It's very slow-paced and almost all of the kills are off-screen which does cause it to get dull at times, but I have to give props for the train setting which was a great aspect for the film and the killer's many cool costumes they used throughout. Red Herring: The Magician is one, since he is clearly interested in Alana and later Doc remembers that Kenny was into magic.

The train was painted black with silver stripes for the film, along with its five Steamtown cars which were used with the engine.

Feb 11, 2020 - Explore William Page's board "Magic show", followed by 160 people on Pinterest. Closed Circle; Covers Always Lie: Out of the 5 costumes in the german poster above, the killer wears only three of them. Frequent pranksters, illusions, costumes and secrets, the entire film is embedded in uncertainty. David Seth Kotkin (born September 16, 1956), known professionally as David Copperfield, is an American magician, described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history.. Copperfield's television specials have won 21 Emmy Awards and 38 nominations. Nearby, Ed (Howard Busgang) a prankster student and one of the ones involved in the prank against Kenny, walks around with a sword through his stomach. See more ideas about Magic show, The magicians, Magic. ~Chekhov's Gunman~: Stage magician's assistant. Among the passengers of the train, David Copperfield (trying to "do" Vincent Price) has a role as a magician and it further adds to the mystique of the film where the unbelievable is believable. And he would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for those meddling kids! Meanwhile, the magician's assistant arrives back in the showroom car and tells him about a killer lurking among them, and he scolds her for wondering around and going outside. It’s really Kenny, the bullied kid from the beginning of the film in disguise. Don't forget the gender-bender surprise with Kenny as the magician's assistant disguised as a somewhat unconvincing woman. jeffcramer.blogspot.com/2010/11/very-candid-conversation-with-derek.html

As Carne has Charlie restart the train and as it gets underway again, Alana runs up to him and tells him that she thinks the killer is the magician. John was gracious enough to provide us with a few audio clips from the score which we're featuring here. Had to start the new year with a New Year's themed slasher flick that is not that much known to people and I can see why. "Definitely," I replied.

Rather, it’s the magician’s assistant… who isn’t really the magicians assistant. Deadly Prank: The Prank Date. TT: It was nominated for a prestigious Genie Award for Best Film Score. Carne helps a magician (David Copperfield) and his assistant carry their luggage on board, as a three-person band board the train for the excursion. Death by Mocking; Disney Villain Death: The killer is struck from the train with a shovel and drops into the icy river below. "While he changes into the costume of his latest victim to more easily commit his murders, he doesn’t need to masquerade as the magician’s female assistant. One of my theories about the film is that it presents a fantasy of revenge that Alana (Jamie Lee) dreams to get back at the fraternity crew for involving her in the prank. Pick a Card: Carne does this trick with a co-worker of his, and he states that he uses magic trick to break the ice with customers at his other job as RV-salesman. Director Roger Spottiswoode has said of the transport of the train cars from Vermont to Montreal for the production: "They were driven up on the rails. [We also conducted a separate interview with Mills-Cockell.].