Penn & Teller Get Killed

1989
R
1h 29m

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5.7/10

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Dark Comedy Adventure Comedy Crime Thriller

The "bad boys of magic" go over the edge in this mind-blowing, role-switching comedy murder mystery set in the dizzying world of Atlantic City casinos.The "bad boys of magic" go over the edge in this mind-blowing, role-switching comedy murder mystery set in the dizzying world of Atlantic City casinos.The "bad boys of magic" go over the edge in this mind-blowing, role-switching comedy murder mystery set in the dizzying world of Atlantic City casinos.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Penn & Teller Get Killed

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Trivia
When Teller is being held down with ropes by audience members, the one closest to Penn Jillette is James Randi, aka "The Amazing Randi". A close friend and mentor, Randi wrote the book "The Faith Healers" and exposed psychic doctors to the public, a driving plot point in the film.

Goofs
When Penn is being removed from the casino by the cop, his chants of "Attica! Attica!" don't match his mouth. That's because he originally sang "We shall overcome! We shall overcome!" as can be seen in the trailer.

Quotes
Penn: Ah, the revolution! Starting in the most unlikely of places: Trump Casino, Atlantic City!

Crazy credits
To hide the fact that Caitlin Clarke played a dual role, she also was credited under the pseudonym 'Celia McGuire'. The closing credits reveal the pseudonym with the consecutive credits: Officer McNamara...Celia McGuire Celia McGuire...Caitlin Clarke

Connections
Features Penn & Teller Go Public (1985)

Soundtracks
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Performed by Penn Jillette
Written by Bob Dylan
©1965 Warner Bros. Inc.
Performed by Penn Jillette
[Penn quotes the lyrics to test his mic in the first scene and later while almost being operated on]

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Featured review

6/10

pretty freaky deaky

this movie has some interesting stunts that are pulled, but I kept asking myself during the duration of the film, Is Penn the guy who does the "next on Comedy Central" voice. Otherwise I could dig this movie, jay and silent bob seemed to rip it off a little bit.