The Dark Half

1993 · 122 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 20,635 VOTES · DIR. George A. Romero

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 872 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:22:34 This was my idea. I was takin' pictures of teddy bears when I thought of it.
00:26:15 - (phone rings) - No. I'll go myself.
00:30:40 "Why do you suppose Machine is so popular?"
00:32:46 Because he thinks I did it. He thinks I did...
00:35:26 ...and why, I'll never know.
00:40:04 - What's keepin' me outta jail? - Me, I guess.
00:42:24 Now, come on, Thad. This is not a good time to be holdin' things back.
00:47:39 Now, you're gonna make us a little telephone call, sissy.
00:50:30 This is Alan Pangborn...
00:54:20 Goodbye, Mike.
00:57:46 ...and he's gonna keep on killing till he gets to me and Thad and the babies.
01:01:51 He doesn't wanna be dead any more!
01:04:24 The call was made from a payphone in Times Square.
01:07:24 I'll be over home.
01:13:57 Agh!
01:18:03 ...and signed over to them.
01:21:15 Tell her you're safe. Don't tell anyone who might tell me where you are.
01:24:06 I wanted him to live.
01:26:35 What's left of him is out in his bubble-mobile drawin' flies.
01:29:29 Just keep on goin'.
01:32:26 But I got the feelin' that one or the other of us is gonna have to fold his hand.
01:36:38 There's only one way to find out who's finished and who's not.
01:43:56 ...drift on off.
01:50:42 Liz.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed872
Dialogue density7.1 lines / min
First line00:22:34
Final line01:50:42

Production Record

DirectorGeorge A. Romero
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue$10,611,160
IMDb votes20,635