Oh man, The Magic Castle, the place where Dai Vernon performed all the time. It's an invite-only place where strict dress code and the ways of classic Hollywood still remain, a clubhouse for magicians and magic enthusiasts and the home of the Academy of Magical Arts. "The most unusual private club in the world," visitors must say a secret phrase to a sculpture of an owl to even see the entrance to the club.
This is the first movie ever made inside the walls of The Magic Castle, with many of its illusionists and magicians performing within the film.
Producer and director Icek Tenenbaum only made one other movie, a vacation gone wrong movie called The American Scream. He co-wrote this with Roger Stone - no, not the Penguin-looking Republican heel - who also wrote Goin' All the Way, Lethal Pursuit and "Get Even" from the soundtrack of Gymkata. Also, his songs "Sparks" and "Dirty Talk" were in the adult films Bodies In Heat and Talk Dirty to Me Part 2.
Arte Johnson palys Harry Houdini, so between my mania about the master magician and my love of Laugh-In, you knew I'd have to watch this one of these days. A young kid in this learns all about losing his imaginary friend and the power of magic and the evil of Blackstar, who is played by Anthony Kiedis' dad Blackie Dammit, who am I convinced may have George Eastman and William Smith powers, because he has rescued many a movie that I was iffy about the second he walks on screen.
Oh yeah - Isaac from Children of the Corn shows up!
This movie is ridiculously cheesy and yet endearing, kind of like magic on stage itself. Plus, how else are you gonna go back in time and go inside The Magic Castle?
This is the first movie ever made inside the walls of The Magic Castle, with many of its illusionists and magicians performing within the film.
Producer and director Icek Tenenbaum only made one other movie, a vacation gone wrong movie called The American Scream. He co-wrote this with Roger Stone - no, not the Penguin-looking Republican heel - who also wrote Goin' All the Way, Lethal Pursuit and "Get Even" from the soundtrack of Gymkata. Also, his songs "Sparks" and "Dirty Talk" were in the adult films Bodies In Heat and Talk Dirty to Me Part 2.
Arte Johnson palys Harry Houdini, so between my mania about the master magician and my love of Laugh-In, you knew I'd have to watch this one of these days. A young kid in this learns all about losing his imaginary friend and the power of magic and the evil of Blackstar, who is played by Anthony Kiedis' dad Blackie Dammit, who am I convinced may have George Eastman and William Smith powers, because he has rescued many a movie that I was iffy about the second he walks on screen.
Oh yeah - Isaac from Children of the Corn shows up!
This movie is ridiculously cheesy and yet endearing, kind of like magic on stage itself. Plus, how else are you gonna go back in time and go inside The Magic Castle?
