Ben Larson Carnival Barker: Ladies and gentlemen, you're about to behold a sight so strange, so horrifying, so utterly monstrous, that I urge you who are easily frightened or upset, who suffer from nervous disorders, weak hearts, or queasy stomachs, who experience nightmares, and any children under the age of 16, to forgo witnessing this exhibit. There are only two kinds of freaks ladies and gentlemen. Those created by God, and those made by man. The creature in this pit is a living breathing human being that once was... well, that's another story that happened a long time ago, a long way from here. Look if you must. I can't believe I looked!

sol1218 ***SPOILERS*** Very inferior re-make of the 1932 Ted Browing cult classic "Freaks" with Claire Brennon as social climbing gold digger Jade Cochran who'll step on anyone to get what she wants even if they were the ones who helped her get it! Seeing a chance in working at the local carnival Jade quits her waitress job at her bosses Greasey's, Claude Earl Jones, greasy spoon truck stop diner. Jade gets a job waiting tables at the carnival where she soon ends up marrying the places manager and owner Steve St. Johns, Bill McKinney.At first Jade's very friendly with those she worked with at the carnival but when she married the boss her attitude towards her friends and former fellow employees changed drastically. Jade also ends up cheating on her husband Steve by rekindling her affair with handsome ferris-wheel operator Blackie Fleming, Lee Raymond. It's midget performer Shorty, Felix Silla, who catches both Jade and Blackie in the act, making out with each other, and tips his boss, and Jade's husband, Steve off. This ends up with Shorty getting smacked by Steve in him refusing to believe that Jade is cheating on him. It's later when Steve does catch Jade and Blackie in a motel room together that a violent fight breaks out between the two and Steve ends up getting the worst of it: A knife in the gut by Blackie that ends up killing him! Now with Jade becoming the top man or woman at the carnival she makes life impossible for everyone working for her there. As for Shorty he gets canned by Jade for ratting her out to her husband Steve which in fact, with him getting murdered by Jade's lover Blackie, ended up her getting complete control of the carnival!***SPOILERS*** The ending of "She Freak" is a lot like the ending in the movie "Freaks" with the vengeful carnival freak show performers lead by the just fired from his job Shorty getting their hands of Jade and disfiguring her face and body where she ends up being the star attraction at the carnival freak show. It was a sorry ending for Jade Cochran who had everything to live for but blew it all in showing her true nature as a low down and unfeeling creep when she finally achieved what she always wanted: Total independence and lifetime security. Instead Jade ended up becoming the heartless and sadistic person that she was in the movie in her treating people the way that she did. It was that change of attitude on Jade's part that in the end turned her into what she intimately became.

EyeAskance Rotgut updating of Tod Browning's carny horror classic is actually not nearly as awful as it could have been...still, just about any quotidian viewer will refuse to endure it til the closing credits. Gorgeous, blonde Claire Brennan(sadly lost to cancer early in her life)portrays a complete and total bitch with a distinct "Bad Seed" approach to getting whatever she wants. When she brings her unscrupulous shenanigans to the mechanical wheel of a roadside carnival, she fitfully receives her come-uppance at the hands of the sideshow attractions. Her beauty is given way to monstrosity, as she is mysteriously transformed into a half-woman/half-beast with a fried egg eyeball, salaciously fondling a large snake(nice touch!).Examine the names associated to this one, then reference their other works...I'm sure you'll find that "She Freak" is a cut above most of those other entries. It's overall a fun bit of grindhouse nonsense, but could have benefited greatly from the more gratuitous sex and violence one might expect from a Mabe/Friedman epic.5.5/10

funkyfry The fact that this movie is a rip-off of Tod Browning's "Freaks" should not be construed as a reason to see it. The photography and acting are bottom drawer, the direction is listless and unimaginative, and writing is rarely sly (or at least it's hard to get any good dialogue out of these actors' mouths). There isn't even all that much exploitation footage here.What is kind of interesting is the picture of carnival life in the 60s (a period of decline for that art form) it provides. Roustabouts, geeks, carneys, all are presented with some sort of versimilitude. With a stronger lead actress and a more competent cast/director, this film could at least have been a memorable shock-fest. Instead, it's ultimately forgettable.