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The Number 23 (2007) -- Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him. As his obsession increases, more and more similarities seem to arise.

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Joel Schumacher
Writer (WGA):
Fernley Phillips (written by)
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Release Date:
23 February 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
The truth will find you. more
Plot:
Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him. As his obsession increases, more and more similarities seem to arise. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(61 articles)
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User Comments:
Has potential but the foundation of nonsense is never overcome more (345 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Jim Carrey ... Walter Sparrow / Fingerling

Virginia Madsen ... Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia

Logan Lerman ... Robin Sparrow

Danny Huston ... Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix

Lynn Collins ... Suicide Blonde / Mrs. Dobkins / Young Fingerling's Mother

Rhona Mitra ... Laura Tollins

Michelle Arthur ... Sybil

Mark Pellegrino ... Kyle Flinch
Paul Butcher ... Young Fingerling / Young Walter

David Stifel ... Hotel Clerk
Corey Stoll ... Sergeant Burns
Ed Lauter ... Father Sebastian
Troy Kotsur ... Barnaby
Walter Soo Hoo ... Chinese Restaurant Owner

Patricia Belcher ... Dr. Alice Mortimer
Rudolph Willrich ... Dr. Nathaniel
John Fink ... Young Walter's Father / Young Fingerling's Father
Julie Remala ... Mail Clerk

Tara Karsian ... Box Company Clerk

Kerry Hoyt ... Suicide Blonde's Father
Jennifer Lee Grafton ... Suicide Blonde's Mother

Tom Lenk ... Bookstore Salesperson

Ka'ramuu Kush ... Fingerling's Sergeant
Helen Jordan ... Lady Walking Dog

Eddie Rouse ... Building Super

Lesli Margherita ... Attractive Coed

Maile Flanagan ... Charades Friend
Bob Zmuda ... Desk Clerk
Susan Kitchen ... Party Goer

Coier Amerson ... Party Goer

Michael Hurley ... Agatha's Friend
Donna G. Earley ... Agatha's Friend

Shannon Gayle ... Lucinda
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Alameda ... Parcel Deliveryman (uncredited)

Bud Cort ... Dr. Sirius Leary (uncredited)

Taylor McCluskey ... Ex-boyfriend (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Parent ... Patient (uncredited)

K.T. Rowe ... The Girlfriend (uncredited)
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Directed by
Joel Schumacher 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Fernley Phillips (written by)

Produced by
Richard Brener .... executive producer
Mike Drake .... executive producer
Toby Emmerich .... executive producer
Linda Fields .... associate producer (as Linda Fields Hill)
Beau Flynn .... producer
Keith Goldberg .... executive producer
Fernley Phillips .... co-producer
Eli Richbourg .... executive producer
Tripp Vinson .... producer
Brooklyn Weaver .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Harry Gregson-Williams 
 
Cinematography by
Matthew Libatique (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Mark Stevens 
 
Casting by
Mali Finn 
 
Production Design by
Andrew Laws 
 
Art Direction by
Jon Billington 
David Sandefur 
 
Set Decoration by
Daniel B. Clancy 
 
Costume Design by
Daniel Orlandi 
 
Makeup Department
Mishell Chandler .... key hair stylist
Cydney Cornell .... hair stylist: Mr. Carrey
Bill Corso .... makeup department head
Lisa M. Cubero .... key hair stylist (as Lisa Cubero)
Frances Mathias .... hair department head
Ned Neidhardt .... makeup artist
Cheryl Ann Nick .... key makeup artist (as Cheryl Nick)
 
Production Management
Erik Holmberg .... executive in charge of production
Karyn McCarthy .... unit production manager
Sara Romilly .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Carter .... second assistant director
Mark Cotone .... first assistant director
David Hallinan .... first assistant director: second unit
Eli Richbourg .... second unit director
 
Art Department
Aaron Billet .... property production assistant
Colleen Broderick .... set decorating buyer
Richard K. Buoen .... illustrator
Anthony Carlino .... leadman
Larry Corralez .... painter
Bruce Di Valerio .... construction coordinator
Howard Fannon .... assistant props
Steve Hansen .... property maker
Billy Hunter .... set designer
Lance Larson .... assistant property master
Jennifer Lewicki .... art and set decoration coordinator
Linda Luizzi .... set dresser
Eric Luling .... on-set dresser
Joseph Magazenni .... art assistant
Masako Masuda .... set designer
William S. Maxwell III .... set dresser
Steven B. Melton .... property master
Luigi Mugavero .... set dresser
Paul Mugavero .... set dresser
John J. Passanante .... painter
Nussbaumer Petra .... painter
Lee Ross .... lead scenic: reshoots
Chris Samp .... stand-by painter
David Scott .... graphic designer
Julie Smith .... assistant decorator
Eric Sundahl .... assistant art director
Jeremy Thompson .... props production assistant
 
