The Singing Detective

Titolo originale: The Singing Detective
Regia: Keith Gordon |
Anno: 2003
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia Musica Mistero Crime
Tag: adultery | infidelity | paranoia | hallucination | musical | surrealism | parody | sadomasochism | detective story | remake | los angeles, california | fantasy sequence | extramarital affair | doctor patient relationship | duringcreditsstinger | screenwriting | pulp | murder mystery | neo-noir | 1950s | father son relationship | mother son relationship | parallel universe | based on tv series | independent film | jukebox musical | singing detective | chronic illness | alternate reality | surreal comedy |
Cast: Robert Downey Jr. | Robin Wright | Mel Gibson | Jeremy Northam | Katie Holmes | Adrien Brody | Jon Polito | Carla Gugino | Saul Rubinek | Alfre Woodard | Amy Aquino | David Dorfman | Eddie Jones | Lily Knight | Clyde Kusatsu | Earl Poitier | Don Fischer | Andy Umberger | David Denman | Alec Puro | Renn Hawkey | Bryan Law | Carla Anderson | Sandahl Bergman | Rita Maye Bland | Billy Bonsangue | Sergio Carbajal | Leonard Crofoot | Erin Crouch | Kiva Dawson | Richard Dorton | Brenda Mae Hamilton | Gordon Hart | Famisha La Pree | Susan Lonergan | Eva Mikita | Tara Nicole Hughes | Regan Patno | Randi Cee | Sandra Plazinic | Sheldon Robins | DeAnna Kane | Tasha Tae | Elle Taylor | Delila Vallot | Dee Dee Weathers | Spice Williams-Crosby | Darrel W. Wright | Dani Wylie |

Dal suo letto d’ospedale, Dan Dark (Robert Downey Jr.), uno scrittore afflitto da una grave eruzione cutanea (psoriasi), si sottopone alle visite delle infermiere e di un bizzarro psicanalista (Mel Gibson). Intanto inizia a scrivere “mentalmente” il suo prossimo romanzo che ambienta negli anni 50, e in cui si immedesima morbosamente.