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.
Acting
Bill Cosby's unhinged, tap-dancing Devil performance
Costume
Hell's bureaucracy looks like a Vegas lounge act exploded
Writing
Disney somehow made child soul-trafficking family-friendly
Director
Steven Hilliard Stern
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Disney's bizarre early '80s 'adult' phase alongside The Black Hole and Condorman—desperately chasing blockbuster legitimacy.
Bill Cosby allegedly rewrote much of his own dialogue, explaining why Satan suddenly sounds like Cliff Huxtable doing observational comedy about damnation.
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