Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Arthur Penn

Writers (WGA):

Penn Jillette (written by) and
Teller (written by)

Release Date:

22 September 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

What more do you want?

Plot:

Penn & Teller enjoy playing jokes on each other. When Penn says on an interview show that he wishes...

Plot Keywords:

Practical Joke | Metal Detector | Narration From The Grave | Talk Show | Black Comedy

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Dead Funny

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (one scene) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Iceland:12 | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Lorimar Film Entertainment

Trivia:

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.

Goofs:

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.

Quotes:

Penn: Commie bastard, I'll show you distribution of wealth!

Movie Connections:

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Soundtrack:

Mediterranean Homesick Blues

Wickedly funny

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.