The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer (WGA):

Woody Allen (written by)

Release Date:

24 August 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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.

Plot Keywords:

Insurance Investigator | Scorpion | Thief | Magician | Efficiency Expert

Awards:

1 win

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Im Bann des Jade Skorpions (Germany)
Woody Allen Fall Project 2000 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS (Mono) | Dolby Digital (Mono) | SDDS (Mono)

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #38071) | UK:12A | Iceland:L | Hungary:14 | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:PG | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 (bw) | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

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.

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.

Quotes:

Betty Ann: You wormy little ferret!
C.W.: Now you're mixing metaphors.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Nastroyshchik (2004)

Soundtrack:

Two Sleepy People

Excellent Woody Allen Love Triangle

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"!