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DVD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rated: PG-13
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 42 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: October 25, 2005
- Originally Released: 2005
- Label: Sony Pictures
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Will Ferrell & Nicole Kidman | |
Performer: | Shirley MacLaine, Jason Schwartzman, Kristin Chenoweth & Michael Caine | |
Directed by | Nora Ephron | |
Screenwriting by | Nora Ephron & Delia Ephron | |
Screenplay by | Nora Ephron & Delia Ephron | |
Composition by | George Fenton | |
Produced by | Lucy Fisher, Douglas Wick, Penny Marshall & Nora Ephron | |
Director of Photography: | John Lindley | |
Executive Production by | Bobby Cohen |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 7/10 --
The set-up for the story requires the audience be aware they are actually watching a remake of Bewitched at all times. It gets points for being an interesting and different idea for a television remake, but the metatextuality can be off-putting.
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ComingSoon.net
From the twitch of Nicole's nose to the comedically appropriate soundtrack ... there is a nostalgic magic that is, let's face it - simply bewitching! Witches Honor!
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Behind The Lens
Despite the intriguing set-up, formula proves as hard a habit for Ephron to kick as magic is for Isabel.
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Time Out
Rating: 2/4 --
The rabbit that's pulled out of the hat is lifeless.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Rating: B --
A minor comeback for Nora Ephron...Ferrell and Kidman make the most of the formulaic plot...
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Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
What the hell is Will Ferrell doing to his career?
New York Magazine/Vulture
Rating: 2/5 --
The concept may be enchanting, but the execution is not. The characters are such a ridiculous pastiche on the original show that they're bland and one-dimensional.
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Product Description:
Director Nora Ephron (SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE, YOU'VE GOT MAIL) breathes new life into the classic television show BEWITCHED in this romantic comedy of the same name. Movie star Jack Wyatt (Will Ferrell) had it all--until he made a few bad films and his wife left him. Now, the washed up star is slated to play Darrin in a remake of the 1960s sitcom about a mortal man who unknowingly marries a beautiful, good-hearted witch. Determined to resuscitate his career, Jack and his agent, Richie (Jason Schwartzman), demand that an unknown be cast as the witch, Samantha, in order to maximize his screen time and star power. After an exhaustive search for the right actress--and the perfect nose wiggle--Jack spots Isabel Bigelow (Nicole Kidman) in a book store and is convinced that she can be the new Samantha. And right he is; Isabel really is a witch who is determined to try life--and hopefully love--without magic, much to the chagrin of her debonair warlock father, Nigel (Michael Caine). Immediately drawn to Jack, Isabel follows her heart and takes the role only to discover that he has no plan to share the spotlight with her, and can also be a big jerk. Can Isabel refrain from using magic to put Jack in his place and win his love' And how will Jack react when he learns Isabel's secret'
More interesting than a standard remake, the screenplay by Ephron and her sister Delia nicely weaves in the characters and basic plot of the original television series while developing a completely new story and characters. Shirley MacLaine stars as a legendary actress who plays Samantha's mother, Endora, in the new television show--and just may have a few secrets of her own. Steve Carell has an amusing turn as Uncle Arthur, a character originally played by comedian Paul Lynde.
More interesting than a standard remake, the screenplay by Ephron and her sister Delia nicely weaves in the characters and basic plot of the original television series while developing a completely new story and characters. Shirley MacLaine stars as a legendary actress who plays Samantha's mother, Endora, in the new television show--and just may have a few secrets of her own. Steve Carell has an amusing turn as Uncle Arthur, a character originally played by comedian Paul Lynde.
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- UPC: 043396102101
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