Juggling in Movies
The Little Sister (1985)
[John Savage, Tracy Pollan, Roxanne Hart, Richard Jenkins, Jack Kehoe]
TV movie. Alternate title: The Tender Age. This film explores the lives of Boston street kids, focusing on Nicki (Tracy Pollan), a well-to-do eighteen-year-old girl from the suburbs whose self-destructive behavior leads her into Boston's once-infamous Combat Zone. On her downward spiral she is aided by a probation officer (John Savage), whose interest in Nicki's case borders on obsession. This is a complexly drawn portrait of sexual abuse.
At 01:47, immediately following the opening title, there is good coverage
of Boston's Amazing Fantasy Jugglers in a street performance doing
club passing and torch juggling for over 2 minutes. Appearing were
Rawd Holbrook, Don Reed, Lana Reed, and their drummer Tom Clark.
Robert Dunning also appeared as the torch juggler.
The entire movie may be seen here.
