James Randi on Real People

I've mentioned before on this site the documentary in production about James Randi entitled "An Honest Liar." The filmmakers have been interviewing Randi and lots of others, as well as digging up footage from his remarkable career. Here's one clip they found from the NBC series "Real People" circa 1980, with Byron Allen, Skip Stephenson, Sarah Purcell, and John Barbour, who challenges Randi to bend a spoon a la Uri Geller (but through trickery and physics, not claims of mental powers and psychic ability)...

Incidentally, Randi's willingness to out Geller's methods led to major legal problems for several years. Geller's litigiousness Randi a lot of money, but our hero won in the end and is still fighting against claims of paranormal and psychic ability for which no proof is offered. If you haven't read his book, "The Truth About Uri Geller," here's the link.