In the scene where Teller is being held down with ropes by audience members, the one closest to Penn Jillette is James Randi , aka "The Amazing Randi". A close friend and mentor, Randi wrote the book "The Faith Healers" and exposed psychic doctors to the public, a driving plot point in the film. See more

Goofs

When Penn has trouble going through the metal detector at the airport, he takes off his jacket and vest while Teller rolls the metal ball on the ground to set off the detector while Penn walks through. But when Penn walks back through it to the other side, he doesn't set it off and the airport security checker takes no notice of it. See more