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The Dark Half (1993)

R  |   |  Horror, Mystery  |  23 April 1993 (USA)
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A writer's fictional alter-ego wants to take over his life...at any price.

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Thad Beaumont / George Stark
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Liz Beaumont
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Reggie Delesseps
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Kent Broadhurst ...
Mike Donaldson
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Shayla Beaumont
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Miriam Cowley
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Rick Cowley
Larry John Meyers ...
Dr. Pritchard
Patrick Brannan ...
Young Thad Beaumont
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Digger Holt
Glenn Colerider ...
Homer Gamache
Sarah Parker ...
Wendy Beaumont / William Beaumont
Elizabeth Parker ...
Wendy Beaumont / William Beaumont
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Storyline

When Thad Beaumont was a child, he had an operation to remove a tumour from his brain. during the operation, it was discovered that far from being a tumor, the growth was a twin brother of Thad's that never developed. Years later, Thad is a successful author, writing his serious books under his own name, and his pulp money-makers under the pseudonum "George Stark". When blackmailed by someone who has discovered his secret, Thad publically "buries" George Stark. From that point on, Thad increasingly becomes the prime suspect in a series of gruesome murders. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

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Serious writer or serial killer? George is in two minds. See more »

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Horror | Mystery

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Rated R for violence and language | See all certifications »

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23 April 1993 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

La mitad siniestra  »

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$15,000,000 (estimated)

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$9,579,068 (USA)
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George Stark is named for Richard Stark, the pseudonym of Donald E. Westlake. He was also the source of the first name Richard in Stephen King's pseudonym, Richard Bachman. See more »

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When Stark opens his straight razor to threaten Marian in her apartment, the sound effect is that of a switch blade opening. A straight razor opening would make no sound at all. See more »

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Thad Beaumont: [teaching] Most of us keep that inner-being lock up, hidden away. A fiction writer doesn't have to do that. He doesn't have to hide it. He doesn't have to keep it from anything. He can let it out, bring it out into the open. Let it live, let it breathe. Hell, he can let it party - give it the car keys, let it ride!
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Are You Lonesome To-night?
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Good adaptation from a great book.
26 July 2000 | by (the Benelux countries) – See all my reviews

I saw this movie after i read the book and i have to say pretty much of the book was also in the film, although not all. Some parts with the sparrows for instance weren't in the film, probably because the budget wouldn't allow special effects that elaborate. And the murders, although violent enough in the movie, were particularly more gruesome in the book.

Ultimate conclusion: great acting from top notch actors/actresses who usually are nowhere to be found in horror (if you discount Michael Rooker's performance in "Henry"), pretty good special f/x and direction from a director who has made his mark in horror.


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