The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying - Live the Dream (1992)

This is the 14th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host James Earl Jones, who talks about the "flying dream" while David Copperfield is sitting at a large desk in a room where ... See full summary »

Directors:

David Copperfield (as David Kotkin), Michael Dimich

Writer:

David Copperfield (as Seth Kotkin)

Stars:

David Copperfield, James Earl Jones, Orson Welles

Won 3 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
David Copperfield	...	Himself
James Earl Jones	...	Himself - Special Guest Host
Orson Welles	...	Himself - Special Appearance (archive footage)

Storyline

This is the 14th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host James Earl Jones, who talks about the "flying dream" while David Copperfield is sitting at a large desk in a room where the window illuminates only the desk itself. The illusions performed are: "Heaven On The Seventh Floor" (aka "Elevator"), "Interlude", "Graffiti Wall", "Squeeze Box", "Mind Control", "Orson Welles From Beyond", "Touch The Magic - Destinations Of Flight" (the second of the interactive games performed in four specials), "Flying" and then "Flying Outside Of The Theater". "Flying" is an illusion for which Copperfield had worked for seven years, much more than any other one. Before performing it, he invites a part of the audience to go on stage to see the illusion close up, and makes them sit to the left of the stage itself, then asks two people to examine a plexiglas container. So, he sits on stage and begins to tell that he dreamed to fly since he was a child, a child who felt lonely. At the end of his ...

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Plot Keywords:

flying | stage | illusion | plexiglas | wall | 

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Taglines:

no camera tricks

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 1992 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

DCDI Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

49 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "Flying" illusion makes a really wide use of the original motion pictures score composed by Lee Holdridge and conducted by Gianfranco Plenizio for TV Mini-Series East of Eden (1981).

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Goofs

In this special's closing credits there is a misprint: the photography director's surname is "Dickinson" (he is Robert A. Dickinson), but there is written "Dickenson".

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Connections

References Citizen Kane (1941)

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Soundtracks

Tighten Up
Written, performed and produced by Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr
Released in 1991 as third song of the album "Electronic"
(Used to introduce and to conclude "Mind Control", and to introduce also "Flying")

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