Synopsis
Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Metacritic45/100
152 audience votes
Key crew
- Keith GordonDirector
- Dennis PotterScreenplay
Cast
- Robert Downey Jr.Dan Dark
- Robin WrightNicola / Nina / Blonde
- Mel GibsonDr. Gibbon
- Jeremy NorthamMark Binney
- Katie HolmesNurse Mills
- Adrien BrodyFirst Hood
- Jon PolitoSecond Hood
- Carla GuginoBetty Dark / Hooker
- Saul RubinekSkin Specialist
- Alfre WoodardChief of Staff
- Amy AquinoNurse Nozhki
- David DorfmanYoung Dan Dark
Stills
Themes
adulteryinfidelityparanoiahallucinationmusicalsurrealismparodysadomasochismdetective storyremakelos angeles, californiafantasy sequence