The Singing Detective (2003)

Cast

Robert Downey Jr.
as Dan Dark
Carla Gugino
as Betty Dark / Hooker
Robin Wright
as Nicola / Nina / Blonde
Mel Gibson
as Dr. Gibbon

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Genres & Description

Action Comedy Crime Musical Mystery

5.6 / 10

"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."

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Comments on this trailer
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shark_ pup

lol so late for the party but if anyone cares the song he is singing is called Poison Ivy by Redbone - @Friday, May 13, 2016 2:50 AM

Valerie Mitchell

Robert Downey Jr...and Robert Downey Jr. best part. :) - @Tuesday, March 19, 2013 1:16 AM

PeyTay

Omg he sang so great at 1:00 I love him but I have not seen the movie but still!!!! - @Thursday, June 7, 2012 2:43 AM

Emily Hames

@ItMustBeTheNargles To answer your first question, it seems there are two Dan Darks (Robert Downey Jr.'s character) - a regular guy and a detective. So they comically listed him twice saying that he (obviously) plays both characters. :P - @Friday, March 9, 2012 1:25 AM

Duda Barros

Two questions: why does the narator say Robert Downey Jr. twice and what is year was this movie released? - @Friday, February 24, 2012 4:17 AM

najhoant

The movie is nutty, but very worth watching - @Saturday, November 19, 2011 7:15 PM

Rachit Parikh

what's the name of the song he is singing? - @Wednesday, October 19, 2011 4:45 AM