Magicians
Magicians is a 2007 British comedy film released on 18 May 2007. It stars comic duo Robert Webb and David Mitchell as stage magicians Karl and Harry. The two magicians compete together in a magic competition, despite their personal differences. The film is directed by Andrew O'Connor and written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, who are also the writers of the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show, which stars Mitchell and Webb. Other principal cast members include Jessica Hynes, Darren Boyd, Steve Edge, Peter Capaldi, and Andrea Riseborough.
Plot
Best friends Harry Kane and Karl Allen are magicians who perform together in a successful and popular double act, with Harry's wife Carol working as their assistant. Harry and Karl's partnership collapses after a show when Harry discovers Karl and Carol having sex backstage. During their next performance, Carol is placed in a guillotine for the finale, but the blade unexpectedly falls and kills her. Whether Harry caused the accident or it was a tragic malfunction remains unclear, but the act dissolves and the two men become bitter enemies.
More details
| author | Jesse Armstrong Sam Bain |
|---|---|
| director | Andrew O'Connor |
| editor | Lucien Clayton |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | abandon best friend betray black widow double act fear of flying fly hardware store hotel room jersey locked in show business struggle tv studio wilkinson |
| musicBy | Paul Englishby |
| producer | Ollie Madden |
| productionCompany | Intermedia UK Film Council Universal Pictures |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |