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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Woody Allen released in USA on 5 august 2001 with Woody Allen
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
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Add to a movie listThe Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a 2001 crime comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Woody Allen. The cast also features Helen Hunt, Dan Aykroyd, Elizabeth Berkley, John Schuck, Wallace Shawn, David Ogden Stiers, and Charlize Theron. The plot concerns an insurance investigator and an efficiency expert who are both hypnotized by a crooked hypnotist into stealing jewels. The film bears much more in common with Allen's earlier screwball comedy films than with other films made by him around the same time.
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In 1940, C.W. Briggs (Woody Allen) is an insurance investigator in New York City who is highly successful, owing to his many connections and ability to think like a criminal. His work does not impress Betty Ann Fitzgerald (Helen Hunt), an efficiency expert who butts heads with C.W. over his old-fashioned views. Her advice is usually followed however, because she secretly is in a relationship with her boss, Chris Magruder (Dan Aykroyd), who constantly reassures her that they will be free to pursue their relationship in public once he finalizes his divorce with his wife.Actors
Woody Allen
(CW Briggs)
Dan Aykroyd
(Chris Magruder)
Helen Hunt
(Betty Ann Fitzgerald)
John Tormey
(Sam)
Wallace Shawn
(George Bond)
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