Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box

Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Brett Leonard
Produced by	Michael V. Lewis; Jini Dayaneni; Jon Ein; Lou Gonda; Robert Greenhut
Screenplay by	Brett Leonard; Lyn Vaus
Starring	Siegfried Fischbacher; Roy Horn
Narrated by	Anthony Hopkins
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Cinematography	Sean MacLeod Phillips
Edited by	Jonathan P. Shaw
Production; company	Film Foundry Partners; L-Squared Entertainment; Lexington Road Productions; Magic Box Productions
Distributed by	IMAX; Hannover House (DVD); Janson Media (TV)
Release date	October 1, 1999
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box is a 1999 American biographical film about magicians Siegfried & Roy directed by Brett Leonard and starring Siegfried & Roy as themselves with narration by Anthony Hopkins.

Plot

The film tells the life story of Siegfried and Roy. Siegfried discovers a magic book in a merchant's window and desires it as a means to solve his problems with his father at home. Young Roy spends time at the Zoo Bremen and eventually liberates Chico the cheetah. He takes a cruise ship bound for New York where he meets Siegfried, the resident magician, and joins his act.[1]

Cast

Anthony Hopkins - narrator
Siegfried Fischbacher as himself
Roy Horn as himself
John Summers as Teen Siegfried
Dillon McEwin as Young Siegfied
Cameron Alexander as himself
Richie Solomon as himself
Steve Tom as Mr. Nagle
Kelly Van Halen as Mrs. Nagle
Chris Velvin as Dancer/Assistant

Production

Filming took place in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Release

The film was presented at IMAX locations and also had a limited release in educational locations such as the California Science Center as well in commercial locations such as Edwards cinemas starting October 1, 1999.[1] It was later presented at the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival on June 22, 2000.[2]

Reception

Lawrence Van Gelder of The New York Times wrote that the film "must be classified a disappointment" and was unimpressed with the 3D IMAX presentation, noting that "little seems wondrous" about the film.[3]

References

"Siegfried & Roy's Latest Is No Illusion". latimes. October 28, 1999. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
"S.F. INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN & GAY FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE". SFGate. June 21, 2000. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
"'Siegfried and Roy: The Magic Box' -- 3D Magic, With Smoke and Tigers". partners.nytimes.com. September 30, 1999. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

External links

Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box at IMDb

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[latimes-1] "Siegfried & Roy's Latest Is No Illusion". latimes. October 28, 1999. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

[sfgate-2] "S.F. INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN & GAY FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE". SFGate. June 21, 2000. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

[nytimes-3] "'Siegfried and Roy: The Magic Box' -- 3D Magic, With Smoke and Tigers". partners.nytimes.com. September 30, 1999. Retrieved October 23, 2017.