An Honest Liar

An Honest Liar

2014•1h 30m•7.1/10

HistoryComedyDocumentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(235)

An Honest Liar tells the incredible story of the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, 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, Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru named Carlos.

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Production

Left Turn Films, Pure Mutt Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

James Randi

James Randi

Self

Adam Savage

Adam Savage

Self

Bill Nye

Bill Nye

Self

Uri Geller

Uri Geller

Self

Penn Jillette

Penn Jillette

Self

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

Self

Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini

Self (archive footage)

Richard Wiseman

Self

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