Carny

by Tom Baum

Donna was a runaway, too young, innocent and ripe to prowl the moonlit midway.

Franky was a streetwise carny, a Bozo, the best in the business.

Patch was his partner-in-con. The two boys shared everything. Money, a berth, the risks of the road, women.

Until Donna showed up -- and they tried to share love.

Filmed in 1980 starring Jodie Foster, Robbie Robertson & Gary Busey.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Thomas "Tom" Baum (born 1940 in New York) is an American playwright and screenwriter best known for writing The Sender and Carny, both of which he wrote directly for the screen. He lives in Los Angeles with his producer wife, Carol. They have two sons and three grandchildren.

Reviews

[Brooke]

I’m going to buy anything with Robbie Robertson in it. That’s just the way things are.

I had no idea Carny was even sold in paperback format. I’m biased anyway, so I’m giving it 5 stars. I do wish the film had some of the things from the book. Other than that, no complaints.

[Edwina Book Anaconda]

This book is a good example of why I like to see the movie before I read the book.
I thought the movie was really lame until I read the book, and now, after all the gaping plot holes have been filled in by the book, I think the movie was pretty good, after all.

The "Pig Latin" got on my nerves after a while but it was fun reading about how the games were rigged, I always knew they were, just wasn't sure how they did it ... until now. ;)

You can watch the movie on youtube via the link below.

Filmed in 1980 starring Jodie Foster, Robbie Robertson & Gary Busey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQw4N...