Penn Jillette

Penn Jillette is an American magician, juggler, comedian, musician, inventor, actor, and best-selling author known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller.

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Fantasia 2000 (1999)

Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Hahn  •  Francis Glebas  •  James Algar  •  Gaëtan Brizzi  •  Eric Goldberg  •  Pixote Hunt  •  Hendel Butoy  •  Paul Brizzi
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Quincy Jones  •  Bette Midler  •  James Earl Jones

Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Hahn  •  Francis Glebas  •  James Algar  •  Gaëtan Brizzi  •  Eric Goldberg  •  Pixote Hunt  •  Hendel Butoy  •  Paul Brizzi
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Quincy Jones  •  Bette Midler  •  James Earl Jones

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

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Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Gilliam
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Benicio del Toro  •  Tobey Maguire  •  Christina Ricci

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Gilliam
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Benicio del Toro  •  Tobey Maguire  •  Christina Ricci

Hackers (1995)

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Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iain Softley
CAST:  Jonny Lee Miller  •  Angelina Jolie  •  Jesse Bradford  •  Matthew Lillard

Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iain Softley
CAST:  Jonny Lee Miller  •  Angelina Jolie  •  Jesse Bradford  •  Matthew Lillard

Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)

Penn & Teller enjoy playing jokes on each other. When Penn says on an interview show that he wishes he has someone threatening his life so that he "wouldn't sweat the small stuff," each of them begins a series of pranks on the other to suggest a real threat. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Penn
CAST:  Penn Jillette  •  Teller  •  Caitlin Clarke  •  David Patrick Kelly

Penn & Teller enjoy playing jokes on each other. When Penn says on an interview show that he wishes he has someone threatening his life so that he "wouldn't sweat the small stuff," each of them begins a series of pranks on the other to suggest a real threat. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Penn
CAST:  Penn Jillette  •  Teller  •  Caitlin Clarke  •  David Patrick Kelly

The Aristocrats (2005)

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Penn Jillette  •  Paul Provenza
CAST:  Jason Alexander  •  Chris Albrecht  •  Hank Azaria  •  Shelley Berman

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Penn Jillette  •  Paul Provenza
CAST:  Jason Alexander  •  Chris Albrecht  •  Hank Azaria  •  Shelley Berman

Toy Story (1995)

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Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Lasseter
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Tim Allen  •  Don Rickles  •  Jim Varney

Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Lasseter
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Tim Allen  •  Don Rickles  •  Jim Varney

Michael Moore Hates America (2004)

Michael Wilson, like the subject of his film, is trying to get an interview with a multi-millionaire; however, in this case, that millionaire is Michael Moore himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Wilson
CAST:  Mike Abraham  •  Pete Auger  •  Andrew Breitbart  •  Dinesh D'Souza

Michael Wilson, like the subject of his film, is trying to get an interview with a multi-millionaire; however, in this case, that millionaire is Michael Moore himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Wilson
CAST:  Mike Abraham  •  Pete Auger  •  Andrew Breitbart  •  Dinesh D'Souza

Phobophilia: The Love of Fear (1995)

More terror/magic hijinks from Penn & Teller, with support from some other players. Paul Provenza spends the whole show trapped in a system of giant tubes. Skits include a new director and an auditioning starlet who can and will do anything, and the Three ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Declan Lowney
CAST:  Penn Jillette  •  Teller  •  Kari Coleman  •  David Strickland

More terror/magic hijinks from Penn & Teller, with support from some other players. Paul Provenza spends the whole show trapped in a system of giant tubes. Skits include a new director and an auditioning starlet who can and will do anything, and the Three ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Declan Lowney
CAST:  Penn Jillette  •  Teller  •  Kari Coleman  •  David Strickland

Tim's Vermeer (2013)

Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning a decade, Jenison's adventure takes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teller
CAST:  Colin Blakemore  •  David Hockney  •  Tim Jenison  •  Penn Jillette

Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning a decade, Jenison's adventure takes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teller
CAST:  Colin Blakemore  •  David Hockney  •  Tim Jenison  •  Penn Jillette

The Unbelievers (2013)

Scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss travel the globe promoting a scientific worldview and the rational questioning of religious belief.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Holwerda
CAST:  Ayaan Hirsi Ali  •  Woody Allen  •  Ricky Gervais  •  Stephen Hawking

Scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss travel the globe promoting a scientific worldview and the rational questioning of religious belief.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Holwerda
CAST:  Ayaan Hirsi Ali  •  Woody Allen  •  Ricky Gervais  •  Stephen Hawking

Night of the Little Dead (2011)

It's the little things that getcha.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ezekiel Zabrowski  •  Frank Ippolito
CAST:  Aye Jaye  •  Penn Jillette  •  Martin Klebba  •  Gary Morgan

It's the little things that getcha.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ezekiel Zabrowski  •  Frank Ippolito
CAST:  Aye Jaye  •  Penn Jillette  •  Martin Klebba  •  Gary Morgan

Don't Try This at Home! (1990)

Penn and Teller play with mirrors, teach 900 people to make a hankie disappear, play with clear acrylic boxes, turn marshmallows into tools of violence, do some erotic fire-eating, become the King of Animal Traps, produce bees without end, make Jane Curtin do a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Moffitt
CAST:  Penn Jillette  •  Teller  •  Victoria Jackson  •  Jane Curtin

