Rough Magic

This article is about the film. For the book, see Lara Prior-Palmer.

Rough Magic
Directed by	Clare Peploe
Screenplay by	Robert Mundi William Brookfield Clare Peploe
Based on	Miss Shumway Waves a Wand by James Hadley Chase
Starring	Bridget Fonda Russell Crowe Jim Broadbent D. W. Moffett Paul Rodriguez
Cinematography	John J. Campbell
Edited by	Suzanne Hartley
Music by	Richard Hartley
Production company	Recorded Picture Company
Distributed by	Goldwyn Entertainment Company
Release date	May 30, 1997
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$598,981

Rough Magic is a 1995 comedy film directed by Clare Peploe, starring Bridget Fonda and Russell Crowe. The screenplay was written by Robert Mundi, William Brookfield, and Clare Peploe. Rough Magic is based on the 1944 novel Miss Shumway Waves a Wand by British novelist James Hadley Chase; that novel had previously been adapted as the 1962 French-Argentine film Une blonde comme ça.

Cast

• Bridget Fonda as Myra Shumway
• Russell Crowe as Alex Ross
• Jim Broadbent as Doc Ansell
• Kenneth Mars as Magician
• D. W. Moffett as Cliff Wyatt
• Paul Rodriguez as Diego

Production

Filming locations in Michoacán, Mexico; Tikal, Guatemala; and Los Angeles, United States.

Release

The film was released in France on August 30, 1995 and in the United States on May 30, 1997.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 25% of 8 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.6/10.

External links

• Rough Magic at IMDb