The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective is a 2003 American musical crime comedy film directed by Keith Gordon and loosely based on the BBC serial of the same name, a work by British writer Dennis Potter. It stars Robert Downey Jr. and features a supporting cast that includes Katie Holmes, Adrien Brody, Robin Wright Penn, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Northam and Carla Gugino as well as a number of songs from the 1950s.
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| Based on | The Singing Detective
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| Edited by | Jeff Wishengrad
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| Running time | 109 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $8 million
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| Box office | $435,625
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- Dustin Hoffman was initially attached to the role of Dan Dark when the film was in development.
- While Dan Dark is in Binney's office, he picks up a statue of a Maltese Falcon.
- 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.
- 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.
- At one point, David Cronenberg was in line to direct the film, with Al Pacino in the lead.
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