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* OneHeadTaller: Nicole Kidman is 5'11" and Kristen Chenowith is 4'11". The difference is quite obvious when they're jumping up and down in the kitchen.

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* OneHeadTaller: Nicole Kidman is 5'11" and Kristen Chenowith Kristin Chenoweth is 4'11". The difference is quite obvious when they're jumping up and down in the kitchen.
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Directed and co-written by Creator/NoraEphron, this 2005 comedy is about the filming of a remake of the series ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', starring Creator/WillFerrell as Jack Wyatt, an actor who plays Darrin, and Creator/NicoleKidman as Isabel Bigelow, who plays Samantha. The twist: Isabel not only plays a witch in the ShowWithinAShow, but secretly is a real witch InUniverse.

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Directed and co-written by Creator/NoraEphron, this 2005 comedy is about the filming of a remake of the series ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', starring ''Series/{{Bewitched}}''. It stars Creator/WillFerrell as Jack Wyatt, an the actor who plays Darrin, playing Darrin on the show, and Creator/NicoleKidman as Isabel Bigelow, who plays Samantha. The twist: Isabel not only plays a witch in the ShowWithinAShow, but is secretly is a real ''real'' witch InUniverse.


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* LargeHam: All Jack's characters, Jack himself. He's played by Creator/WillFerrell, after all. Maria has her moments.

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* OurWitchesAreDifferent: TheFilmOfTheSeries, 'Bewitched'', in that it's about the filming of a remake of the series, with a real magical witch as the witch character.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Referenced in universe.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Referenced in universe. Jack has a diva freak out that in the original show that Darrin was recasted and nobody cared, raving that he doesn't want that to happen to him.

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''Bewitched'' is the 2005 [[TheFilmOfTheSeries Film of the Series]]... sort of. This film is about the filming of a remake of the series ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', starring Creator/WillFerrell as Jack Wyatt, an actor who plays Darrin, and Creator/NicoleKidman as Isabel Bigelow, who plays Samantha. Isabel not only plays a witch in the ShowWithinAShow, but is a real witch InUniverse. Postmodern HilarityEnsues, as does romance.

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''Bewitched'' is the 2005 [[TheFilmOfTheSeries Film of the Series]]...TheFilmOfTheSeries... sort of. This film

Directed and co-written by Creator/NoraEphron, this 2005 comedy
is about the filming of a remake of the series ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', starring Creator/WillFerrell as Jack Wyatt, an actor who plays Darrin, and Creator/NicoleKidman as Isabel Bigelow, who plays Samantha. The twist: Isabel not only plays a witch in the ShowWithinAShow, but secretly is a real witch InUniverse. Postmodern InUniverse.

All sorts of postmodern
HilarityEnsues, as does romance.romance.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Isabel SO much. Jack also briefly displays shades of this when he's not around Ritchie.
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--> '''Isabel:''' You're a jerk.\\
'''Jack:''' What did you just say?\\
'''Isabel:''' I said, '''''[[SuddenlyShouting you're a jerk!]]''''' Everything is about you: [[{{Jerkass}} you are selfish]], and [[ItsAllAboutMe you are self-centered]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and you lied to me]]. You said you needed me. You don't need anyone!\\
'''Richie:''' Listen, sweetie, why don't you go to your trailer and take a Midol?\\
'''Isabel:''' [[BigShutUp You be quiet]], [[DisproportionateRetribution or I'll give you a tail!]]\\
'''Jack:''' ''(calmly)'' Just calm down.\\
'''Isabel:''' You sit down! Sit down! ''(Jack immediately does so)'' This show is supposed to be about a marriage: a real marriage, with real problems; like what color to paint the kitchen... or... I don't know, other problems, I can't even think of them now, but the only problems you care about are '''your own!''' No wonder the audience doesn't like this show! A witch marries a mortal. Who in their right mind would want to marry you?\\
'''Jack:''' [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne Hey!]]
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** Jack Wyatt (Creator/WillFerrell is at one point interviewed by James Lipton on ''Series/InsideTheActorsStudio''. One of Ferrell's roles in ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' was to play James Lipton in the show's parody of ''Inside the Actors Studio''.

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** Jack Wyatt (Creator/WillFerrell (Creator/WillFerrell) is at one point interviewed by James Lipton on ''Series/InsideTheActorsStudio''. One of Ferrell's roles in ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' was to play James Lipton in the show's parody of ''Inside the Actors Studio''.

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* ActorAllusion:
** Creator/NicoleKidman [[Film/PracticalMagic plays a witch again.]]
** Jack Wyatt (Creator/WillFerrell is at one point interviewed by James Lipton on ''Series/InsideTheActorsStudio''. One of Ferrell's roles in ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' was to play James Lipton in the show's parody of ''Inside the Actors Studio''.
** During an episode of the ''Bewitched'' remake, Darrin invites everyone to his house for a party. This same house can be found on a Funny or Die skit of Will Ferrell (as [[Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy Ron Burgundy]]) interviewing Jim Caviezel.



