Movies With Butter

Eddie Murphy is Jack McCall, a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja (Cliff Curtis) for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack's life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he's got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he's a goner.

"A Thousand Words" stars Allison Janney, Clark Duke, Cliff Curtis, Eddie Murphy, and Kerry Washington.

Directed by Brian Robbins.
Written by Steve Koren.
Produced by Alain Chabat, Brian Robbins, Nicolas Cage, Norman Golightly, Sharla Sumpter, and Stephanie Danan.
Production company/distributor: DreamWorks.