Penn & Teller Get Killed
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1989 | 89m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Arthur Penn |
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| Writer: | Teller, Penn Jillette |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 22, 1989 |
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| Director: | Arthur Penn |
| Writer: | Teller, Penn Jillette |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | psychopath, prank, prankster |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Lorimar Film Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Penn Jillette | Self |
| Teller | Self |
| Caitlin Clarke | Carlotta / Celia McGuire |
| David Patrick Kelly | Fan |
| Leonardo Cimino | Ernesto |
| Celia McGuire | Officer McNamara |
| Bill Randolph | Floor Director |
| John Miller | Steve, the Bandleader |
| Ellen Whyte | Make-up Woman |
| Ted Neustadt | Bob, the Host |
| Tudor Sherrard | Frat Boy #1 |
| Billy Morrissette | Frat Boy #2 |
| Jon Cryer | Frat Boy #3 |
| Leonard Parker | Airport Porter |
| Christopher Durang | Jesus Freak |
| Camille Saviola | Airport Security Guard |
| Gwendolyn Shepherd | Mother |
| Avanti Taylor | Little Girl |
| Don Plumley | Ticket Agent |
| Peggy Cosgrave | Ticket Agent |
| Joseph Amodei | Ticket Agent |
| Madison Arnold | Slot Player |
| Jamie Tirelli | Maitre d' |
| Millie Tirelli | Waitress |
| Joe Milazzo | Ernesto's Guest |
| Paul Calderon | Juan |
| Eddie Gorodetsky | Big Guy |
| Lum Chang Pang | Muscular One |
| Maria Laboy | Woman Timekeeper |
| Ben Lin | Rope Holder #1 |
| Jimmy Carr | Rope Holder #2 |
| James Randi | Rope Holder #3 |
| Rob Elk | Heckler |
| Nancy Giles | TV Interviewer |
| Marilyn Cooper | Woman in Parking Lot |
| Patrick Whitney | Taxi Pusher |
| Beth Woods | Screaming Showgirl |
| Anne Conners | Laughing Showgirl |
| Robert LaSardo | Mugger #1 |
| Tom Sizemore | Mugger #2 |
| Reg E. Cathey | Fan’s Friend |
| Alan North | Old Cop |
| Matthew Penn | Young Cop |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Arthur Penn | Director |
| Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Roy Farfel | Stunts |
| Rita Ryack | Costume Design |
| Jeffrey Wolf | Editor |
| John Arnone | Production Design |
| Teller | Writer |
| Jery Hewitt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jeff Ward | Stunts |
| Penn Jillette | Writer |
| Jan Weincke | Director of Photography |
| Paul Chihara | Original Music Composer |
| Fran Kumin | Casting |
| Beth Kushnick | Set Decoration |
| Joan Cunningham | Stunts |
| Norman Douglass | Stunts |
| Carl Clifford | Unit Production Manager |
| Lewis Gould | First Assistant Director |
| Tony Adler | Second Assistant Director |
| Constantine Makris | Camera Operator |
| Zachary Winestine | First Assistant Camera |
| Pamela Katz | Second Assistant Camera |
| Eric Liebowitz | Still Photographer |
| Eva Z. Cabrera | Script Supervisor |
| John Sutton | Sound Mixer |
| Lisa Schnall | Boom Operator |
| Carla White | Makeup Artist |
| Victor DeNicola | Hair Designer |
| Scott Rosenstock | Set Dresser |
| Susie Money | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Suzanne Pillsbury | Associate Editor |
| Philip Stockton | Sound Editor |
| Hal Levinsohn | Sound Editor |
| Bruce Pross | Sound Editor |
| Eugene Gearty | Sound Editor |
| Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Marissa Littlefield | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Patricia Bowers | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Brian Johnson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Suzana Peric | Music Editor |
| Drew Ann Rosenberg | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Meredith Jacobson Marciano | Extras Casting |
| Marion Levine | Casting Assistant |
| Steven Kirshoff | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Meg Simon | Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arthur Penn | Producer |
| Timothy Marx | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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