Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay 2012

Title: Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
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Languages: English
Genres: Documentary,
Runtime: 1:28:00 Hour
Cast: Ricky Jay, Winston Simone, Dick Cavett
Directors: Molly Bernstein
Rating: 7.1 (1001 Votes)
TomatoMeter: 93 %
Audiance Score: 71 %
Critics Consensus: Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay presents a fascinating -- and tantalizingly incomplete -- picture of a legendary magician and skilled raconteur.
Year: 2012
Summary: Ricky Jay is a world-renowned magician, author, historian and actor (often a mischievous presence in the films of David Mamet and Paul Thomas Anderson) -- and a performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. Deceptive Practice traces Jay's achievements and influences, from his apprenticeship at age 4 with his grandfather, to such now-forgotten legends as Al Flosso, Slydini, Cardini and his primary mentors, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. Featuring rare footage from his 1970s TV appearances (doing 3-card Monte with Steve Martin on The Dinah Shore Show) and told in Jay's inimitable voice, this is a remarkable journey inside the secretive world of magic and the small circle of eccentrics who are its perpetual devotees.