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The Brass Teapot (2012)

The Brass Teapot poster
Directed by
Ramaa Mosley
Genre
fantasy film, comedy film, comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 514 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A married couple finds a magic teapot that produces money when they feel pain. Their greed leads them to hurt each other and themselves for more cash.

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What happens

The Brass Teapot is a 2012 American fantasy comedy film directed by Ramaa Mosley. The movie's script was written by Tim Macy, who also wrote the short story on which the movie is based. The movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2012, and was released into theaters and video on demand on April 5, 2013. Development of a stage musical version, with book by Mosley and Macy and music by Chaz Cardigan, began in 2019 with producer and co-conceiver Erik Kaiko. The musical had a reading in New York City as part of the 2024 National Alliance for Musical Theatre Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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