Sound Department
David Barbee .... sound effects editor
Steve Bartkowicz .... re-recording engineer
Ron Bedrosian .... adr mixer
Paul Curtis .... supervising sound editor
Cris Davis .... sound intern
Nerses Gezalyan .... foley mixer
Christopher S.P. Jones .... second boom operator
Bradley C. Katona .... sound effects editor
Jay Meagher .... sound mixer
Michael Miller .... adr mixer
Christian P. Minkler .... sound re-recording mixer
James Moriana .... foley artist
Hugh Murphy .... sound effects editor
Steve Nelson .... sound editor
Unsun Song .... sound re-recordist
Greg Steele .... adr mixer
Jon Taylor .... sound re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Wilhoit .... foley artist
Greg Zimmerman .... adr recordist
 
Special Effects by
Mike Sasgen .... special effects foreman
 
Visual Effects by
Greg Astles .... lead compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Sneha Astles .... 3d artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc. (as Sneha Prabhakaran)
Sneha Astles .... digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc. (as Sneha Prabhakaran)
Darren A. Bell .... visual effects producer: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Brent M. Bowen .... visual effects
Thomas R. Bryant .... visual effects editor
Kris Carson .... digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Dominic Cheung .... 3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Patrick Clancey .... digital opticals
Amy Daye .... digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc. (as Amy Spencer)
Dan Dixon .... visual effects supervisor
David Geoghegan .... digital compositor
Raymond Gieringer .... visual effects production executive: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Jamie Hallett .... visual effects supervisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Michael Hatton .... visual effects technical advisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
David Jones .... visual effects consultant: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Min Young Kim .... 3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Jeffrey Klug .... systems administrator: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Ken Lam .... concept artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Wendy Lanning .... executive visual effects producer: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Danny Lee .... digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Sam Lee .... digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Laurence Lok .... digital effects designer: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Laurence Lok .... lead compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Jason Maher .... senior 3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Seth Martiniuk .... digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Douglas Melville .... visual effects production manager: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Alison Middaugh .... senior 3D artist: Intelligent Creatures
Lon Molnar .... visual effects creative advisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Chris Nokes .... visual effects production supervisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Ciaran O'Connor .... digital compositor
Ciaran O'Connor .... matte painter
Scott Parker .... systems administrator: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Lisa Reid .... visual effects production manager: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Scott Riopelle .... lead compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Tyler Robb .... production assistant: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Geoff Sayer .... digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Vicki Silva .... digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Clancy Silver .... lead compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Danita Slaughter .... digital opticals editor
Mitchell Stuart .... 3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Mahvash Tehrani .... digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Carol VanHook .... visual effects
Pat Wakefield .... digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Tim Warnock .... concept artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Tim Warnock .... senior digital matte painter: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Dan Wheaton .... concept artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Dan Wheaton .... senior digital matte painter: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Andrea Yomtob .... visual effects
Thomas Mathai .... data manager (uncredited)
 
