Abracadabra, I sit on his knee. Presto chango, and now he is me. Hocus Pocus, we take her to bed. Magic is fun; we’re dead.
This is episode 117 and our final show for 2021. Written by the award winning William Goldman and scored by the legendary Jerry Goldsmith, this film sparked a huge debate between us as to whether or not its actually a horror film. Join us for our Horror 101 treatment of Sir Richard Attenborough’s Magic!
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:
01:00 Prelude to Terror…
03:40 Spotify Resolved…
05:43 Introducing Magic…
12:00 Magician Rising…
16:30 On the Run…
18:42 Peg Reconnection…
21:27 How Long You Been Like This, Kid?
26:30 Let’s Go Fishing…
29:00 Dummy Homicide…
31:00 I Won’t Do It!!
35:30 I Think We’re Dying…
40:50 Scoring The Film…
48:30 Conclusion! Happy new year!
Magic (1978)
Directed by: Richard Attenborough
Written by: William Goldman
Starring:
Anthony Hopkins as Corky / Fats (voice)
Ann-Margret as Peggy Ann Snow
Burgess Meredith as Ben Greene
Ed Lauter as Duke
David Ogden Stiers as Todson
Jerry Houser as Cab Driver
Music by: Gerry Goldsmith
All video, pictures and audio used from Magic is copyright © 1978 by Joseph E. Levine Productions. Used for educational purposes. No reproductions of any kind.