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product_id: 1580369
title: "The Magic Christian"
brand: "peter sellersringo starrjoseph mcgrath"
price: "A$40"
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reviews_count: 10
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# The Magic Christian

**Brand:** peter sellersringo starrjoseph mcgrath
**Price:** A$40
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** The Magic Christian by peter sellersringo starrjoseph mcgrath
- **How much does it cost?** A$40 with free shipping
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## Description

The Magic Christian

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## Customer Reviews

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    A Definite Time Capsule of Satire
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2022*

Every now and then, my friend Sly Hondo get a request for a movie review that is outside of his wheel house. Sometimes it's due to content, but this is a rare occasion when its related to age. So after he watched fan requested The Magic Christian starring Peter Sellars, he quickly realised that he needed an elder statesman to help understand this one. And as everyone knows, "Old Man" is my middle name.  The late 1960s were an amazing time for filmaking. The germ of an idea could suddenly explode into a full blown movie as more and more famous faces injected their ideas and support. And this movie is definitely a prime examle of that. The Magic Christian is a time capsule of class rebellion and anti-establishment themes. In the center of it is the story of Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, (as played by Peter Sellers) and his realization that he has no heir to pass down his fortune and wisdom. He adopts a homeless man (played by Ringo Starr) to be his son and heir. The rest of the movie is wonderfully comic vignettes as Sir Guy shows his "son" the ways of the world and how it can be manipulated with the right amount of cash. From fine dining, to the theater, to auction houses, no one is safe from the merry duos highjinx.  Loosely based on the 1959 book of the same title by Terry Southern, who also was part of the screen writing team (along with Joseph McGrath and Terry Gilliam), the movie is weird and chaotic but in a good way. And unfortunately many of the themes in the movie are still relevant today.  The most chaotic scenes in the movie are those taking place on the ship, the Magic Christian. Where rampant symbolism and examples of taboo subject matter (at the time) are put on full display. For me, these scenes are the most fun but for someone of a younger generation (such as Sly), some of the black humor is lost.  The thing I find truly amazing is the amount of celebrities that appear here and what they are doing. Rachel Welch as a whip welding amazon keeping the loincloth wearing all female slave crew rowing the ship, Roman Polanski being approached by a transvestite lounge singer played by Yul Brenner in a wig. Pre Monty Python alum John Cleese and Graham Chapman (his first film role) being ... well ... themselves basicly.  Largely forgotten in today's world, this is a fan favorite as any Google search of the movie will prove. After watching this again with Sly, he started to pick up on the satire and situations with a little historical input from me. He especially liked the scene where the duo have a pool like structure built and filled with feces, urine blood, and God knows what else and then throw a ton of money into it encouraging people to dive in and get the free money. While gross and funny in any time frame, the fact that it is professional business people in suit that are the first to dive in is the interesting point. Upon his second watching, Sly gives it a 3-1/2 stars while I'm at a 4-1/2 stars.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    It features two of my favorite actors
  

*by C***T on Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2023*

What can I say here folks… Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr! You know, Richard Starkey may be a better actor than he is a drummer… nah.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    It was much better 30 + years ago.
  

*by O***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2023*

Of course, 30+ years ago I was half drunk watching almost any movie.

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