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[[Nicole Kidman]] and [[Will Ferrell]]'s on-screen pairing was found lacking by moviegoers and earned the two a [[Golden Raspberry Award|Razzie]] Award for "Worst Screen Couple." It was also nominated for four Razzies including Worst Director, Worst Actor (Will Ferrell), Worst Screenplay and Worst Remake or Sequel. ''The New York Times'' called the film "an unmitigated disaster."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/movies/02barn.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1</ref> |
[[Nicole Kidman]] and [[Will Ferrell]]'s on-screen pairing was found lacking by moviegoers and earned the two a [[Golden Raspberry Award|Razzie]] Award for "Worst Screen Couple." It was also nominated for four Razzies including Worst Director, Worst Actor (Will Ferrell), Worst Screenplay and Worst Remake or Sequel. ''The New York Times'' called the film "an unmitigated disaster."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/movies/02barn.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1</ref> |
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"There is much more to ''Bewitched'' than a simple twitch of the nose," suggests ''[[Mark Sells]]'' of ''The Reel Deal.'' It "takes a variety of detours and subsequently, struggles to create any real on screen chemistry."<ref>{{cite web |last=Sells |first=Mark |work=The Reel Deal |title=Bewitched: Review |url=http://www.thereeldeal.co/reviews/bewitched.html}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:10, 18 March 2011
| Bewitched | |
|---|---|
| File:Bewitchedmovieposter.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Nora Ephron |
| Written by | Sol Saks (TV series) Nora Ephron Delia Ephron |
| Produced by | Nora Ephron Douglas Wick Penny Marshall |
| Starring | Nicole Kidman Will Ferrell Shirley MacLaine Michael Caine |
| Cinematography | John Lindley |
| Edited by | Tia Nolan |
| Music by | George Fenton |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | June 24, 2005 |
Running time | 101 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $85,000,000 |
| Box office | $131,426,169 |
Bewitched is a 2005 family comedy-fantasy produced by Columbia Pictures and is a re-imagining of the television series of the same name (produced by Columbia's Screen Gems television studio, now Sony Pictures Television). The film was released in the United States and Canada on June 24, 2005. It was written, produced, and directed by Nora Ephron and featured as co-stars Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. Filming took place in late 2004 and early 2005.
Plot
The film is not an adaptation of the television series, but rather a deconstruction of it. It is about Isabel Bigelow (Nicole Kidman), a young witch who wants to give up magic and have a normal life, despite her magic-loving father's (Michael Caine) warnings that she cannot live without it. She meets a failing movie star named Jack Wyatt (Will Ferrell) who wants to find an unknown actress to play a witch — and his wife — in a TV show, a modern adaptation of the classic TV show Bewitched, a ploy whereby the egocentric actor can eclipse his co-star and claim the spotlight entirely. Part of this is perpetrated by his agent (Jason Schwartzman), who is just as obnoxious as Jack.
When she becomes more popular than he is and unintentionally takes the spotlight away, the pompous, self-centered Jack decides to downplay her role and make the show focus on Darrin (thus garnering the audience's attention). Isabel becomes furious when she finds out. Her harsh words, strangely enough, appeal to Jack who rarely hears honest criticism. He begins to give her a bigger role and the two begin to fall in love and enjoy filming their TV show.
Isabel eventually becomes worried that she has hidden her true identity from Jack, and finally shows him her powers. He becomes fearful of her supernatural nature and they separate. Devastated, Isabel decides to return home, where Jack is told by Uncle Arthur (Steve Carell) she must stay for 100 years once she returns. Jack realizes that he really loves Isabel after all and tries to find her before she returns home. To his surprise, he finds her at the studio soundstage, which she considers her "home". Jack proposes to her and she accepts. Before she accepts, it is revealed that she did not have to remain at her home for 100 years before she could, once again, return.
Meanwhile the "spirits" of the old Bewitched television show work their own magic on Isabel and Jack by ensuring that the couple ends up in a happy union of witch to mortal like on the original series. The home in which Isabel and Jack finally settle in together is numbered "1164" as a nod to the house from the original TV series (at 1164 Morning Glory Circle); their new neighbors are also a nod to their TV counterparts.
Cast
- Nicole Kidman as Isabel Bigelow / Samantha Stephens
- Will Ferrell as Jack Wyatt / Darrin Stephens
- Shirley MacLaine as Iris Smythson / Endora
- Michael Caine as Nigel Bigelow
- Jason Schwartzman as Ritchie
- Kristin Chenoweth as Maria Kelly
- Heather Burns as Nina
- Stephen Colbert as Stu Robison
- David Alan Grier as Jim Fields
Characters from the series
- Carole Shelley as Aunt Clara
- Steve Carell as Uncle Arthur
- Amy Sedaris as Gladys Kravitz
- Richard Kind as Abner Kravitz
- Elizabeth Montgomery (uncredited) as Samantha Stephens (archive footage)
- Dick York (uncredited) as Darrin Stephens (archive footage)
- Agnes Moorehead (uncredited) as Endora (archive footage)
- Paul Lynde (uncredited) as Uncle Arthur (archive footage)
Cameo appearances
- Ed McMahon as Himself
- Conan O'Brien as Himself
- James Lipton as Himself
- Nick Lachey as Vietnam Soldier
- Kate Walsh as Waitress
- Abbey DiGregorio as Auditioner
Reception
The $85-million budgeted movie was panned by critics, and by many of the original show's fanbase, yet earned a worldwide gross of $131,413,159. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 24% of the critics gave positive reviews, based upon 182 reviews.[1] The total US gross was $63,313,159 with international at $68,100,000.
Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell's on-screen pairing was found lacking by moviegoers and earned the two a Razzie Award for "Worst Screen Couple." It was also nominated for four Razzies including Worst Director, Worst Actor (Will Ferrell), Worst Screenplay and Worst Remake or Sequel. The New York Times called the film "an unmitigated disaster."[2]
DVD
The DVD was released on October 25, 2005 by Columbia TriStar. The DVD included deleted scenes such as Jack and Isabel's wedding and an extended version of Isabel getting mad, several making-of featurettes, a trivia game, and an audio commentary by the director.
Standard Edition
- Bewitched (Special Edition)
- Release date: October 25, 2005
- Format: DVD
- Running Time: 102 Min.
- Rated: PG-13
- DVD Features:
- Deleted Scenes
- Casting a Spell: Making BEWITCHED Featurette
- Star Shots Featurette
- Why I Love BEWITCHED Featurette
- Director Nora Ephron audio commentary
- Witch Vision Trivia Track
- Bewitched Trivia Game
- Previews
- DVD Details:
- Studio: Columbia
- CC: English (US)
- Sub: English (US), French (Parisian)
- Color/B&W: Color
References
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