Stars: Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon, Cher, Veronica Cartwright, Michelle Pfeiffer

Director: George Miller

Summary: A battle of the sexes is coupled with supernatural thriller overtones in a comedy based on John Updike's novel. Three single residents of a small town conjure up Mr Right...

Based on John Updike's best-seller, this comic battle of the sexes is coupled with supernatural thriller overtones. Three beautiful unmarried residents of a small New England town seem to have conjured up "Mr. Right." But just who is this rich, eccentric and charismatic stranger

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Jack Nicholson was born to play the devil and in George Miller's adaptation of John Updike's novel he plays it for all he's worth. As a wolfish womaniser summoned by three bored women in a picturesque New England town, he's sating all of his appetites with a rakish grin. Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer play the women who discover their untapped magical powers by accident. The smart and sexy singles, out of place in the conservatism of their village, find happiness, however briefly, in the arms and bed of the libidinous devil but he's got his own ulterior motives. Miller revels in the sensual display of sex, food and magic, whipping up a storm of effects that finally get out of hand in an overblown ending. It's a handsome film with strong performances all around but the mix of anarchic comedy and supernatural horror doesn't always gel and Miller seems to lose the plot in his zeal for cinematic excitement. The performances ultimately keep the film aloft: the hedonistic joy that Nicholson celebrates with every leering gaze and boorish vulgarity is almost enough to make bad form and chauvinism cool. --Sean Axmaker

Aspect Ratio:	Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Menu, Production Notes, Scene Access, Trailers
Subtitles:	Arabic, Croatian, Czech, English, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Polish, Turkish
Year:	1987
Release Date:	May 11, 1998
Runtime:	113 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 011741
Keywords:	Comedy, General, Wide, Screen, Witches, Eastwick
Genre:	Comedy