Film debut - The Singing Detective November 9, 2003

A delirious genre-shattering mix of film noir, fanciful musical, outrageous comedy, and psychodrama, The Singing Detective is one of the most talked about films of the year. Re-configuring the landmark BBC series, the story revolves around Dan Dark (Robert Downey Jr.) a misanthropic pulp-writer with a debilitating skin condition. His feverish mind shifts between several worlds: his afflicted present, his painful childhood, and a detective novel he?s working on - which stars himself as a debonair, crooning sleuth. A brilliant supporting cast includes Adrien Brody, Katie Homes, Jeremy Northam, Mel Gibson, and Robin Wright Penn. (Directed by Keith Gordon; USA; 2003; 109min)