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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) -- An insurance investigator and an efficency expert who hate each other are both hypnotized by a crooked hypnotist with a jade scorpion into stealing jewels.

Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   14,160 votes
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Director:
Woody Allen
Writer (WGA):
Woody Allen (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
24 August 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Mystery more
Tagline:
Love stings
Plot:
An insurance investigator and an efficency expert who hate each other are both hypnotized by a crooked hypnotist with a jade scorpion into stealing jewels. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
DeNiro + Hoffman Snub Allen Film
 (From WENN. 6 June 2008, 12:21 AM, PDT)

Stars Stay Home; French Box Office Hurt
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 28 November 2001)

User Comments:
Excellent Woody Allen Love Triangle more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
John Tormey ... Sam
John Schuck ... Mize

Woody Allen ... CW Briggs

Elizabeth Berkley ... Jill

Kaili Vernoff ... Rosie
Brian Markinson ... Al
Maurice Sonnenberg ... Office Worker
John Doumanian ... Office Worker
Peter Gerety ... Ned

Helen Hunt ... Betty Ann Fitzgerald

Kevin Cahoon ... Lunch Delivery Man
Philip Levy ... Rocky's Waiter (as Phil Levy)
Wallace Shawn ... George Bond

Dan Aykroyd ... Chris Magruder
Vince Giordano ... Rainbow Room All Star
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Im Bann des Jade Skorpions (Germany)
Woody Allen Fall Project 2000 (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sexual content.
Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS (Mono) | Dolby Digital (Mono) | SDDS (Mono)
Company:
DreamWorks SKG more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
For her audition, 'Elizabeth Berkeley' had her hair done in a Veronica Lake 1940s-style. Unfortunately on the way to the audition, she got caught in a rainstorm and her hair was ruined. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When C.W. is packing up to leave, he is carrying a box with a lamp and two picture frames. He hands the box to Sam and in the next shot, the lamp is tipped over and there are no more picture frames. more
Quotes:
Betty Ann: You wormy little ferret!
C.W.: Now you're mixing metaphors.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Nastroyshchik (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Two Sleepy People more

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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent Woody Allen Love Triangle, 31 October 2004
Author: vaughanster from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan

I would recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys Woody Allen movies. I've always enjoyed the movies he's starred in, the roles he's played, and his self-deprecating yet undaunted sense of humor, and this movie proved true to all of this!

Besides the comedy I expected in a Woody Allen movie, I found suspense, an excellent plot, and even some heart-warming romance.

Helen Hunt plays one of his character's antagonists, as well as his love interest, forming a three-dimensional love triangle or pyramid, with Dan Aykroyd's character, their characters' boss, as the third member/cornerstone.

Dan Aykroyd and Helen Hunt remained true to their forms in this movie, as the professional and unique actors they are, so if you like any or all three of these stars, you should enjoy "The Curse of the Jade Scorpion"!

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