the escape artist

Director: caleb deschanel

Actor: raul julia,griffin o'neal,desi arnaz,teri garr

Data Published: Fri May 28 1982

Genres: Comedy,Crime,Drama

Key Words: teenage boy,near death experience,escape artist,stage magician,independent film

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083900/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Escape_Artist

Description: The Escape Artist is a movie starring Raul Julia, Griffin O'Neal, and Desi Arnaz. Teenager Danny Masters, the son of the late Harry Masters, considered the second best escape artist in history, wants to follow in his father's...

Plot: Young and self-confident Danny Masters is the teen-aged son of the late Harry Masters, the "greatest escape artist except for Houdini". Danny himself is an accomplished magician and escape artist. He leaves home to join Uncle Burke and Aunt Sibyl in their magic/mentalist act; Sibyl welcomes him but Burke is unenthusiastic. Danny soon finds himself embroiled with Stu Quiñones,?corrupt son of Mayor Leon Quiñones. The quest for a missing wallet (pick-pocketed by Danny) leads to the comeuppance of the crooked mayor, and separately of his vindictive and out-of-control son. Along the way, Danny comes to terms with the death of his father, the circumstances of which he did not previously know.