Stunts
John Alden .... stunts
Pat Banta .... stunt coordinator
Simone Bargetze .... stunt double: Virginia Madsen
Dotan Bonen .... stunts
Charlie Brewer .... stunts
Bob Brown .... stunts (as Robert Brown)
Kevin Chase .... stunt rigger
Jon H. Epstein .... stunts
Martin Grace .... stunts
Deborah L. Mazor .... stunt double: Lynn Collins
Bobby Ore .... stunts
Pat Romano .... stunt rigger
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tyler Anderson .... rigging electrician
Michael Bauman .... chief lighting technician
Mike Bellantoni .... grip
Peter Berglund .... first assistant camera
Gary Bevans .... camera loader
Mike Bonnaud .... best boy electric
John Busch .... key grip
Mark Carlile .... lighting technician
Davie Carothers .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Alexandra Church .... video assist intern
Terence Chu .... camera loader: second unit
William Clouter .... grip
James Coffin .... grip
Magela Crosignani .... preview technician
Thomas M. Dangcil .... electrician
Donald D. Davidson .... electrician
Willie E. Dawkins .... electrician: second unit
Al DeMayo .... electrician: fixtures
Carlos DePalma .... rigging grip foreman
Tana Dubbe .... key grip
Kevin Fahey .... rigging grip best boy
John P. Fleenor .... rigging electrician
Owen Foye .... electrician
Owen Foye .... electrician: second unit
Charley Gilleran .... rigging key grip
Danny Gonzalez .... electrician: second unit
Gary Hatfield .... camera operator
Scott Hatley .... best boy grip
Terrence Hayes .... camera operator: second unit
Willow Jenkins .... video assist operator
Dan Kanes .... electrician: second unit
Dan Kneece .... Steadicam operator
Dan Kneece .... camera operator: "a" camera
Andrew Korner .... best boy electric: second unit
Matt Kubas .... rigging electrician
Chris Lindsay .... grip
Christine M. Loss .... still photographer
Michael Lyon .... electrician
John Mang .... dolly grip
Steven Mann .... first assistant camera
Erik Messerschmidt .... gaffer: second unit
Luis Moreno .... lighting technician
Richard Moriarty .... first assistant camera: second unit
Simone Perusse .... lighting programmer
Diego Quemada-Diez .... additional camera operator (as Diego Quemada)
Richard Rutkowski .... director of photography: second unit
Jeffrey P. Soderberg .... chief rigging electrician
Keith Solomon .... additional camera operator
Matt Stenerson .... assistant camera
Michael Tolochko .... electrician
Thomas D. Watson .... grip
Peter Weiland .... electrician
Marc Wostak .... rigging electric
Andy Young .... rigging grip
Kelly Clear .... chief lighting technician: second unit (uncredited)
Scott Hammer .... additional video assist operator (uncredited)
Patriq Luo .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Lauren Bass .... casting associate
Elizabeth Shoai .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carrie Arakaki .... costumer
Linda Henrikson .... costume supervisor
Marjorie McCown .... assistant costume designer
Natasha Paczkowski .... costume manufacturing foreperson
David Page .... costumer: Mr. Carrey
Debbie Travis .... on-set costumer
 
Editorial Department
Steve Bowen .... digital intermediate colorist
Gary Burritt .... negative cutter
Javier Marcheselli .... assistant editor
Justin Worthington .... digital intermediate assistant producer
 
Music Department
Lee Blaylock .... music clearances
Bob Bowen .... music executive
David Buckley .... composer: additional music
Meri Gavin .... assistant music editor
Scott Johnson .... assistant music editor
Costa Kotselas .... music technical engineer
Jamie Luker .... music scoring engineer
Malcolm Luker .... music scoring engineer
Hugh Marsh .... musician
Esther McIntosh .... orchestration coordinator
Ladd McIntosh .... lead orchestrator
Peter Rotter .... orchestra contractor
Adam Milo Smalley .... music editor
Geoff Stradling .... orchestrator
Martin Tillman .... musician
Booker White .... music preparation
Stephen Barton .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Halli Cauthery .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Chandra Cogburn .... music assistant (uncredited)
Clay Duncan .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Maxim Aperian .... driver
Andrew Broomhead .... driver
Vic Cuccia .... transportation captain
Don Easy .... driver
J. Armin Garza II .... driver: camera car
Donald S. Harback .... driver
Randy Luna .... driver
Jim Petti .... teamster co-captain
Dan Romero .... transportation coordinator
Michael Sean Ryan .... transportation co-captain
Michael Sean Ryan .... transportation coordinator: re-shoots
David Torgerson .... driver
 
