Movies Centered Around Amusement Parks/Carnivals.

I have a soft spot for these types of movies, often genre films. "Something Wicked This Way Comes" would be an example. "National Lampoon's Vacation" could also qualify. Many horror films.

What are your favorites?

As an aside, the restoration of a 'lost' George Romero film is in progress

George Romero Made a Movie You’ve Never Seen Titled ‘The Amusement Park’ and You May Soon See It

 

Beverly Hills Cop III.

Sort of a bizarre change of scenery when I saw it in the theater, but it's grown on me.

 

Bronco Billy

 

Woman on the Run (1950)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Freaks (1932)
Nightmare Alley (1947)
La Strada (1954)

 

One of my favorites of recent years: Adventureland.

 

I just saw The Jerk again yesterday. Part of it counts.

 

With a guest appearance from Sparks!
Crap movie, honestly.

 

I'm trying to recall a thriller, British I think, that had it's conclusion at a closed down Amusement park maybe like Brighton or Blackpool.

Another genre film- Funhouse, 1981

 

Brighton Rock (1948) or Mona Lisa (1986), maybe?

The ending of The Lady from Shanghai (1947) is another one.

 

I went in to mention this exact one with "exciting thriller!" though - one man's ceiling is another man's floor

So I'll go with The Jerk also - why not? "Ahhh... a profit scheme!"

And if Wally World counts, then yeah - National Lampoon's "They Don't Close Florida.." Vacation

Jeff

 

Elvis Presley - Roustabout
Carny with Gary Busey, Jodie Foster and Robbie Robertson
the end of National Lampoon Vacation at Wally World

 

Not really “centered around”, but there is the famous Ferris wheel scene in The Third Man (1949).

 

Does Problem Child 2 count? The Crazy Dance scene was total nausea fuel right there.

 

Adventureland (2009)
The Way Way Back (2013)

Two of my semi-recent favorites, and both are excellent.

Not a movie, but you might check out the HBO series Carnivàle.

 

Killer Klowns From Outer Space

A thought-provoking cinematic masterpiece!

 

The Lost Boys
Wonder Wheel

 

Used to watch that one as a kid whenever it came on the box. Made going to the funfair even more exciting

 

Westworld. The current tv show is excellent as well.

 

40 Pounds of Trouble, a Tony Curtis film with a chase scene filmed in Disneyland. The 1962 Disneyland! In fact, the only non-Disney studio allowed to film there.

 

Sawdust & Tinsel (1953) Ingrid Bergman

 

Zombieland

 

Carnival of Souls (1962) the best of the bunch...

 

Imagine, a simple film about people who just worked there, rather than just re-hashing the, "oooooh, circuses and carnivals and kids' parks are soooo creeepyyy" trope...what an innovation in itself.
Also, the director got an actual performance out of Kristen Stewart, a revelation in and of itself at that point in her career track...

 

And the soundtrack...