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75% Critic Match
The First of May
“An unwanted boy and a forgotten old lady find running away to join the circus is really coming home.”
7.5 / 10• 1999• 1h 51m•G• English
DramaFamily
Storyline
Cory is a foster child nobody wants. Carlota is an elderly woman the world has forgotten. Together, they find friendship and family when they join a traveling circus. Also features Mickey Rooney and Joe DiMaggio, in his last screen appearance.
Cast & Crew
Dan Byrd
Cory Wainwright
Lead
Julie Harris
Carlotta
Mickey Rooney
Boss Ed
Charles Nelson Reilly
Dinghy
Tom Nowicki
Dan Kepperman
RO
Robin O'Dell
Michelle Kepperman
Gerard Christopher
Zack
MS
Mikki Scanlon
Loralie Cugino
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Sirmons's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The First of May is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
