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Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)
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22 September 1989 (USA) moreTagline:
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Penn & Teller enjoy playing jokes on each other. When Penn says on an interview show that he wishes... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Wickedly funny more (14 total)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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The elderly man and woman seated at a table on the right side of the screen during Penn and "Carlotta's" conversation in the Mexican restaurant were Penn's real-life parents, Sam and Valda Jillette. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In Officer McNamara's boathouse, Teller's leg brushes against a cylindrical cushion and knocks it off the couch as he is walking across the room. Shortly thereafter, the cushion has returned to the couch, and Teller picks it up before sitting down. moreSoundtrack:
Mediterranean Homesick Blues moreFAQ
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A movie no Penn & Teller fan would dream of being without. The first time I watched it, I was perplexed by the oddball atmosphere - this movie just doesn't play like a typical movie. Subsequent viewings have increased my fondness for it, though, and I keep finding more and more humour in it. So much of the humour comes from realizing that the jokes are not just inserted to make us laugh, but are the natural product of a very bizarre world that these two performers are inhabiting all the time. As Teller in a park catches pigeons with his bare hands, Penn says admiringly, "You're getting really good at that. You don't even hurt them anymore." Anymore? What has been going on between Teller and the pigeons all these years? The film is full of these little glimpses into a very weird world.