Little Houdini (2014) Movie Script
(music)
If I wanted to become a magician,
it's thanks to Archibald.
The little clockwork monkey had two cups.
One of them contained an orange ball
and the other one was empty.
When he put the cups down,
the orange ball disappeared
from the first one
and immediately reappeared in the other.
It was magic!
But, it was just an illusion.
It took me a long time
to understand how the trick worked.
How about you?
Did you get it?
(music continues)
Okay, for this trick, I need a volunteer.
Here, Mum, pick a card, any card.
Show it to your neighbour.
Perfect. Now, put it back into the stack.
I shuffle them.
There you go,
I don't know which one it is!
But wait, what's this in my pocket?
Is this the card, you picked Mum?
So what was it?
It was the nine of hearts.
It wasn't the
two of hearts?
The three?
Of course not, it was the nine!
Bravo Harry!
That's great!
Excellent!
Oh, bravo Harry!
Bravo!
Harry, you've taken our breath away!
You're too kind, Dad,
all I really want is to perform
in front of a real audience!
Look at Mr. McNaulty. I think he
only came here to eat mum's turkey.
Well, I wanted to save this for later but,
Look at this flyer I found.
A magic competition?
Yes! It's the grand opening
of the Statue of Liberty.
The biggest event of the century!
Right, my big magician,
go and wash your hands.
It's time for dinner.
All right!
Just wait and see,
I'm gonna win this competition!
I know it seems crazy
but it will make him so happy,
McNaulty can look after the rabbits and...
Samuel! Did you read the leaflet?
You need a professional magician
to enter you for the competition.
And there are no magicians around here!
Oh no!
I didn't see that part.
Well, I guess I need
to talk to him after dinner.
Wow! This turkey is huge!
I hope you're really hungry Mr.McNaulty!
I'm always hungry when it comes
to your mum's delicious turkey!
Get ready to see the brand
new magic trick by Harry.
The Magician!
Look, it's disappeared!
Did you see? It really worked!
Wow, no, stop Panpan!
Harry, I've got news!
You have to run down
to the village hotel immediately!
Wait a second dad,
I'm in the middle of something important!
But he is in town!
His train leaves for New York in an hour!
I don't understand what
you're talking about!
I told you about it earlier!
Tesla, the great magician!
He's in a hurry but he
agreed to give you five
minutes.
(music)
Are you Tesla, the great magician?
Hahaha! No, no. I am Amrold.
You must be little Harry, am I right?
Amrold!
Come!
Are there any double
chocolate chip cookies left?
That's him, the great Tesla.
Goodness, you ate them all!
It's insane how fast they disappear.
Well I haven't I don't got all day,
we need to get going!
Hum?
This is Harry.
Mmm?
You know, the young magician.
You met his father at the market today.
The boy who wants to enter the competition
at the opening of the Statue of Liberty!
Ah, yes, the competition!
You want me to enter you for it?
Well, listen, I don't have much time.
So have you prepared a magic trick?
Yes, Yes, of course!
Here, pick a card and
show it to your neighbor.
I shuffle them.
And look!
Your card is lost.
Uncle, have you ever seen a real-life cow?
Have you seen how big they are?
It's just crazy, isn't it!
Mmm... Beth,
Harry is showing me a magic trick.
Go and finish packing,
we're leaving in 10 minutes.
10 minutes! Then,
I've still got loads of time.
The card is lost but...
What's this in my pocket?
Oh sorry! Are you hungry?
Ready!
Shall we take our bags downstairs?
Stop, stop, stop! Calm down!
Well, Harry.
That trick is great for beginners, but I
think I've seen it a hundred times by now.
Don't you have anything of
your own to show me instead?
Mmm
Hey, I know those cookies!
You do?
Of course!
They're magic cookies.
Magic?
Of course! They're the ones that disappear
every time we want to eat them!
What do you mean, disappear?
Look closely,
I'll show you with this one.
Watch your finger, it might still be hot!
What flavor is this cookie?
Vanilla and Macadamia.
And would you like to eat it?
Of course. I'd love to eat it.
Can you see it?
Of course I can see it.
And now it has disappeared.
Disappeared?
But that's not possible.
Cookies don't disappear like that!
You've hidden it up your sleeve!
No, I swear!
Look. I have nothing!
But, but it's impossible!
I told you, they're magic!
Let's try with another one.
What flavor is this?
Double chocolate.
And you're sure you can see it?
Yes, of course I can see it!
Once again,
it has disappeared.
But, but, but My cookie!
And if I take a third.
He's not going to make them all disappear?
Are you sure you can see it this time?
No, I can't bear to look, now!
And just like the others,
It has vanished as well!
No, but, but my cookies!
Gave them back to me!
Calm down Amrold,
your cookies are right there.
Huh? What?
Amrold, you seriously didn't see it?
It was so simple!
Don't be so sure Beth.
It isn't nearly as simple as it looks.
But he just threw the
cookies over his head!
No!
You're forgetting that he did
the same movement several times first.
He kept hold of Amrold's gaze
to distract him from the cookie.
In the end, Armold
thought that he was looking,
but he actually wasn't at all.
It is called conditioning someone.
You know about that, Harry?
Well, not really.
I've done it on my rabbits
but I didn't think that it would work here.
Mmm without knowing about conditioning,
you succeeded in inventing this trick.
Very clever!
Will you enter me for the competition?
Ah, that, I don't know.
You still have a lot left to learn.
But maybe,
there's another way instead.
I can't believe it!
My son is going to learn
magic with the great Tesla!
Oh, I must be dreaming.
Well Harry, you know that we can't
leave the farm by itself.
But even if we can't go with you,
you know that we're with you in spirit.
Don't forget, I find out about everything,
so no mysteries in New York, ok?
Oh, amazing you're going to New York!
It's great, you'll see, I'm sure!
The people, the crowds!
Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge!
And and Chinatown!
Ah I'd love to go to New York one day.
New York
(music)
Wow!
Well, well
A new guest has arrived.
Hmmm.
I'm happy that you like
my new cookie recipe.
Did you have a good trip, my boy?
I imagine you're hungry.
What are you doing with them?
With my bags!
Don't worry! Your bags have gone
directly to your bedroom.
Well, Amrold would you prepare us
a nice dinner to celebrate Harry's arrival?
You will see, Amrold is
truly a great little chef!
Wow!
Gentlemen, I am going to prepare
my own special pepper soup
and you can tell me how you like it!
Harry, I am going to be very clear
about what's going to happen.
To learn magic, you have to
work a lot and hard at it.
I am going to need you to be
diligent, attentive and punctual.
It's going to be tough
for a young boy like yourself,
but lessons start here at 7 a.m sharp.
Oh that's no big deal at all.
Back home I would get up
at dawn to feed the rabbits.
Ah! Hum Very good.
Hard work demands an environment
and atmosphere that is
Ah! Hahaha!
Calm.
Hello Uncle. Could you give me
a hand getting down from here?
What are you doing up there?
Beth! I have told you a million times
by now not to clamber around the plumbing!
You knew that it's dangerous!
This is the last time I'm going
to come up and get you!
This would be the last time?
She does this often?
When were you going to let me know?
Oh, Harry!
It's great, we're going
to have so much fun together!
Beth, Harry isn't here to have fun,
he's here to learn some magic!
Since you're here
you can help him settle in.
But don't even think about going off
and playing explorers with him.
Ok Uncle! I promise!
She never stops, does she?
This whole house is absolutely amazing!
The walls contain
the actual maze of pipes!
I've been exploring them for three months
and I still haven't gone till the end.
Now, that won't do at all.
We've got to fix this.
Don't worry, I don't mind.
As long as I can squeeze by.
No, you'll be here for a long time,
you should feel like you're at home.
I know what to do!
I just need a little bit of help to do it.
(music)
Aah.
Aah.
Oh! It's Mr. Tesla
and Amrold!
Uh, is that you?
No, it's Bettany!
One day I'm going
to write stories about Bettany,
a strong and daring heroine
who lives for her incredible adventures!
High in the sky or in
the center of the earth!
Ah, like the heroes in Jules Verne's books.
Ah, you know them?
In the story that I am reading
right now, they are in China.
But wait, we've got it completely wrong!
You know that in China
they have this thing called Feng-Shui.
They say that you have to
have your head facing north to sleep well!
You know, your sketches are great!
So did you come to New York
to learn how to draw?
(music)
No.
My parents were lost at
sea about a year ago
and my uncle Tesla took me in.
Well, there you go, you're all settled in!
You also have the sun
shining through your window.
Oh! But wait, the sun rises in the east.
I guess that means that your bed
isn't facing north at all Harry!
It's absolutely perfect!
Wait up,
we're missing just one thing now.
Ahah! Now, it's perfect!
Ah, Harry, I see that you have settled in.
Couldn't be better!
That's great.
After we have eaten we can get to work.
Oh, maybe we should think
about moving the furniture.
This closet isn't exactly
very practical here.
Hahaha!
Ah!
Harry, each of these boxes
contains a magic trick.
And I'm going to find one
that will be perfect for you.
