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