Twisted Fortune is a black comedy

Black comedy

A black comedy, or dark comedy, is a comic work that employs black humor or gallows humor. The definition of black humor is problematic; it has been argued that it corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor; and that, as humor has been defined since Freud as a comedic act that anesthetizes...

 about a bumbling small-time crook (played by Charlie Murphy

Charlie Murphy

Charles Quinton "Charlie" Murphy is an American actor, comedian, and writer notable as being a cast member and writer on the Comedy Central sketch-comedy series Chappelle's Show...

) who finds a bottle cap worth $1,000,000 while robbing a convenience store. The comedy also features Ike Barinholtz

Ike Barinholtz

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 and Jordan Peele

Jordan Peele

Jordan Peele is an American actor and comedian known as a cast member on MADtv from 2003–2008 and currently for his recurring role as Dr. Brian on the Adult Swim series Childrens Hospital...

 (both of MadTV

MADtv

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), supermodel Carol Alt

Carol Alt

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, comedians Donnell Rawlings

Donnell Rawlings

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 and Dave Atell, and actress Davida Williams

Davida Williams

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. It was directed by comedian Victor Varnado

Victor Varnado

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 (End of Days), who also acted in the movie. The screenplay was written by Jim Yoakum (who worked with Monty Python's Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

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), and by Paul Sapiano. It was released in 2007 and is listed as having been filmed in New York City

New York City

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 in the same year. It was distributed by Warner Brothers.