Is it the trick I'm going to
do for the competition?
Hold on, not so fast my boy!
As I already told you,
you're not quite ready for the competition.
You need to learn some
basic magic tricks first.
And this trick here is perfect for that.
Ok,
but if I do it well, will
you sign me up then?
We'll see.
But for now, you're going
to concentrate on this trick.
It is called
The mystery frame.
For this trick,
the magician chooses and marks a card,
which will then be return into the pack.
He draws the audience's
attention to a frame
that is suspended above
the stage over on this side.
The glass inside seems totally normal.
But when the magician throws
the pack of cards through the frame,
the marked card appears behind it.
Awesome!
But how did you do it?
There are five stages to
be able to do this trick.
The first is about controlling the card.
While the audience thinks that
he is shuffling the pack of cards,
the magician has to make sure
to keep the marked card
at the top of the deck.
Ok,
I control the card.
Stage two, is palming.
Before putting down the deck of cards,
the magician secretly swipes
the marked card from the top,
which he then keeps
in the palm of his hand.
Palm the card.
Now, stage three,
diverting the audience's attention.
The magician presents the glass to them.
You think that he's showing it
to you in order to prove that it is normal,
but in reality,
he is putting the marked card
inside the mechanism
concealed within the frame.
Aha! So the frame is rigged!
Stage four is to pull the trigger.
The magician throws the deck of cards
at a precise point on the glass.
Can you see this corner?
It is sensitive to pressure.
When they hit, it triggers the mechanism.
And sends the marked card
behind the window up.
That's stage five, the revelation.
Awesome. Five stages!
I'll get to work right away.
Wait a sec! You'll work on your
magic tricks in the afternoons.
But the mornings are
reserved just for lessons.
Here, go and get changed.
What? A leotard?
But that's what you wear for
Dancing, yes!
A good magician must move
gracefully around the stage
if he is going to make it, my boy!
Pfft. This is going to be hard.
Harry! I just found a
new entrance to the maze!
Come and see!
Here! My own little private space!
In fact, it's an old water
tank that Tesla renovated.
Look here, it's the entrance!
Uh!
Do you really think
that it leads somewhere?
Come on Harry, don't you dare be a chicken!
Bwok Bwok Bwok!
Pfft! I bet you've never seen
a real chicken in your life!
(music)
Bethany had reached a dead end.
Her exploration was blocked
by a terrible insurmountable grate.
What was she going to do?
I have an idea!
Do you have anything made of metal?
Her clever assistant came
up with a strange solution.
She gave him the clip that
she always wore in her hair.
Assistant?
Oh, I'm your assistant now am AHHH!
Incredible!
Bettany realized that the mysterious
magician who had taken her
in was concealing a lot more
than she had ever imagined.
The obscure character also had to be
one of the greatest
inventors the world had ever.
What? What happened?
It's Amrold! He is naked!
Mmm.
Look!
I think this must be my uncle's diary.
The Teleportation.
Do you think it works?
Shape shifting,
Electromagnetism, Levitation.
All these inventions are truly great!
Do you think that
they're for his next show?
Children? What are you doing in here?
This is my private research!
Nobody should see these inventions!
If it falls into the wrong hands,
this book could wreak havoc!
Wow, with these inventions
I could do a fantastic show!
Or alternatively, a very bad one.
It depends whether it
suits your style of magic.
What do you mean, his style of magic?
You see children, during their training,
each magician develops his own special
way of using magic in order
to be able to express himself.
Some of them go for comedy,
others prefer to use emotion.
Some try to do new things every time
others perform only classical magic tricks.
But they all have one thing in common.
They have explored their
personalities and enhanced it.
This is what makes the audience dream.
But with machines like these
it would be easy to fulfill my dream,
style has nothing to do with it!
All right, let me tell you a story.
A long time ago,
I had a very good friend called.
Friedrich,
who had a real gift for card tricks.
He started to become successful,
but he dreamed of
performing in the big theatres.
In order to help him,
I agreed to lend him my machines.
The problem was that he wasn't
very comfortable with them
and soon became a laughing stock.
I encouraged him to go back
to doing his card tricks,
but he wouldn't listen to me.
Determined, he didn't hesitate
to steal one of my new inventions.
Without my instructions,
he mishandled the machine.
It malfunctioned and
set fire to the theatre.
Whilst he used to dream of glory,
now nobody remembers Friedrich.
I am sure that if he had
stuck to his card tricks,
he could have become an
internationally acclaimed magician
because that was his style of magic.
What are you doing?
I'm working on my trick.
With the shopping money?
If that disappears,
you can explain it to Amrold!
He has been pestering us
for months about his walnut cake!
Excuse me little miss, could you
possibly give me some directions?
Ah! I already told you,
the theatre is that way, Leopold!
Gustave, we've been
walking in circles for an hour!
That's because you've had your
ugly nose buried in your map, you oaf!
But I need the map to find the theatre!
Stop with that map, Stop with that map!
Stop going on about your map!
Follow the trade winds, matey!
The trade winds?
Uh, actually, theatre is just over there.
There you are!
Exactly where I thought it would be!
Ahaha! Thank you very much young lady!
Without you we would have
been late for the magic show today!
Wait, you're magicians?
That's great. I do magic as well!
Us? Magicians? No. Haha!
We'd have more success
as a comedy duo! Haha!
No, we are both stage
managers for magic shows.
That's right,
we put things together for magicians!
Oh, we've got to hurry up
or we're going to be late
for Geoffrey the Magnificent's show!
It's ok, he's not going to fly away!
Hey you kids,
how would you like to see a magic show?
(music)
You see that? It was amazing right?
Ouah, I know!
I would love to know how he did it!
Well, you need to work hard
if you want to be as good as him!
Rumors said that Geoffrey did his
first magic show at the age of six!
Uh, it's not so hard when
your father's a magician!
Look at him,
he is going to do another trick!
Look at that, it seems to me like
you caught Geoffrey's eye, little miss!
Oh, no, no way. That's not true.
It was just a coincidence. That's all.
Oh! What a magician!
I'm sure he's going to win
the competition for the grand opening!
What? He's entering the competition?
So, Harry.
You're scared of going head-to-head
in the competition with Geoffrey?
On the contrary!
If anything is going to make
me work even harder!
Oh no, Uncle is waiting for us.
Let me handle this Harry.
Hey. Sorry Uncle, but...
Beth, go to your bedroom right now.
I am very disappointed with your attitude.
But there was a magic show that
Harry, you have a lot of potential,
but you seriously need to work hard
if you want to achieve anything.
I'm sorry.
Wait, Harry.
I don't think that you understood me.
Learning magic requires
a great deal of effort and sacrifice.
If you're not ready to do that,
then you can go back straight
away to your parents.
Right. I'm counting on you
not to let me down again.
(music)
Good, now that you can control the cards,
we can now move on to the next stage.
You've palmed the card in your right hand.
You should now draw attention
to the frame with your left hand.
There, like that?
More emphasis with your left hand.
The spectator mustn't
look at anything else.
At the same time,
you have to load the card
into the mechanism with your right hand.
And now, the high point of the entire show!
The revelation!
Ah, don't worry, Harry.
It's not that easy and it's normal
to fail on your first attempt.
You have to throw the cards with a force,
but also with fluidity.
Like cracking a whip!
(music)
With fluidity,
like cracking a whip!
Like cracking a whip!
(music continues)
You're okay Harry?
It's so hard. I'm not getting it at all.
Come on, why don't you take a break.
Geoffrey is going to do
his new magic show tonight.
No, it sounds great
but I don't have time for that.
I really need to work.
Harry, you're going around in circles.
But if you come to Geoffrey's show,
then maybe you can figure out
how to solve your little problem.
Stop it with the Geoffrey
this, Geoffrey that!
Oh Geoffrey has no problems,
he is just so amazing!
But my dad isn't a famous magician.
Want to help me?
Go to your bedroom and read a book.
I need to keep working!
You're determined, huh?
Let's see how far you're
willing to go to succeed.
Who was that man?
Him? That's Sinheart!
He is an absolutely
wonderfully talented magician.
Yes. Awesome.
That's a man with talent.
What about you?
What brings you here Harry?
I need to throw the cards at a frame,
but all of Tesla's cards are too old
and too floppy.
Haha! No, it's not the cards
that are too floppy,
it's you that's too weak!
It's crazy how any
hayseed with a deck of cards
can call himself a magician!
Oh yeah! Because you have
to have your father's permission
to become a magician?
Oh, you've done your research on me!
Bravo.
But I know your type well.
I've seen tons of hillbillies like you
come and go from here.
Oh I did a magic trick for my mum and dad,
and now they're going to spend
all of their money sending me to New York.
And it always ends the same exact way.
They run home crying to
look after their big fat cows.
Not me, I came with Tesla
and I'll see you at the competition
where you'll be crying
in your father's arms.
The competition?
Are you serious shrimp?
With Tesla?
That doesn't surprise me.
Everybody says that he is done.
He hasn't done a big thing for ten years!
Look at this. This is how it's done.
Without bells and whistles.
Don't listen to him Harry.
