's deadly and destructive secret! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jason Robards
USA
Best movies:
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006) (video compilation)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Philadelphia (1993)
Jonathan Pryce
UK
Best movies:
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary (2016) (theatrical recording)
One Life (2023)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Diane Ladd
USA
Best movies:
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Chinatown (1974)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Royal Dano
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Moby Dick (1956)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Vidal Peterson
USA
Best movies:
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
The Thorn Birds (1983) (series)
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1985)
Shawn Carson
Best movies:
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
The Funhouse (1981)
Mary Grace Canfield
USA
Best movies:
Pollyanna (1960)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Jake Dengel
USA
Best movies:
Ragtime (1981)
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (1989) (TV movie)
Ironweed (1987)
Ellen Geer
USA
Best movies:
Harold and Maude (1971)
Phenomenon (1996)
Over the Edge (1979)
Pam Grier
USA
Best movies:
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Phil Fondacaro
USA
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
The Doors (1991)
Sweet Jane (1998)
Jill Carroll
Best movies:
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
Psycho II (1983)
Richard Davalos
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
East of Eden (1955)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Arthur Hill
Canada
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Jack Dodson
USA
Best movies:
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
The Getaway (1972)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Angelo Rossitto
USA
Best movies:
Freaks (1932)
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
The Baron of Arizona (1950)
Bruce M. Fischer
USA
Best movies:
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
James Stacy
USA
Best movies:
Sayonara (1957)
Matters of the Heart (1990) (TV movie)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Peter Risch
USA
Best movies:
Breathing Fire (1991)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Cheech and Chong: Nice Dreams (1981)
Jerry Maren
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)