The Singing Detective

"When it comes to murder, seduction and betrayal, he wrote the book. Now he's living it."

Nov 14 2003 R 1h 49m
Comedy, Crime, Musical

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

Plot

"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."

Written by

Dennis Potter

Directed by

Keith Gordon

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount Vantage, Airborne Productions, Haft Entertainment, Icon Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
9,064
Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
45
Popularity
NA