Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)

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He's going... going... gone!

Dexter Riley is a science student at Medfield College who inadvertently invents a liquid capable of rendering objects and people invisible. Before Dexter and his friends, Debbie and Richard Schuyler, can even enjoy their spectacular discovery, corrupt businessman A.J. Arno plots to get his greedy hands on it. Slapstick hijinks ensue as Dexter and his pals try to thwart the evil Arno before he can use the invisibility spray to rob a bank.

• Released: 1972-07-12
• Genres: Comedy, Family, Science Fiction, Fantasy
• Runtime: 1h 28m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 72 votes

Directed by Robert Butler.

Top cast

• Kurt Russell as Dexter Reilly
• Cesar Romero as A.J. Arno
• Joe Flynn as Dean Eugene (E.J.) Higgins
• Jim Backus as Timothy Forsythe
• William Windom as Professor Lufkin
• Frank Welker as Myles
• Joyce Menges as Debbie Dawson
• Michael McGreevey as Richard Schuyler
• Richard Bakalyan as Cookie
• Alan Hewitt as Dean Collingsgood

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Now You See Him, Now You Don't

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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