The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWoody Allen
Written byWoody Allen
Produced byLetty Aronson
Starring
CinematographyZhao Fei
Edited byAlisa Lepselter
Music byDick Hyman
Production
companies
  • Gravier Productions
  • VCL
Distributed by
Release dates
  • August 10, 2001 (2001-08-10) (United States)
  • December 6, 2001 (2001-12-06) (Germany)
Running time
103 minutes
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$33 million
Box office$18.9 million

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.

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