Braggarts don't last long
in the world of magic.
I'm sure you're going to make
a fool of him at the competition!
Like cracking a whip!
But with fluidity!
Now I understand!
(music)
Look, Bettany is all alone this time.
And for a good reason.
Her assistant hasn't been
very nice to her lately.
No you idiot.
I just haven't drawn him in here yet.
Don't worry. I know what it's like
to be stressed out about things.
So how is it going with your trick?
Really well. I know how to do it.
But I don't know. Something's missing.
I really want to surprise
Tesla with what I can do.
Wait up. I'll finish up my sketch
and then I'll give you a hand.
What do you think about the assistant
being eaten by a crocodile?
Hahaha!
Sir, if you would please sign this card?
Ok, thank you.
I shuffle the pack.
I now no longer know
where the marked card is.
I would like to draw your
attention to this frame,
which is completely ordinary.
As you can see, there is nothing
in front of the glass paint
or behind it.
However, something interesting
s going to happen if...
Harry.
You didn't load the card properly.
That was unfortunate, my boy.
Do you want to try again?
I'll never be able to do it!
If the palming that always goes wrong,
it's the mechanism that doesn't work!
Now It seems that I can't even
load the card properly
Harry, it will take as long as it takes.
You can't become a magician in a day.
I'm only good at looking after rabbits.
I'll never be a good enough magician!
Huh?
But the card that's just landed there,
what's going on here?
It was a different card!
Harry did it on purpose, to surprise Tesla!
Huh!
What are you doing?
I have to be quick.
I only have an hour left
to enter you for the competition!
Don't worry Mr.Sinheart.
Little Harry trusts us completely now sir.
He doesn't suspect a thing at all.
Haha! That kid,
if we gave him a toy with waste
and told him it was a flying monkey,
he would believe us completely.
Perfect.
Soon I will have what is rightfully mine.
Ladies and gentleman, he came
all the way from the state of Wisconsin
to be here for the grand
opening of the Statue of Liberty,
Magic Harry!
Oh, ouhou!
So you're trying to
come up with a stage name?
Harry, you know it will be marvelous
if you win this competition,
but it's important that you develop
your own style of magic.
And that is why you're going
to create your own magic trick!
I am? I'm not doing the mystery frame?
The mystery frame? No.
That was just for you to learn the basics.
Now, you need to search
deep down inside of yourself,
to find out what your own magic is!
That's why you'll create
thyself your magic trick.
Well, my trick will be
transposition for sure.
Uh, so then what exactly is transposition?
You see the ball?
It has magically moved from my left hand,
to my pocket.
That's a transposition.
However, the ball isn't impressive.
I'm sure I can do the trick
with plenty of other objects
but that's the problem I have,
there are so many possibilities!
Honestly, in my opinion,
what you're missing is an image.
If you have a good image,
then you will find the good object.
Just watch.
You could be. Hum...
I don't know
A great genie from
the East with an oil lamp!
Or better, an old Celtic druid leading
the menhirs as you please!
Oh no, wait I know!
You will be Ramses, a powerful
Egyptian pharaoh who controls the pyramids!
You're right, it's not great.
Fine, we need to go back to the start.
Ok.
Why exactly are you so set
on a transposition trick?
I only have an hour left
to enter you for the competition!
Well, you know, it's what Archibald
does with his oranges and...
Yes, of course!
That's exactly what you need to do!
What? A trick with oranges?
No, you idiot!
Archibald, the farm, it's all so you.
And the rabbits!
Obviously! You're going to do
a magic trick with rabbits!
Oh! Haha!
It's original,
there was good technique
and a strong image
that you portrayed with it.
It's just right for you.
Ha! We make a good team!
Yes! Haha,
Have you invited your parents
to the competition?
I'd really like for them to come,
but you know it's hard for
them to leave the farm.
Harry, if you panic during
your trick, just look at us.
I'll be on the front row
with Tesla and Amrold.
Good, ok!
I promised Gustave and Leopold
that I'd go and see them.
They told me that
they'd have a surprise for me!
Ok!
We've arrived at the house!
So now can you tell me
what the surprise is?
Ah!
This must be the famous Harry.
Harry,
Gustave and Leopold have
told me great things about you.
Well, I'll get to the point.
I sense huge potential in you
and I want you to win the competition.
That's why I am going to give you
one of my best magic tricks.
Wow! Did you hear that, matey?
It's an amazing opportunity!
Oh... How can I put this?
It's a great honor, but
The thing is, I already have
a trick for the competition
and I really do like it a whole lot.
Your transposition trick?
It's not bad
but it's a bit basic.
And against Geoffrey's trick.
What? His floating glass ball?
But my trick is ten times better than his!
Harry, you are bright.
You should know that Geoffrey
is not going to count on just
his floating ball for the competition.
Having seen it myself,
I can tell you that your transposition
just doesn't have any
chance against his new trick.
If you want to beat Geoffrey,
this is what you need.
With this trick,
you will definitely win the competition.
Gentlemen, if one of you
would like to sit down.
The grand opening of the Statue of Liberty
is going to be an exceptional event.
The magician that performs there
will have the best
theatres fighting over him!
If you do this trick Harry,
glory is what awaits you!
Wow!
So, Harry.
Are you ready for glory?
Here you go Harry!
A special present from Sinheart itself.
I can't wait to see Tesla's face
when he sees me do this trick!
And Leopold, where is he?
Uh, no...
He had to go to do some shopping.
But aren't the shops closed now?
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah.
Huh no, he went to the horse races.
He had to go to see a horse race.
Come on, I'll help you
carry the box there.
No, that's nice of you but
Tesla doesn't let anyone in the house,
Oh! Magician's paranoia!
Are you sure you'll be okay?
Don't you worry, it will be ok!
(music)
Thank you, thank you.
I would like to thank all you
ladies and gentlemen
for coming out tonight to our
big magicians competition,
where the winner will have
the unique opportunity
to perform their amazing magic trick
in front of a large audience
at the moment us grand
opening of the Statue of Liberty!
But you didn't come to
listen to my chatter, so
let's begin the competition!
(music)
And now,
I present to you number 42,
the young Harry Weiss,
presented by the great magician Tesla!
Don't you worry about Harry.
He is ready.
Just drop it, Harry.
I saw in the eyes of the audience
that I'm going to win.
Oh, yeah?
You saw your father, out there?
What is that machine he brought up?
Beth, did you change the trick with him?
Hum, no...
I don't understand.
It's very impressive.
But very classic.
Oh! Bravo! Bravo!
We have our winner!
Why, why did Tesla and Beth
leave after my magic trick?
What did they want from me?
The point was to win
the competition, wasn't it?
Oh, I know why
It's because I didn't tell them about it.
But even so, the trick was amazing!
Yes, yes, it was a very good trick.
And did you see the audience?
Everyone was on their feet!
The mayor himself even said
that was the best magic trick
that he had ever seen!
And he's seen a whole lot!
Yes, everyone loved it.
But isn't doing a great magic trick
in front of a large crowd
for the grand opening
of the Statue of Liberty
what makes you a great magician?
Maybe but that's not true for Tesla.
Well then I don't get it at all.
Harry, when you came
to see us at the hotel,
why did Tesla take you on as a student?
For the card trick that you showed him?
No, it was because of
my trick with the cookies.
He took you on because
that trick was all you.
And that's exactly what Tesla wanted,
to see your magic on the stage.
Not to see some other magicians.
Beth?
Beth!
Amrold?
Have you seen Beth?
They left a note,
they've gone out to eat.
With her new partner,
"Bettany felt ready to confront
all the dangers in the world."
Harry, you know that can
wait until tomorrow.
Amrold,
I've made the decision
to not perform this trick.
Are you sure?
But if you don't do the trick,
then you probably won't go
to the Statue of Liberty.
That doesn't matter at all.
Even if I have to perform in empty barns,
at least I will be doing
my own magic there.
I think that's the right decision to make.
Come on, I'll help you with this.
I've also just made a big decision myself
and I can't wait to see
if it was a good one.
I added a bit of cinnamon
to my creme brule
and I can't wait to take it
out of the oven to see if it's good!
Wait! What is that there?
It's bread?
And there's a hidden door.
And breathing holes as well.
But
why would someone
Oh no!
Harry!
Wait for me!
Competition or no competition,
I cannot accept what he did.
Anyway, he should have told us.
It's true.
Harry,
where are you going?
To the theatre!
I need some answers!
I can't believe that
we've been burglarized.
Don't tell me that they've taken.
Yes, they have taken my note book.
That's horrible.
Where are Harry and Amrold?
Get your things, we are going
to see commissioner Oakland
Geoffrey! Hey!
What are you doing here?
Have you come here to mock me?
Geoffrey,
I'm not going to perform
at the Statue of Liberty.
I just need to know where
Gustave and Lopold are located.
You're no longer taking part in the
Geoffrey,
where are Gustave and Lopold?
I have no idea!
But they work here!
Didn't you see them leave?
What?
They don't work here at all!
I'd never seen them
until before I met you!
So Harry, are you ready for glory?
(music)
Harry!
