Ricky Jay is a world-renowned magician, author, historian, and performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. Told in Jay’s inimitable voice,
this documentary traces his achievements and influences from his apprenticeship at age 4 with his grandfather to his primary mentors, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. A remarkable journey inside the secretive world of magic and the small circle of eccentrics who are its perpetual devotees.
Up Next in Deceptive Practice (HD Movie, trailer, and extras)
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Jay's Colleagues On Camera
Interview excerpts with Paul Thomas Anderson, David Mamet, and Heather Graham, plus Steve Martin as the Great Flydini!
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Ricky Jay and Michael Weber
Ricky Jay and magician/business partner Michael Weber on mentors and magic.
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Crazy Anecdotes
Never-before-seen performance footage and crazy anecdotes: Ricky Jay performs with an automaton; a retelling of the golem story; discussing armless dice players; at an auction; working in a carnival, soft vs. hard crime, working with Mamet; and at the Harvard Theater Collection.
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