"Penn & Teller's Magic and Mystery Tour" (2003) TV mini-series 2003-

Directors:

Ric Esther Bienstock
Hugo Smith

Writer:

Ric Esther Bienstock (writer)

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

10 September 2003 (Canada)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Penn and teller visit China, Egypt and India to see local magicians perform.

Plot Keywords:

India | China | Magician | Egypt | Performance Art

Cast

Penn Jillette	...	Himself (1 episode)
Teller	...	Himself (1 episode)
Lyla Pinch Brock	...	Herself - Egyptologist (1 episode)
Karam	...	Himself - Egyptian Magician (1 episode)

Series Directed by
Mick Grogan		(1 episode)
Ric Esther Bienstock		(unknown episodes)
Hugo Smith		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Ric Esther Bienstock		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Ric Esther Bienstock	....	series producer (1 episode, 2003)
Pauline Duffy	....	executive producer (1 episode)
Elliott Halpern	....	executive producer (1 episode)
Simcha Jacobovici	....	executive producer (1 episode)
Jack Rabinovitch	....	executive producer (1 episode)
Stephen Shearman	....	associate producer (1 episode)
Felix Golubev	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Aaron Davis		(1 episode)
John Lang		(1 episode)

Series Film Editing by
Barry Spink		(1 episode)

Series Production Management
Sue Edelson	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Sandra Meret	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Gary Pearson	....	opening animation (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Alain Letourneau	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Dwayne Newman	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Peter Sawade	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Graham Wilson	....	sound (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Alex Olegnowicz	....	on-line editor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
• Channel Four Film
• YAP

Distributors

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (2003) (Canada) (TV)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Canada:50 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Filming Locations:

China

Company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Movie Connections:

Features "The Ed Sullivan Show" (1948)

Penn and Teller take on India, China, and Egypt

This film is a must for the Penn and Teller hardcore fans. Instead of taking a traditional documentary E! style, Penn and Teller decide to take us through a backwoods scenic view of those countries and sample the magic culture through a different light add magic and dry comedy.

If you have a slight interest in the rope trick, Chinese acrobatics, snake swallowing it may be worth a little patience to watch this film. This is definitely a sleeper watching Penn and Teller travel around India, China, and Egypt taking in all the local magic they could muster from the streets to the clubs and museums. Penn and Teller interact with the people and the magicians, discuss and compare the different types of magic.

7 / 10.