Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith
A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.
DVD Release Date: January 5, 1990
Stats: 298 reviews
Magic is a film I have been wanting to see for years. But every time I picked up the DVD I, for some reason, decided against it. Finally I watched it and it is one of the most incredible, terrifying and moving films ever made. When it comes to horror you need great talent like th...( read more)
I remember the first time I saw Magic. I was 10, and it literally terrified me. That rush of epinephrine and not wanting to look directly at the TV screen, but needing to look to know what was to become.... A love affair with the horror genre was born.
Magic is the tale of magic...( read more)
Despite Attenborough's lacklustre direction, this horror title is an enjoyable watch thanks mainly to some superb performances from Hopkins and Margret and that old chestnut - the evil puppet. This pleasing oddity deserves more exposure than it's currently getting. Recommended.
The #1 creepy puppet movie. A great psychological study of a ventriloquist who has gone insane. The setting of the remote lake house wasn't very interesting. It was hard to believe that Ann-Margret would be married to Ed Lauter. The scene where Burgess Meredith was ordering the p...( read more)
This is one of those films that defy genre. Yet if I had to, I'd put it in horror. An effing creepy film that gets under your skin, and for those who don't like dummies, well, aren't gonna like them any more. It's definitely a build, type of film that starts off innocent enough, ...( read more)
Not to bad of a movie.Fats The Dummy & Anthony Hopkins kinda reminded of the Batman comicbook character who always has The Scarface dummy & cant do anything without him
Excellent horror thriller about a ventriloquist played by Anthony Hopkins who's dummy becomes evil and his own master as he orders his master to kill. Great thrilling movie with great acting and stuff including the scariest dummy this side of Fletcher from "Making Contact (a.k.a....( read more)
Awesome mix of romance and horror. Manages to provoke great pathos at the same time as it provokes effective chills
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