Carnival Magic (1983)

A magician in a carnivalwho actually can read minds and levitate people and objectsworks with a superintelligent chimp named Alex who can also talk The magician and the chimp soon become the stars of the carnival drawing in big crowds However the wildanimal trainer who has been displaced by the team as the carnivals top act decides to kidnap Alex and sell him to a medical laboratory for experimentation thereby getting rid of his competition