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7.4/10   32 votes
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Director:
Cordelia Stone
Writers:
Penn Jillette (writer)
Teller (writer)
Release Date:
28 January 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Short | Comedy more
Plot:
Penn reads "Casey at the Bat" while Teller escapes from a straight jacket; Penn does a not-wimpy card... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Witty and subversive fun more

Cast

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Penn Jillette ... Himself - Penn

Teller ... Himself
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Additional Details

Runtime:
28 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Penn: Our more famous colleagues: Doug Henning, David Copperfield, and Harry Blackstone Jr., to name but a few, have built up a reputation, and you know and trust that their shows are accomplished by their craft: magic, sleight of hand, knowledge of visual perceptions and illusion... more
Movie Connections:
Followed by Don't Try This at Home! (1990) (TV) more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Witty and subversive fun, 11 July 1999
9/10
Author: Rosabel from Ottawa, Canada

Extremely funny, witty and clever performance by Penn and Teller. The writing is as sharp as the dangerous-looking knives and implements that are their trademark. One of the funniest pieces in the program is when Penn and Teller run amok in a grocery store in order to swipe enough food to feed their camera crew. Penn's heartfelt justification for this outrage is that viewers who support PBS don't want their money going to buy lunch for employees instead of "Masterpiece Theatre". There is a constant subversive mocking of PBS throughout the program which is hilarious and refreshing.

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