Freaks

I have to say, the title sums up the movie.  Freaks is truly about the sideshow freaks in a circus which ironically, you never see them actually perform in front of an audience.  The entire movie takes place off stage.  The plot focuses on a beautiful woman who works in the circus and the midget Hans who is in love with her.  Hans' fiance Frieda tell Hans that she is only after his money and nothing more.  This is in fact the case and after Cleo marries him, she tries to kill him with poison to inherit his money.  The other freaks include a man with no legs, a torso man, siamese twins, pinheads, and an armless girl.  When they catch onto Cleo's plan, they rebel on a stormy night.  It was actually a very disturbing scene watching them crawl through the mud toward her.  It is revealed that she is somehow transformed into a chicken type person that is the new act in the sideshow.  The film has a history of being rejected and banned because all of the freaks are really sideshow acts, which i guess was too much for people to handle watching.