Magic
“A terrifying love story.”
A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.
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Cast
21 people
Anthony Hopkins
Corky Withers / Fats (voice)
Known for
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Ann-Margret
Peggy Ann Snow
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Going in Style
The 10th Kingdom
Burgess Meredith
Ben Greene
Known for
Rocky
Clash of the Titans
Ed Lauter
Duke
Known for
The Number 23
The Artist
E.J. André
Merlin
Known for
Dead of Night
The Arrangement
Jerry Houser
Cab Driver
Known for
Slap Shot
Summer of '42
David Ogden Stiers
George Todson
Known for
Pocahontas
Beauty and the Beast
Lillian Randolph
Sadie
Known for
Roots
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Joe Lowry
Club M.C.
Known for
The Final Countdown
Robert Hackman
Father
Also in
Falling in Love Again
Hooper
Mary Munday
Mother
Known for
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Norma Rae
Beverly Sanders
Laughing Lady
Known for
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
Richard Attenborough Director · William Goldman Screenplay Jerry Goldsmith Composer
Worldwide gross $24M · Budget $7M · United States release November 8, 1978
Box office
Budget
$7,000,000
Worldwide gross
$23,800,000
Gross vs. budget
3.4×
Production
Joseph E. Levine Productions
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20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 8, 1978
Theatrical
France
February 14, 1979 · Theatrical
February 12, 2021 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
March 26, 2021 · Digital · VOD
Japan
March 3, 1979 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 8, 1979 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 8, 1979 · Theatrical
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