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The Singing Detective

Year:

2003

Duration:

109 min

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Musical | Mystery

IMDB rate:

5.6

Director:

Keith Gordon

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2003-11-14

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $8,000,000

Opening Weekend: $28,324 (USA) (26 October 2003)

Gross: $336,456 (USA) (1 February 2004)

Cast

Actor

Character

Robert Downey Jr.

The Singing Detective

Carla Gugino

The Singing Detective

Katie Holmes

The Singing Detective

Robin Wright

Nicola

Mel Gibson

Dr. Gibbon

Jeremy Northam

Mark Binney

Adrien Brody

First Hood

Jon Polito

Second Hood

Saul Rubinek

Skin Specialist

Alfre Woodard

Chief of Staff

Amy Aquino

Nurse Nozhki

David Dorfman

Young Dan Dark

Eddie Jones

Moonglow Bartender

Lily Knight

Woman Physiotherapist

Clyde Kusatsu

Visiting Japanese Doctor

Earl Poitier

Orderly (as Earl C. Poitier)

Don Fischer

Intern

Andy Umberger

Mr. Dark

David Denman

Soldier with Betty Dark

Alec Puro

Dark's Drummer

Renn Hawkey

Dark's Bass Player

Bryan Law

Dark's Guitar Player

Carla Anderson

Dancer

Sandahl Bergman

Dancer

Rita Bland

Dancer

Billy Bonsangue

Dancer

Sergio Carbajal

Dancer

Leonard Crofoot

Dancer

Erin Crouch

Dancer

Kiva Dawson

Dancer

Richard Dorton

Dancer

Brenda Mae Hamilton

Dancer (as Brenda Hamilton)

Gordon Hart

Dancer

Famisha La Pree

Dancer

Suzi Lonergan

Dancer (as Suzie Lonergan)

Eva Mikita

Dancer

Tara Nicole Hughes

Dancer (as Tara Nicole)

Regan Patno

Dancer

Randi Pareira

Dancer

Sandra Plazinic

Dancer

Sheldon Robins

Dancer

DeAnna Kane

Dancer (as DeAnna Steele)

Tasha Tae

Dancer

Elle Taylor

Dancer

Delila Vallot

Dancer (as Jessica Vallot)

Dee Dee Weathers

Dancer

Spice Williams-Crosby

Dancer (as Spice Williams)

Darrel W. Wright

Dancer (as Darrel Wright)

Dani Wylie

Dancer

Rusty Nelson

Bus Rider (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The opening song was chosen by director Keith Gordon because he liked it so much in John Carpenter's Christine (1983), which he also starred in.

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At one point, David Cronenberg was in line to direct the film, with Al Pacino in the lead.

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Keith Gordon and Robert Downey Jr. previously worked together in the 1986 movie Back to School (1986). At the time, Keith Gordon was acting not directing.

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Goofs

When the First Hood and Second Hood are driving away in their vintage car in the 1940s, you can clearly see the reflection of a lit, modern, Los Angeles skyscraper in the window of the backseat.

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The position of Dark's gun hand when he chases the goons into the street after they try to kill him in the nightclub.

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Quotes

Dan Dark: Are you pretending to be an oddball or are you actually nuts?

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Dan Dark: So, what's the story? Who's the dame?

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First Hood: Hey, I like Patti Page.

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Faq

A NOTE ABOUT SPOILERS

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