I am here, Amrold.
I know who stole the note book!
Harry, we can't be lurking here.
It would be better to call the police.
Anyway, what are we to do?
After all, we can't just ring the doorbell!
We can get in through there!
But how?
Huh, what are you making me do?
Oh
The great Friedrich.
Isn't that Tesla's old friend?
Yes,
but he disappeared over ten years ago.
He was the master of card manipulation.
The woman cut in half.
The ultimate teleportation
a terrible explosion during
Friedrich's last performance on stage.
Look Amrold,
there on the stand!
Ah, the note book! Good.
Levitation?
All these cables.
Amrold shine your light there!
Harry, we have the book, now let's go!
What's under this thing?
The Statue of Liberty?
Harry! Oh!
Impressive, is it not?
You, little chef, you stay here!
You walled me "Little chef"?
Friedrich?
You know Harry, when I saw
this machine at Tesla's house,
I knew immediately
that it was made for me.
But it was capricious.
It took me more than
ten years to make it work.
You see these electrical cables?
They feed the central
power base with electricity.
Once polarized,
the base will emit a magnetic field
that will allow the statue to levitate.
The problem,
is that each cable emits
its own magnetic field.
Unless they're all plugged
in following a specific order,
they will interfere with one another,
causing an explosion the like
we've just never been seen.
Tesla discovered what this order was
and wrote it down in this book,
keeping it a secret.
I needed it to make the machine work.
But
how could I get inside
the house of a magician
as paranoid as Tesla?
I needed somebody on the inside.
A real Trojan Horse like the old story.
And this Trojan Horse, Harry,
was brought in by you.
Leave him alone Friedrich!
Friedrich?
Friedrich died that day
in the theatre explosion.
From then on, I became Sinheart.
Friedrich was weak.
Sinheart is completely ruthless!
But, unfortunately making two
hundred tons of metal levitate
does not come without some danger.
Commissioner Oakland!
Commissioner Oakland!
Ah Mr.Tesla! Don't you worry
at all about little Harry.
I have put my best man
on the job research.
Just one person?
Is that all?
My young lady, it's the best
I can do at this time.
We are overwhelmed by the grand
opening and the magic show!
But it's not possible!
You must cancel everything!
Can't you see that
we are heading for disaster?
A disaster! Haha!
You're totally delirious Tesla!
I'm sure you'll find Harry tonight.
He's probably just cracked
under the pressure of the show.
Please put your hands together for:
Geoffrey the Flamboyant!
Well, since you've decided
to do nothing at all,
it seems that I'll have
to stop the show myself.
Sorry Mr.Tesla,
but I've enough problems at the moment.
You're going to stay here nice and calm!
Huhuh! What a calamity!
What a disaster!
My crme brule!
I'm sure that it's been
burned to a crisp by now!
And the plants!
And the begonias!
And, and Tesla?
What is he going to eat?
He doesn't even know how to boil an egg!
Don't worry Amrold,
we're not going to stay here for long!
Hi Geoffrey,
I don't know if you recognize me,
I'm a friend of Harry's.
Beth, isn't it?
Of course I recognize you.
I'm looking for Harry,
have you seen him around?
I don't know. If I tell you,
what will you give me in exchange?
Geoffrey, it's serious.
He's been missing since yesterday!
Yesterday?
He passed by the theatre just yesterday?
He was looking for his friends.
Gustave and Leopold?
Why was he looking for them?
I don't know why!
Go and ask them.
Look, they're right there!
What are they doing?
It's really strange!
There you go!
Double chocolate, just like you asked.
But they're not double chocolate at all!
Don't worry, matey.
Sinheart will let you go as soon
as he has done his trick!
You really don't get it, do you!
At the end of the trick,
the statue is going to explode!
Haha! I like you a lot,
but you're starting to
talk a lot of nonsense!
You sound like Lopold!
Huh? Me?
But I didn't say anything at all!
Yeah, sure.
It's like that sport of yours,
where you hit horses with wooden sticks!
We don't hit the horses with the sticks!
We hit a ball.
It's polo!
Set it straight Harry!
Harry? Huh!
Hey! How did you do that?
Haha! You know a magician
never reveals his secrets!
And now we have, the New Colossus,
a poem composed
uniquely for this occasion...
There he is!
Harry! How are you?
Is everything okay?
Yes, Amrold and I managed to escape!
But now we need to stop this machine!
Wait! Don't you have
something to say to me?
Beth, I'm really sorry.
I should have never
changed the trick like that
and I hope that one day
you can forgive me.
But right now, I need to fix my mistakes.
And to do this, I will need your help.
Give me your tired,
your poor, your huddled masses
yearning to breathe free...
A machine to make the statue levitate!
Pff! No way that's true!
Why not turn it into
chocolate while you're at it!
Those of you
who think that you know about magic.
You!
Those who judge and criticize and forget!
Today you are going to hear a name
that you will remember forever!
I am Sinheart,
the greatest magician of all time!
Don't you move kids, stay there!
I am going to get Tesla!
The cables!
We need to get up there
and stop the machine!
But can't we unplug them from here?
Of course not!
If we unplug them we might
cause an explosion!
So wait! How are we going
to stop this in front of the machine?
We are going to need Tesla's note book!
(music)
Do you see?
We need to unplug the cables
in the order written in the note book!
Oh, right, and you think that Sinheart
is just going to stand by and watch us?
And what do we do then?
Perform a magic trick for him?
Yes! That's it!
That's exactly what we're going to do!
Geoffrey, you're going to
be the one to distract him
with your floating ball trick, ok?
Right, while you guys go
and deal with the machine?
Don't worry, he's not going
to notice a thing.
Sure, but may I remind you,
Sinheart is a magician.
I doubt that he'll fall into
the trap so easily.
That's true Wait up.
I might have an idea!
And I need your help to be able to do it!
Okay Harry,
What do you want us to do?
There you are, Sinheart!
Do you actually have the courage
to face a real magician,
Geoffrey the Flamboyant?
Ouch!
Oh no,
Don't gag me!
Don't tie me to a post!
Huh?
Harry!
(music)
There's noting you can do Harry!
Unless you want to join me!
With me, you will be able to perform
in the greatest magic shows in the world!
Never!
I would prefer to be Geoffrey's assistant!
Obviously
you are just as stubborn as Tesla!
I was wrong about you Harry!
You had the chance
to do a magnificent trick
in front of millions of people,
and you ran away.
You may be smart
but you'll never be a great magician!
You're the one who
knows nothing about magic!
I should have never abandoned
the trick that I created with Beth!
Beth?
Bettany had to make her final decision
but she knew that the fate
of the world depended on her.
She unplugged the red cable.
You know that we are
not in a novel, right?!
Are you sure?
Really sure?
Yes Geoffrey!
Unplug the cable!
Phew.
They turn off the machine.
Huh!
Harry!
Beth, are you okay?
Amrold, look after them!
You're note book.
I couldn't get it.
This is all your fault, you know!
I told you there was
something fishy about him,
but you never listen to me, do you!
What?! I never listen to you?
Do you really think I wanted
to work for Sinheart this whole time?
Need I remind you that I wanted
to open a magic store instead!
But no!
It was too expensive,
too middle class
for Mr. Gustave!
Ok, ok. Calm down.
Yes, I was scared,
who, here, wouldn't have been?
But I was able to surmounted my fear,
because the fate of
New York was in my hands!
Oh my!
Some people never seem to change.
I don't know.
What do you think?
Hahaha.
Mr.Tesla
I just wanted to say sorry again
for everything that happened.
I'm sorry I didn't meet your expectations.
Harry,
we all make mistakes.
The most important thing
is that we recognize them.
That way we can move on with our lives.
Anyway, you should let me know
when you are planning
to do your next show.
I wouldn't miss it for the whole world!
That may be a bit difficult,
because I don't think there
will be another show Harry.
What?
Are you saying that
you're not doing magic again?
I don't know if I've already told you,
but when I was young,
I was lucky enough to be
taught by Robert Houdin,
the greatest magician of the time.
Thanks to him,
I gave some wonderful shows.
But I think that now it's time
for me to return the service.
I want to pass on my knowledge to other,
to lots of passionate young magicians
like you Harry.
Are you saying then that?
You still have a whole
lot to learn in magic!
But if you want to,
it would be my pleasure
to be your teacher again.
Huh! Haha!
You know, sometimes you
remind me of Houdin.
A little bit smaller though.
A little Houdini!
(music)
If I wanted to become a magician,
it's thanks to Archibald.
The little clockwork monkey had two cups.
One of them contained an orange ball
and the other one was empty.
When he put the cups down,
the orange ball disappeared
from the first one
and immediately reappeared in the other.
It was magic!
But, it was just an illusion.
It took me a long time
to understand how the trick worked.
In fact
I was so obsessed by how the orange ball
moved from one cup to another
that I never seem
to asked the right question.
What if the orange ball didn't move at all
and there were simply two
oranges there the whole time?
Did you all get it?
Are you sure?
Well then, watch closely!
But that's impossible!
Are there two Harrys?
Bravo Harry!
