Don't Try This at Home! (1990) (TV)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

John Moffitt

Writers:

Mike Armstrong (writer)
Eddie Gorodetsky (writer)

Release Date:

23 November 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Penn and/or Teller play with mirrors, teach 900 people to make a hankie disappear, play with clear acrylic boxes...

Plot Keywords:

Trick | Magic | Scam | Sequel

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Penn Jillette	...	Himself
Teller	...	Himself
Victoria Jackson	...	Herself
Jane Curtin	...	Herself
Carol Perkins	...	Female fire-eater

Also Known As:

Penn & Teller: Don't Try This at Home

Runtime:

47 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

6th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

Quotes:

Penn: We needed a weapon. They said no guns. They said no sharp objects. They said no blunt objects. So we came up with a compromise: these are marshamallows.

Movie Connections:

Follows Penn & Teller Go Public (1985) (TV)

Behind the Curtain

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Spoilers herein.

I admit that I am a nut when it comes to reflexive shows. Those are shows about shows.

Penn and Teller are consummate showmen. Except for a couple dreary lapses, this is a show about their show. Actually, I found most of it interesting: how they work to give a showmanlike metashow.

The best trick, I think was the cut boxes, where they repeat the whole thing with glass boxes so you can see how they did it.

Of all the P&T shows, this is the best because straight magic just doesn't seem very magical unless you are right there in the theater.

Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.