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The Dark Half (1993) 5.8
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Cast
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| Timothy Hutton | ... |
Thad Beaumont /
George Stark
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| Amy Madigan | ... |
Liz Beaumont
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| Michael Rooker | ... | ||
| Julie Harris | ... |
Reggie Delesseps
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Kent Broadhurst | ... |
Mike Donaldson
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Shayla Beaumont
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| Rutanya Alda | ... |
Miriam Cowley
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| Tom Mardirosian | ... |
Rick Cowley
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Larry John Meyers | ... |
Dr. Pritchard
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Patrick Brannan | ... |
Young Thad Beaumont
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| Royal Dano | ... |
Digger Holt
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Glenn Colerider | ... |
Homer Gamache
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Sarah Parker | ... |
Wendy Beaumont /
William Beaumont
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Elizabeth Parker | ... |
Wendy Beaumont /
William Beaumont
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Plot Synopsis
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When Thad Beaumont was a child, he had an operation to remove a tumour from his brain. during the operation, it was discovered that far from being a tumor, the growth was a twin brother of Thad's that never developed. Years later, Thad is a successful author, writing his serious books under his own name, and his pulp money-makers under the pseudonum "George Stark". When blackmailed by someone who has discovered his secret, Thad publically "buries" George Stark. From that point on, Thad increasingly becomes the prime suspect in a series of gruesome murders. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 April 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La mitad siniestra See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$9,579,068 (USA)Company Credits
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Reggie Delesseps: They wanted me to confirm that you were a man of good character. I lied and told them that you were.
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By Roy Turk & Lou Handman
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of the RCA Records Label of BMG Music
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Trivia
The film's release was delayed for two years by bankruptcy problems with the films distribution company. See more »Goofs
George Stark, Thad Beaumont's alter ego, was supposed to be from Oxford, Mississippi, which is in Lafayette County. The Mississippi license plate on his car incorrectly said Harrison County, which is on the coast of Mississippi at the opposite end of the state from Oxford. See more »Quotes
Thad Beaumont: Sounds like the police have been in touch.Reggie Delesseps: They wanted me to confirm that you were a man of good character. I lied and told them that you were.
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"Are You Lonesome To-night?"By Roy Turk & Lou Handman
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of the RCA Records Label of BMG Music
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In Castle Rock, Maine, the respectable writer and professor Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton) lives a comfortable life with his wife Liz Beaumont (Amy Madigan) and his two babies. Out of the blue, he is blackmailed by a punk from New York that has discovered a hidden secret about Thad: before writing serious novels, he had written cheap literature using the pseudonym of George Stark and has become a successful writer of the genre and made enough money to raise his family.
Thad and Liz discuss the situation and Thad calls his editors telling that he would tell the truth about George Stark to the press. The editors like the idea and prepare a promotional event, with That Beaumont burying George Stark in the cemetery. When the photographer is murdered, Sheriff Alan Pangborn (Michael Rooker) comes to Thad's home and tells that he is the prime suspect of the crime. Thad believes that the blackmailer is the responsible for the death but soon he finds that the man was murdered. Soon there are a crime spree incriminating Thad and he claims that George Stark is the responsible for the bloodshed. How can his violent alter ego be responsible for the homicides?
"The Dark Half" is a horror movie with a promising story by Stephen King but unfortunately with a disappointing conclusion with the sparrows destroying George Stark and leaving Thad Beaumont without any evidence to prove his innocence. The explanation of Reggie that George Stark is a conjuration, an entity created by dark half of Thad that brought his alter ego to life, is weak. I saw this movie for the first time in the 90's on VHS and I have just watched again on DVD. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "A Metade Negra" ("The Dark Half")