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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/392/164392667_e41472.png)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/126/164126959_528e9c.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267562_d40825.jpg)
Diane Ladd
USA
Best movies:
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Chinatown (1974)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
![Royal Dano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/483/483261_cf367b.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/431/431589_fb5dd0.jpg)
Ellen Geer
USA
Best movies:
Harold and Maude (1971)
Phenomenon (1996)
I Want to Live (1983) (TV movie)
![Pam Grier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/142/164142101_f7ad1c.png)
Pam Grier
USA
Best movies:
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Jackie Brown (1997)
![Phil Fondacaro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281115_c612bf.jpg)
Phil Fondacaro
USA
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
The Doors (1991)
Sweet Jane (1998)
![Jill Carroll](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/033/879/33879995_92c79a.jpg)
Jill Carroll
Best movies:
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
Psycho II (1983)
![Richard Davalos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160044_ef143a.jpg)
Richard Davalos
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
East of Eden (1955)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
![Arthur Hill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/003/158003784_436635.jpg)
Arthur Hill
Canada
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Jack Dodson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634648_964925.jpg)
Jack Dodson
USA
Best movies:
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
The Getaway (1972)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
![Angelo Rossitto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/893/159893462_01a777.jpg)
Angelo Rossitto
USA
Best movies:
Freaks (1932)
The Baron of Arizona (1950)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
![Bruce M. Fischer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/476/160476548_7dd626.gif)
Bruce M. Fischer
USA
Best movies:
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
![James Stacy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/544/160544121_4f9e33.jpg)
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)