Now You See Him, Now You Don't
He's going... going... gone!
1972 | 88m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Robert Butler |
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| Writer: | Joseph L. McEveety, Robert L. King |
| Staring: |
| Dexter Riley is a science student at Medfield College who inadvertently invents a liquid capable of rendering objects and people invisible. Before Dexter and his friends, Debbie and Richard Schuyler, can even enjoy their spectacular discovery, corrupt businessman A.J. Arno plots to get his greedy hands on it. Slapstick hijinks ensue as Dexter and his pals try to thwart the evil Arno before he can use the invisibility spray to rob a bank. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 12, 1972 |
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| Director: | Robert Butler |
| Writer: | Joseph L. McEveety, Robert L. King |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | robbery, invention, college, invisible |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kurt Russell | Dexter Reilly |
| Cesar Romero | A.J. Arno |
| Joe Flynn | Dean Eugene (E.J.) Higgins |
| Jim Backus | Timothy Forsythe |
| William Windom | Professor Lufkin |
| Frank Welker | Myles |
| Joyce Menges | Debbie Dawson |
| Michael McGreevey | Richard Schuyler |
| Richard Bakalyan | Cookie |
| Alan Hewitt | Dean Collingsgood |
| Kelly Thordsen | Sgt. Cassidy |
| Bing Russell | Alfred |
| George O'Hanlon | Ted |
| Robert Rothwell | Driver |
| Frank Aletter | TV Announcer |
| Dave Willock | Mr. Burns |
| Edward Andrews | Mr. Sampson |
| Jack Bender | Slither Roth |
| Mike Evans | Henry Fathington |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Druffle |
| Paul Smith | Road Block Officer |
| Edward Faulkner | Mike Bank Guard (uncredited) |
| Larry Gelman | Professor (uncredited) |
| Alvin Hammer | Elwood (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Burt Mustin | Mr. Reed (uncredited) |
| Eddie Quillan | Charlie, School Custodian (uncredited) |
| Benny Rubin | Golfer (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Budget Meeting Attendee (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joseph L. McEveety | Writer |
| Cotton Warburton | Editor |
| Emile Kuri | Set Decoration |
| Robert F. Brunner | Music |
| Robert L. King | Story |
| John B. Mansbridge | Art Direction |
| Frank V. Phillips | Cinematography |
| Walter H. Tyler | Art Direction |
| Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Robert Butler | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joseph L. McEveety | Associate Producer |
| Ron Miller | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 6 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Just as good as its predecessor, perhaps even slightly better in moments. All in all I narrowly prefer <em>'The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes'</em>, but <em>'Now You See Him, Now You Don't'</em> most certainly still produces solid fun. Everything revolves around invisibility this time, the stuff tha ... t Dexter & Co. get up to is suitably entertaining. Kurt Russell reprises the role of Dexter, again positively - no surprise he went on to become such a well known star. Cesar Romero is also good for a second film running, as Arlo. Joe Flynn gets a bigger part as Higgins this time, he's definitely better in this production. For the majority I felt it was superior to the 1969 original, but the third act drags ever so slightly to the point it brings it back down on a similar footing. Still, this is Disney's best live-action sequel up until this point - way more enjoyable than <em>'Son of Flubber'</em> or <em>'Savage Sam'</em>, among others. Can they make it a hat-trick of fine films with the other sequel in <em>'The Strongest Man in the World'</em>? Hope so!