Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

Directed by Molly Bernstein
Not Rated
2012    88mDocumentary
7.193%71%
Ricky Jay is a world-renowned magician, author, historian and actor (often a mischievous presence in the films of David Mamet and Paul Thomas Anderson) -- and a performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. Deceptive Practice traces Jay's achievements and influences, from his apprenticeship at age 4 with his grandfather, to such now-forgotten legends as Al Flosso, Slydini, Cardini and his primary mentors, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. Featuring rare footage from his 1970s TV appearances (doing 3-card Monte with Steve Martin on The Dinah Shore Show) and told in Jay's inimitable voice, this is a remarkable journey inside the secretive world of magic and the small circle of eccentrics who are its perpetual devotees.

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  • Ricky JayHimself
  • Dick CavettNarrator
  • Winston SimonHimself
  • David MametHimself
  • Persi DiaconisHimself
  • Molly BernsteinDirector
  • Philip DolinProducer
  • Alan EdelsteinProducer
  • Alicia SamsProducer

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