The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)

PG03/06/1981Fantasy, Comedy1h 36m
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Overview

When Max dies in an accident, he goes straight to Hell. But the Devil Barney makes him an offer: if he manages to get three innocent youths to sell him their souls in the next two months, he may stay on Earth. Max accepts, and returns to Earth, equipped with special powers. However, his task is harder than expected, especially when seven year old Tobi demands that he marry his mother.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Elliott Gould

    Max Devlin

  2. Cast 1

    Bill Cosby

    Barney Satin

  3. Cast 1

    Susan Anspach

    Penny Hart

  4. Cast 1

    Adam Rich

    Toby Hart

  5. Julie Budd

    Stella Summers

  6. Cast 1

    Sonny Shroyer

    Big Billy Hunniker

  7. Cast 1

    David Knell

    Nerve Nordlinger

  8. Cast 1

    Chuck Shamata

    Jerry Nadler

  9. Sally Marr

    Mrs. Gormley

With Bill Cosby's life and career in tatters these days with a myriad of past date-rape accusations against the actor/comedian, I have been intrigued to investigate both his earlier filmic oddities and the comedic albums of his stand-up routines from years gone by. This was a decent, Disney (to add a touch of irony) comedy just before he was going to hit a purple patch in his life with the mega-success of 'The Cosby Show'. I wish when I came across them in a London music store a few years back, that I had pulled the trigger and bought a pair of jazz albums he had made with Quincy Jones. I have...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

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Revenue $16,000,000.00

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