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The Magic Christian
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Billionaire Sir Guy Grand thinks nothing of throwing his endless stream of money away. He later adopts a homeless boy, Youngman and ogether, they set out to prove that anyone, and anything, can be bought with money.
Billionaire Sir Guy Grand thinks nothing of throwing his endless stream of money away. He later adopts a homeless boy, Youngman and ogether, they set out to prove that anyone, and anything, can be bought with money.
Actors:
Peter Bayliss,
John Cleese,
Joan Benham,
Patrick Holt,
Terence Alexander,
Roman Polanski,
Laurence Harvey
Peter Bayliss
27 June 1922, Kingston upon Thames, England, UK
John Cleese
27 October 1939, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Joan Benham
17 May 1918, Fulham, London, England, UK
Patrick Holt
31 January 1912, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Terence Alexander
11 March 1923, Islington, London, England, UK
Roman Polanski
18 August 1933, Paris, France
Laurence Harvey
1 October 1928, Joniskis, Lithuania
Genre:
Comedy
Country:
United Kingdom
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Terence Alexander
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Filmcritic.com
January 27, 2003
It's too long and too silly ("Very silly indeed!") to work in the long run, so feel free to start and stop it at will -- you won't miss a thing.
September 10, 2007
A brazen, irreverent, and wild satire that hits more often than it misses.
New York Times
May 09, 2005
Funny, uncomfortable and without an ounce of benevolence.
January 01, 2000
A curdled, unfunny satire made more painful by McGrath's inappropriately jubilant style.
September 10, 2007
Save for some eye-popping cameos, there's nothing very magic about this dated dog's breakfast of a movie.
September 10, 2007
A spotty, uneven satire (from the novel by Terry Southern) with a number of good yocks, but insufficient sustained wit or related action.
April 06, 2006
...drips with low-gloss British Mod Pop style and a would-be Richard Lester vibe, but with no clue about how to put its abundant British talent, chiefly Peter Sellers, to any worthy purpose beyond playing at adolescent cynicism.
June 14, 2013
Joseph McGrath's movie version remains an acerbic, late-Sixties dark comedy classic.
September 11, 2003
Is it all of its era? Yes, most definitely. But it's also as relevant and funny and pointed as it ever was.
June 24, 2006
The result is a variety concert of a film in which most of the acts/jokes fall flat.
Video-Reviewmaster.com
February 23, 2008
Odd yet fun comedy-fantasy starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr.