The Brass Teapot
Today we will read a dark fantasy comedy film titled “THE BRASS TEAPOT” released in 2012 directed by Ramma Mosley with a duration of 1 hour and 41 minutes starring Juno Temple (Alice), Michael Angarano (John), and Alexis Bledel (Payton).
The film begins with the couple Alice and John who currently have nothing to cook for breakfast because they are struggling in life. John is a salesman who is struggling to sell and Alice is looking for a job. The next day while they were on the road their car collided with a pick up truck while the police were investigating the incident, Alice noticed an old woman with a copper teapot inside an old drum.
She followed the old woman who entered her antique shop pretending to be a customer looking at the antiques for sale. The old woman left for a while to answer the phone, this gave Alice opportunity to approach the teapot. When she held the teapot she thought it looked like she would love that thing, she didn’t let it go and quickly ran out of the store.
She told her husband to start the car so they could get away from the place. She liked the stolen teapot so much. The two returned home unaware that the teapot they stole would quickly change their lives.
The next day, while Alice was curling her hair, it caught fire and at the same time the teapot in front of her seemed to move. When she removed the lid she saw $200 inside. When she was hurt again $700 came out of the teapot.
She didn’t make a mistake in her theory and she realized that the amount of money the teapot released depended on the severity of the injury she was experiencing. She thought of stepping on the table and due to the intensity of the pain it caused her the teapot released money again. She has not yet satisfied she punched the cabinet causing the teapot to release money again.
Meanwhile John was spoken to by his boss to inform him that it was his last day at work. When he returned home, he saw Alice lying on the bed he immediately found out what happened to his wife. John was surprised that his wife seemed to be happy in that situation. Alice says she’s fine and she doesn’t need to take her to the hospital.
She invited her husband into the living room and let him hold the teapot and then she slapped him before John could think about what was happening Alice opened the teapot and poured the collected money inside. Alice explains to John the strange secret of the teapot.
They continued the experiment throughout the night and discovered that the amount of money was directly related to the intensity of the pain felt in their body. Alice claims that if they keep at it they could be the richest people in the world but John disagrees.
He believes that no matter how much wealth they get, it is no use if in return it destroys their health and personality. Alice did not agree with her husband’s disposition. Even when she sleeping Alice tightly hugged the teapot. When she woke up the teapot no longer by her side. She read the letter from her husband that in the end the teapot would bring them harm.
Meanwhile, John decided to return the teapot to its original owner. When he arrived at the old woman’s shop it seemed that it had been closed for a long time. He took it to an auction to sell but at its price no one brought it.
When he got home they had a compromise, John said that they would stop using the teapot before they could experience the possible harm it brings but Alice asked for a condition that they would only stop when they got a million and that is what the two agreed upon.
They started putting their hands near the fire to make the teapot release money but that wasn’t enough to get them rich fast.
First they did with the money they paid their debt the rest was hidden inside the toilet tank, while they were talking about their respective dream two mysterious Jews suddenly entered looking for the teapot. They attack John while looking for the teapot the two men say that their mother gambled the teapot and she says that someone stole her teapot before she died.
Alice lied that they had sold the teapot, When the Jews found the seller Alice gave the secret of her hidden teapot. After that scene the couple went to library to find out the hidden secret of the teapot. They learn that the teapot dates back to the first century and that it holds special powers but Alice discovers that a grisly fate may befall anyone who holds it.
Alice was afraid that John would discover the truth so she quickly tore the page and put it in her bag regardless of Alice that what she did would bring disaster to their couple. The next day, John bought his dream car and Alice bought a diamond ring then they bought a big mansion and indulged in the luxury and wealth they acquired.
A few days later, they organized a party inside their mansion while enjoying themselves Dr.Ling a specialist in antiques came and was interested in the teapot but John lied and said that they had already donated the teapot to a museum. Dr.Ling did not believe it and warned that they would be destroyed if they kept the teapot in their position.
The couple didn’t get fed up and Dr.Ling was kicked out. One night the former owner of the house they were renting saw something strange about the teapot and was hugged by Alice. When they let him in he manages to grab the teapot from Alice, the man runs out and throws the teapot on the road before running over it.
The husband and wife worried about the teapot but they were surprised because that magical thing wasn’t just scratched. They immediately when to the Inn where Dr.Ling was staying to find out the truth. The specialist told them that the teapot is 2,000 years old and many have used it throughout history but all met a sad end when it fell into the wrong hands it will cause great harm even if it lands on a good person it will still bring disaster.
However, Alice’s greed remained and did not give the teapot to Dr.Ling she insisted that she would be responsible for the care of the teapot and that it would not go to anyone. One night again two Jews robbed them and they found the money they had hidden in the toilet tank. Alice forced John to faced the men for a while when Alice came out with the teapot they realized that the two were only after money and not the teapot which they knew would cause disaster. The two warn to avoid the teapot before everyone is caugth.
The next day the couple returned to their trance. They noticed that the teapot was taking out only a small amount of money to maintain their luxurious lifestyle, so they were looking for a more cruel way to hurt them.
They went to an underground bar to drink whiskey and approached and slapped the coolest guy there. He made a mistake because he kicked and stomped on him immediately. The next day while he was throwing out the trash Dr.Ling reappeared. He warned John that the negative effects of the teapot were starting to appear.
