The Escape Artist
Comedy
Crime
Drama
The remarkable story of an unusual boy who takes on the world...and wins.
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.
1982-05-28
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Cast
Director
Caleb Deschanel
Raúl Juliá as Stu Quiñones
Griffin O'Neal as Danny Masters
Desi Arnaz as Mayor Leon Quiñones
Teri Garr as Arlene
Joan Hackett as Aunt Sibyl
Gabriel Dell as Uncle Burke
John P. Ryan as Vernon
E. G. Daily as Sandra
M. Emmet Walsh as Fritz
Jackie Coogan as Magic Shop Owner
Hal Williams as Cop at Mayor's Office
David Clennon as Newspaper Editor
Harry Caesar as Sax Player
Huntz Hall as Turnkey
Harry Anderson as Harry Masters
Carlin Glynn as Treasurer's Secretary
Isabel Cooley as Secretary at Newspaper Office
Tom Signorelli as Mailbox Cop
Margaret Ladd as Reporter
Garry Marshall as Drummer
Doug McGrath as Photographer
Richard Bradford as Sam (uncredited)