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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is an American film directed, written by and starring Woody Allen. It was released on August 21, 2001.The story follows C.W. Briggs (Allen), an insurance investigator, and Betty Ann Fitzgerald (Helen Hunt), an efficiency expert. Both are hypnotized by Voltan (David Ogden Stiers), a crooked hypnotist, into stealing jewels from the rich Kensington family. The movie details the ensuing robberies and the investigation and attempts to overcome the hypnosis. Since this is still a Woody Allen movie, there's a strong subplot focused on the relationships of Betty Ann, CW, and their boss Chris Magruder (Dan Aykroyd). |
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Brainwashed and Crazy |
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Brainwashed and Crazy: Played for Laughs with Laura Kensington. She's literally in nothing but a trenchcoat on C.W.'s bed when he politely asks her to leave. |
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I Reject Your Reality |
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I Reject Your Reality: C.W. when confronted by Magruder with his own shoeprints. |
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Femme Fatale |
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Femme Fatale: Laura Kensington is a sendoff to 40's Film Noir femme fatales. |
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Trigger Phrase: Madagascar. Constantinople. Apparently Voltan wasn't a fraud after all. |
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Love Triangle: C.W. loves Betty Ann; Betty Ann loves Magruder; Magruder's still married. |
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Sexophone |
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Sexophone: When Laura Kensington (a first-class Femme Fatale) shows up, sax music shows right up with her. |
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Genre Throwback |
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Genre Throwback: To the Screwball Comedy of the 30's. There are also a lot of nods to 40's Film Noir. |
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Hypno Fool |
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Hypno Fool: Both C.W. and Betty Ann are victims of this trope. |
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Manchurian Agent |
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Manchurian Agent: The premise of the film. |
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