Mysterious magician the Great Zamboni (Ben Kingsley) lives with his pet jaguar, Shadow, in an expansive mansion filled with secret passages and hidden chambers. Young orphan Max (Matt Weiberg) wants to befriend the reclusive magic man, but all of his attempts are met with resistance. The boy's fortune changes one Halloween night, though, when he and his friends are chased into Zamboni's house and an evening of spectacular magic and illusion occurs!