The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Name: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2013-03-14
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, Jim Carrey, James Gandolfini

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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)

Timing: 1:40 (100 min)

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Video for the film The Incredible Burt Wonderstone — Official Trailer 1

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Release date

2013-03-14

Country

United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, BenderSpink, New Line Cinema, Carousel

Genre

Comedy

Budget

$30 000 000

Box office

$27 437 881

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Director

Don Scardino

Actors

Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, Jim Carrey, James Gandolfini, Alan Arkin, Jay Mohr, Michael Herbig, Mason Cook, Luke Vanek
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Scenario

Producer

Chris Bender, Steve Carell, Jake Weiner, Tyler Mitchell, Diana Pokorny, J.C. Spink, Walter Hamada, Charlie Hartsock, Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter

Camera operator

Matthew Clark

Composer

Lyle Workman

Artist

Keith P. Cunningham, Bradley Rubin

Audition

Lisa Beach, Sarah Katzman

Editing

Lee Haxall, Michelle Morrissey
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Short description

After breaking up with his longtime stage partner, a famous but jaded Vegas magician fights for relevance when a new, "hip" street magician appears on the scene.

What's left behind the scenes

To a certain extent, the characters played by Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi are based on Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn, illusionists who once performed on the stages of Las Vegas. The character played by Michael Herbig, with constant injuries inflicted by predators, is a reference to this same duo, because Fischbacher and Horn's joint performances ended precisely due to the sudden attack of one of the animals involved in the act.
Steve Grey is an obvious parody of the famous illusionist Criss Angel, who also worked as a consultant on this project.
Michelle Monaghan, Winona Ryder, Judy Greer, Sarah Silverman, and Jessica Biel were all considered for the role of Jane.
Director Don Scardino insisted that the most incredible illusions in the film be shot live. And although David Copperfield himself worked as a consultant during the filming of these scenes, some of them were still made with the help of computer graphics.
David Copperfield shared some information about the illusions specifically for the film. This information was so confidential that he even signed special agreements ensuring it would not be disclosed.
Michelle Monaghan, Winona Ryder, Judy Greer, Sarah Silverman, and Jessica Biel were considered for the role of Jane.
Director Don Scardino insisted that the most incredible illusions in the film be filmed live. And although David Copperfield himself worked as a consultant during the filming of these scenes, some of them were still done using computer graphics.
Sacha Baron Cohen and Matthew Broderick were considered for the role of Steve Gray.