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Anthony Hopkins is Corky, a painfully 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 (Burgess Meredith) arranges an important shot at national TV. But the pressure of failing the network's .. Read more

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

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  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 ... read more »
  
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  - David Magni
  - Kent
  - 11 Apr 2007 at 16:23
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  Was like watching an old episode of Goosebumps - except the KIDS were replaced with ADULTS
  
  NO, NO and, errrr...... NO.
  
  Perhaps in the 70's this scared the flowery pants off people, but I can honestly say it was like watching an old ... read more »
  
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- - vanilla_quiff
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  - 02 Aug 2011 at 10:11
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  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... read more »
  
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- - Marazzi
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  - Borehamwood
  - 20 Sep 2009 at 20:23
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  not one of hopkins best
  
  just could not get in to this film after 40 minutes we turned off
  
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  - Southampton
  - 03 Feb 2009 at 20:30
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  Customer Review
  
  I remember watching this film as a kid with my sister and it stuck with us for years. At the time we thought it was really creepy and could never look at a ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Anthony hopkins in one of his earlier horror flicks loved it, a bit dated but like many old films like this still make your hairstand up. I wanted to kill the ... read more »
  
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  - Weymouth
  - 23 May 2008 at 18:30
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  No Dummy
  
  Anthony Hopkins is spellbinding in his role as Corky, the card trickster who finds fame & fortune after hitting on the idea of using a ventriloquist dummy ... read more »
  
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- - Steve Resin
  - Neath, South Wales
  - 13 Sep 2007 at 15:53
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  - 2
  Poor pastiche of Dead of Night
  
  A remake of the ventriloquist segment of horror classic Dead of Night. This lacked any sort of macabre or any sense of believability. See the orginal, there ... read more »
  
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- - Gutterboy
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  - Sheffield
  - 26 Jul 2007 at 21:29
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  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 ... read more »
  
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- - David Magni
  - Kent
  - 11 Apr 2007 at 16:23
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  Hilariously black
  
  How good is Anthony Hopkins...
  
  Well, he's going like the clappers in this one. A charming and funny film, if a little undemanding.
  
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- - Japhf Ford
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  - 18 Nov 2006 at 18:37
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  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 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 428985
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - David Magni
  - Kent
  - 11 Apr 2007 at 16:23
- - 1
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  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... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - Marazzi
  - 1 review
  - Borehamwood
  - 20 Sep 2009 at 20:23
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  Hilariously black
  
  How good is Anthony Hopkins...
  
  Well, he's going like the clappers in this one. A charming and funny film, if a little undemanding.
  
  ... read more »
  
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- - Japhf Ford
  - England
  - 18 Nov 2006 at 18:37
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  No Dummy
  
  Anthony Hopkins is spellbinding in his role as Corky, the card trickster who finds fame & fortune after hitting on the idea of using a ventriloquist dummy ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - Steve Resin
  - Neath, South Wales
  - 13 Sep 2007 at 15:53
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  magic
  
  Anthony hopkins in one of his earlier horror flicks loved it, a bit dated but like many old films like this still make your hairstand up. I wanted to kill the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 568038
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  - Weymouth
  - 23 May 2008 at 18:30
- - 0
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  Customer Review
  
  I remember watching this film as a kid with my sister and it stuck with us for years. At the time we thought it was really creepy and could never look at a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 583187
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  not one of hopkins best
  
  just could not get in to this film after 40 minutes we turned off
  
  Report this review
- 701418
- - a customer
  - Southampton
  - 03 Feb 2009 at 20:30
- - 0
  - 0
  Was like watching an old episode of Goosebumps - except the KIDS were replaced with ADULTS
  
  NO, NO and, errrr...... NO.
  
  Perhaps in the 70's this scared the flowery pants off people, but I can honestly say it was like watching an old ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1024324
- - vanilla_quiff
  - 284 reviews
  - Gatwick, England
  - 02 Aug 2011 at 10:11
- - 0
  - 2
  Poor pastiche of Dead of Night
  
  A remake of the ventriloquist segment of horror classic Dead of Night. This lacked any sort of macabre or any sense of believability. See the orginal, there ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 461501
- - Gutterboy
  - 388 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 26 Jul 2007 at 21:29

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  Anthony Hopkins is Corky, a painfully 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 (Burgess Meredith) arranges an important shot at national TV. But the ...