Houdini Movie Review 1999

New York Jewish youth Erich Weiss transforms himself into vaudeville magician/illusionist Harry Houdini (Schaech) and marries Bess (Edwards), who becomes his assistant. Houdini soon becomes a famed escape artist, pushing himself into ever-more dangerous stunts. After his beloved mother's death, Houdini then goes on a crusade to expose fake spiritualists who had promised him contact with her.

Distribution

Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc., 1 CNN Ctr., Box 105366, Atlanta, GA 30303, Phone: (404)827-1700, Toll-free: 800-523-0823, Fax: (404)827-2000, URL: http://www.turner.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 94 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

This Is Your Life, Great Escapes, Marriage, Flashback, Magic

Screenplay

Pen Densham

Cast

Johnathon Schaech, Stacy Edwards, Grace Zabriskie, Paul Sorvino, Rhea Perlman, George Segal, David Warner, Mark Ruffalo, Ron Perlman, Judy Geeson

Cinematography

Gordon C. Lonsdale

Director

Pen Densham

Music

Don Harper