The Escape Artist
“The remarkable story of an unusual boy who takes on the world...and wins.”
The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback showing his childhood with his uncle and aunt, who are 'vaudeville'-artists themselves.
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30 people
Raúl Juliá
Stu Quiñones
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Griffin O'Neal
Danny Masters
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Fritz
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Jackie Coogan
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Caleb Deschanel Director · Melissa Mathison Screenplay Stephen Zito Screenplay
Worldwide gross $143K · United States release May 28, 1982 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$143,369
Production
American Zoetrope
Production
Orion Pictures
Production
Zoetrope Studios
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · March 18, 1982
United States · May 28, 1982
Theatrical
United States
May 7, 1982 · Premiere · USA Film Festival
Argentina
August 5, 1982
Japan
August 14, 1982
Sweden
September 30, 1982
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