The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)

Directed by

Woody Allen

Genre

comedy film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 839 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An insurance investigator and an efficiency expert are hypnotized by a crooked hypnotist to steal jewels. They must figure out what is happening and stop the thefts.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulwittyfast-pacedscrewballretro

What happens

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a 2001 crime comedy film written and directed by and starring Woody Allen. The cast also features Dan Aykroyd, Helen Hunt, Brian Markinson, Wallace Shawn, David Ogden Stiers, and Charlize Theron. The plot concerns an insurance investigator (Allen) and an efficiency expert (Hunt) who are both hypnotized by a crooked hypnotist (Stiers) into stealing jewels. The Curse of the Jade Scorpion received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $18.9 million worldwide against a production budget of $33 million, becoming a commercial failure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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