Magic (1978)

Directors

Richard Attenborough

Cast

Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter, E.J. André

The story

After Charles "Corky" Withers fails in his first attempt at professional magic, his mentor Merlin says that he needs a better gimmick. Corky comes back as a combination magician and ventriloquist with a foul-mouthed dummy named Fats, becoming a huge success. Corky's agent, Ben Greene, is on the verge of signing him for his own television show, but Corky bails for the Catskills, where he grew up, since he does not want to take the TV network's medical examination because the doctors might find out that he suffers from severe mental issues and cannot control Fats (who is a manifestation of Corky's id).

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