Summaries

From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots.

"While hospitalized with an extreme case of psoriasis, novelist Dan Dark reworks his first book in his head. Feverish, paranoid and prone to musical outbreaks, he confuses himself with his protagonist, a detective investigating the murder of a prostitute in 1950s Los Angeles."—Mag-Helder Thélot

While hospitalized with an extreme case of psoriasis, novelist Dan Dark reworks his first book in his head. Feverish, paranoid and prone to musical outbreaks, he confuses himself with the his protagonist, a detective investigating the murder of a prostitute in 1950s Los Angeles.—IMDb Editors

Details

Keywords
  • detective
  • writer
  • hallucination
  • fantasy sequence
  • detective novel
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Musical
Release date Nov 13, 2003
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Icon Productions Airborne Productions Haft Entertainment

Box office

Budget $8000000
Gross US & Canada $337174
Opening weekend US & Canada $28324
Gross worldwide $435625

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 49m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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