Corky is a painfully shy, failed magician who finds overnight success as a ventriloquist. Magic is a 1978 american psychological horror film starring anthony hopkins, annmargret and. Not in any other movie, but magic is even more desperate than its characters. Annmargret is peggy ann, a woman caught up in a series of strange events she cannot control. With anthony hopkins, annmargret, burgess meredith, ed lauter. With his star on the rise, talent agent ben greene arranges an important shot at national tv. Magic is a 1978 american psychological horror drama film directed by richard attenborough and based on the 1976 novel of the same name by william goldham. Fats is the main antagonist in the 1978 psychological horror film magic.
Movies like magic 1978 spookies 1986 vampire 1979 from the dark 2014 behind you 2020 double exposure 1982 dr. A pretty creepy movie trailer from the 1978 movie, magic by joseph e. However there are far better films in the genre to be watching than. Financial analysis of magic 1978 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The special first aired october 30, 1978 on cbs the special was followed by two sequels. The doctors were voiced by frank nelson, regis cordic, and charles woolf.
Watch magic 1978 full movie online free on putlocker. Magic is a 1978 american psychological horror film starring anthony hopkins, annmargret and burgess meredith. Richard phillipsjones considers whether anthony hopkins is a certifiable case. For the movie, hopkins had to learn a number of difficult skills. It was the first soundtrack lp to be issued on the peter pan records label under its orange blossom logo. Magic 1978 is a psychological thriller of the highest quality. One of the inmates alan bates is the scorekeeper, and as he keeps score he tells a visitor of a strange and desolate story.
The film, which was directed by richard attenborough, is based on a screenplay by william goldman, who also wrote the novel upon which it was based. Bob goldman was a superb novelist too, magic the movie was let down by an awful performance from the overacting welsh windbag anthony hopkins, however as a book it is as scary as they come. The puppet, fats presents this terrifying love story which scared some if not many kids then. With fats in tow, he flees the city to a nearlydeserted. Magic 1978 cast and crew corky anthony hopkins, a failed magician, adopts a new ventriloquist act with an abrasive dummy named fats, and suddenly finds himself lined up for a television show. A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a. Released 1978, magic stars anthony hopkins, annmargret, burgess meredith, ed lauter the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 46 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. In the popular collective memory, magic occupies a place as a creepydoll movie alongside the dummy sequence from dead of night 1945 and its unacknowledged redux in devil doll 1964, but actually has a vital difference. This somehow has become a forgotten movie which seems odd that after the subsequent success and recognition of anthony hopkins in silence of the lambs that.
Where those tales had firmly pinned their supernatural colours to the mast, magic is crucially clear in presenting itself as a psychological piece. Bill encourages abby to claim the fortune of the dying farmer by tricking him into a false. The magic of lassie soundtrack album was released in the united states by peter pan records on november 23, 1978. This tv spot scared the crap outta me as a kid scarier than the actual movie one of the best movie teasers ever. Much of the production was rushed, and the script underwent numerous rewrites. Oct 28, 20 magic is one of those good movies that, for whatever reason, saw its reputation fade as the years went by. Jul 01, 2011 magic 1978 the dummy is talkin and just cant stop. It stars anthony hopkins, annmargaret, burgess meredith, ed lauter, david ogden stiers and was distributed by 20th century fox other websites. Magic 1978 movie simple english wikipedia, the free.
One of the worst movies ever made is dominating on netflix. Like watching a movie inside a movie and both are constantly referencing each other and sometimes all of the colors look the same as each. Sherman, and all music was supervised, arranged, and conducted by irwin kostal. Hopkins is top good an actor to be completely lost in this nonsense, but. But the pressure of failing the networks required physical sends corky into a panic. Based on a folk tale from russia, magic pony features several familiar faces. Actors laurie faso as marlo with his machine on marlo and the magic movie machine, weekly childrens television series. Days of heaven is a 1978 american romantic period drama film written and directed by terrence malick and starring richard gere, brooke adams, sam shepard, and linda manz. And hopkins sublime portrayal makes it an experience of a lifetime. More famous as a hollywood script writer, bob goldman was a superb novelist too, magic the movie was let down by an awful performance from the overacting welsh windbag anthony hopkins, however as a book it is as scary as they come. Magic is a good little film, but dont expect to be terrified when you watch this. Magnetic pulser bob beck protocol pemf pulsed electromagnetic field therapy 21,039 views. Annmargret is brilliant in the role of peggy ann snow.
All three magic terms in this text block, abracadabra, presto changeo and hocus pocus, have been the titles of other movies. Overview of magic, 1978, directed by richard attenborough, with anthony hopkins, annmargret, burgess meredith, at turner classic movies. Set in 1916, it tells the story of bill and abby, lovers who travel to the texas panhandle to harvest crops for a wealthy farmer. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Magic 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Puff the magic dragon is a 30minute animated television special based on the song of the same name by peter, paul and mary. Magic 1978 financial information where data and the movie business meet. The title character was voiced by burgess meredith. On putlocker watch magic 1978 in hd 1080p with high speed link. For some inane reason every time i think about the film magic 1978, that.
Worth seeing if you enjoy hopkins work, and dummydoll movies. It stars anthony hopkins, annmargaret, burgess meredith, ed lauter, david ogden stiers and was distributed by 20th century fox. Magic 1978 corky anthony hopkins, a failed magician, adopts a new ventriloquist act with an abrasive dummy named fats, and suddenly finds himself lined up for a television show. Apr 15, 2003 magic soundtrack cd details and availability. It centers around a youth johnny whitaker, the perennial disney favorite who must save a magical kingdom from its. Where the horror is about being forced to do things you dont want to do or maybe do want to do but dont want to. Burgess meredith as ben greene virtually steals every scene that he is a part of. Magic is a good film, but it does fall short of its potential.
His brash, foulmouthed dummy, fats, becomes a huge nightclub hit. Hes a ventriloquist dummy voiced by corky withers himself protrayed by the actor anthony hopkins who also played hannibal lecter. Magnetic pulser bob beck protocol pemf pulsed electromagnetic field therapy 21,670 views. I purchased this movie so i could watch it again as an adult, just to. R 1h 47min drama, horror 8 november 1978 usa a ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart. Recently the rights were acquired by the american movie classics division of amc film holdings, llc, while tv rights are handled for. The shout opens during a cricket match between the staff and inmates of an insane asylum, and cricket, of course, is such a crazy game anyway that you cant tell the teams apart. Filming for kiss meets the phantom of the park began in may 1978, and it was produced by hannabarbera, known primarily for cartoons. With his star on the rise, talent agent ben greene burgess meredith arranges an important shot at national tv. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing magic 1978 near you. Most of the movie was filmed at magic mountain in california, with additional filming taking place in the hollywood hills. Magic is a 1978 american psychological horror film directed by.
Rent magic 1978 starring anthony hopkins and annmargret on dvd and bluray. Mar 08, 2020 richard attenboroughs film of ventriloquism and insanity, 1978s magic comes to uk bluray through second sight films on 23 march 2020. Academy awardwinner anthony hopkins silence of the lambs is corky, a painfully shy, failed magician who finds overnight success as a ventriloquist. In this film, anthony hopkins plays corky, a schizophrenic ventriloquist who believes his dummy fats is about to come alive and take over the act. Hes a ventriloquist dummy voiced by corky withers himself protrayed by the actor anthony hopkins who. Magic is one of those good movies that, for whatever reason, saw its reputation fade as the years went by. Like watching a movie inside a movie and both are constantly referencing each other and sometimes all of the colors look the same as each other but you cant quite tell.