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Beat the Devil

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Clive Owen in Beat the Devil (2002)
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Decades ago, the legendary James Brown sold his soul to the devil for fame and fortune. Now he wishes to renegotiate. Hired to take Mr. Brown to a rendezvous with the devil, the driver soon ... Read allDecades ago, the legendary James Brown sold his soul to the devil for fame and fortune. Now he wishes to renegotiate. Hired to take Mr. Brown to a rendezvous with the devil, the driver soon finds himself entangled in fiendish plans.Decades ago, the legendary James Brown sold his soul to the devil for fame and fortune. Now he wishes to renegotiate. Hired to take Mr. Brown to a rendezvous with the devil, the driver soon finds himself entangled in fiendish plans.
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    • Director
      • Tony Scott
    • Writers
      • David Fincher(original concept)
      • David Carter
      • Greg Hahn
    • Stars
      • Clive Owen
      • Gary Oldman
      • James Brown
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Tony Scott
    • Writers
      • David Fincher(original concept)
      • David Carter
      • Greg Hahn
    • Stars
      • Clive Owen
      • Gary Oldman
      • James Brown
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    • 34User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Clive Owen
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    • Driver
    Gary Oldman
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    • Devil
    James Brown
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    • Self
    • (as Mr. James Brown)
    Marilyn Manson
    Marilyn Manson
    • Self
    Danny Trejo
    Danny Trejo
    • Bob
    Tony Wilson
    • Young James Brown
    Tomirae Brown
    • Vegas Girl
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    • Director
      • Tony Scott
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      • David Fincher(original concept)
      • David Carter
      • Greg Hahn
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    • Goofs
      When they begin the street race, the Trans Am shoots flames out the back as though nitrous was already activated, but in the next shot, the flames aren't shooting out the back until nitrous is activated.
    • Quotes

      [doorbell buzzes]

      Devil: Who's that?

      Bob: It's Marilyn.

      Devil: Who?

      Bob: Creep from down the hall, complaining about the noise.

      Devil: [suddenly nervous] Oh, tell him I'm not here. He spooks me out. He's weird.

      Marilyn Manson: Can you keep it down in there? I'm trying to read, okay?

      [holds up copy of Bible]

      Devil: Complaining about the noise? Have you heard the racket he makes?

    • Crazy credits
      BMW recommends that you always wear your seat belt.
    • Connections
      Featured in Bounty Hunting on Acid: Tony Scott's Visual Style (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Funky Drummer, Pts. 1 & 2
      Written & Performed by James Brown
      Courtesy of Universal Records
      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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    The most delightfully bizarre of the Hire series.
    To BMW Film's credit, it seems to me that much work is put into making each film as independant as possible. Sure there are parallels, mostly with subject matter, but stylistically each one stands apart from the others.

    Beat the Devil is, in my opinion, the weirdest of the films. The subtitles, the car chase, everything is heavily stylized. Accusing this film of being unrealistic is like saying the ninja turtles aren't human. Duh, they're not supposed to be. That's a poor analogy but you get the idea.

    The whole thing is also thick and complicated. The dialogue is often unintelligible and I'm still not quite sure why The Driver would bet what he did...but does it really matter? I mean, Gary Oldman plays the Devil and James Brown is in it.
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    • Release date
      • November 21, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Hire: Beat the Devil
    • Production company
      • RSA Films
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    • Runtime
      9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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