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Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)
Directed by Arthur Penn
“What more do you want?”
Comedy · 1h 29m
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.
Cast
Penn Jillette
Self
Teller
Self
Caitlin Clarke
Carlotta / Celia McGuire
David Patrick Kelly
Fan
Leonardo Cimino
Ernesto
Ted Neustadt
Bob, the Host
Billy Morrissette
Frat Boy #2
Crew
- Director
- Arthur Penn
- Writer
- Penn Jillette, Teller
- Director of Photography
- Jan Weincke
- Original Music Composer
- Paul Chihara
- Editor
- Jeffrey Wolf
- Producer
- Arthur Penn
Details
- Release date
- 1989-09-22
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Lorimar Film Entertainment