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Now You See It...

  • TV Movie
  • 2005
  • TV-G
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
3K
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Now You See It... (2005)
DramaFamilyFantasyMystery

A budding producer searches for the country's best young magician.A budding producer searches for the country's best young magician.A budding producer searches for the country's best young magician.

  • Director
    • Duwayne Dunham
  • Writer
    • Bill Fritz
  • Stars
    • Aly Michalka
    • Johnny Pacar
    • Frank Langella
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Duwayne Dunham
    • Writer
      • Bill Fritz
    • Stars
      • Aly Michalka
      • Johnny Pacar
      • Frank Langella
    • 22User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Aly Michalka
    Aly Michalka
    • Allyson Miller
    • (as Alyson Michalka)
    Johnny Pacar
    Johnny Pacar
    • Danny Sinclair
    Frank Langella
    Frank Langella
    • Max
    Chris Olivero
    Chris Olivero
    • Hunter
    Brendan Hill
    Brendan Hill
    • Cedric
    Gabriel Sunday
    Gabriel Sunday
    • Brandon
    Amanda Shaw
    • Zoey Cunningham
    Deneen Tyler
    Deneen Tyler
    • Ms. McCallister
    • (as Deneen D. Tyler)
    Spike Spencer
    Spike Spencer
    • Paul
    Pat Hazell
    • Danny's Father
    Andrea Ragsdale
    Andrea Ragsdale
    • Danny's Mother
    Patricia French
    Patricia French
    • Madame Susette
    Stocker Fontelieu
    • Professor Maas
    Don Brady
    • Doctor French
    Matthew Carroll
    • Jason (Zoey's camera man)
    Chris van der Walt
    • Ryan Price
    Blake Gilliam
    • Straight Jacket Kid
    Devyn A. Tyler
    Devyn A. Tyler
    • Linking Rings Girl
    • Director
      • Duwayne Dunham
    • Writer
      • Bill Fritz
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    10girlsonly2003

    Now You See It

    Now You See It, is an awesome movie about a girl, Alyson who wants to find the world's greatest kid magician. Along the way she finds a great magician named Danny who wants to find his way to stardom. She also finds about an evil magician planning a deadly plot. Will Danny die? Will Alyson be hurt? Who will be the greatest kid magician? What kind of tricks will the magicians perform? Will anything go wrong? Will there be any silly tricks?Will Danny perform extraordinary tricks or not?I can only say that Danny is cute . WOW Stop reading my questions and what'll happen? Well, There is only one way to find out what'll happen. All you have to do is watch!!
    10Colloquial_Expressions

    Great Movie!

    Now You See It... This movie was awesome. I have always wanted Disnwey Channel to put out on some kind of fantasy show, and they did a great one. This movie is about a aspiring teen producer, Allyson Miller (Michalka) who is in search for the world's greatest kid magician, Danny Sinclair (Pacar). Allyson hopes that Danny is her first shot at winning a magic contest. During some of Danny's tricks, weird things out of the ordinary appear. It turns out that Danny has magical powers, but can't control them. He then consults Max, the lead magician and a man who also has magical powers. Max is evil and since Danny's magic is too powerful, Max wants to drain it from him and take control. What happens next?
    Twisted_SNL_Babe

    What a great change

    Now, the stereotypical Disney Channel movie is some "Hooray for everything!"-themed movie about a young girl/guy struggling to get through middle school/high school. This is still about a young boy (around 16) and a girl (same age) trying to help him master his magic.

    Alyson Michalka doesn't stray far from her character on Phil of the Future with Alyson (wow, what a stretch with the name), perky, fun, and inquisitive. Yet her character in this movie has slightly more "oompf" than Keely.

    Johnny Pacar is very good at portraying Danny, struggling to keep his powers secret and under control.

    This movie strays slightly from the Disney Channel movie mold. It's a little more dark than past Disney movies, and I like the change. The writing is very good for a kid/teen movie, and the casting is done very well. The main idea of the movie is that Allyson (Michalka) is a teen producer on a new reality show trying to find the "World's Greatest Kid Magician." But all her prospects are a flop. Until she finds Danny (Pacar), that is. They move to the magic mansion, which leads to mystery, drama, and even betrayal. Well, as much betrayal as can be shown on the Disney Channel.

    All in all, I commend Disney on at least trying to break out of their stereotypes with this movie. It's entertaining, and you should at least try to check it out. Michalka and Bacar have great on-screen friend chemistry, even in the beginning, when they're less than friends.

    7/10
    7RosanaBotafogo

    Cute ending with a little moral lesson like every Disney movie has to be...

    While producing a reality show, a teenager (Alyson Michalka) meets a magician (Johnny Pacar) whose powers are real but put him in danger. An aspiring reality television producer is looking for the best young magician in the world when she meets Danny Sinclair. But as she grows closer to him, he reveals a big secret: his magic is real!

    I really love Disney movies, but watching the movies from the 2000s I realize how silly they are, with varied themes, but always in the same vein of simple, silly, funny, lucky for me to have a crush on this type of movie, but I found it super cute , despite everything having an extra dose of exaggeration, bizarre situations all fitting together very conveniently and a cute ending with a little moral lesson like every Disney movie has to be...
    8totoshkas

    - You never know how strong your magic is until you test it. ©

    I decided to watch this movie one week ago because of Alyson Michalka. I like her very much as a singer and twice I saw her as an actress. I wanted to make sure that I really like this girl. I like Disney movies because they are very bright and colorful. This one was also very good! It is a story about magic, about television and teenagers, who think that they can become great magicians. Her name is Alyson and she was there - she saw everything by her own eyes. It is not so simple as it can seem to be. A mysterious secret which was hidden by the great magician can be revealed. Alyson was very good at her role. Why? She was very-very active and I saw a lot of emotions on her face! She is really talented! A good job! "Now you see it" - one of the best Disney movies for family, very magical, real and interesting. Movie about friendship and rivalry. I recommend it to everybody!

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    Mystery

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    • Trivia
      A large portion of this movie was filmed in an abandoned bank in New Orleans, Louisiana. Crew had to evacuate the Louisiana set because of Hurricane Ivan.
    • Goofs
      During the first challenge, Danny gets points deducted from his score, because he uses snow, which is not one of the five allowed items. However, his opponent uses a wheel and receives 10 points. Not very consistent.
    • Quotes

      Danny Sinclair: I don't know how or why these things happen, Alyson! They just do!

    • Connections
      Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Best Plot Twists in Disney Channel Original Movies (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Do You Believe in Magic
      Written by John Sebastian

      Performed by Aly & AJ

      Courtesy of Hollywood records

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 14, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ser du nu
    • Filming locations
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production company
      • Evolution Film & Tape
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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