Meanwhile Alice carries the teapot wherever she goes when a skateboard falls near her and the teapot reacts and releases money. Since then, she and her husband thought of bringing the teapot to activities that hurt people such as boxing, tattooing, childbirth and others because there they saved a lot of money but it seems that they are still not satisfied with those who enjoy and want more greater value.
One day while crossing man Alice hit him instead of avoiding Fortunately John sensed his wife’s intentions and immediately took back the steering wheel at the right time. Alice didn’t budge and blamed the man for crossing the stoplight when the stoplight was red.
John realized that his wife was out of her mind so he said that they had to give the teapot to Dr.Ling, Alice head got even hotter and she said harsh words to John. When she got out of the car she noticed that the teapot took money they wondered why the teapot took out the money but none of them were hurt.
Alice realized that emotional pain from hurtful words can also make money. She started insulting her husband by saying that she did not care for anything and the he was a useless husband. John fells the pain that makes Alice happy, Alice tells her husband that this is his chance to reveal his secrets,
John admitted that he sometimes still thinks of his ex-girlfriend when he kisses Alice. Alice was very hurt by what she heard but it was relieved when the teapot took out money again. At the mansion while having breakfast Alice admits that she beat up their landlord before they got married. John can hardly bear what he heard from his wife as the teapot continues to release a lot of money.
John quickly rushed to the former landlord but when he arrived at the landlord’s lodging he confronted and threatened him. When Alice put down the bag to help John the landlord noticed that there was money coming out of the teapot.
Meanwhile, While walking they noticed that insulting each other was not giving the same result so they shifted their attention to people around. They started knocking on a neighbor’s door and informed the man that his wife was to blame for the death of their dog.
The next thing that happened was that the couple had a fight then they went to the office where John used to work and John showed his wife his boss in the posing with the new male employees. His boss wife had a nervous breakdown and it gave them extra wealth.
When they got home, they fixed the money that the teapot spit out, not satisfied yet Alice came up with a new idea where they would kill bad people through this they would collect a lot of money and it would be in favor of their place. While they were digging a burial place to exterminate bad people John felt guilty he told his wife that he could not kill anyone.
He felt that Alice’s mind had been enveloped by evil, he could not help but abandon his wife and leave. He went to Dr.Ling lodging and asked for help. He asked Dr.Ling why he didn’t just steal the teapot when he knew they had it.
The specialist explained that the curse of the teapot can only be broken it the owner willingly gives it up. However, now that Alice has completely fallen under the power of the teapot even Dr.Ling can’t do anything to help. John failed and returned to the mansion he scared his wife with the teapot. He made Alice choose between him and the teapot she choose John but her eyes remained focused on the teapot.
john lost hope that his wife would change so he jumped out of the window. When he fell to the ground the teapot released a large amount of money. Alice quickly took her husband regardless of the money flying around her fortunately John regained consciousness. At the moment Alice decided that they would give the teapot to Dr.Ling the next day but they did not care that the disaster would come again while they were sleeping.
Alice heard that the thief might have entered them when John went down to find out he saw that the teapot was missing from the table when he looked out the window he saw the former landlord’s car driving away which means that the landlord already knows the secret of the teapot so he stole it.
To prevent a bigger disaster they decided to eat the teapot to give it to Dr.Ling. However, when they arrived at the landlord’s house they were stunned by what they witnessed. There seemed to be a disturbance inside the landlord’s house. In the next few seconds the greed of the landlord and his wife exists because they are willing to trade their lives for endless wealth.
the landlord clearly understood how to use the teapot. Soon the two Jews suddenly appeared that time not to take the money they collected from the teapot but to take it back. Even though they were dying. The couple did not agree to the request of the two so the landlord was shot.
Afraid of being implicated Alice and John hid while there continued to be an exchange of fire between the two camps. At the same time a lot of money continuously coming out of the teapot. When the surroundings became quiet they saw that the four were already lying on the scattered money. They took the piles of money and the teapot and then willingly gave to Dr.Ling who was waiting outside.
Dr.Ling said that over time the teapot has been int the hands of kings, dictators, priests, farmers, generals and thousands of people. However, only a few volunteered to let it go because Dr.Ling was grateful for his and their goodwill existed. In the end they shared part of their remaining money with their true friend and then they lived a simple life using the old car.
In the last scene Dr.Ling can be seen carrying the teapot and on a big boat in the middle of the sea there he throws the teapot with all its eternal evil into the dark and deep ocean.
This is where our movie ends. I hope you like it, Thank you vey much.
Main Cast of The Brass Teapot
| Juno Temple Alice |
| Michael Angarano John |
| Alexis Bledel Landlord’s wife |
| Billy Magnussen Landlord |
| Steve Park Dr.Ling |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- When was The Brass Teapot released?
- April 2012
- How ling is The Brass Teapot?
- 1 hour and 41 minutes
- Who stars in The Brass Teapot?
- Juno Temple (Alice)
- Michael Angarano (John)
- and Alexis Bledel (Payton)
- Who directed The Brass Teapot?
- Ramma Mosley
- What genre is The Brass Teapot?
- Comedy
- fanstasy
- Who wrote The Brass Teapot?
- Ramma Mosley
- Tim Macy
- Who was producer of The Brass Teapot?
- Ramma Mosley
- Darren Goldberg
- James Graves
- Krik Roos
- Natalie Simpkins
- Who was the composer for The Brass Teapot?
- Andrew Hewitt
- Who was the cinematographer for The Brass Teapot?
- Piotr Simonitski
