Watch Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989) Free Online

Release Date: 1989

Cast: James Randi, Teller, Caitlin Clarke

Categories: Movies, Comedy, Black comedy

Penn & Teller Get Killed is a 1989 dark comedy film directed by Arthur Penn starring magicians Penn & Teller. The duo play themselves, and the plot involves them in a satirical account of what the audience would perhaps imagine the pair doing in their daily lives. Most of the action involves Penn and Teller playing practical jokes on each other along with Penn's girlfriend, Carlotta (played by Caitlin Clarke). The final joke, as the title of the film implies, has serious consequences for all three. The movie turned out to be the last theatrical film that Arthur Penn directed, and received... MORE

Penn & Teller Get Killed is a 1989 dark comedy film directed by Arthur Penn starring magicians Penn & Teller. The duo play themselves, and the plot involves them in a satirical account of what the audience would perhaps imagine the pair doing in their daily lives. Most of the action involves Penn and Teller playing practical jokes on each other along with Penn's girlfriend, Carlotta (played by Caitlin Clarke). The final joke, as the title of the film implies, has serious consequences for all three. The movie turned out to be the last theatrical film that Arthur Penn directed, and received mostly negative reviews from critics. Penn & Teller appear on a late night talk show, performing an impressive upside-down camera illusion. After the show's host mocks the duo's interest in magic and their renowned skepticism, Penn jokingly comments that he wishes someone were trying to kill him. Soon after, the magicians are off to a scheduled show in Atlantic City with Penn's girlfriend, Carlotta. At the airport, Teller plays a prank on Penn by slipping metal objects in to his pockets each time he walks through the metal detector, and Penn gets back at him by thumbcuffing Teller to a fake gun, LESS