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The Escape Artist

Year:
Duration:
94 min
Genres:
Crime | Drama
IMDB rate:
6.2
Director:
Caleb Deschanel
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1982-05-28
Filming Locations: American Zoetrope Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $23,323 (USA) (31 May 1982)
Gross: $143,369 (USA) Weekend Gross $23,323 (USA)
Cast
Actor
Character
Raul Julia
Stu Quiñones
Griffin O'Neal
Danny Masters
Desi Arnaz
Mayor Quiñones (as Desiderio Arnaz)
Teri Garr
Arlene
Joan Hackett
Aunt Sibyl
Gabriel Dell
Uncle Burke
John P. Ryan
Vernon
Elizabeth Daily
Sandra
M. Emmet Walsh
Fritz
Jackie Coogan
Magic Shop Owner
Hal Williams
Cop at Mayor's Office
Helen Page Camp
Neighbor
Harry Caesar
Sax Player
Huntz Hall
Turnkey
Harry Anderson
Harry Masters
George Brengel
Water Commissioner
Carlin Glynn
Treasurer's Secretary
Tom Signorelli
Mailbox Cop
George Cantero
Jail Trustee
Harry Cohn
Jailmate
James Howard
Cop at Bridal Shop
R. Wayne Kruse
Reporter
Margaret Ladd
Reporter
Tom Mahoney
M.C
G.K. Marshall
Drummer
Doug McGrath
Photographer
Susi Sherman
Woman at Club
Richard Bradford
Sam - City Treasurer (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The title that Danny Masters (Griffin O'Neal)'s father Harry Masters had been famous for was the "greatest escape artist in the world, after Houdini".
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Actor Griffin O'Neal took a crash course in magic and its philosophy with technical advisor Ricky Jay for his role as teenage magician Danny Masters in this movie. This included learning such tricks as juggling, fine-fingered lock work and sleight-of-hand maneuvers.
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First major role in a feature film of actor Griffin O'Neal. The picture was not O'Neal's debut as has been often reported as O'Neal had appeared as a bicycle boy in director Peter Bogdanovich's Nickelodeon (1976) starring his father Ryan O'Neal.
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Quotes
Danny Masters: You wanna know what you need? You need an education.
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Photos from cast
David Clennon Isabel Cooley
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