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Magic
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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A Terrifying Love Story
Academy Award® winner Anthony Hopkins is Corky, a painfuIly shy, failed magician who finds overnight success as a ventriloquist. His brash, foul-mouthed dummy, Fats, becomes a huge nightclub hit. With his star on the rise, talent agent Ben Greene arranges an important shot at nationaI TV. But the pressure of failing the network's required physical sends Corky into a panic. With Fats in tow, he fIees the city to a nearIy-deserted resort in the CatskilIs run by the Iove of his youth, Peggy Ann Snow .
Peg's spent years trapped in a loveIess marriage with her high-school sweetheart, Duke. ln Corky, she sees the chance for a loving reIationship and accepts an offer to run away with him. After they make love, Corky confides to Fats that he may leave show business altogether. Fats becomes furious and Iashes out at him, pIaying on his guilt and insecurity Now under Fats' controI, Corky is manipulated into a series of violent and unexpected confrontations.
Based on the best-selling novel by WiIliam Goldman and directed by Sir Richard Attenborough Magic's stelIar performances and shocking conclusion make for gripping suspense from beginning to end. |
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