| The Escape Artist | |
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| Directed by | Caleb Deschanel |
| Produced by | Doug Claybourne Buck Houghton Fred Roos Francis Ford Coppola |
| Written by | David Wagoner (book) Melissa Mathison Stephen Zito |
| Starring | Raúl Juliá Griffin O'Neal Desi Arnaz Teri Garr |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
| Cinematography | Stephen H. Burum |
| Editing by | Arthur Schmidt |
| Studio | American Zoetrope |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures Corporation thru Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | May 28, 1982 |
| Running time | 94 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The Escape Artist is a 1982 film starring Griffin O'Neal and Raúl Juliá. It was based on a book by David Wagoner, and was the directorial debut of Caleb Deschanel.
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Young and self-confident Danny Masters (Griffin O'Neal) is the teen-aged son of the late Harry Masters, the "greatest escape artist except for Houdini". Danny himself is an accomplished magician and escape artist. He leaves home to join Uncle Burke and Aunt Sibyl in their magic/mentalist act; Sibyl welcomes him but Burke is unenthusiastic. Danny soon finds himself embroiled with Stu Quiñones (Raúl Juliá), corrupt son of Mayor Leon Quiñones. The quest for a missing wallet (pick-pocketed by Danny) leads to the comeuppance of the crooked mayor, and separately of his vindictive and out-of-control son. Along the way, Danny comes to terms with the death of his father, the circumstances of which he did not previously know.[1]