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Overview

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Director:
Arthur Penn
Writers (WGA):
Penn Jillette (written by) and
Teller (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
22 September 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy more
Tagline:
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Plot:
Penn & Teller enjoy playing jokes on each other. When Penn says on an interview show that he wishes... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Penn Jillette ... Penn Jillette

Teller ... Teller
Caitlin Clarke ... Carlotta / Officer McNamara (as Celia McGuire)

David Patrick Kelly ... The Fan
Leonardo Cimino ... Ernesto
Celia McGuire ... Officer McNamara
Bill Randolph ... Floor Director
John Miller ... Steve the bandleader
Ellen Whyte ... Makeup Woman
Ted Neustadt ... Bob the host
Tudor Sherrard ... 1st Frat Boy
Billy Morrissette ... 2nd Frat Boy

Jon Cryer ... 3rd Frat Boy
Leonard Parker ... Airport Porter
Christopher Durang ... Jesus Freak
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dead Funny
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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Penn Jillette and Teller are abducted by the Filipinos on the beach, Penn says, "Do what you want to the girl, but leave me alone." This line is one of the phrases in George Carlin's list of "Things You Never Hear". more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Penn is being removed from the casino by the cop, his chants of "Attica! Attica!" don't match his mouth. That's because he originally sang "We shall overcome! We shall overcome!" as can be seen in the trailer. more
Quotes:
Penn: [to waitress] Gracias.
Carlotta: Very good! And how do you say "son of a hooker"?
Penn: Hijo de puta!
Carlotta: EE-ho de puta.
Penn: Hijo de puta. This is great! Now I can say "thank you", "son of a bitch", and "the dog is big and black". I'm becoming a world citizen!
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Movie Connections:
References A Plumbing We Will Go (1940) more
Soundtrack:
Femme fatale more

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1 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
pretty freaky deaky, 2 July 2002
6/10
Author: jackrabbitslims-1 from long island, new york

this movie has some interesting stunts that are pulled, but I kept asking myself during the duration of the film, Is Penn the guy who does the "next on Comedy Central" voice. Otherwise I could dig this movie, jay and silent bob seemed to rip it off a little bit.

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