The Devil and Max Devlin

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Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do.

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Steven Hilliard SternDirector
• Mary RodgersScreenplay
• Buddy BakerOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Elliott GouldMax Devlin
• Bill CosbyBarney Satin
• Susan AnspachPenny Hart
• Adam RichToby Hart
• Julie BuddStella Summers
• Sonny ShroyerBig Billy Hunniker
• David KnellNerve Nordlinger
• Chuck ShamataJerry Nadler
• Sally MarrMrs. Gormley
• Reggie NalderChairman of Devil's Council
• Lillian MüllerVeronica
• Denise DuBarryStella's Secretary

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