Bewitched (film)

The Film adaptation of the series of the same name.

This film is about the filming of a remake of the series Bewitched, starring Will Ferrell as Jack Wyatt, an actor who plays Darrin, and Nicole Kidman as Isabel Bigelow, who plays Samantha. Isabel not only plays a witch in the Show Within a Show, but is a real witch In-Universe. Postmodern Hilarity Ensues, as does romance.

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 * Animated Credits Opening: for the Show Within a Show, which tends to obscure Samantha's face and highlights Darrin's,.
 * Continuity Reboot: In-universe, the new Bewitched TV series starring Jack and Isabel.
 * Expy: Besides the actors and actress, half the characters outside the show are the expy of someone in the series.
 * Flying Broomstick
 * Freak-Out:
 * I Just Want to Be Normal: Isabel tells her father this is her reason for moving into the
 * Jerkass: Jack.  But he eventually becomes the Jerkass With a Heart of Gold.
 * Lampshading
 * Large Ham: All Jack's characters, Jack himself.
 * Let Him Choose: A dog in one episode of the show, and thanks to Isabel's magic, the dog Takes a Third Option.
 * Love Potion: Combined with Love Makes You Crazy.
 * Magical Gesture: In addition to Samantha's trademark nose-twitch, Isabel has one of her own -- tugging on her ear. Iris notices Isabel doing it and comments on it.
 * Masquerade: Maintained by the real Witch Species.
 * Mister Seahorse: Jack briefly worries if he'll become one.
 * Mundane Utility: At first, Isabel tries to avoid using magic at all, later she uses magic to plug the tv set.
 * Naive Newcomer: For someone planning on moving wholesale into a brand new culture, Isabel is remarkably unprepared for and uninformed about mortal life.
 * Nice Character, Mean Actor: Jack Wyatt is not very nice, although Isabel is fooled at first by his charm.
 * "Not Wearing Pants" Interview
 * The Other Darrin: Referenced in-universe.
 * Real After All
 * Recursive Reality: Characters from the original Bewitched series start manifesting around Isabel and Jack, including Aunt Clara and Uncle Arthur.
 * Reset Button: Pressed in-universe by Isabel, after she decides she doesn't like the effects of a spell she cast on Jack.
 * Show Within a Show: Bewitched, the original TV series, and the remake around which the movie revolves.
 * Sitcom
 * The Voiceless: Samantha is this in the remake in order to turn it into a vehicle for Jack; after Isabel discovers this, she got a bit upset.
 * Witch Species: Exists in-universe, maintaining a very similar Masquerade vis-a-vis the mortal world as in the original Bewitched.