* {{Expy}}: Besides the actors and actress, half the characters outside the show are the expy of someone in the series. For those who don't get it, Isabel=Samantha, Jack=Darrin, Iris=Endora (both on and off the set), Nigel doesn't QUITE fit the mold of Maurice, but is an expy of him otherwise.

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* DubNameChange: Much like it happened with the original series, Darrin was changed to "Jean-Pierre" in the French dub.
* {{Expy}}: Besides the actors and actress, half the characters outside the show are the expy of someone in the series. For those who don't get it, series: Isabel=Samantha, Jack=Darrin, Iris=Endora (both on and off the set), set). Nigel doesn't QUITE ''quite'' fit the mold of Maurice, Maurice (at times coming off more like a male Endora), but is an expy of him otherwise.



* MisterSeahorse: Jack briefly worries if he'll become one.
* MundaneUtility: At first, Isabel tries to avoid using magic at all, later she uses magic to connect her cable and TV set.

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* MisterSeahorse: After Jack finally does believe that Isabel is a witch, he briefly worries if he'll become one.
-->'''Jack:''' Am I gonna get pregnant? Because I cannot get pregnant right now!
* MundaneUtility: At first, Isabel tries to avoid using magic at all, but later she uses magic to connect her cable and TV set.



* MythologyGag: There are several references to the original show.
** In the ''Bewitched'' remake within the film, when Aunt Clara's bag drops from the chimney, a whole bunch of doorknobs fall out of it. This is a reference to how the Aunt Clara from the original series collected doorknobs.
** After Isabel tells Jack that she's a witch, he asks if that means that [[MisterSeahorse he's gonna get pregnant.]] In one episode of the original series, Endora cast a spell to Darrin while Samantha was pregnant, causing Darrin to feel the same pregnancy symptoms that Samantha was feeling.
** The house exterior on the soundstage where the ''Bewitched'' remake is shot is labelled "1164". In the original series, the address for the Stephens was 1164 Morning Glory Circle, Westport, Connecticut.
** When Jack visualizes Uncle Arthur and Arthur wants to drive Jack somewhere, Jack brings up an episode where Uncle Arthur was a bad driver, to which Uncle Arthur replies that it really wasn't him, and that he's a good driver. This is a reference to how, before he was cast as Uncle Arthur on the original series, Creator/PaulLynde had guest starred on the show as a driving instructor with anxiety problems.
** Aunt Clara at one point offers Isabel Lorna Doone cookies. This is not so much a reference to the television show but rather the fact that Marion Lorne, the television show's Aunt Clara, did commercials for Lorna Doones.



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* VisualPun: Combined with ShoutOut. When [[Film/TheWizardOfOz "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead"]] is played at a party, the camera pans to a table with roses on it. The roses on the table are a type of rose known as "Creator/JudyGarland roses."
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* AnimatedCreditsOpening: for the ShowWithinAShow, which tends to obscure Samantha's face and highlights Darrin's, [[spoiler:used to portray him as the protagonist of the show]].

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* AnimatedCreditsOpening: for For the ShowWithinAShow, which tends to obscure Samantha's face and highlights Darrin's, [[spoiler:used to portray him as the protagonist of the show]].



* ItsAllAboutMe: How the ''Bewitched'' reboot starts out. [[spoiler: It gets better though.]]

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* ItsAllAboutMe: How Jack is egregiously self-centered, to the point that the ''Bewitched'' reboot starts out. out as a shameless vehicle for him (who plays Darrin), while Samantha gets turned into TheVoiceless. [[spoiler: It He gets better better, though.]]
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* MetaSequel: Instead of a straight spin-off telling the further adventures of the characters from the series, it's set in a world where the series was fictional, but things happen that are like the things that would happen in the series.

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* ContinuityReboot: In-universe, the show ''Bewitched'' goes through this.



* ReBoot: In-universe, the show ''Bewitched'' goes through this.
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''Bewitched'' is TheFilmOfTheSeries... sort of. This film is about the filming of a remake of the series ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', starring Creator/WillFerrell as Jack Wyatt, an actor who plays Darrin, and Creator/NicoleKidman as Isabel Bigelow, who plays Samantha. Isabel not only plays a witch in the ShowWithinAShow, but is a real witch InUniverse. Postmodern HilarityEnsues, as does romance.

The film was made in 2005 by Creator/{{Sony}}.

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''Bewitched'' is TheFilmOfTheSeries...the 2005 [[TheFilmOfTheSeries Film of the Series]]... sort of. This film is about the filming of a remake of the series ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', starring Creator/WillFerrell as Jack Wyatt, an actor who plays Darrin, and Creator/NicoleKidman as Isabel Bigelow, who plays Samantha. Isabel not only plays a witch in the ShowWithinAShow, but is a real witch InUniverse. Postmodern HilarityEnsues, as does romance.

The film was made in 2005 by Creator/{{Sony}}.

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