Now You See Me

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DANIEL:
Come in close.

Closer.

Because the more you think you see,

the easier it'll be to fool you.

Because what is seeing?

You're looking, but what you're really

doing is filtering, interpreting,

searching for meaning.

My job?

To take that most precious ot gifts

you give me, your attention,

and use it against you.

I'm going to flip through this deck.

And I want you to see one card.

Not this one. That's too obvious.

Pay close attention.

That was too fast. I'll do it again.

- Are you ready?

- Mm-hmm.

Okay.

- Now did you see one?

- Yes.

- Do you have one in mind?

- Yes.

Now, do you see your card here?

No.

That's because you're looking too closely.

And what have I been telling you all night?

The closer you look...

ALL:
The less you see.

(CARDS FLUTTERING)

(CROWD GASPING)

(ALL CHEERING)

MERRITT:
Now look into my eyes.

And sleep. Okay.

(MAN SIGHING)

And...

If you can get this bill from me,

you can have it.

Go ahead. Take it. Get it.

If you can say your name, you can have it.

(GRUNTS)

(BOTH LAUGHING)

All right, just hang out

there, wriggle a sec.

I'm gonna take a little peek under the hood

- of your hubby's brain.

- Oh, no, no, no.

I'm picturing...

Don't tell me. Um...

Of course.

Beach. Cocktails.

(SNAPS FINGERS) Florida?

Look, it was a business trip.

I mean, it is a kind of business.

Maybe the oldest business.

You know what, Honey Bee, let's...

She can't move, Mack.

You're thinking of a woman's name.

A, B, C,

D, E, F, G,

H, I, J...

J? Jean. Jane. Janet.

Who's Janet?

(CLEARS THROAT)

You know Janet?

It's not your best friend, is it?

(MUMBLING)

- Your sister?

- No, please.

Her sister? Oh, my God.

You weren't away on business.

- You were away on Janet.

- No.

Your wife's sister!

Okay, we need to move over here,

because it seems like

she's a little bit upset right now.

You want this to go away?

- Yes.

- Okay, pull out your wallet.

Come on, get it out.

Do you shake down everybody like this?

No, only the special few.

What is this? Two hundred seem fair?

You know what?

This is a big deal. Let's go $250.

You're a stick-up artist.

Yeah. Of course.

Okay, and sleep!

Now, when I snap my fingers,

you won't remember any of this.

And you, Warren Beatty,

every time you see or even think of Janet,

you're gonna picture me naked.

And that's not a pretty sight.

Yeah.

And... You're wide awake!

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

Well, we did the best we could,

but some people just

aren't to be hypnotized.

- Oh. I did it wrong?

- Come on, Honey Bee.

- Oh, no, you did it fine.

- Let me buy you dinner.

Look after her.

Just have to hit an ATM first.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am the next great magician,

and I will give $100

to anyone who can tell me

how this trick is done.

I have an ordinary spoon from Mel's Deli,

right here in Brooklyn.

Check it out.

Now, everyone

please pay very, very close attention.

Because I'm about to

bend this spoon with my mind.

(CROWD GASPING)

Thank you. Thank you. Pass that around.

MAN:
- What's this?

- What are you doing, man?

Look at this!

Looks like we got a spoon and a stem.

(ALL GROANING)

JACK:
- I've got other tricks.

Or you could give me my 100 bucks.

You said you would.

MAN:
Nice wallet.

You have a very good eye, sir.

Thanks.

Wallet.

My wallet. My watch!

Stop that guy!

Stop that guy in the leatherjacket!

He's got my wallet!

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

Whoo! Okay, Los Angeles,

are we ready to end this thing?

Yeah!

When that timer hits zero,

a tank full of flesh-eating piranhas

will fall from above.

A lady has to have handcuffs. Right, girls?

One, two, three!

(CHEERING)

(BUZZER SOUNDING)

Yeah!

(SCREAMS)

Help! Stop it!

MAN:
She's serious! She can't get out!

(SCREAMS)

- Go get some help!

Help, dude!

Get out of the way! Move! Move!

(GRUNTING)

(GASPING)

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

(SCREAMS)

(SCREAMS)

Come on! This is bullshit!

Whoever thought of this is a sick sadist!

(LAUGHS)

(ALL CHEERING)

Yes!

I am your biggest fan.

I could tell by the way

you're attacking my face right now.

Close the door. Bad apartment building.

- Magician, come here.

- Okay.

Whoa!

- Wait, wait.

- What? What?

How did you do that...

The seven of diamonds

on the side of the tower?

- Yes.

- That's a trade secret.

- Uh-uh.

(SIGHS)

I'll give you a hint. It involved,

uh, bribing the tower electrician.

- How much?

- Uh, 50 bucks.

- But it's so hard.

- Oh, thank you.

Is it always a seven?

I could do that trick 52 different ways.

Can you do 52 different tricks on me?

I'll see what I can do.

Ooh! Magic man!

Ah! I love your shampoo.

(MOANING)

- Whoa! Hold up.

- What?

(YELPS)

You need to leave.

GIRL:
Are you kidding me?

Oh, my God, this is so embarrassing.

Is this what you do?

Some kind of sick trick you do to women?

DANIEL:
"45 East Evan Street."

Don't worry about it. I'll call you.

You don't have my number.

I'm magic. I'll find it. Have a good night.

Oh, you are such an a**hole.

I'm going to go with her.

Go. I got your back. I'll be right here.

Go ahead!

That's on you, Fuller.

Let's go, let's go! Now, now, now!

Daniel?

(CHUCKLES)

DANIEL:
Hey!

Henley.

Danny? Hey.

- Ah. You got a card, huh?

- Mm-hmm.

No, no, no, it's good for you. Congratulations.

All right, so here's what I'm gonna do,

I'm gonna go inside.

I'm gonna scope the place out.

You wait out here. I will come back

and get you, okay? Do not come in.

Hey, Danny! I'm not your assistant anymore.

Nice hair.

DANIEL:
So, um, actually,

what have you been up to?

I think you know exactly

what I've been up to, Danny.

I saw all your anonymous

posting on my website.

You have a website. That's good.

Good for you. Get the word out.

- Oh.

- Uh...

Okay.

So apparently none of us

was the only one chosen.

Let me be the first one

to kick my ego to the curb.

Yeah. Excuse me.

- Door's locked.

- Is it? I'll check.

You. Now, hold it, don't tell me. Uh...

Helen? No, no.

Henley.

It's on your coffee cup.

Thanks for keeping me honest.

That wasn't mentalism, by the way.

It was just an observation.

Second observation, you are beautiful.

Thank you.

That's good. That's very nice.

Very well-polished. Nice bit.

J. Daniel Atlas. Nice to meet you.

Very nice. I know who you are

and I just want to say that

I'm not interested in you doing

your mentalism thing on us.

Especially when we don't know

who brought us here or even if it's real.

Shh! Hold on, I'm sensing...

I'm sensing you

are a control freak.

I'm sorry, have we met before?

It doesn't take a mentalist

to figure that out.

You are a control freak.

Well, I take that as a compliment.

Only he would take it as a compliment.

Okay, great. Good. Another compliment.

Okay. So that's why

you're no longer a couple.

A couple? No, no.

BOTH:
We were never a couple.

He used to saw me in half.

She was a very good assistant.

But I was too fat for Danny.

No. I said that one time

because of the trap door.

- There were specs.

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