Bewitched

20052005
PG-13PG-13
1h 42min

Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell in Bewitched (2005)

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Comedy Fantasy Romance

Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic sitcom Bewitched (1964).Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic sitcom Bewitched (1964).Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic sitcom Bewitched (1964).

Director
- Nora Ephron
Writers
- Nora Ephron
- Delia Ephron
- Sol Saks(television series)
Stars

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Awards
- 2 wins & 13 nominations

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This Is My Life

6.1

This Is My Life

Practical Magic

6.3

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Bewitched Housewives

5.2

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Acting for the Camera

7.3

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Lucky Numbers

5.0

Mixed Nuts

5.4

Michael

5.7

Hanging Up

4.9

Julie & Julia

7.0

Cookie

5.4

Out in California's San Fernando Valley, Isabel is trying to reinvent herself. A naïve, good-natured witch, she is determined to disavow her supernatural powers and lead a normal life. At the same time, across town, Jack Wyatt, a tall, charming actor is trying to get his career back on track. He sets his sights on an updated version of the beloved situation comedy Bewitched (1964), re-conceived as a starring vehicle for him in the role of the mere-mortal Darrin. Fate steps in when Jack accidentally runs into Isabel. He is immediately attracted to her and her nose, which bears an uncanny resemblance to the nose of Elizabeth Montgomery, who played Samantha on Bewitched (1964). He becomes convinced she could play Samantha in his new series. Isabel is also taken with Jack, seeing him as the quintessential mortal man with whom she can settle down and lead the normal life she so desires. It turns out they're both right, but in ways neither of them ever imagined. —Sujit R. Varma

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Taglines
- Be warned. Be ready.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for some language, including sex and drug references, and partial nudity
Parents guide

Trivia
The Bewitched (1964) theme heard about halfway through this movie, complete with lyrics, sounds like Frank Sinatra, but it was actually a 1964 recording done by Steve Lawrence, who was known for his uncanny impersonation of Sinatra.

Goofs
Jack Wyatt (Will Ferrell) complains that in the original, Darrin was recast and no one noticed. In actual fact, fans were so turned off by the sudden, unexplained replacement of Dick York by Dick Sargent that the show plunged drastically in the ratings and was canceled soon after.

Quotes
Isabel Bigelow: [Jack Wyatt is being a jerk on "Inside the Actor's Studio." Isabel gets on the phone with Nina] Yes, I'm watching it.
[exclaims disgustedly; beat]
Isabel Bigelow: What's a "dick?"

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Bewitched/Yes/Land of the Dead/Herbie: Fully Loaded/Rize/March of the Penguins (2005)

Soundtracks
City of Love
(2001)
Written by Angelina Moysov
Performed by Persephone's Bees
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Top review

3/10

Quite disappointing

Please give me a break. The idea was quite original but somewhere the whole thing went south. I truly feel bad for Nicole Kidman and Will Farrell. There were so many ways this movie could have went instead of disappointing the true die hard Bewitched fans.

Weak plot, undefined characters, I truly felt as if someone said, "OK, we're bored with this, let's piece it together and call it a day." It would been nice if Isabel could have been seen as someone who was smarter and not so vulnerable and innocent.

I would put this in the same category of any 12 year old "I wanna be a pricess" movie. You wait three decades to find out what happened to Darrin and Samantha and you get a remake that's not really a remake. Some of the characters are from the original, some are transformed to the movie, some are just unknown. What happened? I'm insulted that Nora Ephron thought any true fan would be pleased with this movie.

Didn't someone think about running this by the true fans before rushing it out to a theater? There were times I was embarrassed to be in the audience. A total waste of $16.

A few funny moments but not worth the pain of sitting through the entire movie -- and I'm an easy laugh.

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Jun 30, 2005

Budget
- $85,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $63,313,159
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $20,131,130
- Jun 26, 2005
Gross worldwide
- $131,426,169

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Runtime
- 1h 42min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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