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Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989) [R]

Release Date:
September 22, 1989

Original Title:
Penn & Teller Get Killed

Alternate Titles:
Penn and Teller Get Killed

Genres:
Comedy

Production Companies:
Lorimar Film Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: R 

Runtime: 89

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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.

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Production

Assistant Sound Editor:
Patricia Bowers
Brian Johnson
Marissa Littlefield

Associate Editor:
Suzanne Pillsbury

Boom Operator:
Lisa Schnall

Camera Operator:
Constantine Makris

Casting:
Fran Kumin
Meg Simon

Casting Assistant:
Marion Levine

Co-Producer:
Timothy Marx

Costume Design:
Rita Ryack

Director:
Arthur Penn

Director of Photography:
Jan Weincke

Editor:
Jeffrey Wolf

Extras Casting:
Meredith Jacobson Marciano

First Assistant Camera:
Zachary Winestine

First Assistant Director:
Lewis Gould

Hair Designer:
Victor DeNicola

Makeup Artist:
Carla White

Music Editor:
Suzana Peric

Original Music Composer:
Paul Chihara

Producer:
Arthur Penn

Production Design:
John Arnone

Script Supervisor:
Eva Z. Cabrera

Second Assistant Camera:
Pamela Katz

Second Assistant Director:
Tony Adler

Second Second Assistant Director:
Drew Ann Rosenberg

Set Decoration:
Beth Kushnick

Set Dresser:
Scott Rosenstock

Sound Editor:
Bruce Pross
Philip Stockton
Hal Levinsohn
Eugene Gearty

Sound Mixer:
John Sutton

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Lee Dichter

Special Effects Coordinator:
Steve Kirshoff

Still Photographer:
Eric Liebowitz

Stunt Coordinator:
Jery Hewitt

Stunts:
Norman Douglass
Joan Cunningham
Roy Farfel
Jeff Ward

Supervising Sound Editor:
Skip Lievsay

Unit Production Manager:
Carl Clifford

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Susie Money

Writer:
Penn Jillette
Teller

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