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23 April 1993 (USA) moreTagline:
Serious writer or serial killer? George is in two minds. morePlot:
A writer's fictional alter-ego wants to take over his life...at any price. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Versus Director Ryuhei Kitamura Does Body Horror (From /Film. 16 July 2009, 12:30 PM, PDT)
Weekly Bodycount - George A. Romero Sans Zombies
(From SoundOnSight. 28 April 2009, 9:29 PM, PDT)
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Not much of a surprise here, but I liked the book better. moreCast
(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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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:-16 | Germany:18 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:RFun Stuff
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Factual errors: The Toronado, a luxury car, was never offered with a 4-speed manual. moreQuotes:
George Stark: You are disturbing the peaceful mood I'm in. You are destroying the frame of mind I'm in. You are disturbing my peaceful frame of mind moreSoundtrack:
Are You Lonesome To-night? moreFAQ
A Note Regarding SpoilersDoes Stephen King have a cameo appearance in "The Dark Half"?
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Granted I was not all that wild about the novel in this case, however I still prefer it over this movie made by one of the master's of horror George Romero. Not all of the problems I had with the flick though are the source material or anything that George could have done differently. From what I understand, the company behind this movie went bankrupt so parts of this movie are underdeveloped and the music in the last third of the film is just looped music from the first two thirds of the film. So what is this film about? Well a writer who writes under two names has essentially revealed and buried his alter ego named Stark. A guy who writes a bit more violently than the other half. Well something happens and the alter ego seemingly comes to life and begins to stalk the writer and kill those who get in his way. Meanwhile, the writer learns things relevant to the fictional Stark taking on a life of his own. As for following the book this film does rather well, unfortunately the book is not the greatest so the film being not quite up to the book becomes not good or bad. You will see when watching this film it is a lot like other stories in Stephen King's collection as it mirrors to some extent "The Shining" and "Secret Window" as you will find common themes of people with duel personalities.