With his present as well as his future at stake - and with Micky turning on his former pupils - Ben has to decide how deep he wants to go in his pursuit of money at the risk of losing everything else that matters in his life. But gradually, jealousies and infighting bring down the effectiveness of Micky's team while also bringing them to the notice of the head of casino security, Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne). However, Ben's priorities take a sudden turn after his mathematical prowess brings him to the attention of professor Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey), who offers Ben the chance to join his covert blackjack team made up of several other gifted students. The goal of the team is to use illegal card-counting techniques and secret signaling to trick casinos out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.Īt first, the plan is a huge success. But Ben's dreams are hobbled by the fact that he can't afford the tuition at Harvard, and he finds it difficult to procure a scholarship in the face of stiff competition. The story starts with Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess), a math major at MIT who dreams of going to Harvard Medical School. The next day, the magicians are brought in for questioning by the FBI it seems the audience member's bank has been robbed, and a prop used in the magic act has been found at the scene. With plenty of old-fashioned magic tricks, double-crosses, and a spirited cast, 'The Mad Magician' is a charming throwback to old-school Hollywood genre filmmaking that wears its unabashedly melodramatic heart on its sleeve.

Seeing his hopes crashing around him, Gallico goes on an unhinged rampage as he started eliminating his enemies one by one using his inventions.

Gallico's dreams are split asunder when Ross Ormond (Donald Randolph), the man whose resources he used to create the illusion, claims that the patent for the 'severed head' illusion belong to him. Gallico believes he's found a way to upstage Rinaldi with the invention of a daring new illusion that would give the impression of severing an assistant's head. His biggest obstacle is the Great Rinaldi (John Emery), a fellow magician who's already achieved great repute in his field. In 'The Mad Magician,' Don Gallico (Vincent Price) is an inventor of stage magic devices in the late 19th century. Despite being a reputed inventor of illusions, Gallico dreams of achieving much greater fame as a master stage magician.

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