Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: Be a Clown

May 5, 1987

1h 20m

★ 8.0

Life of a clown

Overview

Instructors from the Ringling Bros. Circus Clown College demonstrate juggling instruction, clown acts, special make-up techniques, costume design, and more tips used by some of the world's most famous clowns.

Genres

Documentary

Family

TV Movie

Production Companies

Family Home Entertainment (FHE)

Just Clownin' Around Productions

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Cast

Ruth Chaddock

Richard Fick

Lou Jacobs

Scott linker

Glen Frosty Little

Tammy Parish

Steve Russell

Joey Severini

Ron Severini

Steve Smith

Jeffrey Steele

Charles Strachan

Life as the sole sale item in the clearance corner of Eben's Bikes can get lonely. So Red, a unicycle, dreams up a clown owner and his own juggling act that steals the show. But all too soon, the applause turns into the sound of rainfall, as reality rushes back. Red must resign himself to sitting in the corner and await his fate.

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2.1

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5.6

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5.4

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0.0

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3.0

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6.7

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: Be a Clown

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