The Escape Artist (film)

The Escape Artist
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Caleb Deschanel
Screenplay by	Melissa Mathison Stephen Zito
Based on	The Escape Artist by David Wagoner
Produced by	Doug Claybourne Buck Houghton
Starring	Griffin O'Neal Raúl Juliá Teri Garr Joan Hackett Gabriel Dell Desiderio Arnaz
Cinematography	Stephen H. Burum
Edited by	Arthur Schmidt
Music by	Georges Delerue
Production companies	Orion Pictures Zoetrope Studios
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	May 7, 1982 (1982-05-07) (USA Film Festival) May 28, 1982 (1982-05-28) (United States)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$143,369[1]

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 (The Prey, which was shot in 1979) was not released until 1983.