Brilliant,
excellent!
(music)
If I wanted to become a magician,
it's thanks to Archibald.
The little clockwork monkey had two cups.
One of them contained an orange ball
and the other one was empty.
When he put the cups down,
the orange ball disappeared
from the first one
and immediately reappeared in the other.
It was magic!
But, it was just an illusion.
It took me a long time
to understand how the trick worked.
How about you?
Did you get it?
(music continues)
Okay, for this trick, I need a volunteer.
Here, Mum, pick a card, any card.
Show it to your neighbour.
Perfect. Now, put it back into the stack.
I shuffle them.
There you go,
I don't know which one it is!
But wait, what's this in my pocket?
Is this the card, you picked Mum?
So what was it?
It was the nine of hearts.
It wasn't the
two of hearts?
The three?
Of course not, it was the nine!
Bravo Harry!
That's great!
Excellent!
Oh, bravo Harry!
Bravo!
Harry, you've taken our breath away!
You're too kind, Dad,
all I really want is to perform
in front of a real audience!
Look at Mr. McNaulty. I think he
only came here to eat mum's turkey.
Well, I wanted to save this for later but,
Look at this flyer I found.
A magic competition?
Yes! It's the grand opening
of the Statue of Liberty.
The biggest event of the century!
Right, my big magician,
go and wash your hands.
It's time for dinner.
All right!
Just wait and see,
I'm gonna win this competition!
I know it seems crazy
but it will make him so happy,
McNaulty can look after the rabbits and...
Samuel! Did you read the leaflet?
You need a professional magician
to enter you for the competition.
And there are no magicians around here!
Oh no!
I didn't see that part.
Well, I guess I need
to talk to him after dinner.
Wow! This turkey is huge!
I hope you're really hungry Mr.McNaulty!
I'm always hungry when it comes
to your mum's delicious turkey!
Get ready to see the brand
new magic trick by Harry.
The Magician!
Look, it's disappeared!
Did you see? It really worked!
Wow, no, stop Panpan!
Harry, I've got news!
You have to run down
to the village hotel immediately!
Wait a second dad,
I'm in the middle of something important!
But he is in town!
His train leaves for New York in an hour!
I don't understand what
you're talking about!
I told you about it earlier!
Tesla, the great magician!
He's in a hurry but he
agreed to give you five
minutes.
(music)
Are you Tesla, the great magician?
Hahaha! No, no. I am Amrold.
You must be little Harry, am I right?
Amrold!
Come!
Are there any double
chocolate chip cookies left?
That's him, the great Tesla.
Goodness, you ate them all!
It's insane how fast they disappear.
Well I haven't I don't got all day,
we need to get going!
Hum?
This is Harry.
Mmm?
You know, the young magician.
You met his father at the market today.
The boy who wants to enter the competition
at the opening of the Statue of Liberty!
Ah, yes, the competition!
You want me to enter you for it?
Well, listen, I don't have much time.
So have you prepared a magic trick?
Yes, Yes, of course!
Here, pick a card and
show it to your neighbor.
I shuffle them.
And look!
Your card is lost.
Uncle, have you ever seen a real-life cow?
Have you seen how big they are?
It's just crazy, isn't it!
Mmm... Beth,
Harry is showing me a magic trick.
Go and finish packing,
we're leaving in 10 minutes.
10 minutes! Then,
I've still got loads of time.
The card is lost but...
What's this in my pocket?
Oh sorry! Are you hungry?
Ready!
Shall we take our bags downstairs?
Stop, stop, stop! Calm down!
Well, Harry.
That trick is great for beginners, but I
think I've seen it a hundred times by now.
Don't you have anything of
your own to show me instead?
Mmm
Hey, I know those cookies!
You do?
Of course!
They're magic cookies.
Magic?
Of course! They're the ones that disappear
every time we want to eat them!
What do you mean, disappear?
Look closely,
I'll show you with this one.
Watch your finger, it might still be hot!
What flavor is this cookie?
Vanilla and Macadamia.
And would you like to eat it?
Of course. I'd love to eat it.
Can you see it?
Of course I can see it.
And now it has disappeared.
Disappeared?
But that's not possible.
Cookies don't disappear like that!
You've hidden it up your sleeve!
No, I swear!
Look. I have nothing!
But, but it's impossible!
I told you, they're magic!
Let's try with another one.
What flavor is this?
Double chocolate.
And you're sure you can see it?
Yes, of course I can see it!
Once again,
it has disappeared.
But, but, but My cookie!
And if I take a third.
He's not going to make them all disappear?
Are you sure you can see it this time?
No, I can't bear to look, now!
And just like the others,
It has vanished as well!
No, but, but my cookies!
Gave them back to me!
Calm down Amrold,
your cookies are right there.
Huh? What?
Amrold, you seriously didn't see it?
It was so simple!
Don't be so sure Beth.
It isn't nearly as simple as it looks.
But he just threw the
cookies over his head!
No!
You're forgetting that he did
the same movement several times first.
He kept hold of Amrold's gaze
to distract him from the cookie.
In the end, Armold
thought that he was looking,
but he actually wasn't at all.
It is called conditioning someone.
You know about that, Harry?
Well, not really.
I've done it on my rabbits
but I didn't think that it would work here.
Mmm without knowing about conditioning,
you succeeded in inventing this trick.
Very clever!
Will you enter me for the competition?
Ah, that, I don't know.
You still have a lot left to learn.
But maybe,
there's another way instead.
I can't believe it!
My son is going to learn
magic with the great Tesla!
Oh, I must be dreaming.
Well Harry, you know that we can't
leave the farm by itself.
But even if we can't go with you,
you know that we're with you in spirit.
Don't forget, I find out about everything,
so no mysteries in New York, ok?
Oh, amazing you're going to New York!
It's great, you'll see, I'm sure!
The people, the crowds!
Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge!
And and Chinatown!
Ah I'd love to go to New York one day.
New York
(music)
Wow!
Well, well
A new guest has arrived.
Hmmm.
I'm happy that you like
my new cookie recipe.
Did you have a good trip, my boy?
I imagine you're hungry.
What are you doing with them?
With my bags!
Don't worry! Your bags have gone
directly to your bedroom.
Well, Amrold would you prepare us
a nice dinner to celebrate Harry's arrival?
You will see, Amrold is
truly a great little chef!
Wow!
Gentlemen, I am going to prepare
my own special pepper soup
and you can tell me how you like it!
Harry, I am going to be very clear
about what's going to happen.
To learn magic, you have to
work a lot and hard at it.
I am going to need you to be
diligent, attentive and punctual.
It's going to be tough
for a young boy like yourself,
but lessons start here at 7 a.m sharp.
Oh that's no big deal at all.
Back home I would get up
at dawn to feed the rabbits.
Ah! Hum Very good.
Hard work demands an environment
and atmosphere that is
Ah! Hahaha!
Calm.
Hello Uncle. Could you give me
a hand getting down from here?
What are you doing up there?
Beth! I have told you a million times
by now not to clamber around the plumbing!
You knew that it's dangerous!
This is the last time I'm going
to come up and get you!
This would be the last time?
She does this often?
When were you going to let me know?
Oh, Harry!
It's great, we're going
to have so much fun together!
Beth, Harry isn't here to have fun,
he's here to learn some magic!
Since you're here
you can help him settle in.
But don't even think about going off
and playing explorers with him.
Ok Uncle! I promise!
She never stops, does she?
This whole house is absolutely amazing!
The walls contain
the actual maze of pipes!
I've been exploring them for three months
and I still haven't gone till the end.
Now, that won't do at all.
We've got to fix this.
Don't worry, I don't mind.
As long as I can squeeze by.
No, you'll be here for a long time,
you should feel like you're at home.
I know what to do!
I just need a little bit of help to do it.
(music)
Aah.
Aah.
Oh! It's Mr. Tesla
and Amrold!
Uh, is that you?
No, it's Bettany!
One day I'm going
to write stories about Bettany,
a strong and daring heroine
who lives for her incredible adventures!
High in the sky or in
the center of the earth!
Ah, like the heroes in Jules Verne's books.
Ah, you know them?
In the story that I am reading
right now, they are in China.
But wait, we've got it completely wrong!
You know that in China
they have this thing called Feng-Shui.
They say that you have to
have your head facing north to sleep well!
You know, your sketches are great!
So did you come to New York
to learn how to draw?
(music)
No.
My parents were lost at
sea about a year ago
and my uncle Tesla took me in.
Well, there you go, you're all settled in!
You also have the sun
shining through your window.
Oh! But wait, the sun rises in the east.
I guess that means that your bed
isn't facing north at all Harry!
It's absolutely perfect!
Wait up,
we're missing just one thing now.
Ahah! Now, it's perfect!
Ah, Harry, I see that you have settled in.
Couldn't be better!
That's great.
After we have eaten we can get to work.
Oh, maybe we should think
about moving the furniture.
This closet isn't exactly
very practical here.
Hahaha!
Ah!
Harry, each of these boxes
contains a magic trick.
And I'm going to find one
that will be perfect for you.
Is it the trick I'm going to
do for the competition?
