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The "bad boys of magic" go over the edge in this mind-blowing, role-switching comedy murder mystery set in the dizzying world of Atlantic City casinos.The "bad boys of magic" go over the edge in this mind-blowing, role-switching comedy murder mystery set in the dizzying world of Atlantic City casinos.The "bad boys of magic" go over the edge in this mind-blowing, role-switching comedy murder mystery set in the dizzying world of Atlantic City casinos.
Penn Jillette
- Penn
- (as Penn)
Caitlin Clarke
- Carlotta
- (as Celia McGuire)
- …
Gwendolyn Shepherd
- Mother
- (as Gwen Shepherd)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen Teller is being held down with ropes by audience members, the one closest to Penn Jillette is James Randi, aka "The Amazing Randi". A close friend and mentor, Randi wrote the book "The Faith Healers" and exposed psychic doctors to the public, a driving plot point in the film.
- GoofsWhen Penn is being removed from the casino by the cop, his chants of "Attica! Attica!" don't match his mouth. That's because he originally sang "We shall overcome! We shall overcome!" as can be seen in the trailer.
- Crazy creditsTo hide the fact that Caitlin Clarke played a dual role, she also was credited under the pseudonym 'Celia McGuire'. The closing credits reveal the pseudonym with the consecutive credits: Officer McNamara...Celia McGuire Celia McGuire...Caitlin Clarke
- ConnectionsFeatures Penn & Teller Go Public (1985)
- SoundtracksSubterranean Homesick Blues
Performed by Penn Jillette
Written by Bob Dylan
©1965 Warner Bros. Inc.
Performed by Penn Jillette
[Penn quotes the lyrics to test his mic in the first scene and later while almost being operated on]
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I loved it up until the incredibly downbeat ending.
Up until the last 15 minutes or so of "Penn & Teller Get Killed", I really liked the movie. After all, I loved their stage act and TV appearances and much of it plays like this side of the comic magicians. But the last 15 minutes just didn't work for me and took the fun out of an otherwise fun movie.
This film follows Penn & Teller as they do their acts on television and on stage. In between, you see the pair doing lots of funny things....that is until it seems that some psycho is trying to murder Penn. This plot works well...until the end. Suffice to say the film is often wonderful but all this falls flat at the end....an ending which is about as downbeat as you can find in any film.
It's really a shame, as much of the movie is great. I especially liked a tiny scene where there is a Three Stooges film festival...and you can overhear someone saying that their favorite Stooge was Joe Besser. NOBODY's favorite Stooge was Besser...and I even believe Besser would have agreed!
This film follows Penn & Teller as they do their acts on television and on stage. In between, you see the pair doing lots of funny things....that is until it seems that some psycho is trying to murder Penn. This plot works well...until the end. Suffice to say the film is often wonderful but all this falls flat at the end....an ending which is about as downbeat as you can find in any film.
It's really a shame, as much of the movie is great. I especially liked a tiny scene where there is a Three Stooges film festival...and you can overhear someone saying that their favorite Stooge was Joe Besser. NOBODY's favorite Stooge was Besser...and I even believe Besser would have agreed!
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- Penn och Teller möter döden
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- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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