Charlotte Pendragon and Melinda Saxe's string bikinis and slingshots were provided by Ujena swimwear.
Melinda Saxe and Charlotte Pendragon had previously performed together on The World's Greatest Magic (1994) the previous year. On that occasion, it was Charlotte who was sawed in half by Melinda.
The guillotine trick performed on Charlotte Pendragon is called the French Guillotine, and uses a genuine French Guillotine for the decapitation. It differs from other guillotine tricks in that the assistant/victim's head is genuinely severed, and can be seen to fall when cut off by the blade
The version of the guillotine used to behead Charlotte Pendragon is considered by many magicians to be the most baffling version. Charlotte wore only a tiny bikini - ruling out the use of a fake body form - the camera had a clear view beneath the wooden board she was lying on - ruling out a secret compartment - and there were close-ups of her head, secured in the guillotine, speaking right before the blade fell - ruling out a fake head.