Hold on, not so fast my boy!
As I already told you,
you're not quite ready for the competition.
You need to learn some
basic magic tricks first.
And this trick here is perfect for that.
Ok,
but if I do it well, will
you sign me up then?
We'll see.
But for now, you're going
to concentrate on this trick.
It is called
The mystery frame.
For this trick,
the magician chooses and marks a card,
which will then be return into the pack.
He draws the audience's
attention to a frame
that is suspended above
the stage over on this side.
The glass inside seems totally normal.
But when the magician throws
the pack of cards through the frame,
the marked card appears behind it.
Awesome!
But how did you do it?
There are five stages to
be able to do this trick.
The first is about controlling the card.
While the audience thinks that
he is shuffling the pack of cards,
the magician has to make sure
to keep the marked card
at the top of the deck.
Ok,
I control the card.
Stage two, is palming.
Before putting down the deck of cards,
the magician secretly swipes
the marked card from the top,
which he then keeps
in the palm of his hand.
Palm the card.
Now, stage three,
diverting the audience's attention.
The magician presents the glass to them.
You think that he's showing it
to you in order to prove that it is normal,
but in reality,
he is putting the marked card
inside the mechanism
concealed within the frame.
Aha! So the frame is rigged!
Stage four is to pull the trigger.
The magician throws the deck of cards
at a precise point on the glass.
Can you see this corner?
It is sensitive to pressure.
When they hit, it triggers the mechanism.
And sends the marked card
behind the window up.
That's stage five, the revelation.
Awesome. Five stages!
I'll get to work right away.
Wait a sec! You'll work on your
magic tricks in the afternoons.
But the mornings are
reserved just for lessons.
Here, go and get changed.
What? A leotard?
But that's what you wear for
Dancing, yes!
A good magician must move
gracefully around the stage
if he is going to make it, my boy!
Pfft. This is going to be hard.
Harry! I just found a
new entrance to the maze!
Come and see!
Here! My own little private space!
In fact, it's an old water
tank that Tesla renovated.
Look here, it's the entrance!
Uh!
Do you really think
that it leads somewhere?
Come on Harry, don't you dare be a chicken!
Bwok Bwok Bwok!
Pfft! I bet you've never seen
a real chicken in your life!
(music)
Bethany had reached a dead end.
Her exploration was blocked
by a terrible insurmountable grate.
What was she going to do?
I have an idea!
Do you have anything made of metal?
Her clever assistant came
up with a strange solution.
She gave him the clip that
she always wore in her hair.
Assistant?
Oh, I'm your assistant now am AHHH!
Incredible!
Bettany realized that the mysterious
magician who had taken her
in was concealing a lot more
than she had ever imagined.
The obscure character also had to be
one of the greatest
inventors the world had ever.
What? What happened?
It's Amrold! He is naked!
Mmm.
Look!
I think this must be my uncle's diary.
The Teleportation.
Do you think it works?
Shape shifting,
Electromagnetism, Levitation.
All these inventions are truly great!
Do you think that
they're for his next show?
Children? What are you doing in here?
This is my private research!
Nobody should see these inventions!
If it falls into the wrong hands,
this book could wreak havoc!
Wow, with these inventions
I could do a fantastic show!
Or alternatively, a very bad one.
It depends whether it
suits your style of magic.
What do you mean, his style of magic?
You see children, during their training,
each magician develops his own special
way of using magic in order
to be able to express himself.
Some of them go for comedy,
others prefer to use emotion.
Some try to do new things every time
others perform only classical magic tricks.
But they all have one thing in common.
They have explored their
personalities and enhanced it.
This is what makes the audience dream.
But with machines like these
it would be easy to fulfill my dream,
style has nothing to do with it!
All right, let me tell you a story.
A long time ago,
I had a very good friend called.
Friedrich,
who had a real gift for card tricks.
He started to become successful,
but he dreamed of
performing in the big theatres.
In order to help him,
I agreed to lend him my machines.
The problem was that he wasn't
very comfortable with them
and soon became a laughing stock.
I encouraged him to go back
to doing his card tricks,
but he wouldn't listen to me.
Determined, he didn't hesitate
to steal one of my new inventions.
Without my instructions,
he mishandled the machine.
It malfunctioned and
set fire to the theatre.
Whilst he used to dream of glory,
now nobody remembers Friedrich.
I am sure that if he had
stuck to his card tricks,
he could have become an
internationally acclaimed magician
because that was his style of magic.
What are you doing?
I'm working on my trick.
With the shopping money?
If that disappears,
you can explain it to Amrold!
He has been pestering us
for months about his walnut cake!
Excuse me little miss, could you
possibly give me some directions?
Ah! I already told you,
the theatre is that way, Leopold!
Gustave, we've been
walking in circles for an hour!
That's because you've had your
ugly nose buried in your map, you oaf!
But I need the map to find the theatre!
Stop with that map, Stop with that map!
Stop going on about your map!
Follow the trade winds, matey!
The trade winds?
Uh, actually, theatre is just over there.
There you are!
Exactly where I thought it would be!
Ahaha! Thank you very much young lady!
Without you we would have
been late for the magic show today!
Wait, you're magicians?
That's great. I do magic as well!
Us? Magicians? No. Haha!
We'd have more success
as a comedy duo! Haha!
No, we are both stage
managers for magic shows.
That's right,
we put things together for magicians!
Oh, we've got to hurry up
or we're going to be late
for Geoffrey the Magnificent's show!
It's ok, he's not going to fly away!
Hey you kids,
how would you like to see a magic show?
(music)
You see that? It was amazing right?
Ouah, I know!
I would love to know how he did it!
Well, you need to work hard
if you want to be as good as him!
Rumors said that Geoffrey did his
first magic show at the age of six!
Uh, it's not so hard when
your father's a magician!
Look at him,
he is going to do another trick!
Look at that, it seems to me like
you caught Geoffrey's eye, little miss!
Oh, no, no way. That's not true.
It was just a coincidence. That's all.
Oh! What a magician!
I'm sure he's going to win
the competition for the grand opening!
What? He's entering the competition?
So, Harry.
You're scared of going head-to-head
in the competition with Geoffrey?
On the contrary!
If anything is going to make
me work even harder!
Oh no, Uncle is waiting for us.
Let me handle this Harry.
Hey. Sorry Uncle, but...
Beth, go to your bedroom right now.
I am very disappointed with your attitude.
But there was a magic show that
Harry, you have a lot of potential,
but you seriously need to work hard
if you want to achieve anything.
I'm sorry.
Wait, Harry.
I don't think that you understood me.
Learning magic requires
a great deal of effort and sacrifice.
If you're not ready to do that,
then you can go back straight
away to your parents.
Right. I'm counting on you
not to let me down again.
(music)
Good, now that you can control the cards,
we can now move on to the next stage.
You've palmed the card in your right hand.
You should now draw attention
to the frame with your left hand.
There, like that?
More emphasis with your left hand.
The spectator mustn't
look at anything else.
At the same time,
you have to load the card
into the mechanism with your right hand.
And now, the high point of the entire show!
The revelation!
Ah, don't worry, Harry.
It's not that easy and it's normal
to fail on your first attempt.
You have to throw the cards with a force,
but also with fluidity.
Like cracking a whip!
(music)
With fluidity,
like cracking a whip!
Like cracking a whip!
(music continues)
You're okay Harry?
It's so hard. I'm not getting it at all.
Come on, why don't you take a break.
Geoffrey is going to do
his new magic show tonight.
No, it sounds great
but I don't have time for that.
I really need to work.
Harry, you're going around in circles.
But if you come to Geoffrey's show,
then maybe you can figure out
how to solve your little problem.
Stop it with the Geoffrey
this, Geoffrey that!
Oh Geoffrey has no problems,
he is just so amazing!
But my dad isn't a famous magician.
Want to help me?
Go to your bedroom and read a book.
I need to keep working!
You're determined, huh?
Let's see how far you're
willing to go to succeed.
Who was that man?
Him? That's Sinheart!
He is an absolutely
wonderfully talented magician.
Yes. Awesome.
That's a man with talent.
What about you?
What brings you here Harry?
I need to throw the cards at a frame,
but all of Tesla's cards are too old
and too floppy.
Haha! No, it's not the cards
that are too floppy,
it's you that's too weak!
It's crazy how any
hayseed with a deck of cards
can call himself a magician!
Oh yeah! Because you have
to have your father's permission
to become a magician?
Oh, you've done your research on me!
Bravo.
But I know your type well.
I've seen tons of hillbillies like you
come and go from here.
Oh I did a magic trick for my mum and dad,
and now they're going to spend
all of their money sending me to New York.
And it always ends the same exact way.
They run home crying to
look after their big fat cows.
Not me, I came with Tesla
and I'll see you at the competition
where you'll be crying
in your father's arms.
The competition?
Are you serious shrimp?
With Tesla?
That doesn't surprise me.
Everybody says that he is done.
He hasn't done a big thing for ten years!
Look at this. This is how it's done.
Without bells and whistles.
Don't listen to him Harry.
