Aquarian Illusion

From "Mumbo Jumbo! It's Magic!" a HBO special from the 1980's.

Magician Mark Wilson performs a variation of the Metamorphasis Illusion, using a tank of water & Christine in a bikini.

The barefoot bathing beauty is trapped underwater, with no source of air! If anything goes wrong, she will drown!

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Entertainment

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• illusion
• illusionist
• magic
• magician
• bikini
• barefoot
• underwater

[mike53593]

So you three are "spoilers?"

[cholemet]

Did they say Christine Cohen? Lol

[mike53593]

Her name is Christine Cullen.

[mike53593]

A look-up in IMDB lists a credit for Christine Cullen in "The Great Muppet Caper" as one of the water ballet performers. I don't know whether it's the same person.

A synchro swimmer would be a good choice for the girl in the tank. She would be comfortable in the water, & could hold her breath underwater for a long time.

[INJUNJOE2]

I COULD FUCK HER

[artysmokes]

Great variation on the Metamorphosis act that the Pendragons still do. It might not be as quick, but it's a lot scarier!

[DarioSwampy1]

this sucks i can see that its fakeeee from a plane !!

[Carycomic]

She ought to be. When Mark Wilson debuted this trick, on the NBC variety series, THE BIG SHOW, Ms. Cullen was one of the resident chorus girls ("The Big Show Dancers").

[snhtown9]

Would you happen to be able to show the intro with Tom Bosley? I've been trying to find all sorts of archive show intros from the 80's.

[mike53593]

"For the time" indeed. I believe it was earlier than 1985. The copy I have is dated about 1980, but I'll need to check.

Performances today are more spectacular, of course, and smoother. Still thrilling, though.  This is still a dangerous stunt. A number of would-be magicians & escape artists have drowned trying these stunts.

[Alexanderiathegreat]

It is from a 1985 HBO specila called Mumbo Jumbo its Magic. You are right it is Chritine Cullen. A great bikini. Also watch Mark's wife in this clip. She looks through the curtain a but tells the perfromers what to do and even looks like she gives them one of the keys she is holding. Not real smooth but a neat trick for the time.

[TheNewTrickbusters]

And there is enough space in the lid of the box to allow the girl breathe. Then, she dives again when the curtain is raised at the middle of the performance.

TB.

[xadnder]

Easy... there aren't any actual latches on the back side of the lid. when the tent goes down, the lid opens from the back. When the tent comes up, the whole scenario with the locks is just for show.