Full credits for AN HONEST LIAR
Directed by
JUSTIN WEINSTEIN
TYLER MEASOM
Produced by
TYLER MEASOM, p.g.a.
JUSTIN WEINSTEIN, p.g.a.
Executive Produced by
GREG HENRY
GILL HOLLAND
STEPHANIE LEVY, p.g.a.
GARY SCHERMERHORN
DAVID SHADRACK SMITH
BARRY SONNENFELD
VIJAY VAIDYANATHAN
Executive Produced for BBC Storyville
NICK FRASER
KATE TOWNSEND
FEATURING
(In order of appearance)
JAMES “THE AMAZING” RANDI
PENN JILLETTE
TELLER
PROF. RAY HYMAN
PROF. RICHARD WISEMAN
MICHAEL SHERMER
ADAM SAVAGE
DEYVI PEÑA (AKA THE ARTIST JOSE ALVAREZ)
BANACHEK
JAMY IAN SWISS
ALICE COOPER
ALEC JASON
BILL NYE
MICHAEL EDWARDS
URI GELLER
Written by
JUSTIN WEINSTEIN
GREG O’TOOLE
TYLER MEASOM
Original Music by
JOEL GOODMAN
Cinematography by
TYLER MEASOM
JUSTIN WEINSTEIN
Edited by
GREG O’TOOLE
AN HONEST LIAR
Left Turn Films & Pure Mutt Productions
In Association with BBC Storyville & Part2 Filmworks
Associate Producers
YANA ZELTSER
THOMAS GUTHRIE
Line Producers
DUANE ANDERSEN
LAURA MONTOYA
Post Production Supervisor
STEPHANIE LEVY, p.g.a.
Additional Cinematography by
GREG BERNSTEIN – FLORIDA
DOMINIC DORIN – LONDON
JEFF HUTCHENS – WASHINGTON, D.C
ADAM MOFFAT – LAS VEGAS
GARY TURNIER – LAS VEGAS
YANA ZELTSER WEINSTEIN – EUROPE
TRISTAN WHITMAN – LOS ANGELES
BRYAN YOUNG – SALT LAKE CITY
Gaffer
ERIK BECK – SALT LAKE CITY
IGORI KAMOEVI – LOS ANGELES
KEVIN LEWIS – LONDON
BARRY STRICKLAND – HOUSTON
Assistant Camera
DANIEL SCHADE – LOS ANGELES
DREW SUGIMOTO – LOS ANGELES
COLIN TRENBEATH – LOS ANGELES
Production Mixer
NATHAN WHITCOMB – LOS ANGELES
JAMES PETERSON – WASHINGTON, D.C
Digital Imaging Technician
YUKIE HASHIMOTO – LOS ANGELES
Additional Editor
JUSTIN WEINSTEIN
1st Assistant Editor
KEITH OVERTON
Assistant Editors
DUANE ANDERSEN
SKYE EMERSON
ROSS LAING
KRISTINA MOTWANI
MARK NOTT
JUNIOR NUNEZ
BEN SIDOTI
CRAIG RINKERMAN
Music
Music Consultant
TRACY MCKNIGHT
Music Production Manager
ANDREW DEWITT
Orchestrators
JOEL GOODMAN
VICENTE ORTIZ GIMENO
Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer
TOM PAUL
Sound Effects Editor
ANDREA BELLA
Dialog Editor
MICHAEL FEUSER
Foley Artist
LESLIE BLOOME
Foley Mixer
CARL SHILITO
Production Manager
ANNA MALTESE – LAS VEGAS
JONNA MCLAUGHLIN – NEW YORK
Office Manager
FRANK LOPEZ – NEW YORK CITY
Production Assistant
DUSTIN ONG – LOS ANGELES
MICHAEL FITZGERALD – LONDON
ZACH YOUNGBLOOD – SALT LAKE CITY
ALIYAH LEVIN – WASHINGTON, D.C
SABRINA COLISIMO – TORONTO, CANADA
Lead Researcher
KIM SCHEINBERG
Archival Research
LAURA MONTOYA
JOHN MILLER-MONZON
ANDREW STRENIO
Transcription Services
ROMAN BATEMAN
SHONALI GAJWANI
MATTHEW HIRSCH
LAURA MONTOYA
MEGAN PARKE
Spanish Translation and Subtitles
PAULA LILIANA SERRANO
Title Design and Image Effects
Company 3 Design
Creative Director
VICTOR NEWMAN
Animation
JONG KIM
Animation & Stills Editorial
JOSHUA HANSEN
Animation & Stills Editorial
KRYSTLE ANNAND
Titles Executive Producer
JIM JOHNSON
Digital Intermediate provided by
Company 3
Colorist
ANTHONY RAFFAELE
DI Producer
COLIN DAVIS
Digital Conform
MATTHEW BREITENBACH
DI Technologist
LIAM FORD
Color Assistant
TOM GEHRING
Head of Production
NICK MONTON
Account Executive
DAVID FELDMAN
CO3 Executive Producer
STEFAN SONNENFELD
Archival Footage Courtesy of
ALEXANDER JASON
CARSON ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
CBC TV ARCHIVE SALES
CHANNEL NINE ARCHIVES
FREEMANTLE MEDIA NORTH AMERICA LTD.
