Beat the Devil

One imagines this sounded better on a bar napkin. A washed-up Hollywood stuntman makes a deal with the Devil to save James Brown's soul, with predictably fiery results. It's frantic, which at least suits the premise.

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Tony Scott directed Beat the Devil in 2002. See Tony Scott's full filmography, where to start with Tony Scott, or where to go after you've seen everything by Tony Scott.

Beat the Devil was released in 2002 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 10 minutes.