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The Dark Half (1993) -- A writer's fictional alter-ego wants to take over his life...at any price.

Overview

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Director:

George A. Romero

Writers (WGA):

Stephen King (novel)
George A. Romero (screenplay)

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Release Date:

23 April 1993 (USA) more

Genre:

Horror | Mystery more

Tagline:

Serious writer or serial killer? George is in two minds. more

Plot:

A writer's fictional alter-ego wants to take over his life...at any price. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(14 articles)

Drag Me To Hell soundtrack hits stores
 (From Fangoria. 17 August 2009, 9:42 AM, PDT)

George A. Romero's Survival Of The Dead...
 (From Fangoria. 21 July 2009, 3:41 PM, PDT)

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You'll like this one, Hoss more (55 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Timothy Hutton ... Thad Beaumont / George Stark

Amy Madigan ... Liz Beaumont

Michael Rooker ... Sheriff Alan Pangborn

Julie Harris ... Reggie Delesseps

Robert Joy ... Fred Clawson
Kent Broadhurst ... Mike Donaldson

Beth Grant ... Shayla Beaumont

Rutanya Alda ... Miriam Cowley

Tom Mardirosian ... Rick Cowley
Larry John Meyers ... Dr. Pritchard
Patrick Brannan ... Young Thad Beaumont
Royal Dano ... Digger Holt
Glenn Colerider ... Homer Gamache
Sarah Parker ... Wendy & William Beaumont
Elizabeth Parker ... Wendy & William Beaumont
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Additional Details

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby


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Trivia:

In total 4,500 Cut Throat Finches were used for the sparrows in the film. The birds would consume 100 pounds of birdseed and 15 gallons of water on a daily basis during the production. more

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Toronado, a luxury car, was never offered with a 4-speed manual. more

Quotes:

George Stark: [after slitting the throat of his literary agent, Rick Cowley, with a cut-throat razor] I've decided to change agents. Sorry, Rick - it's a cut throat business. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Crow: City of Angels (1996) more

Soundtrack:

Are You Lonesome To-night? more


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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
You'll like this one, Hoss, 15 October 2000
8/10
Author: Shecky J. O'Pootertoot (guido@supercity.ns.ca) from Nova Scotia, Canada

The Dark Half is great. Put two of the masters of horror together in a box, shake ‘em up, and you get this very entertaining and darkly humorous story. Can you believe this is the latest film from George Romero? 1993? It's a crime that this man isn't doing movies on a regular basis anymore. I hear he has a couple of projects on the horizon, but seven years is just too long, George! Stephen King movie adaptions can be pretty damn good, or really, really awful depending on who's behind the camera. Well, no worries here, King and Romero have had a great working relationship in the past (and I expect good things in the future).

But give credit where credit is due, it's Timothy Hutton's outstanding performance that really makes this film special for me. He's good enough as ordinary Thad Beaumont, with just a hint of evil underneath his nice husband and father persona, holding back the nasty as best he can. Then Hutton is George Stark, and he doesn't even look like the same person. That's why Hutton is so damn good. With just a few minor changes, slicked-back hair and some facial stubble, he's a completely different person. You have to see it to believe it, he's that good. And he delivers the films darkly humorous lines perfectly ("What's going on out here?", "Murder. Want some?"). I know, the murderous joker has been done to death, but Hutton's good enough that we can forgive it. I love, love, love horror movies and this is one of the reasons why. 8/10 stars. G'night!

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