Scoop (2006)
- Starring:
- Woody Allen, Hugh Jackman, (more)
- Director(s):
- Woody Allen
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Comedy, Mystery & Suspense
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Both laughs and thrills are on the masthead in this comedy drama about a would-be reporter written and directed by Woody Allen. Sondra Pransky (Scarlett Johansson) is an American journalism student who travels to England to visit friends. While in London, she attends a magic show where magician Sid "Splendini" Waterman (Woody Allen) brings her on-stage as part of a trick in which he makes her disappear. However, while waiting to be "de-materialized," she's visited by the ghost of a murdered reporter (Ian McShane), who passes along the scoop of the decade. The spirit claims that Peter Lyman (Hugh Jackman), the wealthy and handsome son of a well-known aristocrat, is leading a double life as "the Tarot Card Killer," a serial murderer who has been terrifying the nation and eluding police. With the magician's help, Jane begins investigating the story and is able to piece together some incriminating evidence against Lyman. However, the more she learns, the more dangerous her investigation becomes -- especially when she falls into a romance with the suspected killer. Scoop was Woody Allen's second consecutive film with leading lady Scarlett Johansson, after the critically acclaimed Match Point; it was also Allen's second feature to be shot in Great Britain. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 96 mins
Complete Cast:
- Woody Allen - Sid Waterman
- Scarlett Johansson - Sondra Pransky
- Charles Dance - Mr. Malcolm
- Fenella Woolgar - Jane Cook
- Victoria Hamilton - Jan
- Hugh Jackman - Peter Lyman
- Ian McShane - Joe Strombel
- Romola Garai - Vivian
- Julian Glover - Lord Lyman
- Director(s):
- Woody Allen
- Writer(s):
- Woody Allen
- Producer(s):
- Gareth Wiley, Letty Aronson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Comedy, Mystery & Suspense
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