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Penn Jillette (Penn & Teller) Reviews Magic Tricks in The Prestige, Arrested Development and More

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Legendary magician Penn Jillette reviews some of the most iconic magic tricks in cinema, from the dramatic illusions in The Prestige and The Illusionist to the comedic tricks in Ant-Man and The Wasp and Arrested Development. Learn how realistic some of the most famous cinematic magic really is.

Penn & Teller’s MasterClass can be found at MasterClass.com/pt. Users can access this course and more than 60 MasterClass courses by subscribing to the All-Access Pass for $180 per year.

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26 Comments

  1. Mzk Punk

    July 18, 2019 at 5:26 pm

    I thought Chris did that trick in real life.

  2. Tom Haflinger

    July 18, 2019 at 5:34 pm

    Penn and Teller are such great performers. The planning, the execution, the storytelling. They’re pretty much Vegas entertainment royalty.

  3. MrScottyMillz

    July 18, 2019 at 5:35 pm

    I caught my 2 year old daughter breast feeding a piece of string cheese.

  4. Jim Geary

    July 18, 2019 at 5:36 pm

    “Put an old guy in a box. Done all the time.”
    Yeah, that’s kinda the business model at retirement homes.

  5. Lucas P

    July 18, 2019 at 5:44 pm

    “Oh that’s Paul Giamatti!” 😂

  6. Fairuz Rifqi Abdurahman

    July 18, 2019 at 5:54 pm

    “But remember, I lie” cheeky 😂

  7. Cecily Erker

    July 18, 2019 at 5:56 pm

    Chris Pratt did the trick himself

  8. Tegnet

    July 18, 2019 at 5:59 pm

    Man… I haven’t watched anything with this guy for a long time.
    Seeing him here, it must have been even longer than I thought 😉

  9. Andrew Storm

    July 18, 2019 at 6:05 pm

    Good analysis

  10. Leo Georgi

    July 18, 2019 at 6:06 pm

    Chris Pratt is actually a magician who enjoys the craft and was most likely doing those slights. Shout out my boy

  11. C K

    July 18, 2019 at 6:11 pm

    The Prestige does actually show what Penn says about there only being one way to do the the trick and it being dismissed for that (by Michael Caine’s character). The whole film is a fascinating exploration of the obsession of magicians outperforming each other

    • Icontrolltheworld

      July 18, 2019 at 7:01 pm

      I’ll take I.B.M. for 100 alex.

  12. El Jefe

    July 18, 2019 at 6:22 pm

    You can totally see how Teller was that weird guy in school who was always asking you to pick a card

  13. Eye Ore

    July 18, 2019 at 6:29 pm

    funny, I am reading the book The Prestige right now. I wonder if they did the book or if they made it like every Stephen King movie based on a title of a book by.

  14. TylerScottIllusionist

    July 18, 2019 at 6:39 pm

    Penn has so much wisdom when it comes to the art of magic. I love listening to his critiques.

  15. Alejandro Arocha

    July 18, 2019 at 7:00 pm

    Dear Vanity Fair, learn about slack for your lights.

  16. Costa Zambaras

    July 18, 2019 at 7:05 pm

    I’m down for anything having to do with The Prestige. One of the more criminally under-appreciated films in recent memory. Nolan is approaching Hitchcock in the all time greats list.

  17. Rebel Timelady

    July 18, 2019 at 7:09 pm

    Man, I love Penn. I hope someday I have the pleasure of seeing him and Teller live. <3

  18. Chase Stanley

    July 18, 2019 at 7:15 pm

    He looked 25 years younger when he was on celebrity apprentice

  19. Yahir Garcia

    July 18, 2019 at 7:19 pm

    Glad you guys put Arrested Development in the thumbnail. Any other account would have put Now You See Me or something. Kudos to you guys.

  20. Chase Stanley

    July 18, 2019 at 7:24 pm

    I do that Chris Pratt trick but seeing it done like that is gonna make it way cooler

  21. colaboytje

    July 18, 2019 at 7:34 pm

    Hi Penn
    Chris Pratt actually does this trick. You can see him do it in the Graham Norton show.

  22. Tom Green

    July 18, 2019 at 7:43 pm

    I don’t believe in magic. You half to be a big dummy. LMFAO💥💣💥💣🔥🔥💥💣💣💣

  23. Ps2 Gamer

    July 18, 2019 at 7:44 pm

    🐐

  24. Nerdzombiedisco

    July 18, 2019 at 7:47 pm

    Legend.

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