The Singing Detective

  • Comedy
  • Music
  • Mystery
  • Crime
10/24/2003
109
R

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

Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.

Director:
Keith Gordon
Writer:
Dennis Potter
Revenue:
$435,625
Budget:
$8,000,000
    • adultery
    • infidelity
    • paranoia
    • hallucination
    • musical
    • surrealism
    • parody
    • sadomasochism
    • detective story
    • remake
    • los angeles, california
    • fantasy sequence
    • extramarital affair
    • doctor patient relationship
    • duringcreditsstinger
    • screenwriting
    • pulp
    • murder mystery
    • neo-noir
    • 1950s
    • father son relationship
    • mother son relationship
    • parallel universe
    • based on tv series
    • independent film
    • jukebox musical
    • singing detective
    • chronic illness
    • alternate reality
    • surreal comedy

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    Cast

    • Robert Downey Jr.
      Dan Dark
    • Robin Wright
      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

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