Penn & Teller Get Killed (Dead Funny)

Penn & Teller Get Killed (Dead Funny) (1989)

  • 14% of critics liked it
    (7 reviews)

  • 62% of users liked it
    (440 ratings)

Penn & Teller are magicians who are known for putting on a jet-black, fake blood-soaked comedy magic show. This inky comedy is imbued with their off-beat humor as it chronicles Penn's newest scheme to have a fan try to kill him. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Genres
Action & Adventure, Comedy
In Theaters
Sep 22, 1989 Wide
Warner Bros. Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

    I honestly have no idea what they were going for here, but they didn't make it.

  • Kevin A. Ranson, MovieCrypt.com

    Death becomes them.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lucas M


    Unusual satirical dark humor movie, tense and comic. A rare Arthur Penn's jewel that is little know and misunderstood until these days.

  • Ken S


    Totally random and all over the place. I'm not going to say I didn't laugh, but I think saying the film is uneven would be an understatement. Worth it just to see Teller talk and for the Downfall-ish ending

  • Brian R


    First of all...I can't believe Arthur Penn committed himself to directing a simply bad film like this. Throughout Penn's career he's been making serious films that was made for the times..."The Left Handed Gun", "The Miracle Worker", "Mickey… More

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