---
title: 'The Escape Artist (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Caleb Deschanel'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-escape-artist-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083900/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Escape Artist (1982)

1982 · 93 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Escape Artist is a 1982 film starring Griffin O'Neal and Raúl Juliá. It was based on a book by David Wagoner, and was the feature film directorial debut of Caleb Deschanel. It was the final film of Joan Hackett, Desi Arnaz, and Gabriel Dell, and the film debut of Harry Anderson. It was also the final film performance of Jackie Coogan, though one film he had shot earlier was not released until 1983, as well as the final performance of Arnaz before his death in 1986.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Caleb Deschanel](https://cinepixo.com/people/caleb-deschanel)
- **Screenplay:** [Melissa Mathison](https://cinepixo.com/people/melissa-mathison)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Delerue](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-delerue)
- **Producer:** [Francis Ford Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford-coppola), [Fred Roos](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-roos), [Buck Houghton](https://cinepixo.com/people/buck-houghton)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stephen H. Burum](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-h-burum)

## Cast

- [Desi Arnaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/desi-arnaz)
- [David Clennon](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-clennon)
- [Hal Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-williams)
- [John P. Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-p-ryan)
- [Joan Hackett](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-hackett)
- [Raul Julia](https://cinepixo.com/people/raul-julia)
- [Harry Cohn](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-cohn)
- [Helen Page Camp](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-page-camp)
- [M. Emmet Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-emmet-walsh)
- [Teri Garr](https://cinepixo.com/people/teri-garr)
- [Huntz Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/huntz-hall)
- [Elizabeth Daily](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-daily)
- [Jackie Coogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-coogan)
- [Griffin O'Neal](https://cinepixo.com/people/griffin-o-neal)

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