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The Magic of David Copperfield VI: Floating Over the Grand Canyon ()


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This is the 6th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Ricardo Montalban. It is officially titled "THE MAGIC OF David Copperfield VI" but is better known as "The Magic of David Copperfield VI: Floating Over the Grand Canyon",... See more »

Awards:
  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.
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Self
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Self - Host
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Self - Guest
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Self - Special Guest / David's Girlfriend
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Self (uncredited) (rumored)
Hyman Kotkin ...
Self - David's Father (uncredited)
Rebecca Kotkin ...
Self - David's Mother (uncredited)

Directed by

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David Copperfield
Jeff Margolis

Written by

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Garry Bormet ... ()
 
Frank Slocum ... ()

Produced by

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Martha Benedek ... associate producer
Kevin Bright ... producer (as Kevin S. Bright)
Joseph Cates ... executive producer

Editorial Department

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Jesse Hoke ... videotape editor

Art Direction by

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Romain Johnston

Costume Design by

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Evelyn Thompson

Makeup Department

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Sandi Bailey-Salvatore ... hair stylist / makeup artist
James R. Scribner ... hair stylist (as Bob Scribner) / makeup artist (as Bob Scribner)

Production Management

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Betty Edmon ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ellen Brown ... associate director

Art Department

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John Gaughan ... illusions designer and constructor
Jack Hart ... assistant art director
David Mendoza ... illusions designer and constructor
Kate Murphy ... assistant art director

Sound Department

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Jerry Clemans ... post-production mixer
David E. Fluhr ... sound effects (as David Fluhr)
Joe Ralston ... production mixer
Richard Masci ... pre-production mixer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Les Atkinson ... camera operator
Bruce Bottone ... camera operator
Greg Brunton ... location lighting director
George Falardeau ... camera operator
John Freschi ... lighting designer
Dean Hall ... camera operator
Roy Holm ... camera operator
David B. Nowell ... camera operator (as David Nowell)
Ted Polmanski ... lighting director
Jerry Smith ... senior video control

Music Department

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David Black ... musical arrangements and research
Mauro Bruno ... musical arrangements and research
Ken Gruberman ... musical arrangements and research
George Wyle ... conductor / music supervisor

Additional Crew

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Allison L. Birnie ... production assistant
Susan Donovan ... choreographer
Tisha Fein ... talent executive
Louis Fusari ... technical director (as Lou Fusari)
Christopher Giordano ... assistant to mr. copperfield (as Chris Giordano)
Christopher Hart ... magical assistance (as Chris Hart)
Mark Jay ... production assistant
Karen Lorhan ... assistant choreographer
Juliette Marshall ... production assistant
Sharon Nagata ... assistant to the producer
Sandy Prudden ... stage manager
Steven Rodgers ... magical assistance
Steven J. Santos ... stage manager
David Wader ... stage manager
Don Wayne ... magic consultant

Thanks

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Eric Borne ... magical thanks
Erni Escalante ... magical thanks
Christian Fechner ... magical thanks
Christie Ingram ... magical thanks
Jeff Justice ... magical thanks
Dave Mathieson ... magical thanks
Bill Rivers ... magical thanks
Bill Smith ... magical thanks
John Thybony ... magical thanks
John Uhern ... magical thanks
Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Distributors

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  • CBS (1984) (United States) (tv)

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Plot Summary

This is the 6th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Ricardo Montalban. It is officially titled "THE MAGIC OF David Copperfield VI" but is better known as "The Magic of David Copperfield VI: Floating Over the Grand Canyon", in witch "Floating Over the Grand Canyon" is a reference to the first illusion, given that for the first time David Copperfield performs an illusion in witch he floats in midair. This illusion is one of the few no more repeated, and also one of the few conceived and filmed for the TV audience only, since it was not possible to have a live audience. However in this special he finally reveals the name of his duck, called "pet duck Webster" and showed for the first time in the "David's Fable" illusion, the last one of the third special. So, the illusions performed are: "Grand Canyon Levitation", "Vanishing Giraffe Neck", "The Girl And Her Bird", "Instant Photo" (aka "Kids Allisa And Bo"), "Love Magic Lost" (aka "One More Night"), "Audience Jumping Rubber Bands" (aka "Project Magic", that is first a rehabilitation program founded by Copperfield in 1982), "Slow-Mo Duck" and "Escape From Death". This last feat is the first escapology number that Copperfield presents in a special, never performed before by anybody, and inspired to an illusionist of the past, Harry Houdini. During this escape, Montalban shows the Copperfield's parents, Hyman Kotkin and Rebecca Kotkin, who make their first appearance among the spectators in a Copperfield TV special. Written by Lorenz-pictures

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Also Known As
  • THE MAGIC OF David Copperfield VI (United States)
Runtime
  • 50 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The "Slow-Mo Duck" illusion has been performed again in the international version of Copperfield: Tornado of Fire (2001). See more »
Goofs In the final credits it is written: "asssistant to mr. copperfield - CHRIS GIORDANO", but the word "assistant" is misspelled. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Episode #1.9 (1991). See more »
Soundtracks Holding Out for a Hero See more »

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