Half-Assed Internet Research
Apollo Robbins as sleight-of-hand consultant; first major movie cut on Final Cut Pro; the Toledo Twist
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:13:32Read transcript
- Little could be found beyond the film using Apollo Robbins as consultant for the sleight of hand.
- It was the first major movie edited on Apple's Final Cut Pro on Mac Pro, explained as editing software.
- The staged shooting of a teammate to prove it isn't a scam is called the Toledo Twist in the movie; the line 'Was that a Toledo twist?' is a favorite.
- The trick was reportedly once used by the Nazis, appears in North by Northwest when Eve Kendall shoots Roger Thornhill, and in a 1986 McGiver episode.