The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 4 nominations
Photos
James Randi
- Self - Magician
- (as James 'The Amazing' Randi)
Ray Hyman
- Self - Experimental Psychologist
- (as Prof. Ray Hyman)
Richard Wiseman
- Self - Magician & Psychologist
- (as Prof. Richard Wiseman)
José Alvarez
- Self - Artist
- (as Deyvi Peña [aka The Artist Jose Alvarez])
Banachek
- Self - Mentalist
- (as Steve Shaw)
Alexander Jason
- Self - Surveillance Expert
- (as Alec Jason)
Peter R. Phillips
- Self - Researcher
- (archive footage)
Peter Popoff
- Self - Faith Healer
- (archive footage)
Mark Shafer
- Self - Deputy Director, McDonnell Laboratory for Psychical Research
- (archive footage)
- (as Dr. Mark Shafer)
- Directors
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAt the end of the credits, a disclaimer comes up: "No spoons were harmed in the making of this film".
- Quotes
James Randi: Magicians are the most honest people in the world. They tell you they're going to fool you, and then they do it.
- Crazy creditsBefore the final copyright in the end credits it states, "No spoons were harmed in the making of this film."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Storyville: Exposed: Magicians, Psychics and Frauds (2014)
- SoundtracksThe Magic Touch
Words and Music by Buck Ram
Performed by The Platters
(c) Universal Music Corp, on behalf of itself, and A. M. C., Inc. (ASCAP)
Featured review
Debunking Mystics with a Retired Magician
The cunning, combative career of James "The Amazing" Randi, slightly better known as a professional disprover of psychics and faith healers than as an escape artist and illusionist of his own right. His career arc is an unexpectedly exciting one - he rubbed elbows with Johnny Carson and Alice Cooper in his prime - and as showy as one might expect from a lifelong performer. I found his transition right from the stage into the professional debunking game to be a natural one, not to mention noble (he considers work as a magician to be entertainment, while paranormal hoaxes are just thievery) but some see hypocrisy there. While it stays on the subject of his career, the documentary is a fascinating one. It switches gears in the final half-hour to focus on his personal life, where he's ironically caught by a private swindle during production, but apart from the obvious parallels to his working life I didn't find that long aside terribly interesting. Still, a good story, though perhaps not one that needed a feature-length documentary to explore.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Exposed: Magicians, Psychics and Frauds
- Filming locations
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA(Alice Cooper segment)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $180,590
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,821
- Mar 8, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $180,590
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