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1978 Certificate 15
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A troubled nightclub performer is intimidated by his all-too-human dummy. The almost demonic puppet has an increasingly profound effect on the lives of the individuals with whom it comes into contact. Read more

Starring Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter
Director Richard Attenborough
Genres Horror

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A troubled nightclub performer is intimidated by his all-too-human dummy. The almost demonic puppet has an increasingly profound effect on the lives of the individuals with whom it comes into contact.

Starring Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter
Director Richard Attenborough
Studio ANCHOR BAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 42 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Horror
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released DVD: 21 Aug 2006
Production year: 1978
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Magic (1978)

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  • A hammed-up version of the old chestnut about the ventriloquist who is 'taken over' by his dummy, clumsily adapted by... read more on Time Out

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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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    Rated - 4 stars

    Madness gone mad

    An entertaining a quite spooky study of a madman reduced to conversing, and taking instructions from, a ventriloquist dummy. You can see why Hopkins was eventually cast as Hannibal; There's something oddly unsettling about him. Love the final scene, very odd; is there a suggestion that the Anne Margaret character is similarly unhinged??

      • David Magni from Kent
      • Posted 11 Apr 2007 16:23

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  • Rated - 2 stars

    Was far scarier when I was a kid

    I remember watching this film when I was between 12 and 15 and I remember being terrified. The ending always haunted me and I thought about 'magic' many a time whenever I reflected on films that were truly scary compared to what is out these days.

    Anyway, what a disappointment. There is no doubt that Hopkins provides a great performance as a man with extreme psychological issues, but the tension and fear I experienced as a child was no longer there.

    I would recommend this to any Hopkins fan, or lover of psychological thrillers albeit without the special effects of today.

      • Marazzi from Borehamwood
      • Posted 20 Sep 2009 20:23

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