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:

Doctor Patient Relationship | Bathtub | Stylized | Dream | Murder Investigation

Filmpreise:

1 win & 3 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Could have been great, but.......

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
Earl Poitier	...	Orderly (as Earl C. Poitier)
Don Fischer	...	Intern
Andy Umberger	...	Mr. Dark
David Denman	...	Soldier with Betty Dark
Alec Puro	...	Dark's Drummer
Renn Hawkey	...	Dark's Bass Player
Bryan Law	...	Dark's Guitar Player
Carla Anderson	...	Dancer
Sandahl Bergman	...	Dancer
Rita Bland	...	Dancer
Billy Bonsangue	...	Dancer
Sergio Carbajal	...	Dancer
Leonard Crofoot	...	Dancer
Erin Crouch	...	Dancer
Kiva Dawson	...	Dancer
Richard Dorton	...	Dancer
Brenda Mae Hamilton	...	Dancer (as Brenda Hamilton)
Gordon Hart	...	Dancer
Famisha La Pree	...	Dancer
Suzi Lonergan	...	Dancer (as Suzie Lonergan)
Eva Mikita	...	Dancer
Tara Nicole Hughes	...	Dancer (as Tara Nicole)
Regan Patno	...	Dancer
Randi Pareira	...	Dancer
Sandra Plazinic	...	Dancer
Sheldon Robins	...	Dancer
DeAnna Steele	...	Dancer
Tasha Tae	...	Dancer
Elle Taylor	...	Dancer
Delila Vallot	...	Dancer (as Jessica Vallot)
Dee Dee Weathers	...	Dancer
Spice Williams	...	Dancer
Darrel W. Wright	...	Dancer (as Darrel Wright)
Dani Wylie	...	Dancer
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Rusty Nelson	...	Bus Rider (uncredited)

Regie
Keith Gordon

Buch
Dennis Potter		(television series)
Dennis Potter		(screenplay)

Produktion
Bruce Davey	....	producer
Mel Gibson	....	producer
Steven Haft	....	producer
Kevin Lake	....	associate producer
Jane Potter	....	co-producer
Robert Potter	....	co-producer
Stan Wlodkowski	....	executive producer

Kamera
Tom Richmond

Schnitt
Jeff Wishengrad

Casting
Denise Chamian

Szenenbild
Patricia Norris

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Jan K. Bergstrom

Kostüme
Patricia Norris

Maske/Frisuren
Anita Brabec	....	makeup artist
Greg Cannom	....	special makeup effects artist
Cory Czekaj	....	makeup effects technician
David Dupuis	....	makeup effects technician
Nathan Franson	....	makeup effects technician: Captive Audience Productions
Tom Killeen	....	makeup effects technician
John Kim	....	makeup effects technician: Captive Audience Productions
Mary Kim	....	makeup effects production supervisor: Captive Audience Productions Inc.
Vera Mitchell	....	hair designer: Mr. Gibson
Mark Nieman	....	makeup effects technician
Michael Peterson	....	lab makeup effects
Michael Peterson	....	makeup effects technician
Pam Phillips	....	key makeup artist
Sam Sainz	....	makeup effects technician
Brian Sipe	....	lead character designer (as Brian Spie)
Brian Sipe	....	special makeup supervisor
Todd Tucker	....	lead character designer
Keith VanderLaan	....	special makeup effects artist
Brian Van Dorn	....	makeup effects technician (as Brian Vandorn)
Toni-Ann Walker	....	hair stylist supervisor
Patty York	....	makeup supervisor

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Rajeev Malhotra	....	post-production supervisor
Stan Wlodkowski	....	unit production manager

Regieassistenten
Eric Heffron	....	first assistant director
Michael J. Moore	....	second assistant director (as Michael Moore)
David K. Riebel	....	second second assistant director (as David Riebel)

Ausstattung (Stab)
Donna Ekins-Kapner	....	set decorating coordinator
Maureen Farley	....	property master
Brent David Mannon	....	property assistant
Merdyce McClaran	....	assistant property master
Maureen Osborne	....	buyer
C.J. Pyles	....	on-set dresser
Jim Wardell	....	set dressing gangboss

Ton Stab
David Franklin Bergad	....	sound editor (as David Bergad)
Mark Berger	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Piotr Filipowski	....	sound effects editor
Chris Gridley	....	assistant sound editor (as Christopher Gridley)
Nathan Gunn	....	assistant sound editor
James Lebrecht	....	sound designer
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
John Nutt	....	supervising sound editor
David Parker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Raquel Quiroz	....	cableperson
Rocky Quiroz	....	utility sound
Earl Sampson	....	boom operator
Jonathan Schwartz	....	apprentice sound editor
Daniel Sperry	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Patti Tauscher	....	foley editor
Richard Van Dyke	....	production sound mixer

Spezialeffekte
Scott Blackwell	....	special effects foreman
Jeremy Hays	....	special effects
David Peterson	....	special effects coordinator
Art Pimentel	....	mold shop supervisor (as Arthur Pimentel)

Visual Effects
Helena Packer	....	digital effects designer: WhoDoo EFX
Helena Packer	....	lead digital artist: WhoDoo EFX
Mark Ritcheson	....	digital effects producer: Whodoo VFX

Stunts
Jeff Habberstad	....	stunt coordinator
Michael Hilow	....	stunt double: Adrien Brody
Paul Sklar	....	stunts
Clark Tucker	....	stunt double: Robert Downey Jr.

