Magic (1978) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Magic (1978) |
| Director | Richard Attenborough |
| Screenplay Writer | William Goldman |
| Based on Novel by | Novel by William Goldman |
| Lead Actors | Anthony Hopkins |
| Cast | Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter |
| Genre | Horror, Psychological Thriller |
| Release Date | November 8, 1978 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 47m (107 minutes) |
| Budget | ~$7 million |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | Moderate commercial success |
| IMDb Rating | ~6.8/10 |
| Notable For | Creepy ventriloquist dummy “Fats”, Anthony Hopkins performance |
| Awards | Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score |
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Anthony Hopkins plays Corky, a magician with absolutely zero personality. He’s a nebbish who can’t seem to communicate with anyone a bad quality for someone whose career depends upon how well he interacts with his audience. Fortunately his manager is none other than Mickey who, just two years prior, whipped Sylvester Stallone into shape to win a boxing title. Lucky Corky. He restarts his career as a ventriloquist, using a creepy wooden dummy named Fats.
Something strange begins to happen to Corky though. He becomes so successful with Fats that he soon discovers he can’t communicate without him, and actually begins speaking through the dummy. Is he sliding deeper into insanity, or is something more sinister going on?
Magic is one of my favorite films from my childhood. By age 10, I’d read the William Goldman book on which it was based (he also wrote the screenplay), and was completely creeped out by this adaptation when it was released a couple of years later. Fortunately, although the look of the movie is a bit washed out in places, it’s aged quite well. But then, how could you go wrong with a pedigree like this film has?
Magic is directed by Richard Attenborough (Ghandi), and stars Hopkins, Ann-Margaret (together in one of the best love scenes since the infamous Don’t Look Now), Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter, and David Ogden Stiers. This is not only a classic horror film, people, it’s a horror film with class.
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