| Producer/Director | Lynn Dougherty |
| Co-Producer | Chip Roughton |
| Editor | Penny Trams |
| Narrator | Jason Alexander |
| Director of Photography | Michael Mayers |
| Additional Cinematography | Jeffrey Baker |
| Additional Video | Roy Gumpel |
| Sound Recordists | Dennis Townes
Robert Alcock
Mario Cardenas |
| Assistant Camera | Jeffrey Baker
Jordan McMonagle
Tony Hardmon |
| Composer | Richard Fiocca |
| Writers | Lynn Dougherty
Chip Roughton |
| Associate Producer | Randy Rylander |
| Contemporary Stills | Roy Gumpel |
| Set Design/Props | John Hartley
Amy Silverman
Joshua M. Turi
Karla Raymond |
| Lighting Services | CECO International
First Unit Production Services
R&R Lighting
Washington Source for Lighting |
| Gaffer | Bill Ahrens |
| Grips | Rodney Brandenburg
Douglas Fenclau
Mike Maguire
Scott Short |
| Production Coordinator | Thira Goldfinger |
| Mexico Liason/Translator | Guadaloupe Ortega |
| Transcription | Patti Pancoe |
| Senior Researcher | Randy Rylander |
| Archival Footage Coordinator | Vicki Warren |
| Sound Design | Skip Sorelle
Aurora Productions |
| On-Line Editor | Vicki Braden |
| Colorist | Dave Markum |
| Main Title Design | Eric Zill
Stephen Ray
Work in Progress |
| Title Card Design | Rob Herrema |
| Stills Animation | Berle Cherney
Visual Productions |
| Post Production Facilities | Commonwealth Films
Henniger Capitol
Henniger 1150 Post
P&C Post
Rodel Audio Services
Todd-AO Studios |
| Historical Consultants | Leslie Fiedler
Richard Flint
Warren Raymond
James Taylor |
| Reenactments | Ian Gumpel
Peter Manno
Judy Rock
Randy Rylander
Michael Wilson |
| Talkers | Neal Alexander
Julius Chic
DC Collins
Ward Hall
Giovanni Iulianni
Johnny Meah
Jim Rose |
| Sideshow Performances | Captain Harvey Lee Boswell
Christ Hall Sideshow
Enigma
Jim Rose Circus Sideshow
Gloria Rhoden
Sideshows by the Seashore
Turbo Tom |
| Voices | Michelle Barnwell
Amy Bucher
Peter Manno
Chip Roughton
Ken Weaver |
| Archival Film and Stills | ABC/Capitol
Sandra Allen
Analogous Productions
Archive Films
Archive Photos
Astral Distribution
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.
Percilla Bejano
Melvin Burkhart
Collection of Roger Boyd
C & P Productions, Inc.
Circus World Museum Baraboo, Wisconsin
CNN
Richard W. Flint
Fox Movietone News Inc., all rights reserved
The Gaylon Family
Collection of Ken Harck
Tom Hendricks
The Image Bank
The Library of Congress
Collection of Joe Petro III
Karla and Warren Raymond Archive
Rhino Home Video
Jim Riddenour
Ripley Entertainment, Inc., all rights reserved
Judy Rock
The Stiles Family
Teggie Circus Archives
Collection of James Tolin
Jeanie Tomaini
University of South Carolina Film Library
Video Yesteryear
WFLA-TV – Channel 8, Tampa, Florida
The WPA Film Library |
| JERRY SPRINGER® and SALLY JESSE
RAPHAEL ® excerpts courtesy of | Multimedia Entertainment, Inc. |
| She Freak courtesy of | David F. Friedman © 1967 |
| Clips from Freaks, Unholy Three, and
King of the Carnival provided by | Turner Entertainment Co. |
| Sideshow Banner Art | Christ Hall Inc.
Lee Crum
Jack Forbes
Ken Hardt
Randy Johnson
*Mancow Muller Sideshow Collection
Newell Art Galleries
Joe Petro
Warren Raymond
Jim Secreto
Teddy Varndell |
| Zippy The Pinhead Comic | Courtesy of Bill Griffith |
| The Residents Freak Show CD-ROM | Produced by the Cryptic Corporation and the Voyager Company |
| The Residents Bad Day on the Midway CD-ROM | Produced by the Cryptic Corporation and INSCAPE |
| Special Thanks | James Taylor
Karla and Warren Raymond
Alvin Allen
Bahia Beach Island Resort, Ruskin, Florida
Percilla Bejano
Roger Boyd
Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus
Kathleen Crawford
Jim Gaylon
Angelika Gunpel
Ward Hall
Captain Don Leslie
Wayne Murray
David A. Nebur
The Old Car Company, Tampa, Florida
Jim Owens
Pat and John Kennels
Wendy Roxanne Press
Production Consultants, Inc.
John Pugh
Frieda Pushnik
Harry Rawls
Bobby Rawls
Jim Ridenour
Charlie Roark
Roberts International Circus
Roughton Pontiac/Subaru, Norfalk, VA
Anne Scullard
Sherman L. Smith
Jeanie Tomaini |
| A Weird Highway Production |
| Michael Wilson 1952-1996 |
| FOR THE LEARNING CHANNEL: |
| Executive Producer | Sandra Gregory |
| Production Assistant | Charlie Foley |
| FOR BIG CHIEF ENTERTAINMENT |
| A TIM MILLER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY |
| Executive Producer | Tim Miller |
| A Production of Big Chief Entertainment ® and The Learning Channel ® |
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© 1997 Big Chief Entertainment Inc. |