The Escape Artist

The remarkable story of an unusual boy who takes on the world...and wins.

94 mins
The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback showing his childhood with his uncle and aunt, who are 'vaudeville'-artists themselves.

Raúl Juliá

Stu Quiñones

Griffin O'Neal

Danny Masters

Desi Arnaz

Mayor Leon Quiñones

Teri Garr

Arlene

Joan Hackett

Aunt Sibyl

Gabriel Dell

Uncle Burke

Jackie Coogan

Magic Shop Owner

Hal Williams

Cop at Mayor's Office

David Clennon

Newspaper Editor

Harry Caesar

Sax Player

Huntz Hall

Turnkey

Harry Anderson

Harry Masters

George Brengel

Water Commissioner

Carlin Glynn

Treasurer's Secretary

Isabel Cooley

Secretary at Newspaper Office

Tom Signorelli

Mailbox Cop

George Cantero

Jail Trustee

Harry Cohn

Jailmate

James Howard

Cop at Bridal Shop

Doug McGrath

Photographer

Susi Sherman

Woman at Club

Richard Bradford

Sam (uncredited)

Barrie M. Osborne

Unit Production Manager

Michael Haley

First Assistant Director

Andy Anderson

Second Assistant Director

Mark Radcliffe

Additional Second Assistant Director

Joe R. Marquette Jr.

Camera Operator

Dustin Blauvelt

First Assistant Camera

Peter Sorel

Still Photographer

Don Smetzer

Still Photographer

Betsy Norton

Script Supervisor

Daniel Allan Carlin

Music Producer

Curt Sobel

Music Editor

Stephen Semel

Assistant Editor

Gregg Barbanell

Sound Editor

Ron Horwitz

Sound Editor

John Leveque

Sound Editor

Emmett Brown

Key Grip

Lou Tobin

Gaffer

John Zemansky

Property Master

Robert Scaife

Construction Coordinator

Dennis Hollis

Transportation Coordinator

Elise Rohden

Production Coordinator

Penny McCarthy

Production Coordinator

Anthony Cunningham

Location Manager

Sam Mercer

Location Manager

Jeff Jaffee

Location Manager

Kathleen Sacchi

Dialogue Coach

Jean Gonzalez

Studio Teacher

Wayne Fitzgerald

Title Designer

Sandra Lee Gimpel

Stunt Double

Stephen Zito

Screenplay

Francis Ford Coppola

Executive Producer

Fred Roos

Executive Producer

Georges Delerue

Original Music Composer

Stephen H. Burum

Director of Photography

Dean Tavoularis

Production Design

Angelo P. Graham

Art Direction

James J. Murakami

Art Direction

Bruce A. Gibeson

Set Decoration

George R. Nelson

Set Decoration

Gloria Gresham

Costume Design

Michael Germain

Makeup Artist

Lawrence J. Cavanaugh

Special Effects

Robert Blalack

Visual Effects

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