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An Honest Liar is a feature documentary about truth and deception and the life of world-famous magician, escape artist, and master skeptic, James ‘The Amazing’ Randi. The film brings to life Randi’s intricate investigations that publicly exposed psychics, faith healers, and con artists with quasi-religious fervor. A master deceiver who came out of the closet at the age of 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.
Original Release
11/02/2014
US Release
06/05/2015
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Randi | Self - Magician / Self |
| Penn Jillette | Self - Magician / Self |
| Teller | Self - Magician |
| Ray Hyman | Self - Experimental Psychologist |
| Richard Wiseman | Self - Magician & Psychologist / Self |
| Michael Shermer | Self - Publisher, Skeptic Magazine |
| Adam Savage | Self - Mythbusters / Self |
| Deyvi Peña | Self - Artist |
| Banachek | Self - Mentalist |
| Jamy Ian Swiss | Self - Magician & Author |
Directors
Tyler Measom, Justin Weinstein
Writers
Justin Weinstein, Tyler Measom, Greg O'Toole
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Randi | Self - Magician / Self |
| Penn Jillette | Self - Magician / Self |
| Teller | Self - Magician |
| Ray Hyman | Self - Experimental Psychologist |
| Richard Wiseman | Self - Magician & Psychologist / Self |
| Michael Shermer | Self - Publisher, Skeptic Magazine |
| Adam Savage | Self - Mythbusters / Self |
| Deyvi Peña | Self - Artist |
| Banachek | Self - Mentalist |
| Jamy Ian Swiss | Self - Magician & Author |
| Alice Cooper | Self - Rock Star / Self |
| Alexander Jason | Self - Surveillance Expert |
| Bill Nye | Self - The Science Guy / Self |
| Michael Edwards | Self - Project Alpha Psychic |
| Uri Geller | Self - Purported Psychic / Self |
| Peter R. Phillips | Self - Researcher |
| Peter Popoff | Self - Faith Healer |
| Mark Shafer | Self - Deputy Director, McDonnell Laboratory for Psychical Research |
| Luis Alfonso Gámez | Self |
| Harry Houdini | Self (archive footage) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nick Fraser | Executive Producer |
| Gregory Henry | Executive Producer |
| Gill Holland | Executive Producer |
| Stephanie Levy | Executive Producer |
| Gary Schermerhorn | Executive Producer |
| David Shadrack Smith | Executive Producer |
| Barry Sonnenfeld | Executive Producer |
| Vijay Vaidyanathan | Executive Producer |
| Kate Townsend | Executive Producer |
| Tyler Measom | Producer |
| Justin Weinstein | Producer |
| Duane Andersen | Producer |
| Thomas Guthrie | Producer |
| Curt Harpold | Producer |
| Laura Montoya | Producer |
| Yana Zeltser Weinstein | Producer |
| Douglas W. Kinney | Producer |
| Jessica Rush | Producer |
| Tony Rush | Producer |
Editors
