The Singing Detective (2003)

2003 · Movie · 109 min. · United States

The Singing Detective (2003)
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Film noir Musical Comedy Mystery Crime 1950s Neo-noir Medical Remake

Based on Dennis Potter's stunningly brilliant 1986 BBC mini-series of the same name, Gordon's version finds the film's troubled hero transplanted to 1950s America, not post-WWII London. Dan Dark (Robert Downey Jr.) is a pulp novelist in the thralls of a crippling skin disease that has rendered him delusional and immobile. Bitter, angry, and at the end of his rope, Dan manages to offend everyone he encounters. As he lies in bed, scenes from his novel swim into his mind, blurring with experiences from his own childhood. In the present, he remains paranoid that his ex-wife Nicola (Robin Wright Penn) is out to steal a script he wrote. Adding to his disgust are forced visits with an uptight psychotherapist, Dr. Gibbon (Mel Gibson), who is determined to make a breakthrough with his hateful patient. Along the way, Dan envisions several musical sequences, which appear out of nowhere and add glorious confusion to his fevered state. Gordon, working from a script that Potter himself wrote before his death, delivers an imaginary, vibrant film that is aided greatly by Robert Downey Jr.'s ferocious performance.

Direction Keith Gordon

Cast Robert Downey Jr. · Robin Wright · Mel Gibson · Jeremy Northam · Katie Holmes · Carla Gugino · Adrien Brody · Jon Polito · Saul Rubinek · Alfre Woodard · Amy Aquino · David Dorfman · Eddie Jones · Lily Knight

Screenplay Dennis Potter

Cinematography Tom Richmond

Original title The Singing Detective

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