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"The X Files" (1993)Original Air Date:
16 January 2000 (Season 7, Episode 8)Plot:
Mulder and Scully investigate the apparent murder of a magician who was decapitated just minutes after... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Shall I come heckle you on your job? Make sure you count out the requisite number of McNuggets? more (4 total)Cast
(Episode Credited cast) | David Duchovny | ... | Fox Mulder |
 | Gillian Anderson | ... | Dana Scully |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Steven Barr | ... | Courier-Guard |
 | Mark Chaet | ... | Bank Officer |
| J. David | ... | Young Boss |
 | Sherri Howard | ... | Employee |
| Ricky Jay | ... | The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck |
 | Dennis Keiffer | ... | Bullethead #2 |
 | Robert LaSardo | ... | Cissy Alvarez |
 | Jonathan Levit | ... | Billy LaBonge |
| Jim Maniaci | ... | Bullethead #1 |
| Rick Marzan | ... | Prison Official |
| Dan Rice | ... | Man in Uniform |
 | Adam Vernier | ... | Courier Driver |
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Argentina:60 minCountry:
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1.78 : 1 moreFun Stuff
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Continuity: When Mulder and Scully investigate the young magician, Billy LaBonge, he magically shows a big coin. You see it lying on the table, next shot is from a different angle, and the coin is gone. Next shot it's there again. Magic? moreFAQ
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The Amazing Maleeni is a fun episode. It's nice, light-hearted fun. The effect of the head turning around is cheesy, but it's television. They don't have a big budget. That being said, the make-up of the severed head is very realistic. So, they cancel each other out. I like how in this episode, Scully calls Mulder a "skeptic". Also in this episode, we see the second ever flaming hand. The first being in "Fire" from season one. It's interesting that Mulder purposely knocks Alvarez's pool ball when leaving, throwing his FBI-weight around. Scully is very impressive with her hand-turning trick. Was that real or trick photography? Finally, Ricky Jay and Johnathan Levit are not only good magicians, they are good actors. It gave a high degree of authenticity having real magicians perform those parts instead of just normal actors. The Amazing Maleeni isn't an "amazing" episode in any sense of the word, but it's a solid episode with enough misdirection and sleight-of-hand to keep you entertained and guessing.