JAMES RANDI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
THE MAGIC CASTLE ARCHIVES
T3MEDIA
Archival Photography Courtesy of
RON BURTON/GETTY IMAGES
CITY OF TORONTO ARCHIVES
ANGELA EASTON
MICHAEL EDWARDS
DEYVI PEÑA
JAMES RANDI
JAMES RANDI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
STEVE SHAW
Archival Footage Conversion
UNIVERSAL POST – SALT LAKE CITY
RUSS LASSON
PAUL TUFT
MICAH YOUNG
Additional Post Services
LARRY ODHAM – QUAD TAPE
VISUAL IMAGE HOLLYWOOD
COLOR MILL – SALT LAKE CITY
Photo Correction
KERNAN COLEMAN
TIFFANY BURKE
Trailer Design
ANATOMY MEDIA
GABRIELLA MIRABELLI
MARK VALENTINE
CAARIN FLEISCHMANN
KARI ICKERT
MARK MOFFATT
RYAN KRUMM
KENNY MOSCINSKI
ROY HARTER – SKINNYMAN
The Filmmakers Would Like to Thank
THE ACADEMY OF MAGICAL ARTS
GLENN ALAI
KEVIN ALIX
DANIELLE ANASTASIA
PIERO ANGELA
MARTA ANNUNZIATA
ARP-SAPC
TRENT BABBINGTON
BAY AREA SKEPTICS
ANTHONY BAXTER
CRISTINA BHARARA
TIMOTHY BINGA
JOHN BLANTON
ERIC BROWN
PETER BULL
CHRIS BURKE
AMY BUCHER
RICHARD CADENA
LUIS GARCIA CASTRO
CENTER FOR INQUIRY
CAMP INQUIRY
CICAP ITALY
CÍRCULO ESCÉPTICO
KYLER CLARK
LAUREN COCHRANE
FERNANDO COSSÍO
CHARLOTTE COOK
DUSTIN CRUMP
CARA CUSUMANO
ANDIE DARAKI
RUSS DASTRUP
DANIEL DAVIDSON
RICHARD DAWKINS
JOHN DEHLIN
SUSAN DMITROVSKY
GERALYN DREYFOUS
JOANN AND KEN EDWARDS
ESCÉPTICOS EN EL PUB MADRID
DOUG FABRIZIO
MARC FEMENELLA
ANDREA FERRERO
HILLARY FONG
MARINO FRANZOSI
LUIGI GARLASCHELLI
ARIEL GLASSMAN
DJ GROTHE
HOT DOCS FORUM
LUIS ALFONSO GÁMEZ
MATT GARDNER
GENEA GAUDET
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM BILBAO
JULIE GOLDMAN
BILL GOODWIN – MAGIC CASTLE LIBRARY
CHRIS GUEST
CALUM GRAY
ALAN HAEHNEL
CLARK HARRIS
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS
SHELDON HELMS
JERUSHA HESS
GEORGE HRAB
MIKE HUTCHINSON
DAVID HOLBROOKE
VINNY HOLLAND
JAMES HYDRICK
LUISA IDOATE
CRAIG JACKSON
TYSON JACOBSEN
JAMES RANDI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
CHRIS W. JOHNSON
BRIAN JOLLEY
RACHEL LIBERT
RONALD A. LINDSAY
PENNY LANE
SIOHBAN LOCKHART
JOSÉ MARÍA MATEOS
HELENA MATUTE
MAX MAVEN
PAUL MCINTYRE
AIDAN MEASOM
KENT AND CONNIE MEASOM
SHEFFIELD MEETMARKET
DANIELA MELI
JENNILYN MERTEN
HAMILTON W. MESERVE
TIM MINCHIN
KEN MURDOCK
DOUG MURPHY
PABLO RUIZ MUZQUIZ
THE NEW ENGLAND SKEPTICAL SOCIETY
JESUS NITWIT NINE
BEGOÑA OCHOA
TOBY OPPENHEIMER
LUIS MIGUEL ORTEGA
TIM AND ELAINE O’TOOLE
ELIAS PATE
DEROY PERAZA
CARRIE POPPY
PICTURELINE – SALT LAKE CITY
MASSIMO POLIDORO CICAP
MARGA PRETORIUS
PAUL PROVENZA
MICHEAL RANDAZZO
CLAIRE RATINON
PETER RICHARDSON
BEN ROMAN
SCOTT ROMANOWSKI
BORJA ROBERT
RODNEY ROTHSTEIN
EMMET ROYALS
MAUREEN RYAN
SALT LAKE CITY FILM SOCIETY
MIKE SEALANDER
JEREMY SEIFER
AXIOM PRODUCTION SERVICES
BEN SIEPSER
THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER
MIKE DE SMET
SOCIEDAD PARA EL AVANCE DEL PENSAMIENTO CRÍTICO
