The Singing Detective (US Version) DVD Region 1

Director Keith Gordon (MOTHER NIGHT, WAKING THE DEAD) makes another brave adaptation with THE SINGING DETECTIVE. Based on Dennis Potter's stunningly brilliant 1986 BBC mini-series of the same name, Gordon's version finds the film's troubled hero transplanted to 1950s America, not post-WWII London. Dan Dark (Robert Downey Jr.) is a pulp novelist in the thralls of a crippling skin disease that has rendered him delusional and immobile. Bitter, angry, and at the end of his rope, Dan manages to offend everyone he encounters. As he lies in bed, scenes from his novel swim into his mind, blurring with experiences from his own childhood. In the present, he remains paranoid that his ex-wife Nicola (Robin Wright Penn) is out to steal a script he wrote. Adding to his disgust are forced visits with an uptight psychotherapist, Dr. Gibbon (Mel Gibson), who is determined to make a breakthrough with his hateful patient. Along the way, Dan envisions several musical sequences, which appear out of nowhere and add glorious confusion to his fevered state. Gordon, working from a script that Potter himself wrote before his death, delivers an imaginary, vibrant film that is aided greatly by Robert Downey Jr.'s ferocious performance.

"...Downey fans may enjoy it because DETECTIVE gives the actor one of his best showcase roles since CHAPLIN..." - Mike, Clark (USA Today Critic), USA Today, 10/24/2003

"...Robert Downey Jr. is great in a role no one less magnetically reckless would dare approach..." - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 10/31/2003

"...[With] Robert Downey Jr. in a boldly theatrical portrayal that represents a personal career high watermark..." - Kevin, Thomas (Film critic), Los Angeles Times, 10/24/2003

"It proposes to be a subjective view of suffering, and the ways this character tries to cope with it. Understand that, and the pieces fall into place." - Roger, Ebert (Critic and screenwriter), Chicago Sun-Times, 11/14/2003

"It's an intriguing, brisk effort..." - Chris, Roberts (Uncut Critic), Uncut, 12/01/2003

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Artist Name(s):	Forest Whitaker (Actor) | Robin Wright (Actor) | Saul Rubinek (Actor) | Jeremy Northam (Actor) | Adrien Brody (Actor) | Carla Gugino (Actor) | Robert Downey (Actor) | Jon Polito (Actor) | Alfre Woodard (Actor) | Mel Gibson (Actor) 科力士韋德加 (Actor) | Robin Wright (Actor) | Saul Rubinek (Actor) | Jeremy Northam (Actor) | Adrien Brody (Actor) | Carla Gugino (Actor) | Robert Downey (Actor) | Jon Polito (Actor) | Alfre Woodard (Actor) | 米路吉遜 (Actor) 科力士韦德加 (Actor) | Robin Wright (Actor) | Saul Rubinek (Actor) | Jeremy Northam (Actor) | Adrien Brody (Actor) | Carla Gugino (Actor) | Robert Downey (Actor) | Jon Polito (Actor) | Alfre Woodard (Actor) | 米路吉逊 (Actor) Forest Whitaker (Actor) | Ｒｏｂｉｎ Ｗｒｉｇｈｔ (Actor) | Ｓａｕｌ Ｒｕｂｉｎｅｋ (Actor) | Ｊｅｒｅｍｙ Ｎｏｒｔｈａｍ (Actor) | Adrien Brody (Actor) | Carla Gugino (Actor) | Robert Downey (Actor) | Jon Polito (Actor) | Alfre Woodard (Actor) | メル・ギブソン (Actor) Forest Whitaker (Actor) | Robin Wright (Actor) | Saul Rubinek (Actor) | Jeremy Northam (Actor) | Adrien Brody (Actor) | Carla Gugino (Actor) | Robert Downey (Actor) | Jon Polito (Actor) | Alfre Woodard (Actor) | Mel Gibson (Actor)
Director:	Keith Gordon Keith Gordon Keith Gordon キース・ゴードン Keith Gordon
Producer:	Douglas McGrath | Cathy Yuspa Douglas McGrath | Cathy Yuspa Douglas McGrath | Cathy Yuspa Douglas McGrath | Cathy Yuspa Douglas McGrath | Cathy Yuspa
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Release Date:	2004-03-23
UPC Code:	097363409045
Language:	English
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Paramount Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	131 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004401126

Director: Keith Gordon

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