Product Details

• Actors: Raul Julia, Griffin O'Neal, Desi Arnaz, Teri Garr, Joan Hackett
• Directors: Caleb Deschanel
• Writers: David Wagoner, Melissa Mathison, Stephen Zito
• Producers: Buck Houghton, Doug Claybourne, Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos
• Format: NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Lions Gate
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 2002
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302035244
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #341,331 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quirky Film Worth Checking Out, November 10, 2005

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David Baldwin (Philadelphia,PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Escape Artist (DVD)

Francis Ford Coppola formed Zoetrope studios with the intent of offering offbeat fare that otherwise would not have received financing by the major studios. This was an eminently noble goal but ultimately it was films like this that did not find an audience or widespread distribution that bankrupted Coppola. This should not be an impediment to any adventurous viewer in checking this film out. Though highly imaginative in part the film's central premise is somewhat slight involving a young magician (Griffin O'Neal) who picks the pocket of the ne'er-do-well son(Raul Julia) of a town's corrupt mayor(Desi Arnaz). What elevates the film is terrific performances by the actors not the least young O'Neal. O'Neal in the title role is magnetic and projects a worldliness that betrays his youth. I can't recall O'Neal in any subsequent films but I do recall his involvement a few years later in a tragic boating accident that took the life of Coppola's son. Julia is terrific as well in a part that a lesser actor would have overplayed. Interesting supporting roles include Jackie Coogan("The Addams Family") as a magic shop owner and Gabriel Dell(the Dead End Kids as O'Neal's uncle. Teri Garr, however, is criminally wasted in the role of Julia's girlfriend.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Childhood Dream Come True, May 23, 2005

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K. Foster (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Escape Artist (DVD)

One of the first films I saw as a child and I loved it - a true masterpiece. I only ever saw it once and I made a lifelong promise to myself to see it again. Now I hear it may soon go to DVD and the suspense of such a prospect is almost too much to bear! It's a fantastic film, a real treat and a classic well worth adding to any DVD collection.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Never Ending Sense of magic., November 29, 2007

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I Harris - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Escape Artist (DVD)

Well what do I have to say about this gem?It is a journey of our five senses into the realms of funny,imaginative,nostalgic,and infinite magic.Five stars are not enough.