Braggarts don't last long
in the world of magic.
I'm sure you're going to make
a fool of him at the competition!
Like cracking a whip!
But with fluidity!
Now I understand!
(music)
Look, Bettany is all alone this time.
And for a good reason.
Her assistant hasn't been
very nice to her lately.
No you idiot.
I just haven't drawn him in here yet.
Don't worry. I know what it's like
to be stressed out about things.
So how is it going with your trick?
Really well. I know how to do it.
But I don't know. Something's missing.
I really want to surprise
Tesla with what I can do.
Wait up. I'll finish up my sketch
and then I'll give you a hand.
What do you think about the assistant
being eaten by a crocodile?
Hahaha!
Sir, if you would please sign this card?
Ok, thank you.
I shuffle the pack.
I now no longer know
where the marked card is.
I would like to draw your
attention to this frame,
which is completely ordinary.
As you can see, there is nothing
in front of the glass paint
or behind it.
However, something interesting
s going to happen if...
Harry.
You didn't load the card properly.
That was unfortunate, my boy.
Do you want to try again?
I'll never be able to do it!
If the palming that always goes wrong,
it's the mechanism that doesn't work!
Now It seems that I can't even
load the card properly
Harry, it will take as long as it takes.
You can't become a magician in a day.
I'm only good at looking after rabbits.
I'll never be a good enough magician!
Huh?
But the card that's just landed there,
what's going on here?
It was a different card!
Harry did it on purpose, to surprise Tesla!
Huh!
What are you doing?
I have to be quick.
I only have an hour left
to enter you for the competition!
Don't worry Mr.Sinheart.
Little Harry trusts us completely now sir.
He doesn't suspect a thing at all.
Haha! That kid,
if we gave him a toy with waste
and told him it was a flying monkey,
he would believe us completely.
Perfect.
Soon I will have what is rightfully mine.
Ladies and gentleman, he came
all the way from the state of Wisconsin
to be here for the grand
opening of the Statue of Liberty,
Magic Harry!
Oh, ouhou!
So you're trying to
come up with a stage name?
Harry, you know it will be marvelous
if you win this competition,
but it's important that you develop
your own style of magic.
And that is why you're going
to create your own magic trick!
I am? I'm not doing the mystery frame?
The mystery frame? No.
That was just for you to learn the basics.
Now, you need to search
deep down inside of yourself,
to find out what your own magic is!
That's why you'll create
thyself your magic trick.
Well, my trick will be
transposition for sure.
Uh, so then what exactly is transposition?
You see the ball?
It has magically moved from my left hand,
to my pocket.
That's a transposition.
However, the ball isn't impressive.
I'm sure I can do the trick
with plenty of other objects
but that's the problem I have,
there are so many possibilities!
Honestly, in my opinion,
what you're missing is an image.
If you have a good image,
then you will find the good object.
Just watch.
You could be. Hum...
I don't know
A great genie from
the East with an oil lamp!
Or better, an old Celtic druid leading
the menhirs as you please!
Oh no, wait I know!
You will be Ramses, a powerful
Egyptian pharaoh who controls the pyramids!
You're right, it's not great.
Fine, we need to go back to the start.
Ok.
Why exactly are you so set
on a transposition trick?
I only have an hour left
to enter you for the competition!
Well, you know, it's what Archibald
does with his oranges and...
Yes, of course!
That's exactly what you need to do!
What? A trick with oranges?
No, you idiot!
Archibald, the farm, it's all so you.
And the rabbits!
Obviously! You're going to do
a magic trick with rabbits!
Oh! Haha!
It's original,
there was good technique
and a strong image
that you portrayed with it.
It's just right for you.
Ha! We make a good team!
Yes! Haha,
Have you invited your parents
to the competition?
I'd really like for them to come,
but you know it's hard for
them to leave the farm.
Harry, if you panic during
your trick, just look at us.
I'll be on the front row
with Tesla and Amrold.
Good, ok!
I promised Gustave and Leopold
that I'd go and see them.
They told me that
they'd have a surprise for me!
Ok!
We've arrived at the house!
So now can you tell me
what the surprise is?
Ah!
This must be the famous Harry.
Harry,
Gustave and Leopold have
told me great things about you.
Well, I'll get to the point.
I sense huge potential in you
and I want you to win the competition.
That's why I am going to give you
one of my best magic tricks.
Wow! Did you hear that, matey?
It's an amazing opportunity!
Oh... How can I put this?
It's a great honor, but
The thing is, I already have
a trick for the competition
and I really do like it a whole lot.
Your transposition trick?
It's not bad
but it's a bit basic.
And against Geoffrey's trick.
What? His floating glass ball?
But my trick is ten times better than his!
Harry, you are bright.
You should know that Geoffrey
is not going to count on just
his floating ball for the competition.
Having seen it myself,
I can tell you that your transposition
just doesn't have any
chance against his new trick.
If you want to beat Geoffrey,
this is what you need.
With this trick,
you will definitely win the competition.
Gentlemen, if one of you
would like to sit down.
The grand opening of the Statue of Liberty
is going to be an exceptional event.
The magician that performs there
will have the best
theatres fighting over him!
If you do this trick Harry,
glory is what awaits you!
Wow!
So, Harry.
Are you ready for glory?
Here you go Harry!
A special present from Sinheart itself.
I can't wait to see Tesla's face
when he sees me do this trick!
And Leopold, where is he?
Uh, no...
He had to go to do some shopping.
But aren't the shops closed now?
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah.
Huh no, he went to the horse races.
He had to go to see a horse race.
Come on, I'll help you
carry the box there.
No, that's nice of you but
Tesla doesn't let anyone in the house,
Oh! Magician's paranoia!
Are you sure you'll be okay?
Don't you worry, it will be ok!
(music)
Thank you, thank you.
I would like to thank all you
ladies and gentlemen
for coming out tonight to our
big magicians competition,
where the winner will have
the unique opportunity
to perform their amazing magic trick
in front of a large audience
at the moment us grand
opening of the Statue of Liberty!
But you didn't come to
listen to my chatter, so
let's begin the competition!
(music)
And now,
I present to you number 42,
the young Harry Weiss,
presented by the great magician Tesla!
Don't you worry about Harry.
He is ready.
Just drop it, Harry.
I saw in the eyes of the audience
that I'm going to win.
Oh, yeah?
You saw your father, out there?
What is that machine he brought up?
Beth, did you change the trick with him?
Hum, no...
I don't understand.
It's very impressive.
But very classic.
Oh! Bravo! Bravo!
We have our winner!
Why, why did Tesla and Beth
leave after my magic trick?
What did they want from me?
The point was to win
the competition, wasn't it?
Oh, I know why
It's because I didn't tell them about it.
But even so, the trick was amazing!
Yes, yes, it was a very good trick.
And did you see the audience?
Everyone was on their feet!
The mayor himself even said
that was the best magic trick
that he had ever seen!
And he's seen a whole lot!
Yes, everyone loved it.
But isn't doing a great magic trick
in front of a large crowd
for the grand opening
of the Statue of Liberty
what makes you a great magician?
Maybe but that's not true for Tesla.
Well then I don't get it at all.
Harry, when you came
to see us at the hotel,
why did Tesla take you on as a student?
For the card trick that you showed him?
No, it was because of
my trick with the cookies.
He took you on because
that trick was all you.
And that's exactly what Tesla wanted,
to see your magic on the stage.
Not to see some other magicians.
Beth?
Beth!
Amrold?
Have you seen Beth?
They left a note,
they've gone out to eat.
With her new partner,
"Bettany felt ready to confront
all the dangers in the world."
Harry, you know that can
wait until tomorrow.
Amrold,
I've made the decision
to not perform this trick.
Are you sure?
But if you don't do the trick,
then you probably won't go
to the Statue of Liberty.
That doesn't matter at all.
Even if I have to perform in empty barns,
at least I will be doing
my own magic there.
I think that's the right decision to make.
Come on, I'll help you with this.
I've also just made a big decision myself
and I can't wait to see
if it was a good one.
I added a bit of cinnamon
to my creme brule
and I can't wait to take it
out of the oven to see if it's good!
Wait! What is that there?
It's bread?
And there's a hidden door.
And breathing holes as well.
But
why would someone
Oh no!
Harry!
Wait for me!
Competition or no competition,
I cannot accept what he did.
Anyway, he should have told us.
It's true.
Harry,
where are you going?
To the theatre!
I need some answers!
I can't believe that
we've been burglarized.
Don't tell me that they've taken.
Yes, they have taken my note book.
That's horrible.
Where are Harry and Amrold?
Get your things, we are going
to see commissioner Oakland
Geoffrey! Hey!
What are you doing here?
Have you come here to mock me?
Geoffrey,
I'm not going to perform
at the Statue of Liberty.
I just need to know where
Gustave and Lopold are located.
You're no longer taking part in the
Geoffrey,
where are Gustave and Lopold?
I have no idea!
But they work here!
Didn't you see them leave?
What?
They don't work here at all!
I'd never seen them
until before I met you!
So Harry, are you ready for glory?
(music)
Harry!
