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 & 3 nominations.

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 | vegas | neglectful father | desensitization | las vegas nevada | 

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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

Steve Gray (Jim Carrey) is clearly a parody of famed illusionist Criss Angel, who also served as one of the film's consultants.

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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: Your skin makes me cry.

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Connections

Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #7.40 (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Mr. Worldwide (Intro)"
Written by Gavriel Aminov, Jose Carlos Garcia Jr., Michaela Shiloh, and Pitbull (as Armando Christian Perez)
Performed by Pitbull ft. Vein
Courtesy of Mr. 305 / Polo Grounds Music / RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

User Reviews

An Enjoyable Watch

A lot of times I go into a movie with an opinion already formed about it. It's not based on any research or critical reviews, simply on the trailer. That was case with The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. My opinion of the film was not too positive going in. I was dragged to it by a friend of mine with questionable taste in movies to begin with. I could have not been more surprised. I found myself laughing through the entire feature.

The movie is pretty farcical to say the least, at some junctures borderline silly, but found myself quite enjoying the humor. It was a nice change of pace from all the recent comedies that have to go to the extreme with language and sex humor to make their point. It pokes fun at inter-workings of the illusionist and the final scene before the credits is classic.

The characters were very well cast. It is no secret based on past films and TV that Steve Carrell has experience in magic tricks, and he pulls it off in the film. It was also refreshing to see Steve Buscemi reprise a comedic role and carry, an impressive contrast to bootlegger Knucky Thompson. And as you would expect, Jim Carrey steals the show as the antagonistic shock magician, Steve Gray. For those who like these actors, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is a silly, light hearted but enjoyable hour and forty minute movie.