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Release Date
• USA: Jul 28, 2006
Budget USD 4,000,000
BoxOffice: $10.5M
Official Website:
Scoop Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some sexual content.
Running Time
1 hour, 36 minutes
Country UK, USA
Production Companies
BBC Films, Ingenious Film Partners, Ingenious Media, Jelly Roll Productions, Perdido Productions
Studio Focus Features
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Untitled Woody Allen Fall Project 2006
• Scoop (2006)
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Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy
Tagline: The perfect man. The perfect story. The perfect murder.
Plot: The late U.K. journalist Joe Strombel (played by Mr. McShane) is being mourned by his colleagues – even as, stuck in limbo, Joe remains committed to pursuing a hot tip on the identity of “the Tarot Card Killer” at large in London. But how can his legwork get done now? Via the very much alive Sondra Pransky (Ms. Johansson). Sondra is an American journalism student visiting friends in London. During a stage performance by another American, magician Sid Waterman (Mr. Allen), Sondra is shocked to find herself able to see and hear Joe. From beyond, he gives her the scoop of a lifetime and urges her to pursue it. Sondra immediately starts chasing the big story, enlisting the aid of a reluctant Sid (a.k.a. Splendini).That chase leads right to handsome British aristocrat Peter Lyman (Mr. Jackman). Soon, Sondra finds that the romance of her life may well be the dangerous scoop she’s looking
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Woody Allen's return to humor isn't as perfect as his earlier comedies, but if you're a fan of Allen's schtick and want to watch Scarlett Johansson taking one step closer to being Diane Keaton, then you should be able to get more than enough laughs out of "Scoop" to make up for its imperfections. 7/10--Edward Douglas (ComingSoon.net)
The actual murder mystery often takes a back seat to the comedy and drives to a rather predictable end, but it is the getting there that is all the fun. “Scoop” is Woody in good, funny form..."Scoop" may not be on a par with the prolific director's best,earlier comedies, but it is a treat to see him having so much fun in his own element, thumbing his nose at the grim reaper. B,B--Robin and Laura Clifford
A minor but amusing Woody Allen enhanced by his newfound love for London life.--Kirk Honeycutt (Hollywod Reporter)
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Woody Allen
Match Point, Everyone Says I Love You, Bullets Over Broadway |
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Woody Allen
Don't Drink the Water, The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Colgate Comedy Hour |
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| Julian Glover
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Troy |
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Imagine Me & You, A Prayer for the Dying, And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself |
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Girl with a Pearl Earring, Hooligans, Mean Machine | |
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The comedy is flat, the mystery is flatter, and the drama couldn't be leavened with a whole packet of yeast. Time will tell whether Match Point or Scoop is the aberration, but recent evidence suggests a disquieting verdict.  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
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