Magicians

2007
1h 30m

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David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Magicians (2007)

A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap when they compete in a magic competition.A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap when they compete in a magic competition.A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap when they compete in a magic competition.

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6.0/10

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Awards
- 1 win total

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Trivia
Olivia Colman was offered a key role.

Goofs
When Harry Kane is flying back to London from Jersey the aircraft on the runway is a Flybe Dash 8 Q400 which does fly that route. The interior in the next shot however is filmed in a much larger aircraft with 6 seats across (the Q400 has 4 across) and while he is having his panic attack Harry refers to the oxygen masks in the safety briefing which the Q400 doesn't have.

Quotes
Mike Francis: [a Veteran Magician has put out a cigarette on his tongue and swallowed it] Yes, very good, thankyou.
[Aside]
Mike Francis: You know, there's no technique to any of that. He just takes the pain. Sick bastard.

Crazy credits
There's an additional scene featuring Karl's manager after the end credits.

Connections
Featured in Sven Uslings Bio: Magicians (2020)

Soundtracks
The Cat
Performed by Jimmy Smith
Written by Lalo Schifrin
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Courtesy of Verve Records (United States)
Under license from Universal Music Operations

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Featured review

7/10

Definitely Worth a Couple Yuks (Or More)

I've seen lots of bad to so-so reviews for this one, but I gotta say, I keep going back to it because the funny bits really are funny. For me, Peter Capaldi absolutely steals every scene he's in; he can do more comedy with one facial expression than many comedians can pull off in an entire stand-up act, and he's perfect for the role of the bureaucratic petty tyrant in charge of the magic contest. Daren Boyd (my GOD does he look like a young John Cleese!) also steals his scenes, as does Alex McQueen as the stooge: amazing what really good comedic actors can do with even the smallest roles.