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Title: An Honest Liar (2014)
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| James Randi | ... | Self - Magician | |
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José Alvarez | ... | Self - Artist (as Jose Alvarez) |
| Penn Jillette | ... | Self - Magician (as Penn) | |
| Teller | ... | Self - Magician | |
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Jamy Ian Swiss | ... | Self - Magician & Author |
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Richard Wiseman | ... | Self - Magician & Psychologist (as Prof. Richard Wiseman) |
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Ray Hyman | ... | Self - Experimental Psychologist |
| Adam Savage | ... | Self - Mythbusters | |
| Alice Cooper | ... | Self - Rock Star | |
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Banachek | ... | Self - Mentalist (as Steve Shaw) |
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Alexander Jason | ... | Self - Surveillance Expert (as Alec Jason) |
| Bill Nye | ... | Self - The Science Guy | |
| Michael Shermer | ... | Self - Publisher, Skeptic Magazine | |
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Michael Edwards | ... | Self - Project Alpha Psychic |
| Uri Geller | ... | Self - Purported Psychic | |
AN HONEST LIAR is a feature documentary about the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, James 'The Amazing' Randi. The film brings to life Randi's intricate investigations that publicly exposed psychics, faith healers, and con-artists with quasi-religious fervor. A master deceiver who came out of the closet at the age of 81, Randi created fictional characters, fake psychics, and even turned his partner of 25 years, the artist Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru named Carlos. But when a shocking revelation in Randi's personal life is discovered, it isn't clear whether Randi is still the deceiver - or the deceived. Written by Anonymous
The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.
We have some great classic footage, though some is a bit fuzzy by modern standards. The well-known debate with Uri Geller is here, but also a pretty thorough section on Peter Popoff, whose story I did not know about. It is sad to know that these guys get debunked and keep on going.
The film also focuses on Randi's relationship with his boyfriend of twenty-five years, José Alvarez, who at the time of filming, had been discovered to be living under a false identity, calling into question "whether Randi was the deceiver or the deceived." This is quite a fascinating twist, as the great debunker turns out to have been sharing his life with the greatest con of all.