I feel like that is not quite it, though, looking at it. The one I saw had more of a documentary feeling.
The Making of Freaks?
Behind the Freaks?
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
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tommyrot - Jun 13, 2006 7:18:48 am PDT #2284 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Polter-Cow - Jun 13, 2006 7:19:10 am PDT #2285 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Two-Legged Freaks ?
Aims - Jun 13, 2006 7:19:47 am PDT #2286 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Freaks on a Plane!
erikaj - Jun 13, 2006 7:20:01 am PDT #2287 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
There is a documentary made recently about some sideshow in...Florida? Have not seen that. Just got the Crip Signal. God, what might I write if my brain didn't have such...crap in it?! Have already done Freaks On A Plane But the video would've been disappointing, had there been any...it was during my pre-motherfucker period. But ten ADAPT activists on a plane counts, to airline personel, trust me.
Sue - Jun 13, 2006 7:47:47 am PDT #2288 of 10001
hip deep in pie
It's a fantastic movie with an ending that might be a little laughable by modern standards, but you can practically see many of the tv shows and movies it influenced.
Our prof in film studies showed us the ending, but he was reluctant, because out of context, he thought wed just find it silly. Of course, we all laughed. A year later it play at the local rep cinema (RIP Wormwood's Dog and Monkey Cinema) and the was a little uneasy laughter at the end, but I think most people found it unsettling.
Theodosia - Jun 13, 2006 8:07:19 am PDT #2289 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Todd Browning had been an actual sideshow performer/magician/illusionist/escape artist in his younger days. He'd actually worked with (and gotten to know) many of the performers shown in the film.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 13, 2006 8:49:32 am PDT #2290 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I think maybe I am conflating two movies, or something... Perhaps freaks AND a documentary. I don't know. But this is all very interesting.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 13, 2006 8:54:13 am PDT #2291 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I think maybe I am conflating two movies, or something... Perhaps freaks AND a documentary. I don't know. But this is all very interesting.
As I recall, there are parts of FREAKS where to movie sort of just stops and observes the everday life of the characters that has a pretty strong documentary feel to it (the Human Torso lighting his own cigarette is one of the more unforgettable bits).
bennett - Jun 13, 2006 9:18:30 am PDT #2292 of 10001
According to CNN, Tim Burton is talking with Johnny Depp about playing the Demon Barber of Fleet Street in a film version of Sweeny Todd.
Strega - Jun 13, 2006 12:02:42 pm PDT #2293 of 10001
There is a documentary made recently about some sideshow in...Florida?
There's a town in FL where a lot of the carnies & freaks wintered, so quite a few settled there when they retired. Maybe it's about that?
Aha, yeah, it's Gibsontown, and there's a documentary called Gibtown about it.