The Dark Half( 1993)

TV-MAMysteryHorror

60%

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There are very good reasons to be afraid of the dark.

Overview

Thad Beaumont is the author of a highly successful series of violent pulp thrillers written under the pseudonym of ‘George Stark’, but when he decides to ‘kill-off’ his alter-ego in a mock ceremony, it precipitates a string of sadistic murders matching those in his pulp novels, which are soon discovered to be the work of Stark himself. Looking like a maniacal version of his counterpart, Stark is not so willing to quit the writing game – even if it means coming after Thad's wife and their baby.

Top Billed Cast

Timothy Hutton
Thad Beaumont / George Stark
Amy Madigan
Liz Beaumont
Michael Rooker
Sheriff Alan Pangborn
Julie Harris
Reggie DeLesseps
Robert Joy
Fred Clawson
Kent Broadhurst
Mike Donaldson
Beth Grant
Shayla Beaumont
Rutanya Alda
Miriam Cowley
Tom Mardirosian
Rick Cowley
Larry John Meyers
Dr. Pritchard
Patrick Brannan
Young Thad Beaumont
Royal Dano
Digger Holt
Glenn Colerider
Homer Gamache
Chelsea Field
Annie Pangborn
Christine Forrest
Trudy Wiggins
Jeff Monahan
Wes
Jeff Howell
Dave
Rik Billock
Donaldson Cop #2
David Early
Officer #2
Sarah Parker
Wendy Beaumont / William Beaumont
Elizabeth Parker
Wendy Beaumont / William Beaumont
William Cameron
Officer Hamilton
Rohn Thomas
Dr. Albertson
Molly Renfroe
Hilary
Judy Grafe
Head Nurse
Donna Lynne Champlin
Babysitter (uncredited)
George A. Romero
Customer (uncredited)
John Amplas
Thad Beaumont (double)

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A review by Gimly

Written by Gimly on Sun Jul 26 2020

A visually spectacular ending, but one that delivers little in the way of answers, and doesn't change a so-so beginning and middle of a film in any way that's meaningfully satisfactory. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._...