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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Violence, Brief Nudity, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1978 DVD Release: 01/05/1990 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Studio: United American Members Wishing: 6 Genres: Horror, Thriller, Supernatural Horror, Psychological Thriller See Also: Magic

Anthony Hopkins is a ventriloquist psychologically tormented by his dummy in the Richard Attenborough thriller Magic (a film with a story that may seem familiar to those who have seen the Michael Redgrave segment of Dead of Night, or the Cliff Robertson episode "The Dummy" from The Twilight Zone television series). William Goldman based his screenplay on his best-selling novel. Hopkins plays Corky, a seedy magician who is hooted off the stage in the low-rent clubs that will stoop to hire him. But when he comes across a dummy named Fats, his career is energized. Corky sees in Fats everything he lacks himself -- confidence, creativity, and verbal agility. With the help of his agent Ben Greene (Burgess Meredith), Corky rises to the top of the nightclub circuit. But with Corky's success comes an increased paranoia, and he turns down a TV contract, believing that it would mean taking a medical examination and that rumors of his mental instability might leak out. Corky takes off to a Catskills resort, run by Peggy Ann Snow (Ann-Margret), an old girlfriend now unhappily married to a volatile hick (Ed Lauter). While a frustrated Ben high tails it to the Catskills to find Corky, Corky discovers that he still has feelings for Peggy, but lands in the middle of a love triangle between the woman and her husband, where his schizophrenic personality manifests itself and additional murders occur. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Anthony Hopkins - Corky/Voice of Fats
Ann-Margret - Peggy Ann Snow
Burgess Meredith - Ben Greene
Ed Lauter - Duke
E.J. Andre - Merlin

Anthony Hopkins is a ventriloquist psychologically tormented by his dummy in the Richard Attenborough thriller Magic (whose story may seem familiar to those who have seen the Michael Redgrave segment of Dead of Night, or the Cliff Robertson episode "The Dummy" from The Twilight Zone television series). William Goldman based his screenplay upon his best-selling novel. Hopkins plays Corky, a seedy magician who is hooted off the stage in the low-rent clubs that will stoop to hire him. But when he comes across a dummy named Fats, his career is energized. Corky sees in Fats everything he lacks himself -- confidence, creativity, and verbal agility. With the help of his agent Ben Greene (Burgess Meredith), Corky rises to the top of the nightclub circuit. But with Corky's success comes an increased paranoia, and he kills Ben. Corky thinks that the murderer is Fats and he goes on the lam to a Catskills resort, run by Peggy Ann Snow (Ann-Margret), an old girlfriend. In the run-down hotel, Corky's schizophrenic personality manifests itself and more murders occur. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide