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Bill Simmons · Wesley Morris

Aired November 16, 2021

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Apollo Robbins as sleight-of-hand consultant; first major movie cut on Final Cut Pro; the Toledo Twist

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• 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.

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