Angel Out With a Bang

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For years we watched Criss Angel do death-defying stunts on his A&E show, “Mindfreak.” He pushed the limits of life and bodily endurance with his intense illusions, but now he is ready to call it quits for television, and he will do it right here in Florida.

On Wednesday at 10:56 pm, he will perform his last televised act, live, at the Spyglass Resort in Clearwater, which is set to be imploded — with Criss Angel inside. The act is intense and the escape must be meticulously planned. Angel must first escape from police-issued stainless steel Smith-Wesson handcuffs, pick three door locks, and run up four flights of stairs to the roof. Once on the roof, he must grab a rope ladder dangling from a helicopter which will fly him within 1000 feet of the building for safety before the detonators explode, imploding the hotel. He must do this all with 4 minutes. Criss says his goal is to do it within 2 minuets and 30 seconds to have a “safe” act.

Succeed: he will take his place among the illusionist greats; fail: and he will be covered under 4,500 tons of concrete and meeting the real angels. Either way, an estimated 10,000 people will be on Clearwater beach to witness a miraculous escape or grotesque death of a magical icon.

The stage is set, the anticipation rises as the last ever Mindfreak show will be filmed right in our own backyard. If you can’t make it to the beach, you can watch the stunt LIVE on A&E at 10:00 p.m.