Penn & Teller Get Killed
- Released on
- Runtime
- 89 mins
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. In a TV interview, Penn mentions his idea of a fun practical joke: "I wish someone were trying to kill me. It would give focus to my life, excitement. I'd be like James Bond." Twenty million people hear him. One decides to deliver a punchline he'll never forget. Made by people who thought Psycho was a comedy, Penn & Teller Get Killed (they also wrote the piece) features Caitlin Clarke as the femme fatale and David Patrick Kelly as the Edgar Allan Poe-esque nutcase with a new mission. Arthur Penn, known for hip masterpieces like Bonnie and Clyde, Alice's Restaurant and Little Big Man, directs with roller-coaster pacing and subversive intelligence.
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. In a TV interview, Penn mentions his idea of a fun practical joke: "I wish someone were trying to kill me. It would give focus to my life, excitement. I'd be like James Bond." Twenty million people hear him. One decides to deliver a punchline he'll never forget. Made by people who thought Psycho was a comedy, Penn & Teller Get Killed (they also wrote the piece) features Caitlin Clarke as the femme fatale and David Patrick Kelly as the Edgar Allan Poe-esque nutcase with a new mission. Arthur Penn, known for hip masterpieces like Bonnie and Clyde, Alice's Restaurant and Little Big Man, directs with roller-coaster pacing and subversive intelligence.
Cast
- Penn Jillette
- Teller
- Caitlin Clarke
- David Patrick Kelly
- Leonardo Cimino
- Celia McGuire
- Bill Randolph
- John Miller
- Ellen Whyte
- Ted Neustadt
- Tudor Sherrard
- Billy Morrissette
- Jon Cryer
- Leonard Parker
- Christopher Durang
- Camille Saviola
- Gwendolyn Shepherd
- Avanti Taylor
- Don Plumley
- Peggy Cosgrave
- Joseph Amodei
- Madison Arnold
- Jamie Tirelli
- Millie Tirelli
- Joe Milazzo
- Paul Calderon
- Eddie Gorodetsky
- Lum Chang Pang
- Maria Laboy
- Ben Lin
- Jimmy Carr
- James Randi
- Rob Elk
- Nancy Giles
- Marilyn Cooper
- Patrick Whitney
- Beth Woods
- Anne Conners
- Robert LaSardo
- Tom Sizemore
- Reg E. Cathey
- Alan North
- Matthew Penn
Director
- Arthur Penn
Producers
- Arthur Penn
