The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 4 nominations
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James Randi
- Self - Magician
- (as James 'The Amazing' Randi)
Ray Hyman
- Self - Experimental Psychologist
- (as Prof. Ray Hyman)
Richard Wiseman
- Self - Magician & Psychologist
- (as Prof. Richard Wiseman)
José Alvarez
- Self - Artist
- (as Deyvi Peña [aka The Artist Jose Alvarez])
Banachek
- Self - Mentalist
- (as Steve Shaw)
Alexander Jason
- Self - Surveillance Expert
- (as Alec Jason)
Peter R. Phillips
- Self - Researcher
- (archive footage)
Peter Popoff
- Self - Faith Healer
- (archive footage)
Mark Shafer
- Self - Deputy Director, McDonnell Laboratory for Psychical Research
- (archive footage)
- (as Dr. Mark Shafer)
- Directors
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAt the end of the credits, a disclaimer comes up: "No spoons were harmed in the making of this film".
- Quotes
James Randi: Magicians are the most honest people in the world. They tell you they're going to fool you, and then they do it.
- Crazy creditsBefore the final copyright in the end credits it states, "No spoons were harmed in the making of this film."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Storyville: Exposed: Magicians, Psychics and Frauds (2014)
- SoundtracksThe Magic Touch
Words and Music by Buck Ram
Performed by The Platters
(c) Universal Music Corp, on behalf of itself, and A. M. C., Inc. (ASCAP)
Featured review
This week a stunningly beautiful, brilliant and poignant new documentary about James Randi comes out and it is as riveting as any narrative film I have ever seen. "An Honest Liar: Truth and Deception in the Life of James 'The Amazing' Randi" paints a luscious portrait of James Randi and a fascinating history of the crusades that he has waged in the name of honesty - as well as two provocative discrepancies in his personal life.
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
And sometimes revealing untruths is even stranger than anything you can wrap your mind around.
James Randi is a vigilante. He is exceptionally bright, gifted, articulate, audacious and relentless in a quest for truth that often consists of denouncing psychics/magicians who fall below his moral barometer. He feels that taking advantage of the limitations of consciousness as entertainment is perfectly acceptable; however, taking advantage of the limitations of consciousness to scam people for financial gain or trying to pass it off as "science" is utterly abhorrent.
James Randi devised elaborate hoaxes over many years to prove that renowned scientists could be easily fooled by magicians into thinking that such gimmicks as psychokinesis (supposedly moving or influencing objects with one's mind) were real and not optical illusions.
For four decades Randi took particular umbrage with master showman Uri Geller and publicly implored him in his book "The Truth About Uri Geller" and on multiple television appearances to stop referring to himself as a psychic. His main disgust was at the money wasted by lauded institutions such as Stanford University investigating illusionists such as Gellar. In the end, it is Uri Geller who sells fake diamonds on QVC while James Randi's Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge remains intact.
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
And sometimes revealing untruths is even stranger than anything you can wrap your mind around.
James Randi is a vigilante. He is exceptionally bright, gifted, articulate, audacious and relentless in a quest for truth that often consists of denouncing psychics/magicians who fall below his moral barometer. He feels that taking advantage of the limitations of consciousness as entertainment is perfectly acceptable; however, taking advantage of the limitations of consciousness to scam people for financial gain or trying to pass it off as "science" is utterly abhorrent.
James Randi devised elaborate hoaxes over many years to prove that renowned scientists could be easily fooled by magicians into thinking that such gimmicks as psychokinesis (supposedly moving or influencing objects with one's mind) were real and not optical illusions.
For four decades Randi took particular umbrage with master showman Uri Geller and publicly implored him in his book "The Truth About Uri Geller" and on multiple television appearances to stop referring to himself as a psychic. His main disgust was at the money wasted by lauded institutions such as Stanford University investigating illusionists such as Gellar. In the end, it is Uri Geller who sells fake diamonds on QVC while James Randi's Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge remains intact.
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- Also known as
- Exposed: Magicians, Psychics and Frauds
- Filming locations
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA(Alice Cooper segment)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $180,590
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,821
- Mar 8, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $180,590
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