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Robert Bennett	....	camera operator
Jimi Johnson	....	video assist operator
Dan Jones	....	second assistant camera
Dan Kneece	....	steadicam operator
Chris Lewis	....	additional rigging gaffer
Shaun Madigan	....	gaffer
Sacha Riviere	....	first assistant camera
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer
Noah Segan	....	assistant to director of photography

Casting (Stab)
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
Dena Berman	....	casting associate

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
Mimi Maxmen	....	assistant costume designer

Schnitt (Stab)
Imelda Betiong	....	assistant editor
Bob Fredrickson	....	color timer
Melissa Remenarich	....	first assistant editor

Musik (Stab)
Michael Carey Schneider	....	music coordinator
Ken Weiss	....	music supervisor

Transporte
Paulie DiCocco	....	driver
Alan Kaminsky	....	transportation co-captain
A. Welch Lambeth	....	transportation coordinator

Restlicher Stab
Jeremy Alter	....	location manager
Andrew Blau	....	production coordinator
Sara Boik	....	production assistant
Steven Butensky	....	production accountant
Atmadev Cornelius	....	title designer
Paul Giorgi	....	first assistant accountant
Jane Goldsmith	....	script supervisor
William Jorgenson	....	assistant location manager
Jason Kennedy	....	production assistant
Bill Landrum	....	choreographer
Jacqui Landrum	....	choreographer
Dale Ottley	....	production secretary
Jimmy Rich	....	assistant: Mr. Downey
Janell M. Sammelman	....	set production assistant
Traceigh Scottel	....	assistant production office coordinator
Rebecca Snavely	....	assistant: Mr. Gordon
Bonnie F. Watkins	....	assistant: Mr. Davey
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)

Produktionsfirmen

• Haft Entertainment (in association with)
• Icon Entertainment International

Verleihfirmen

• A-Film Distribution (Netherlands)
• Airborne Productions Inc.
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Constantin Film (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2005) (Italy) (all media)
• Filmax S.A. (2003) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Highlight Film (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Monopole-Pathé (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Paramount Classics (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Paramount Pictures
• Pyramid (2003) (Russia) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2004) (Finland) (video)
• Scanbox Sweden (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Scanbox Sweden (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Argentina) (all media)
• Yleisradio (YLE) ((2006) (2008)) (Finland) (TV) (TV2)

Spezialeffekte

• Keith Vanderlaan's Captive Audience Productions (special make-up effects)
• Whodoo EFX Inc. (digital effects)

Weitere Firmen

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• Clairmont Camera  camera systems (as Clairmont)
• Doc Hollywood Records  soundtrack released by
• FotoKem Laboratory  color (as Fotokem)
• MWP Editorial  editing facilities
• MWP Editorial  main title design
• Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates  negative cutting
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound post-production
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound re-recording

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:

Brazil:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Germany:12 | Spain:18 | Finland:K-15 | 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:

The opening song was chosen by director Keith Gordon because he liked it so much in John Carpenter's Christine (1983), which he also starred in.

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:

Second Hood: I'm sick of standing around here like a coupla dummies. Are we feds or aren't we?
First Hood: No. We're just a coupla hoods.
Second Hood: Shaddap!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

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

Soundtrack:

In My Dreams

Could have been great, but.......

I picked this movie up because I read the story on the back cover and found it interesting and because I like Downey. I was prepared to watch something different (from most movies I watched this year) and in that regard I was not disappointed. The movie was indeed different, the story was interesting, acting was very good (in most cases) the soundtrack was excellent....so why didn't I enjoy it?

When the movie finished I was left disappointed. I couldn't find any real flaws in any aspect of the film (direction was above average, acting was great, music was very good and appropriate) but still I did not feel like I have just watched a great movie. I did not hate it but I didn't like it either. More than a couple of times I was tempted to hit fast forward.

And after a while I realized what was the problem with this film. Every character (except Downey's character - and then only to some extend) is left undeveloped and every relationship in the film is also left undeveloped. Most parts of the story are left unfinished or are presented in so little detail that they become uninteresting or irrelevant. It almost feels as if the original duration of the film was 4 hours and they had to cut bits and pieces to make it shorter.

All in all, I feel this could have been a great movie, but something happened along the way and the result was an average film. Worth watching it once, if only for Downey and an out-of-character Gibson, but that's it.

P.S. Please excuse any spelling or grammar mistakes. I'm not used to writing in English.