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Death Defying Acts
Year:
Duration:
97 min
Genres:
Drama | Romance | Thriller
IMDB rate:
5.9
Director:
Gillian Armstrong
Awards:
4 wins & 7 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 2008-03-13
Filming Locations: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Earnings
Budget: $20,000,000
Opening Weekend: $3,561 (USA) (13 July 2008)
Gross: $3,561 (USA) (13 July 2008)
Cast
Actor
Character
Guy Pearce
Harry Houdini
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Mary McGarvie
Timothy Spall
Sugarman
Saoirse Ronan
Benji McGarvie
Malcolm Shields
Leith Romeo
Leni Harper
Leith Romeo's wife
Ralph Riach
Mr. Robertson
Olivia Darnley
Flower Stall Seller
Anthony O'Donnell
Oily Librarian
Billy McColl
McTavish
James Holmes
Ugly Mug
Melanie Harris
Rose
Aileen O'Gorman
Effie - Elderly Seamstress
Raymond Griffiths
Music Hall Dwarf
Shaun Mason
Heckler
Tom Cotcher
Boxer's Manager
Joanne Cummins
Houdini Fan #1
Carol Robb
Houdini Fan #2
Mark Carter
Reporter #1
MacKay Crawford
Psychic Reporter
Paul Grunert
Hotel Manager
Graeme McKnight
Bellboy
Aaron Brown
Sugarman's Assistant
Martin Fisher
Concierge
Emma Humphries
Chambermaid
Miles Jupp
Ventriloquist
Tim Frost
Tap Dancer
Cloe Mackie
Psychic Twin One
Holly Mackie
Psychic Twin Two
David McKail
Maitre'D
Maev Alexander
Autograph Hound
Richard Dean
Angel with Red Hair
Rod Arthur
Police Chief
Alan David
Professor
Lorraine Hilton
Professor's Assistant
Dodger Phillips
Reporter #2
Campbell Graham
Reporter #3
Jack Bailey
Redhaired Pilot
Justin Flagg
Montreal Student
Liam Gerrard
Reporter
Che Grant
Montreal Student
Graham Curry
Locksman (uncredited)
James Fiddy
American Assistant (uncredited)
Steve Lately
Tartan Tammy
Silvia Lombardo
Usherette (uncredited)
Pam Rose
Old lady (uncredited)
Leonard Silver
Reporter (uncredited)
John Warman
Reporter (uncredited)
Chris Wilson
Reporter (uncredited)
Goofs
In the scene before Houdini try to communicate with his passed mother via Mary McGarvie, it can be clearly seen there is a vacuum tube that happened to be a 6C33C Russian vacuum tube, which does not exist until the 60s, and further more, that vacuum tube couldn't work anymore, since it was leaked (it has a white layer of powder inside the tube that shows there is air inside).
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The student who delivers the deadly punch to Houdini's stomach says "Trick or Treat" just before he throws the punch, and Houdini dies right on the steps. In reality, Houdini died 9 days after he received the punch, on Halloween, yet it wasn't Halloween when the student punched him.
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In the scene when Harry is dressing (shortly after his arrival in his Edinburgh hotel room) he starts to put on his braces (suspenders). In one shot they are partially unfastened but in the next shot (a close-up) they are securely fastened.
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Quotes
Benji McGarvie: Just gave him what he wanted. It was easy. You're goin' soft, you are. It's like Mr. Sugarman said. It's all just showbiz mumbo jumbo. All we've got is what we can touch and see.
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Benji McGarvie: [with Scottish accent] When I was very small, I had a gift. I saw things other folk did nae see. It was like looking into deep water and seein' things on the other side. As I grew up, the gift vanished, just like my mam said it would. And I saw the world as it really was - with all its sweet lies and trickery. The the great Houdini came into our lives, and changed everything forever.
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Benji McGarvie: Name's Benji, Mr. Houdini.
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