Other crew
Diana Adams .... production accountant
Jeremy Alter .... location manager
Sam Alvelo .... production assistant
Jill Ambrosino .... executive assistant: Mr. Carrey
Kate Amer .... production coordinator
Cassandra Barbour .... rights and clearances
Tony Barger .... assistant: Mr. Schumacher
Julie Benson .... assistant: Mr. Vinson
Melissa Binder .... textile artist
Dotan Bonen .... personal security: Mr. Carrey
Ericka Bryce .... production medic
Alex Capaldi .... office production assistant
Alexander T. Carey .... production assistant
Adrian Casas .... production coordinator: re-shoots
Aaron Cooley .... assistant: Mr. Schumacher
Chelsey Dailey .... assistant: Mr. Libatique
Leon Dudevoir .... production executive
Richie Elson .... set production assistant
Shilo Frontierro .... set production assistant: second unit
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret .... script supervisor
Jeffrey Gladu .... payroll accountant
Tyler Graham .... production assistant
John Maxwell Bryan Hampton .... production assistant
Todd Havern .... production assistant
Marie Healy .... key assistant location manager
Rebecca Hedrick .... assistant: Mr. Drake (as Rebecca Ferrell Hedrick)
Sara Howell .... second assistant accountant
Jonathan Jansen .... key assistant location manager
Stacey Jelin .... key craft service
Steve Kesmodel .... credits administrator
Gary Kobat .... personal trainer: Mr. Carrey
Wayne Lamkay .... assistant accountant
David Linck .... unit publicist
Lance Mancuso .... unit medic
Kent Matsuoka .... assistant location manager
Karly Meola .... assistant: Ms. Madsen
Ryan Miningham .... production assistant
Nick Nantell .... assistant: Mr. Flynn
Boone Narr .... animal coordinator
Kyle Oliver .... key assistant location manager
Anton Pardoe .... assistant location manager (as Anton Ramone Pardoe)
Steven John Reynolds .... first assistant accountant
Robert Rizzolo .... production assistant
Joanne Rose .... stand-in: Lynn Collins
Scott Rowe .... animal trainer
Albert Salsich .... assistant location manager
Kieran Sandoval .... production assistant
Laura Sevier .... rights and clearances
Maryn Silverberg .... assistant: Mr. Flynn
Sue Smith .... assistant production coordinator
Aaron Speiser .... acting coach: Virginia Madsen
Brandon Stacy .... double: Jim Carrey
Jeff Stanford .... assistant location manager
Lauren Suarez .... production secretary
Lalida Sujjavasin .... set production assistant
Kelly Sullivan .... production assistant
Donna Tegan .... staff set production assistant
Brian Turi .... animal trainer
Kyle Watkins .... production assistant
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence, disturbing images, sexuality and language.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Germany:16 | Brazil:14 | Netherlands:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Spain:13 | Australia:MA | Malaysia:18PL | Portugal:M/16 | Czech Republic:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Denmark:15 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | South Africa:16 | France:U (with warning) | Hong Kong:IIB | Philippines:R-13 | USA:R (certificate #43185) | Japan:R-15 | New Zealand:R16
Filming Locations:
Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA more
Company:
New Line Cinema more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The DVD contains exactly 23 chapters. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The movie says that 2÷3 is 0.666, however, when rounding to three decimal places, 2÷3 is 0.667. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Walter Sparrow: A week ago, the only thing I thought was out of the ordinary was that it was my birthday.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Worst of 2007" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Blue Christmas more

FAQ

Was this film shot on HD or film?
What song plays when Fingerling first meets Fabrizia by the burning car?
What are the differences between the R-Rated theatrical version and the Unrated version of the movie?
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User Comments

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Has potential but the foundation of nonsense is never overcome, 30 April 2008
Author: bob the moo from Birmingham, UK

Lowly dogcatcher Walter Sparrow has his life changed when he comes into contact with a self-published novel by a mysterious author. Reading it, Walter finds eerie parallels between his life and the writer (Topsy Kretts – no, really) but more than that he finds that the fictional observations may well be true. The character in the novel claims to have stumbled across the evil power of the number 23 – finding it woven into all aspects of life. Walter starts out just interested in the story but as he looks into this claim he finds it to be true and quickly becomes obsessed with getting to the bottom of it all.

I like a good conspiracy-type film I do. My cynicism and bitterness sets me up to easily accept something much bigger than me ultimately working against me in ways that I cannot ever defeat. Sadly The number 23 is not a "good" film by any means and, although it all looks slick and professional, it is really very weak when you take away all the protection of budget and packaging and look at it in the cold light of day. In fact, it doesn't even take the cold light of day to expose 23 for what it is because it is hard to take it seriously when you are watching it. The problems are all the way from the very idea through the script because it never convinces and indeed scenes where the number is discussed ("32 – or 23 reversed") are just ridiculous and I was never able to get passed this and get into the mystery any more than this.

It is a shame because deep down there is a nice idea here and I like the gradual twist but the delivery doesn't make the most of it. Perhaps lost in the silliness of it, the film cannot make the number thing work, even when it sort of becomes a side issue (in some small way). It all looks good and I thought the visual design of the film was quite impressive – as was the device of having Walter putting himself within the novel as he read it; not only does it make things easier for the viewer but it also points to the root of the obsession. Carrey is actually OK here despite my worry that he would be really badly miscast. He works and even while the audience is snickering, one can believe that at least he believes if even if nobody else does. Madsen was better than I expected although generally she was best "within" the novel bits. Huston hangs round the edges failing to do much though.

Overall then this is a professional enough film that is slickly put together and has potential in every way if only some other device other than that bl00dy stupid number had been selected as the focus. As it is, the idea of destructive obsession is lost as many viewers will be too busy shouting "nonsense" at the screen while the script tries and fails to grip the audience with a thriller based on such tosh.

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