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Rough Magic. Rough Magic is a 1995 comedy film directed by Clare Peploe, starring Bridget Fonda and Russell Crowe. The screenplay was written by Robert Mundi, William Brookfield, and Clare Peploe. Rough Magic is based on the 1944 novel Miss Shumway Waves a Wand by British novelist James Hadley Chase; that novel had previously been adapted as ...
May 30, 1997 · Rough Magic: Directed by Clare Peploe. With Bridget Fonda, Russell Crowe, Jim Broadbent, D.W. Moffett. Set in the 1950s, Rough Magic tells the story of what happens when a pretty apprentice magician goes to Mexico to escape her fiancé, a wealthy politician, and to find a Mayan shaman who will teach her ancient principles of magic.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Clare Peploe
- 1997-05-30
May 30, 1997 · The story, set in 1952, follows a magician's assistant named Myra ( Bridget Fonda) as she flees from a Los Angeles murder scene and the arms of an arranged marriage. Her fiancee, a Howard Hughes type named Wyatt (D. W. Moffett) sends a private eye named Alex ( Russell Crowe) after her, and then flies down himself, piloting his private DC-3. But ...
Rough Magic. In the midst of a dazzling stage show, magician's assistant Myra Shumway (Bridget Fonda) catches the eye of sleazy industrialist Cliff Wyatt (D.W. Moffett). When Wyatt unwittingly ...
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- Clare Peploe
- PG-13
- Bridget Fonda
Set in the 1950s, Rough Magic tells the story of what happens when a pretty apprentice magician goes to Mexico to escape her fiancé, a wealthy politician, and to find a Mayan shaman who will teach her ancient principles of magic. She is being trailed by a detective hired by her fiancé. He's a former photojournalist traumatized by what he saw ...
May 30, 1997 · Rough Magic (1995) PG-13 05/30/1997 (US) Comedy, Drama, ... In the world of magic, the hand is quicker than the eye and love is the wild card. Overview.
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995. Shown at Venice Film Festival (Fast Lane) August 30 - September 9, 1995. A UGC Images/Recorded Picture presentation, in association with Martin Scorsese. Formerly distributed by Savoy Pictures. Began shooting May 25, 1994. Completed shooting August 4, 1994.