Penn and Teller play with mirrors, teach 900 people to make a hankie disappear, play with clear acrylic boxes, turn marshmallows into tools of violence, do some erotic fire-eating, become the King of Animal Traps, produce bees without end, make Jane Curtin do a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Moffitt
CAST:  Penn Jillette  •  Teller  •  Victoria Jackson  •  Jane Curtin

Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King (1993)

A documentary covering the rise of extremely alternative band Half Japanese: from the early days when Jad and David Fair recorded loud music in their bedroom for distribution via mail order cassette tape, to their contemporary incarnation after David's departure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Feuerzeig
CAST:  Byron Coley  •  Jad Fair  •  David Fair  •  Maureen Tucker

A documentary covering the rise of extremely alternative band Half Japanese: from the early days when Jad and David Fair recorded loud music in their bedroom for distribution via mail order cassette tape, to their contemporary incarnation after David's departure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Feuerzeig
CAST:  Byron Coley  •  Jad Fair  •  David Fair  •  Maureen Tucker

To My Great Chagrin (2007)

The story of eccentric, avant-garde New York comic, Theodore Gottlieb. Known as Brother Theodore, this brilliant (some would say insane) comic made numerous films, several records, and multiple appearances on variety programs, such as Late Night with David ...  (more)

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CAST:  Theodore Gottlieb  •  Woody Allen  •  Eric Bogosian  •  Harlan Ellison

The story of eccentric, avant-garde New York comic, Theodore Gottlieb. Known as Brother Theodore, this brilliant (some would say insane) comic made numerous films, several records, and multiple appearances on variety programs, such as Late Night with David ...  (more)

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CAST:  Theodore Gottlieb  •  Woody Allen  •  Eric Bogosian  •  Harlan Ellison

Goodnight, We Love You (2004)

GOODNIGHT, WE LOVE YOU is a film that chronicles the final stand-up comedy performance of a true living legend - the first female stand-up comic in history: Phyllis Diller. In 2002, Phyllis Diller announced that she would be hanging up her wigs and sequins after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greg Barson
CAST:  Phyllis Diller  •  Marty Allen  •  Roseanne Barr  •  Red Buttons

GOODNIGHT, WE LOVE YOU is a film that chronicles the final stand-up comedy performance of a true living legend - the first female stand-up comic in history: Phyllis Diller. In 2002, Phyllis Diller announced that she would be hanging up her wigs and sequins after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greg Barson
CAST:  Phyllis Diller  •  Marty Allen  •  Roseanne Barr  •  Red Buttons

Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic (2003)

Explore the rich, fascinating culture and history of magic through this six-part series, which takes you inside an alluring and enchanting world. It's all here, from the mechanical automata of Robert-Houdin to the elaborate illusions of Penn and Teller, from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Penn Jillette  •  Teller

Explore the rich, fascinating culture and history of magic through this six-part series, which takes you inside an alluring and enchanting world. It's all here, from the mechanical automata of Robert-Houdin to the elaborate illusions of Penn and Teller, from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Penn Jillette  •  Teller

Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular (2007)

Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular is a one-hour variety sketch-comedy show. You'll see a hilarious roast of Santa Claus; a politically correct Christmas nativity scene photograph; dirty Christmas carolers; the gorgeous North Pole dancers; and a special ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Larry the Cable Guy  •  Charlie Callas  •  Rich Delia  •  Cole Downing

Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular is a one-hour variety sketch-comedy show. You'll see a hilarious roast of Santa Claus; a politically correct Christmas nativity scene photograph; dirty Christmas carolers; the gorgeous North Pole dancers; and a special ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Larry the Cable Guy  •  Charlie Callas  •  Rich Delia  •  Cole Downing

Savage Island (1985)

Women who have been captured and sold as slave labor to a South American emerald mine hatch a plan for revolution and revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Nicolaou
CAST:  Anthony Steffen  •  Cristina Lay  •  Ajita Wilson  •  Linda Blair

Women who have been captured and sold as slave labor to a South American emerald mine hatch a plan for revolution and revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Nicolaou
CAST:  Anthony Steffen  •  Cristina Lay  •  Ajita Wilson  •  Linda Blair

Burnzy's Last Call (1995)

A downtown Manahattan gin mill plays host to a series of comic vignettes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael De Avila
CAST:  Sherry Stringfield  •  Jamie Walters  •  Carolyn McCormick  •  James McCaffrey

A downtown Manahattan gin mill plays host to a series of comic vignettes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael De Avila
CAST:  Sherry Stringfield  •  Jamie Walters  •  Carolyn McCormick  •  James McCaffrey

Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)

Brash NYC policeman Officer Gunther Toody is partnered with stiff, by-the-book Officer Francis Muldoon to protect an important mafia witness prior to testifying against orgainzed crime in Brooklyn, all the while dealing with their personal lives, overbearing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Fishman
CAST:  John C. McGinley  •  David Johansen  •  Fran Drescher  •  Rosie O'Donnell

Brash NYC policeman Officer Gunther Toody is partnered with stiff, by-the-book Officer Francis Muldoon to protect an important mafia witness prior to testifying against orgainzed crime in Brooklyn, all the while dealing with their personal lives, overbearing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Fishman
CAST:  John C. McGinley  •  David Johansen  •  Fran Drescher  •  Rosie O'Donnell
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