PRODUCTION INFORMATION Woody Allen writes, directs and stars in his latest comedy, also starring (in alphabetical order) Dan Aykroyd, Elizabeth Berkley, Academy Award¨ winner Helen Hunt (ÒAs Good As It GetsÓ), Brian Markinson, Wallace Shawn, David Ogden Stiers and Charlize Theron. Allen stars as CW Briggs, the top insurance investigator in New York in 1940Ñor so he keeps telling the firmÕs new efficiency expert, Betty Ann Fitzgerald (Helen Hunt). Briggs prides himself on being able to crack any insurance caper by getting into the mind of the thief, but now, thanks to the hypnotic powers of the Jade Scorpion, the mind of a thief is getting into Briggs. ÒThe Curse of the Jade ScorpionÓ is produced by Letty Aronson, with Helen Robin serving as co-producer. Stephen Tenenbaum is the executive producer, and Datty Ruth, Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe are the co- executive producers. The film reunites the behind-the-scenes creative team who recently collaborated with Allen on ÒSmall Time Crooks,Ó including cinematographer Zhao Fei, production designer Santo Loquasto, editor Alisa Lepselter, costume designer Suzanne McCabe, and casting directors Juliet Taylor and Laura Rosenthal.