Doug Henning - Metamorphosis

[SuperMagicone]

You are so right about Henning, he was the best!! Blaine and Angel really suck as they dress weird and do not know how to act! They are so phony and always have their people help them to do their so-called magic. They give Magic a bad name and so does the Trashy Masked magician wannabe!

[warriorsarin]

I remember this one watching it live, I was a professional magician at the time and found it very impressing. Henning is missed RIP

[chessryu]

La mejor versión de Metamorphosis que he visto...

[xSakijix]

I love how he even changes his clothes in a matter of seconds in the process.

Genius. ;D

[yeshevishman]

The amazing thing is he always uses children as volunteers.

[SharpiiezNova]

1 sec swap : wow i was fooled !!!

[rrrjjjmmm100]

how is that humanly possible?

[KaraDMusique]

I just watched this show for the first time since my blurry taped version from the 80's... just as amazing as it was back then! This guy is a MASTER! I love you Doug!

[TheLilmindfreak]

how the heck did he do that :0

[adamsmagictricksiify]

HHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HOW THE HECK DOES HE DO THAT AJ

[KulCulKan]

James Douglas Dart of United Media Studios, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada,

brought in a 24 track recording studio, on a truck, to do this movie

which was the first time, to my knowledge, that anyone, ever did anything like that

i wish, i could remember, the exact year ~ and, i wonder, if i still have my copy

of the whole film, the movie was ...shot live for 3 days with a live audience,

quite an undertaking at that time -

[KaraDMusique]

@KulCulKan My sister just gave a me a copy of the DVD of the show, which was called The Magic Show. She found it on Amazon. It is AMAZING!!!

[TheKimberleybiscuit]

id like if he'd metomorposis into a different outfit, like a normal t-shirt and jeans :)

[liamblackere]

thier was another version he did where a girl appered in the box and doug came down from the celing of the teatre on a rope in a differant costume

[roberto347]

AHAHHAH 1:43 watch as she goes down in the sack!  Allright douggie

[BangTango]

do the awkward dance...

[RunRiverRound]

... Some things are simply The Best!!!

[joscobo]

Awesome trick. I remember Henning back in the day and he was the best. I just never noticed how Mork and Mindy everybody dressed back then.

[kcufmalsi]

I'm dating myself but I saw the Broadway Show with my dad back in the 70's. This brings back awesome memories.

[rmr2001]

@kcufmalsi Saw it at the Cort Theatre (Broadway) 3 times, with 3 different magicians- Henning as well as Jeff Mylett and Joe Abaldo. Sadly, all 3 are gone now. Great memories.

[Slymagic]

His search for real magic became an obsession. He was a true magician! He took it all to the grave!

[rehenning141]

He does got a good name.

[mattdougdmuse]

I think what made Henning so amazing, was due, in part, to his childlike sense of wonder. The magic was as suprising and fun for him as it was for the audience. Bless this man... He has always been one of my favorites! A true artist and he is very missed! Rest well, Doug!

[legendJondoidge]

do you know what i realy hate people like you coz this is one of my favorotes and now youve pissed me of you dick

[johnnytisme]

Wow your so0 smart....Do you yell at the back at the theatre and yell " HE GETS KILLED IN THE END!!!" also..Just let it be magic hho cares how he did it...Oh I guess only you the smartest person ever!!!

[ilovedemonbarbers]

thats awesome. my first thought was that it was all just a costume change, where they each had a different outfit on under the set of first clothes and came back out a seperate identites. but that makes much more sense, since the audience probably would have noticed the difference.

[MichalAngelo74]

Especially since he died in eight years ago and was cremated. Yeah...I'd say no one can touch him. Lol

[abrakazebra]

Doug is still the best ... no one can touch him.

[SunsetSupermanRMB]

The changing of clothes was good, I suspect he had the white clothes on under the other outfit, which was a "rip-a-way".

[reed338]

wwoohet

[Lehmann108]

I saw Doug perform this in person in 1983. In person it blows your mind. I also took a wonderful workshop from him and learned some great, simple illusions. He was a great guy that got a little too involved with the TM movement.

[Slymagic]

Master! Cannot be duplicated, you can see a million more Cris angel and other wannabes but you can never see another Doug Henning ever again!

God must have needed him badly in heaven! to perform for His angels!

[Slymagic]

Criss Angel is nothing! they use camera tricks! he is a no talent magician! Blaine, Angel and other wannabes are not here to grace us with these kind of entertainment! Doug henning, a true master, thank you! We will never forget!

[southplnk]

i couldnt have said it better

[slpk7]

Even if you can figure this trick out, what I can't figure out is how he changed his clothes in that time. He was an incredible magician, and my favourite.

[themagicman52]

its actaully so good, he preforms it the best! im very impressed.

[corgi4u]

I used to live in Appleton wisconsin (birthplace of Houdini) and I saw this done not even 3 feet in front of me. Not the stage was 3 feet away, they were not even on a stage. I still have absolutely no idea how its done. absolutely amazing.

[rmr2001]

Sorry mate but Houdini was born in Hungary not Wisconsin.

[magiciscool676]

Yeah he was born in hungary but he was raised in appleton, wisconsin.

[Carycomic]

You're half-right. _Erich Weiss_ was born in Budapest, Hungary. But, he adopted his stage-name in Appleton. So, in that sense only was Houdini "born" in the Badger State.

[Slymagic]

the best metamorphosis i have ever seen!!

[irican01]

I agree, Doug had this one down to a science. I never saw anyone do it faster.

[katiefoshee]

@irican01 Have you seen Terry Evanswood's? I think it might be faster. (: This one is very good though (:

[irican01]

@katiefoshee  I have not seen it, but I will look it up.

[katiefoshee]

@irican01 I just noticed that you replied to this. If you haven't seen it yet, it's in his promo video closer to the end. It's pretty incredible. The video is called " Terry Evanswood The Wonders of Magic at WonderWorks.avi"

[magicmatt8200]

@irican01 actually criss angel holds the world record for fastest metemorphosis whith no shetts or coverings

[irican01]

@magicmatt8200 doesn't change the fact that he is a total douchebag.

[tarot9230]

@irican01 agreed