The Singing Detective (2003)

Regisseur:

Keith Gordon

Drehbuchautoren:

Dennis Potter (television series)
Dennis Potter (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

14. November 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Komödie | Musical | Mystery | Drama

Werbezeile:

When it comes to murder, seduction and betrayal he wrote the book. Now he's living it!

Plot:

From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots.

Plot Keywords:

Fever | Doctor Patient Relationship | Dream | Stylized | Fantasy Life

Filmpreise:

1 win & 3 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Downey does for Humphrey Bogart what he did for Chaplin!

Besetzung

Robert Downey Jr.	...	Dan Dark
Robin Wright Penn	...	Nicola / Nina / Blonde
Mel Gibson	...	Dr. Gibbon
Jeremy Northam	...	Mark Binney
Katie Holmes	...	Nurse Mills
Adrien Brody	...	First Hood
Jon Polito	...	Second Hood
Carla Gugino	...	Betty Dark / Hooker
Saul Rubinek	...	Skin Specialist
Alfre Woodard	...	Chief of Staff
Amy Aquino	...	Nurse Nozhki
David Dorfman	...	Young Dan Dark
Eddie Jones	...	Moonglow Bartender
Lily Knight	...	Woman Physiotherapist
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Visiting Japanese Doctor

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, language and some violence.

Länge:

109 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Brazil:18 | Spain:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Drehorte:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Firma:

Haft Entertainment

Dies und das:

At one point, David Cronenberg was in line to direct the film, with Al Pacino in the lead.

Pannen:

Anachronismus: When the First Hood and Second Hood are driving away in their vintage car in the 1940s, you can clearly see the reflection of a lit, modern, Los Angeles skyscraper in the window of the backseat.

Dialogzitate:

Dan Dark: So, what's the story? Who's the dame?
Mark Binney: How'd you know there's a dame?
Dan Dark: There's always a dame.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in "Anatomy of a Scene: The Singing Detective" (????)

Soundtrack:

How Much Is That Doggie in the Window

Downey does for Humphrey Bogart what he did for Chaplin!

In "The Singing Detective" there are moments of pure "Yes!" as Downey incredibly resurrects Humphrey Bogart. He did not 'do Bogart' as anyone and their brother can do, (mine usually works..), but it seemed instead he must actually have been doing what Bogart himself did: focusing on difficult issues, maintaining deep courage and principles, and finally acting richly with his whole being. I have seen nothing to compare with it since the original immortal performances. We are talking superbly transcendent character acting, (as when Downey did Chaplin). Oscars? Schmoskers! Downey deserves a Nobel Prize; and why not give such an honor? Is literature ever to be held in greater esteem than cinema? BTW... Mel Gibson did what I thought was his personal best job, and the rest of the cast's acting was crisp and gifted. If some felt that the plot was the weakest element, consider the plot in "Chicago". A good vehicle does what it must. I liked the whole thing, with all its vivid medical depictions, coarse direction, and unfiltered displays of human dysphoria.