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Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)

Directed by Arthur Penn

Comedy

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Overview

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. In a TV interview, Penn mentions his idea of a fun practical joke: “I wish someone were trying to kill me. It would give focus to my life, excitement. I’d be like James Bond.” Twenty million people hear him. One decides to deliver a punchline he’ll never forget. Made by people who thought Psycho was a comedy, Penn & Teller Get Killed (they also wrote the piece) features Caitlin Clarke as the femme fatale and David Patrick Kelly as the Edgar Allan Poe-esque nutcase with a new mission. Arthur Penn, known for hip masterpieces like Bonnie and Clyde, Alice’s Restaurant and Little Big Man, directs with roller-coaster pacing and subversive intelligence.

Rated R | Length 89 minutes

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Penn Jillette | Teller | Caitlin Clarke | David Patrick Kelly | Leonardo Cimino | Celia McGuire | Bill Randolph | John Miller | Ellen Whyte | Ted Neustadt | Tudor Sherrard | Billy Morrissette | Jon Cryer | Leonard Parker | Christopher Durang | Camille Saviola | Gwendolyn Shepherd | Avanti Taylor | Don Plumley | Peggy Cosgrave | Joseph Amodei | Madison Arnold | Jaime Tirelli | Millie Tirelli | Joe Milazzo | Paul Calderon | Eddie Gorodetsky | Lum Chang Pang | Maria Laboy | Ben Lin | Jimmy Carr | James Randi | Rob Elk | Nancy Giles | Marilyn Cooper | Patrick Whitney | Beth Woods | Anne Conners | Robert LaSardo | Tom Sizemore | Reg E. Cathey | Alan North | Matthew Penn

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