SUSAN SONNENFELD
JEFF SOTZING
KAREN STRACHAN
ERIC STRAUSS
BARRY STRICKLAND
TV SPECIALISTS – SALT LAKE CITY
BRIAN THOMPSON
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
CHRISTINE SPOSARI
MANJU VARGHESE
JACK & SUSAN WEINSTEIN
In loving memory of Doran Weinstein
Kickstarter Publicity
FILM PRESENCE
SARA KEINER
MERRILL STERRITT
Kickstarter Outreach and Fulfillment
YANA ZELTSER
Kickstarter Design & Illustration
HYPERAKT STUDIO BROOKLYN
PHILIP CHEANEY
JULIA VAKSER ZELTSER
Kickstarter Contributing Associate Producers
DOUGLAS W KINNEY, DMD
CURT HARPOLD
TONY AND JESSICA RUSH
A Special Thanks to our Kickstarter supporters
DAVID BROWN DAVID CLARK
KOERT VAN ESPEN – APOGADO BRIAN FUTTERMAN
RUDY GARDEA BRAD GILLETTE
DANIEL HUNT MARK KING
WILLIAM LIDWELL PAUL MCDERMOTT
NATALIE MILLAN MYSTERIOUS R
MICHAEL S PELLMAN SCOTT ROMANOWSKI
KEVIN SALTER TIM SELF
SIGBJØRN SKOGSET MIKE SMITH
DON TARDIFF ROBERT THOMAS
MR. WALL
Locations
United States:
ALICE COOPERSTOWN – PHOENIX, AZ
CAMP INQUIRY – HOLLAND, NY
PAGE SOUTHERLAND PAGE – HOUSTON, TX
THE ACADEMY OF MAGICAL ARTS – LOS ANGELES, CA
THE MAGIC CASTLE – LOS ANGELES, CA
OHLONE COLLEGE – FREMONT, CA
THE PLANETARY SOCIETY, PASADENA, CA
THE TEMPLE HOUSE – MIAMI, FL
SOUTH POINT HOTEL AND CASINO – LAS VEGAS, NV
SKEPTIC MAGAZINE – LOS ANGELES, CA
Europe:
CASTELLO DI SAN PELAGIO – PADUA, ITALY
THE SPACE CINEMA “ODEON” – MILAN, ITALY
SALA CONVEGNI ATC – TURN, ITALY
SIR WALTER SCOTT HOUSE – EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
SONNING ON THAMES – ENGLAND, UK
UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO – BILBAO, SPAIN
THE IRISH CORNER – MADRID, SPAIN
Legal Services Provided by
JEFF BREGLIO
CHRIS PEREZ / DONALDSON + CALLIF
Additional Music
“THE MAGIC TOUCH”
Words and music by Buck Ram
Performed by The Platters
(c) UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. ON BEHALF OF ITSELF. AND A. M. C., INC. (ASCAP)
“WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET”
Written by Anthony Lester
Performed by The Dramatics
Courtesy of Stax Records
Published by EMI Longitude Music
Used by permission of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Licensed Materials
Cross Canada Hit Parade (1956)
Razzle Dazzle (1961)
Courtesy by: CBC TV Archive Sales
The Dimbleby Talk-In – Telepathy and Psychokinesis
(1974) British Broadcasting Corporation
Courtesy of: T3 Media
Ethics in America – Psychic Phenomena and the Occult (1976)
Courtesy of: Center for Inquiry Library / American Humanist Association
Peter Popoff San Francisco
Courtesy of: Alexander Jason
The Teachings of Carlos
(1988) 60 Minutes Australia
Courtesy of : Channel Nine Archives
To Tell The Truth (1990)
Courtesy of: FremantleMedia International
The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
Courtesy of: Carson Entertainment Group
