The Singing Detective (2003)
The American musical crime comedy film, The Singing Detective (2003), was directed by Keith Gordon and is loosely based on the BBC serial of the same name. Protagonist Dan Dark, a detective novelist, finds himself hospitalized as a result of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. During his stay, he experiences occasional hallucinations, where doctors and nurses are transformed into characters in musical numbers. Despite their efforts to assist him, Dark’s anger and bitterness towards everyone cause him to dismiss their help. In an effort to uncover the root of his issues, Dark is sent to psychiatrist Dr. Gibbon. The doctor believes that the source of Dark’s troubles lies within his novel The Secret Detective, which follows a nightclub singer/private eye hired by Mark Binney for a peculiar case involving prostitutes and two mysterious men.
During sessions with Dr. Gibbon, Dark imagines himself as the main character in his book with real-life individuals playing the roles of fictional characters. Although his skin condition has improved, his attitude takes a downward turn upon hearing that a film studio wants to buy the rights to The Singing Detective. His wife Nicola, who appears as a prostitute in the book’s fantasies, informs him of this development. He becomes increasingly paranoid that Nicola plans to steal the work for profit and that Gibbon was approached by a ‘whore’ trying to scheme her way into the situation. To complicate matters further, the two thugs from the fantasies have materialized in reality with a plan to rebel against the author for relegating them to mere bystanders instead of giving them more prominent roles as officers of the federal government.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Robert Downey Jr.Dan Dark  David DorfmanYoung Dan Dark  Robin WrightNicola / Nina / Blonde  Mel GibsonDr. Gibbon  Jeremy NorthamMark Binney  Katie HolmesNurse Mills  Adrien BrodyFirst Hood |
The American musical crime comedy film, The Singing Detective (2003), was directed by Keith Gordon and is loosely based on the BBC serial of the same name. Protagonist Dan Dark, a detective novelist, finds himself hospitalized as a result of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. During his stay, he experiences occasional hallucinations, where doctors and nurses are transformed into characters in musical numbers. Despite their efforts to assist him, Dark’s anger and bitterness towards everyone cause him to dismiss their help. In an effort to uncover the root of his issues, Dark is sent to psychiatrist Dr. Gibbon. The doctor believes that the source of Dark’s troubles lies within his novel The Secret Detective, which follows a nightclub singer/private eye hired by Mark Binney for a peculiar case involving prostitutes and two mysterious men.
During sessions with Dr. Gibbon, Dark imagines himself as the main character in his book with real-life individuals playing the roles of fictional characters. Although his skin condition has improved, his attitude takes a downward turn upon hearing that a film studio wants to buy the rights to The Singing Detective. His wife Nicola, who appears as a prostitute in the book’s fantasies, informs him of this development. He becomes increasingly paranoid that Nicola plans to steal the work for profit and that Gibbon was approached by a ‘whore’ trying to scheme her way into the situation. To complicate matters further, the two thugs from the fantasies have materialized in reality with a plan to rebel against the author for relegating them to mere bystanders instead of giving them more prominent roles as officers of the federal government.
