An honest liar

Resource Information

The work An honest liar represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

An honest liar

Statement of responsibility

Left Turn Films & Pure Mutt Productions in association with BBC Storyville & Part2 Filmworks ; produced by Tyler Measom, Justin Weinstein ; written by Justin Weinstein, Greg O'Toole, Tyler Measom ; directed by Justin Weinstein, Tyler Measom

Title variation

• James "The Amazing" Randi
• Truth and deception in the life of James "The Amazing" Randi

Contributor

• Wiseman, Richard, (Richard John), 1966-
• BBC Storyville (Firm)
• Flim Flam Films
• Left Turn Films
• Part2 Filmworks
• Pure Mutt Productions
• Banachek
• Cooper, Alice, 1948-
• Edwards, Michael
• Geller, Uri, 1946-
• Goodman, Joel, (Joel Scott)
• Hyman, Ray
• Jason, Alec
• Jillette, Penn
• Measom, Tyler
• Nye, Bill
• O'Toole, Greg
• Peña, Deyvi
• Randi, James
• Savage, Adam
• Shermer, Michael
• Swiss, Jamy Ian
• Teller
• Weinstein, Justin

Commentator

• Jillette, Penn
• Nye, Bill
• Peña, Deyvi
• Randi, James
• Savage, Adam
• Shermer, Michael
• Swiss, Jamy Ian
• Wiseman, Richard, (Richard John), 1966-
• Banachek
• Cooper, Alice, 1948-
• Edwards, Michael
• Geller, Uri, 1946-
• Hyman, Ray
• Jason, Alec

Composer

• Goodman, Joel, (Joel Scott)

Editor of moving image work

• O'Toole, Greg

Film director

• Measom, Tyler
• Weinstein, Justin

Production company

• BBC Storyville (Firm)
• Pure Mutt Productions
• Left Turn Films
• Part2 Filmworks

Publisher

• Flim Flam Films

Screenwriter

• O'Toole, Greg
• Measom, Tyler
• Weinstein, Justin

Subject

• Randi, James
• Nonfiction films
• Biographical films
• Escape artists -- Canada -- Biography
• Feature films
• Parapsychology
• Gay men -- Canada -- Biography
• Documentary films
• Hoaxes
• Swindlers and swindling
• Psychics
• Impostors and imposture
• Deception
• Magicians -- Canada -- Biography

Genre

• Nonfiction films
• Biographical films
• Biography
• Documentary films
• Feature films

Language

• gre
• eng
• eng
• eng
• spa
• fre
• ger
• dut
• por
• rus
• eng

Summary

"An Honest Liar tells the story of the world-famous magician, escape artist and enemy of deception, James 'The Amazing' Randi. He devised intricate invesigations exposing the 'miracles' of psychics, faith healers and con-artists. A master deceiver who came out of the the closet [at] 81, Randi created fictional characters, fake psychics, and even turned his partner of 25 years, the artist Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru named Carlos. But when a shocking revelation in Randi's personal life is discovered, it isn't clear whether Randi is still the deceiver--or the deceived"--Container

Awards note

New York Times Critics Pick; Tribeca Film Festival 2014, world premiere; AFI Docs 2014, Audience Award, Best Documentary; Napa Valley Film Festival 2014, Jury Award, Best Documentary; Key West Film Festival 2014, Jury Award, Best Documentary; Hot Springs International Film Festival 2014, Jury Award, Best Documentary; Newport Beach Film Festival 2014, Jury Award, Best Documentary; Hotdocs 2014, Top Ten Audience Favorites.

Cataloging source

IHE

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Editor, Greg O'Toole ; music, Joel Goodman ; cinematographers, Tyler Measom, Justin Weinstein

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Language note

In English, with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Greek, Russian, Dutch or German

LC call number

HV6751

LC item number

.H663 2015

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PerformerNote

Featuring James Randi, Penn Gillette, Teller, Prof. Ray Hyman, Prof. Richard Wiseman, Michael Shermer, Adam Savage, Deyvi Peña, Banachek, Jamy Ian Swiss, Alice Cooper, Alec Jason, Bill Nye, Michael Edwards, Uri Geller

Runtime

93

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action