A writer's fictional alter ego wants to take over his life...at any price.A writer's fictional alter ego wants to take over his life...at any price.A writer's fictional alter ego wants to take over his life...at any price.
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- 4 wins & 11 nominations
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- TriviaAccording to Stephen King, the story of this film was part autobiographical as it was inspired by the events that led to him revealing his own writing pseudonym of Richard Bachman.
- GoofsNear the end, when George Stark is holding Thad (Timothy Hutton)'s twins, his gun is a Colt 1911 (as he's had throughout the movie). When Thad moves closer, the gun changes to a Beretta 92FS. After Thad takes one of the twins, George's gun is again a 1911 when he tucks it in his waistband.
- Quotes
Man in the Hallway: What's going on?
George Stark: Murder... You want some?
- SoundtracksAre You Lonesome To-night?
By Roy Turk & Lou Handman
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of the RCA Records Label of BMG Music
Featured review
One of the Better Stephen King Movies
The Dark Half is a very good horror movie which is not surprising considering the novel was written by Stephen King. George Romero a man who has done a wonderful job with horror movies is the man in charge of taking this from a novel to a movie and he delivers.
The plot revolves around author Thad Beaumont. Beaumont had written several best selling novels under the pseudonym George Stark. However a law student makes the connection and threatens to reveal it to everyone. Before this can happen Beaumont goes public and tells everyone he is Stark, essentially killing off his pseudonym. Stark isn't content with being dispatched and he comes to life determined to stick around. Stark then goes around killing those responsible for his demise. Beaumont must fight Stark because only one of them can survive.
Timothy Hutton does a spectacular job as both Beaumont and Stark. He really makes you believe the two are separate people but are tied together. The plot is suspenseful and full of unexpected twists. There are also supernatural elements such as the sparrows or bringers of the living dead.
So to sum it up The Dark Half is one of the better adoptions to Stephen King's works. It follows the story accurately and succeeds in scaring the audience which is the aim for horror movies.
The plot revolves around author Thad Beaumont. Beaumont had written several best selling novels under the pseudonym George Stark. However a law student makes the connection and threatens to reveal it to everyone. Before this can happen Beaumont goes public and tells everyone he is Stark, essentially killing off his pseudonym. Stark isn't content with being dispatched and he comes to life determined to stick around. Stark then goes around killing those responsible for his demise. Beaumont must fight Stark because only one of them can survive.
Timothy Hutton does a spectacular job as both Beaumont and Stark. He really makes you believe the two are separate people but are tied together. The plot is suspenseful and full of unexpected twists. There are also supernatural elements such as the sparrows or bringers of the living dead.
So to sum it up The Dark Half is one of the better adoptions to Stephen King's works. It follows the story accurately and succeeds in scaring the audience which is the aim for horror movies.
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- La mitad siniestra
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- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,611,160
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,250,883
- Apr 25, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $10,611,160
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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