Sydney Opera House / Airplane Landing / Airplane Taking Off
Pond 5
Additional Archival Footage
20/20 with John Stossel – The Power of Belief
(2004) American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
20/20 – The Voice from Beyond
(1988) American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
5 All Night Live
WVCB-TV Boston
6 ½ Magic Hours
(1958) Prelinger Archives
A&E Biography – Uri Geller
(1996) Atlas Media
The Amazing Randi Magic Show
(1978) British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Arthur C. Clarke’s World of Strange Powers
Metal Bending, Magic and Mind Over Matter
(1985) Yorkshire Television
Backtalk – The Case of ESP
WGBH Boston
Bend! Bend! Bend!
(1983) Q.E.D. / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
The Don Lane Show
(1981) Nine Network Australia
ESP and Psychic Spies
(2004) UFO TV
Evening Magazine
(1983) WNBC-NY
Exploring Psychic Powers Live
(1983) LBS Communications
The Feagler Show
WKYC-TV
Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper
(1974) Sony BMG Entertainment
Grand Illusions – Fighting the Fakers
Grand Illusions – The Story of Magic
(2003) Image Entertainment
Happy Days – The Magic Show
(1978) Paramount Television / American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
A Personal Note from Randi and Deyvi
We’d like to express our gratitude to Justin and Tyler
for having embarked on this journey to tell our story.
Our gratitude, as well, to Penn Jillette
for all his research, help and friendship throughout the years.
And very special thanks to Rick Adams.
Our gratitude as well to Susan Dmitrovzky, Glen Camhi, Brenton Ver
Ploeg, Benedict Kuehne, Gabriela Trench, Sarah Gavlak, Nelson
Hallonquist, Dana Funaro, Wilmer Melean, and Fernando Balbuena,
To my mother Dilia and my siblings, Tahimy, Ailid and Vladimir, thank
you for understanding. To all our friends and families who were there
for us in one way or another during our dark times, thank you all.
To all gay people around the world who have been forced to leave home,
family, or country in order to survive and to have a chance to be free
from hate, discrimination and persecution, as well as the ability to love
who they want to love: May we all one day be happy and free.
An Extra Special Thanks from the Filmmakers
To our Kickstarter supporters who helped make this film possible
To Jamy Ian Swiss, known professionally as “The Honest Liar”
The filmmakers would like to thank The James Randi Educational Foundation for its
assistance with this documentary. The JREF promotes critical thinking by providing reliable
information about pseudoscience and the paranormal.
For more information on the important work of the JREF, and to get involved, please visit
www.RANDI.org
No spoons were harmed in the making of this film
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