Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)

★ 6.2 1h 28m IMDb
Comedy Sci-Fi Fantasy Family
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Dexter Riley is a science student at Medfield College who inadvertently invents a liquid capable of rendering objects and people invisible. Before Dexter and his friends, Debbie and Richard Schuyler, can even enjoy their spectacular discovery, corrupt businessman A.J. Arno plots to get his greedy hands on it. Slapstick hijinks ensue as Dexter and his pals try to thwart the evil Arno before he can use the invisibility spray to rob a bank.

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

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Cast

Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell as Dexter Reilly Age 75 · Springfield, Massachusetts, USA Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. At 12, he began acting in the Western TV series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year con...
Cesar Romero
Cesar Romero as A.J. Arno Died 1994 · New York City, New York, USA Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was a Cuban-American film and television actor who was active in film, radio, and television for almost sixty years. His wide range of scr...
Joe Flynn
Joe Flynn as Dean Eugene (E.J.) Higgins Died 1974 · Youngstown, Ohio, USA Joe Flynn was an American film and television actor, best known for his co-starring roles in Disney movies in the 1960's and 1970's..
Jim Backus
Jim Backus as Timothy Forsythe Died 1989 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA Jim Backus (1913–1989) was a radio, television, film, and voice actor. Among his most famous credits are The Alan Young Radio Show, I Married Joan, Gilligan's Island, and Rebel Without a Cause. He al...
William Windom
William Windom as Professor Lufkin Died 2012 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA William Windom was an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his work on television, including several episodes of The Twilight Zone; playing the character of Glen Morley, a congressman from Min...
Frank Welker
Frank Welker as Myles Age 80 · Denver, Colorado, USA Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor with an extensive career spanning nearly six decades. As of 2021, Welker holds over 860 film, television, and video game credit...
Director Robert Butler
Cast Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, Jim Backus, William Windom, Frank Welker, Joyce Menges, Michael McGreevey, Richard Bakalyan, Alan Hewitt

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r96sk 7/10 Aug 02, 2020
Just as good as its predecessor, perhaps even slightly better in moments.

All in all I narrowly prefer <em>'The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes'</em>, but <em>'Now You See Him, Now You Don't'</em> most certainly still produces solid fun. Everything revolves around invisibility this time, the stuff that Dexter & Co. get up to is suitably entertaining.

Kurt Russell reprises the role of Dexter, again positively - no surprise he went on to become such a well known star. Cesar Romero is also good for a second film running, as Arlo. Joe Flynn gets a bigger part as Higgins this time, he's definitely better in this production.

For the majority I felt it was superior to the 1969 original, but the third act drags ever so slightly to the point it brings it back down on a similar footing. Still, this is Disney's best live-action sequel up until this point - way more enjoyable than <em>'Son of Flubber'</em> or <em>'Savage Sam'</em>, among others.

Can they make it a hat-trick of fine films with the other sequel in <em>'The Strongest Man in the World'</em>? Hope so!

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