The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001): Cast, Ratings & Box Office
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a 2001 mystery comedy starring Woody Allen. It runs 1 hour 43 minutes and earned $18.9 million worldwide on a $33 million budget. Critics gave it 52 on Metacritic.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 43m (103 min)
- Original language
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English - Studio
- DreamWorks Distribution
- Budget
- $33M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Curse of the Jade Scorpion About?
The premise of The Curse of the Jade Scorpion without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Insurance investigator CW Briggs finds himself embroiled in a baffling case involving a daring thief and a mysterious colleague. Woody Allen directs this witty whodunit, where Briggs’s skills are put to the test as he unravels a complex web of deceit. He must question everything he thought he knew as he tries to solve the puzzle and expose the truth behind the jade scorpion.
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- hypnosis
- year 1940
- insurance investigator
- magician
- efficiency expert
- manhattan new york city
- insurance claims office
- post hypnotic suggestion
- neo screwball comedy
- animal in title
- reference to pablo picasso
- reference to adolf hitler
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- reference to benito mussolini
- hypnotic state
- hypnotic suggestion
- affair with married man
- reference to boris karloff
- long island new york
- caper mystery
- reference to vassar college
- flashback
- bar
- insurance company
- office romance
- birthday
- nightclub
- mentalist
- turban
- hypnotic trance
- code word
- hypnotist
- trigger word
- reference to vick's vaporub
- telephone call
- jewel robbery
- wall safe
- robbery
- reference to new york giants baseball team
- reference to the st. louis cardinals
- investigation
- intuition
- reference to max baer
- reference to jergens lotion
- reference to the kama sutra
- clue
- detective
- private detective
- matchbook
- fugue state
- suspicion
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Cast
Woody Allen stars in The Curse of the Jade Scorpion.
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 52 on Metacritic.
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Metacritic 52 Metascore
User score 6.4
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Plot Summary
What happens in The Curse of the Jade Scorpion from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In the vibrant city of New York, set in the year 1940, we meet the ambitious efficiency expert Betty Ann Fitzgerald, who finds herself ensnared in a clandestine relationship with her superior, Chris Magruder. As she juggles her professional aspirations with her personal entanglements, the stakes rise, particularly with the potential for Chris to publicly acknowledge their affair once he resolves his divorce from his wife.
Full summary
The whole story of The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, scene by scene
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Box Office & Budget
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion grossed $18.9 million worldwide on a $33 million budget, 57% of what it cost. $7.5 million came from the US and Canada and $11.4 million (60%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$18.9M
57% of its budget back
- US & Canada
- $7.5M
- International
- $11.4M
- Budget
- $33M
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Trailers & Videos
The trailer of The Curse of the Jade Scorpion.
How Well Do You Know The Curse of the Jade Scorpion?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who is the efficiency expert in the film?
Cars in The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
6 cars on screen, including the 1941 Buick Century and the 1936 Ford V8 De Luxe.
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1937 Dodge Touring Sedan Background role
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Also Known As
23 alternative titles, including “La Maledizione dello Scorpione di Giada” and “La maldición del escorpión de jade”.
- Also known as
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- La Maledizione dello Scorpione di Giada
- La maldición del escorpión de jade
- La Malediccio De L'escorpi De Jade
- 玉蠍子的咒語
- Im Bann des Jade Skorpions
- Le Sortilège du scorpion de jade
- Akrebin Laneti
- Проклятие нефритового скорпиона
- A Jáde skorpió átka
- Klątwa skorpiona
- Prokletí žlutozeleného škorpióna
- A Maldição do Escorpião de Jade
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- 玉蝎子的魔咒
- La maledicció de l’escorpí de Jade
- Η κατάρα του πράσινου σκορπιού
- קללת אבן העקרב הירוקה
- O Escorpião de Jade
- Проклятието на скорпиона
- 제이드 스콜피온의 저주
- Прокляття нефритового скорпіона
- Skorpionens förbannelse
- スコルピオンの恋まじない, ნეფრიტის მორიელის წყევლა
- Škorpijonovo prekletstvo
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion FAQ: Cast & Box Office
Runtime, release date, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Curse of the Jade Scorpion?
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion runs 1 hour 43 minutes (103 minutes).
When was The Curse of the Jade Scorpion released?
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion was released on August 24, 2001.
Who is in the cast of The Curse of the Jade Scorpion?
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion stars Woody Allen.
How much did The Curse of the Jade Scorpion make at the box office?
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion grossed $18.9 million worldwide ($7.5 million domestic, $11.4 million international) on a budget of $33 million.
How is The Curse of the Jade Scorpion rated?
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion has 52 on Metacritic.
Does The Curse of the Jade Scorpion have a post-credit scene?
No. The Curse of the Jade Scorpion has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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