When the Circus Came to Town
1981 · 120 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 108 VOTES · DIR. Boris Sagal
Overview
When the Circus Came to Town chronicles the life of Mary Flynn (Montgomery), a woman nearing middle age living in a small town. When the circus comes through town, she realizes nothing will ever change unless she does something different, so she leaves her boring sheltered life to run away and join the circus. While adapting to her new life, she finds herself challenged, and in the end, happy with her new life.
Dialogue Timeline — 2,084 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:04 - -
00:02:51 -Hi. -Hi.
00:05:45 I don't mind being alone.
00:08:49 -What? -How often do you fertilize?
00:14:05 to tell them, that it wasn't his.
00:18:49 You better go see the telephone company.
00:21:22 - -There are two possibilities,
00:24:42 My name is Mary Flynn.
00:29:14 Good evening, Mr. Royal.
00:35:02 of taking care of their own.
00:39:48 -Growing pains. -
00:45:49 Accident. Accident.
00:48:10 -Let her go. -Hup.
00:55:02 Oh, why the hell not?
00:59:45 I... I can't even give you one.
01:04:00 I'd like it if you stayed on to the end.
01:07:47 It's stupid... to love somebody that doesn't love you.
01:11:50 People on the outside won't associate
01:16:19 we'll see you all again real, real soon.
01:19:45 - -Louie.
01:23:07 And then what if I suddenly couldn't get it one day?
01:26:36 Did I ever tell you about my purple sweater, Jessy?
01:30:45 -Well... Duke's a philosopher. -
01:34:48 -Doesn't everyone? -What?
Cast & Characters
Elizabeth Montgomery
Mary Flynn
Christopher Plummer
Duke Royal
Eileen Brennan
Jessy
Gretchen Wyler
Olivia Probashka
Anne Shropshire
Aunt Helen
Tommy Madden
Louie
Timothy Hill
Schuller
Russell Saunders
Ivan Probashka
Mark Yerkes
Sergei Probashka
Bob Yerkes
Georgi Probashka
J. Don Ferguson
Andre Probashka
Anne Haney
Blossom
George Ellis
Rodriguez
Wallace Wilkinson
Minister
Clara Dunn
Ms. Bailey
Tena Worthington
Mrs. Sharp
William Starrs
Mr. Salveson
Bobbi Kemp
Sexy Girl
Carol Stebbing
Priscilla
Charles Kaufman
Man in Diner
Don Devendorf
Motel Clerk (uncredited)
Charles Lawlor
Redneck (uncredited)
Nicholas Warf
Juggler (uncredited)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,084
Dialogue density17.4 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line01:34:48
Production Record
DirectorBoris Sagal
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes108
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