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The Dead Girl (2006) -- Clues are sought to a young girl's death in this thriller/drama
The Dead Girl (2006) -- The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.

Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   5,978 votes
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Director:
Karen Moncrieff
Writer (WGA):
Karen Moncrieff (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 April 2007 (Hungary) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
One life ends. Seven others begin. more
Plot:
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
"What was it like, I mean, finding that DEAD GIRL?" more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Toni Collette ... Arden
Piper Laurie ... Arden's Mother
Don Smith ... Cop #1 (as Donnie Smith)
Michael Raysses ... Cop #2

Earl Carroll ... Reporter
Dorothy Beatty ... Grocery Checker
Eva Loseth ... Grocery Store Customer

Giovanni Ribisi ... Rudy
Rose Byrne ... Leah

Joanie Tomsky ... Therapist

James Franco ... Derek

Christopher Allen Nelson ... Murray

Mary Steenburgen ... Beverley, Leah's Mother

Bruce Davison ... Leah's Father

Kate Mulligan ... Party Girl
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, grisly images and sexuality/nudity.
Runtime:
USA:85 min | Netherlands:93 min (theatrical version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Acton, California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The name on the Missing Persons report for Brittany Murphy's prostitute character reads "Krista Kutcher." Murphy dated actor Ashton Kutcher after they starred together in the movie Just Married (2003). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Melora meets Rosetta her face is beaten up. When she takes Rosetta to eat her face is normal looking but when she drops her back at the motel Rosetta's face is back to being a mess. more
Quotes:
Rudy: You're not kissing me. You're just lying there like you want me to rape you!
Arden: Okay.
Rudy: What, you want me to rape you?
Arden: I'll kiss you.
Rudy: And take the gloves off.
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Soundtrack:
Standing Above The Stars more

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39 out of 53 people found the following comment useful:-
"What was it like, I mean, finding that DEAD GIRL?", 29 December 2006
7/10
Author: screenwriter-14 from United States

THE DEAD GIRL has an ensemble cast that makes each story segment fit into the other and Toni Collette, once again, gives a knock out performance, with Giovanni Ribisi, another stand out in this very dark and dramatic story in which Brittany Murphy shines in a character which once again is reminiscent of the tragic SHERRY BABY and gives the dead girl a feeling of life which she never really had.

The dark colors in the photography and dialog fit each scene and made all the characters stand out. What was really clever was how the writer tied the different segments into finding and identifying the dead girl and how the characters were each in their own way, rather bleak and very dark "Shakespearean" men and women all thrown into this witch's kettle of death and tragedy.

I salute the independent film festival for honoring THE DEAD GIRL in 2007 as this very dark tale might have trouble resonating with a wider audience. But to watch such a talented group of actors in THE DEAD GIRL should be recommended for any future actor.

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