The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)

When a street magician's stunts begins to make their show look stale, superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone and Anton Marvelton look to salvage on their act - and their friendship - by staging their own daring stunt.

Director:

Don Scardino

Writers:

Jonathan M. Goldstein (screenplay), John Francis Daley (screenplay),

Stars:

Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Mason Cook

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Carell	...	Burt Wonderstone
Steve Buscemi	...	Anton Marvelton
Olivia Wilde	...	Jane
Jim Carrey	...	Steve Gray
James Gandolfini	...	Doug Munny
Alan Arkin	...	Rance Holloway
Jay Mohr	...	Rick the Implausible
Michael Herbig	...	Lucius Belvedere (as Michael Bully Herbig)
Mason Cook	...	Young Burt
Luke Vanek	...	Young Anton
Zachary Gordon	...	Bully
Richard Wolffe	...	Himself
Erin Burnett	...	Herself
Brad Garrett	...	Dom
David Copperfield	...	Himself

Storyline

Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have ruled the Las Vegas Strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt's growing ego. But lately the duo's greatest deception is their public friendship, while secretly they've grown to loathe each other. Facing cutthroat competition from guerrilla street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey), whose cult following surges with each outrageous stunt, even their show is starting to look stale. But there's still a chance Burt and Anton can save the act - both onstage and off - if only Burt can get back in touch with what made him love magic in the first place.

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Plot Keywords:

magician | las vegas nevada | character name in title

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Taglines:

Abracatastic!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, dangerous stunts, a drug-related incident and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 March 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Burt Dickenson

Filming Locations:

The Prince - 3198 W. Seventh Street, Koreatown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$10,177,257 (USA) (15 March 2013)

Gross:

$22,525,921 (USA) (3 May 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, BenderSpink, Carousel Productions (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adam Pally was considered for the role of Steve Gray.

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Goofs

The opening scene takes place in 1982, but a mini-satellite dish is visible on one of the houses. These were not available in the US until late 1994.

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Quotes

Steve Gray: I take people's nightmares and turn them into dream-realities.
Burt Wonderstone: What the fuck is a dream-reality?

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Connections

Referenced in Tosh.0: Ventriloquist Fail (2013)

User Reviews

A mediocre and forgettable comedy

This film is about two long time magician partners who perform in Las Vegas. Their show goes stale and they have to find ways to reinvent themselves.

"The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" has a simple plot, which tells the standard tale of two magicians who team up from childhood, cooperate, fall out and make up. The story is too plain and predictable, and it drags on a bit long. It takes half an hour of screen time before the idea of reinvention comes up, which is too long. The friendship subplot is not so touching and affecting either. The only interesting character is Jim Carrey as an unconventional magician with disturbing acts. I am impressed by how he could turn one eye to one side and the other eye is looking ahead. Overall, "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" is a mediocre and a rather forgettable comedy.