Penn & Teller Get Killed

5.5
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 89 min
  • Premiere: 1989. September 22.

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.

Discover

Teller

Self

Caitlin Clarke

Carlotta / Celia McGuire

Celia McGuire

Officer McNamara

Bill Randolph

Floor Director

John Miller

Steve, the Bandleader

Ellen Whyte

Make-up Woman

Ted Neustadt

Bob, the Host

Tudor Sherrard

Frat Boy #1

Billy Morrissette

Frat Boy #2

Jon Cryer

Frat Boy #3

Leonard Parker

Airport Porter

Christopher Durang

Jesus Freak

Camille Saviola

Airport Security Guard

Avanti Taylor

Little Girl

Don Plumley

Ticket Agent

Peggy Cosgrave

Ticket Agent

Joseph Amodei

Ticket Agent

Madison Arnold

Slot Player

Jamie Tirelli

Maitre d'

Millie Tirelli

Waitress

Joe Milazzo

Ernesto's Guest

Lum Chang Pang

Muscular One

Maria Laboy

Woman Timekeeper

Ben Lin

Rope Holder #1

Jimmy Carr

Rope Holder #2

James Randi

Rope Holder #3

Rob Elk

Heckler

Nancy Giles

TV Interviewer

Marilyn Cooper

Woman in Parking Lot

Patrick Whitney

Taxi Pusher

Beth Woods

Screaming Showgirl

Anne Conners

Laughing Showgirl

Robert LaSardo

Mugger #1

Tom Sizemore

Mugger #2

Reg E. Cathey

Fan’s Friend

Alan North

Old Cop

Matthew Penn

Young Cop

Art

John Arnone

Production Design

Beth Kushnick

Set Decoration

Scott Rosenstock

Set Dresser

Camera

Jan Weincke

Director of Photography

Constantine Makris

Camera Operator

Pamela Katz

Second Assistant Camera

Zachary Winestine

First Assistant Camera

Eric Liebowitz

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Rita Ryack

Costume Design

Victor DeNicola

Hair Designer

Susie Money

Wardrobe Supervisor

Carla White

Makeup Artist

Crew

Jery Hewitt

Stunt Coordinator

Roy Farfel

Stunts

Jeff Ward

Stunts

Steve Kirshoff

Special Effects Coordinator

Directing

Arthur Penn

Director

Tony Adler

Second Assistant Director

Lewis Gould

First Assistant Director

Eva Z. Cabrera

Script Supervisor

Drew Ann Rosenberg

Second Second Assistant Director

Editing

Suzanne Pillsbury

Associate Editor

Production

Arthur Penn

Producer

Fran Kumin

Casting

Carl Clifford

Unit Production Manager

Marion Levine

Casting Assistant

Meg Simon

Casting

Timothy Marx

Co-Producer

Sound

Paul Chihara

Original Music Composer

Lee Dichter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Hal Levinsohn

Sound Editor

John Sutton

Sound Mixer

Eugene Gearty

Sound Editor

Patricia Bowers

Assistant Sound Editor

Lisa Schnall

Boom Operator

Bruce Pross

Sound Editor

Brian Johnson

Assistant Sound Editor

Philip Stockton

Sound Editor

Marissa Littlefield

Assistant Sound Editor

Suzana Peric

Music Editor

Skip Lievsay

Supervising Sound Editor

Writing

Teller

Writer