The Dark Half

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R,2hrs 2min

Genres:

Drama,Horror,Action

Released:

January 1, 1993

Distributor:

MGM

Starring:

Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker ... More

Synopsis: Marking the first collaboration between horror legends George A. Romero and Stephen King since 1982's Creepshow, this moody, atmospheric adaptation of King's novel was actually completed in 1991, but the highly-publicized bankruptcy of its distributor Orion Pictures in that same year nearly doomed The Dark Half to distribution limbo. King's story revolves around successful author Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton), whose popularity on the college circuit owes a great deal to the financial success of ... Full Synopsis

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	Karl Williams, AMG Review One of the slighter stories by horror novelist Stephen King becomes one of the better (although by no means the best) of the many film adaptations of his work. The taut script by writer/director George A. Romero, while sacrificing some elements that would have better explained the tale's supernatural elements, keeps the pace humming along briskly, never allowing the audience to chew for too long on ... Read Review

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	Timothy Hutton Thad Beaumont, George Stark Amy Madigan Liz Beaumont Michael Rooker Sheriff Alan Pangborn Julie Harris Reggie DeLesseps