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Don't Try This at Home!

  • TV Movie
  • 1990
  • 47m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Don't Try This at Home! (1990)
Comedy

Penn and/or 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... Read allPenn and/or 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 magic trick wit... Read allPenn and/or 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 magic trick with a needle, dental floss, and her pierced ear, and drive a truck filled with concrete over... Read all

  • Director
    • John Moffitt
  • Writers
    • Mike Armstrong
    • Eddie Gorodetsky
    • Penn Jillette
  • Stars
    • Penn Jillette
    • Teller
    • Victoria Jackson
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    131
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Moffitt
    • Writers
      • Mike Armstrong
      • Eddie Gorodetsky
      • Penn Jillette
    • Stars
      • Penn Jillette
      • Teller
      • Victoria Jackson
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Penn Jillette
    Penn Jillette
    • Self
    Teller
    Teller
    • Self
    Victoria Jackson
    Victoria Jackson
    • Self
    Jane Curtin
    Jane Curtin
    • Self
    Carol Perkins
    • Female fire-eater
    • Director
      • John Moffitt
    • Writers
      • Mike Armstrong
      • Eddie Gorodetsky
      • Penn Jillette
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    • Quotes

      Penn: We believe violence is exciting in entertainment. In America we have the First Amendment; there are no censors. But there are anti-violence censorship letter-writers. They want to make sure you'll never see anything that they wouldn't want to see. They say that if we had nothing on TV but shows like thirtysomething and Growing Pains all the world problems would be worked out in an adult, peaceful manner. They don't understand EVERYTHING's fake on TV. Homer Simpson doesn't work in a nuclear power plant! Homer Simpson is just an actor!

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      Followed by Home Invasion (1997)

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Penn & Teller: Don't Try This at Home
    • Filming locations
      • 6th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
      • Radio City Music Hall Television Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 47m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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