Little Big Top (2006)
Little Big Top is 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Ward Roberts and starring Sid Haig, Richard Riehle, Hollis Resnik, Mel England, and Jacob Zachar. The film tells the story of an aging, unemployed clown who returns to his small hometown, content to spend to rest of his days in a drunken stupor. But his passion for clowning is reawakened by the local amateur circus.
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