Product: Magic [VHS] (1978)
Rating: 5.0
HOPKINS POPS A CORKY
Not since PSYCHO had a movie captured a descent into madness as frightening as MAGIC. A young Anthony Hopkins stars as ventriloquist/magician Corky, an obviously disturbed man who begins to show signs of a mental breakdown when he can't seem to function without Fats, his dummy, by his side. As he escapes the pressure by going back to his hometown and reuniting with the love of his life, his condition worsens and tragedy strikes. Hopkins is brilliant, and supported very nicely by Ann-Margret as his old flame; Ed Lauter as her loutish husband and Burgess Meredith as his cantankerous agent/manager.The dummy is quite chilling and the ending leaves a startling impression.