Apr 19, 1990
55 min
Full-HD

Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women (1990)

Based on Ricky Jay's book of the same title, this TV special was made up of a combination of magic, juggling, amazing feats, stunts and performances, including a musical performance on wine glasses, a human calculator who could determine cube-routes of numbers in her head and an antique acrobatic clockwork doll.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

CBS

Ricky Jay

Elayne Boosler

Michael Moschen

Megan Reisel

Matt Biondi

Steve Martin

Bruce Schwartz

Jamey Turner

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