The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist
Release: 1982-05-28
·Runtime: 94m
·★ 6.2
Comedy
Crime
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
American Zoetrope
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Joan Hackett
as Aunt Sibyl
Hal Williams
as Cop at Mayor's Office
Huntz Hall
as Turnkey
Margaret Ladd
as Reporter
Teri Garr
as Arlene
E. G. Daily
as Sandra
Harry Anderson
as Harry Masters
M. Emmet Walsh
as Fritz
David Clennon
as Newspaper Editor
Garry Marshall
as Drummer
Raúl Juliá
as Stu Quiñones
Gabriel Dell
as Uncle Burke
Tom Signorelli
as Mailbox Cop
Doug McGrath
as Photographer
Richard Bradford
as Sam (uncredited)
Griffin O'Neal
as Danny Masters
John P. Ryan
as Vernon
Jackie Coogan
as Magic Shop Owner
Harry Caesar
as Sax Player
Carlin Glynn
as Treasurer's Secretary
Desi Arnaz
as Mayor Leon Quiñones
Isabel Cooley
as Secretary at Newspaper Office
Crew
Buck Houghton
Producer
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Fred Roos
Executive Producer
Melissa Mathison
Screenplay
Caleb Deschanel
Director
Barrie M. Osborne
Unit Production Manager
Dean Tavoularis
Production Design
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Stephen H. Burum
Director of Photography
Michael Haley
First Assistant Director
Mark Radcliffe
Additional Second Assistant Director
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Costumer
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunt Double