Jade is a waitress who leaves the greasy-diner business for the excitement of the carnival. She quickly discovers that she despises freaks and human oddities.
Practical Effects
Actual sideshow performers, not makeup — exploitation meets documentary.
Production
Shot at real California carnivals, dirt and sawdust included.
Costume
Jade's escalating trash-glamour as her cruelty grows.
Director
Byron Mabe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marketed as 'the female Freaks,' but lacks Tod Browning's empathy — this is the cautionary tale told by the cruel crowd, not the outcasts.
Director Byron Mabe allegedly paid real sideshow performers in cash nightly because he couldn't guarantee the production wouldn't collapse. It nearly did.
US
