The Ripper by Lee Asher
Lee Asher’s would like to gift you one of his pet effects. This is not some junky trick!!! Believe it or not, this piece of sleight of hand has appeared in two separate Hollywood feature length films. Now it’s your turn to learn The Ripper.
THE RIPPER SEEN IN SHADE
Directed by: Damian Nieman
Release date: March 2004
Shade is set in the world of poker hustlers working the clubs and martini bars of Los Angeles. The tale unfolds as a group of hustlers encounter “The Dean” and pull off a successful sting that results in their pursuit by a vengeful gangster.
These are two screen shots from the movie SHADE. Jamie Foxx (left) plays the character Larry Jennings; Gabriel Byrne (right) plays the character Charlie Miller and Stuart Townsend (middle) plays the Vernon character performing the Ripper. Be like Stuart Townsend in this movie and learn a great free magic trick by clicking on the big blue button above.
Special Thanks: R. Paul Wilson for teaching The Ripper on set.
THE RIPPER SEEN IN SMOKIN’ ACES
Directed by: Joe Carnahan
release date: January 2007
Smoking Aces is about a dying mob boss who takes out a $1 million contract on the life of his former protégé, a Vegas magician turned gangster. Reason being, the Vegas magician has agreed to testify against the mob.
The FBI attempts to protect their key witness as an array of hit men & women descend on Lake Tahoe in a race to take the magician out. This movie, actor Jeremy Piven performs the Ripper.