I am here, Amrold.
I know who stole the note book!
Harry, we can't be lurking here.
It would be better to call the police.
Anyway, what are we to do?
After all, we can't just ring the doorbell!
We can get in through there!
But how?
Huh, what are you making me do?
Oh
The great Friedrich.
Isn't that Tesla's old friend?
Yes,
but he disappeared over ten years ago.
He was the master of card manipulation.
The woman cut in half.
The ultimate teleportation
a terrible explosion during
Friedrich's last performance on stage.
Look Amrold,
there on the stand!
Ah, the note book! Good.
Levitation?
All these cables.
Amrold shine your light there!
Harry, we have the book, now let's go!
What's under this thing?
The Statue of Liberty?
Harry! Oh!
Impressive, is it not?
You, little chef, you stay here!
You walled me "Little chef"?
Friedrich?
You know Harry, when I saw
this machine at Tesla's house,
I knew immediately
that it was made for me.
But it was capricious.
It took me more than
ten years to make it work.
You see these electrical cables?
They feed the central
power base with electricity.
Once polarized,
the base will emit a magnetic field
that will allow the statue to levitate.
The problem,
is that each cable emits
its own magnetic field.
Unless they're all plugged
in following a specific order,
they will interfere with one another,
causing an explosion the like
we've just never been seen.
Tesla discovered what this order was
and wrote it down in this book,
keeping it a secret.
I needed it to make the machine work.
But
how could I get inside
the house of a magician
as paranoid as Tesla?
I needed somebody on the inside.
A real Trojan Horse like the old story.
And this Trojan Horse, Harry,
was brought in by you.
Leave him alone Friedrich!
Friedrich?
Friedrich died that day
in the theatre explosion.
From then on, I became Sinheart.
Friedrich was weak.
Sinheart is completely ruthless!
But, unfortunately making two
hundred tons of metal levitate
does not come without some danger.
Commissioner Oakland!
Commissioner Oakland!
Ah Mr.Tesla! Don't you worry
at all about little Harry.
I have put my best man
on the job research.
Just one person?
Is that all?
My young lady, it's the best
I can do at this time.
We are overwhelmed by the grand
opening and the magic show!
But it's not possible!
You must cancel everything!
Can't you see that
we are heading for disaster?
A disaster! Haha!
You're totally delirious Tesla!
I'm sure you'll find Harry tonight.
He's probably just cracked
under the pressure of the show.
Please put your hands together for:
Geoffrey the Flamboyant!
Well, since you've decided
to do nothing at all,
it seems that I'll have
to stop the show myself.
Sorry Mr.Tesla,
but I've enough problems at the moment.
You're going to stay here nice and calm!
Huhuh! What a calamity!
What a disaster!
My crme brule!
I'm sure that it's been
burned to a crisp by now!
And the plants!
And the begonias!
And, and Tesla?
What is he going to eat?
He doesn't even know how to boil an egg!
Don't worry Amrold,
we're not going to stay here for long!
Hi Geoffrey,
I don't know if you recognize me,
I'm a friend of Harry's.
Beth, isn't it?
Of course I recognize you.
I'm looking for Harry,
have you seen him around?
I don't know. If I tell you,
what will you give me in exchange?
Geoffrey, it's serious.
He's been missing since yesterday!
Yesterday?
He passed by the theatre just yesterday?
He was looking for his friends.
Gustave and Leopold?
Why was he looking for them?
I don't know why!
Go and ask them.
Look, they're right there!
What are they doing?
It's really strange!
There you go!
Double chocolate, just like you asked.
But they're not double chocolate at all!
Don't worry, matey.
Sinheart will let you go as soon
as he has done his trick!
You really don't get it, do you!
At the end of the trick,
the statue is going to explode!
Haha! I like you a lot,
but you're starting to
talk a lot of nonsense!
You sound like Lopold!
Huh? Me?
But I didn't say anything at all!
Yeah, sure.
It's like that sport of yours,
where you hit horses with wooden sticks!
We don't hit the horses with the sticks!
We hit a ball.
It's polo!
Set it straight Harry!
Harry? Huh!
Hey! How did you do that?
Haha! You know a magician
never reveals his secrets!
And now we have, the New Colossus,
a poem composed
uniquely for this occasion...
There he is!
Harry! How are you?
Is everything okay?
Yes, Amrold and I managed to escape!
But now we need to stop this machine!
Wait! Don't you have
something to say to me?
Beth, I'm really sorry.
I should have never
changed the trick like that
and I hope that one day
you can forgive me.
But right now, I need to fix my mistakes.
And to do this, I will need your help.
Give me your tired,
your poor, your huddled masses
yearning to breathe free...
A machine to make the statue levitate!
Pff! No way that's true!
Why not turn it into
chocolate while you're at it!
Those of you
who think that you know about magic.
You!
Those who judge and criticize and forget!
Today you are going to hear a name
that you will remember forever!
I am Sinheart,
the greatest magician of all time!
Don't you move kids, stay there!
I am going to get Tesla!
The cables!
We need to get up there
and stop the machine!
But can't we unplug them from here?
Of course not!
If we unplug them we might
cause an explosion!
So wait! How are we going
to stop this in front of the machine?
We are going to need Tesla's note book!
(music)
Do you see?
We need to unplug the cables
in the order written in the note book!
Oh, right, and you think that Sinheart
is just going to stand by and watch us?
And what do we do then?
Perform a magic trick for him?
Yes! That's it!
That's exactly what we're going to do!
Geoffrey, you're going to
be the one to distract him
with your floating ball trick, ok?
Right, while you guys go
and deal with the machine?
Don't worry, he's not going
to notice a thing.
Sure, but may I remind you,
Sinheart is a magician.
I doubt that he'll fall into
the trap so easily.
That's true Wait up.
I might have an idea!
And I need your help to be able to do it!
Okay Harry,
What do you want us to do?
There you are, Sinheart!
Do you actually have the courage
to face a real magician,
Geoffrey the Flamboyant?
Ouch!
Oh no,
Don't gag me!
Don't tie me to a post!
Huh?
Harry!
(music)
There's noting you can do Harry!
Unless you want to join me!
With me, you will be able to perform
in the greatest magic shows in the world!
Never!
I would prefer to be Geoffrey's assistant!
Obviously
you are just as stubborn as Tesla!
I was wrong about you Harry!
You had the chance
to do a magnificent trick
in front of millions of people,
and you ran away.
You may be smart
but you'll never be a great magician!
You're the one who
knows nothing about magic!
I should have never abandoned
the trick that I created with Beth!
Beth?
Bettany had to make her final decision
but she knew that the fate
of the world depended on her.
She unplugged the red cable.
You know that we are
not in a novel, right?!
Are you sure?
Really sure?
Yes Geoffrey!
Unplug the cable!
Phew.
They turn off the machine.
Huh!
Harry!
Beth, are you okay?
Amrold, look after them!
You're note book.
I couldn't get it.
This is all your fault, you know!
I told you there was
something fishy about him,
but you never listen to me, do you!
What?! I never listen to you?
Do you really think I wanted
to work for Sinheart this whole time?
Need I remind you that I wanted
to open a magic store instead!
But no!
It was too expensive,
too middle class
for Mr. Gustave!
Ok, ok. Calm down.
Yes, I was scared,
who, here, wouldn't have been?
But I was able to surmounted my fear,
because the fate of
New York was in my hands!
Oh my!
Some people never seem to change.
I don't know.
What do you think?
Hahaha.
Mr.Tesla
I just wanted to say sorry again
for everything that happened.
I'm sorry I didn't meet your expectations.
Harry,
we all make mistakes.
The most important thing
is that we recognize them.
That way we can move on with our lives.
Anyway, you should let me know
when you are planning
to do your next show.
I wouldn't miss it for the whole world!
That may be a bit difficult,
because I don't think there
will be another show Harry.
What?
Are you saying that
you're not doing magic again?
I don't know if I've already told you,
but when I was young,
I was lucky enough to be
taught by Robert Houdin,
the greatest magician of the time.
Thanks to him,
I gave some wonderful shows.
But I think that now it's time
for me to return the service.
I want to pass on my knowledge to other,
to lots of passionate young magicians
like you Harry.
Are you saying then that?
You still have a whole
lot to learn in magic!
But if you want to,
it would be my pleasure
to be your teacher again.
Huh! Haha!
You know, sometimes you
remind me of Houdin.
A little bit smaller though.
A little Houdini!
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If I wanted to become a magician,
it's thanks to Archibald.
The little clockwork monkey had two cups.
One of them contained an orange ball
and the other one was empty.
When he put the cups down,
the orange ball disappeared
from the first one
and immediately reappeared in the other.
It was magic!
But, it was just an illusion.
It took me a long time
to understand how the trick worked.
In fact
I was so obsessed by how the orange ball
moved from one cup to another
that I never seem
to asked the right question.
What if the orange ball didn't move at all
and there were simply two
oranges there the whole time?
Did you all get it?
Are you sure?
Well then, watch closely!
But that's impossible!
Are there two Harrys?
Bravo Harry!
Brilliant,
excellent!
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