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The Dark Half (1993) [R]

Release Date:
April 23, 1993

Original Title:
The Dark Half

Alternate Titles:
A Metade Negra
La Metà Oscura
La mitad siniestra
La part des ténèbres
Stark - The Dark Half (1993)
Temná půle
The Dark Half - Stephen King
Тёмная половина

Genres:
Horror | Mystery

Production Companies:
George A. Romero Productions
Orion Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  ES: 18  FR: 16  GB: 18  PT: M/16  US: R 

Runtime: 122

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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ADR Voice Casting:
Barbara Harris

Additional Camera:
Michael Spiller

Animal Coordinator:
Mark Harden

Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects:
Christopher P. Martin
Tom Culnan
Ken Walker

Art Department Coordinator:
Andrew Sands

Art Direction:
James C. Feng

Assistant Accountant:
Lisa Kruczek

Assistant Property Master:
Marty Garrigan

Associate Producer:
Christine Forrest

Best Boy Grip:
Scott Hillman

Boom Operator:
Bill J. DiDonna

Camera Operator:
Michael Levine
Jeffery J. Tufano

Carpenter:
Robert Buncher
Chris Ferrence
Kenneth J. Kellers
Brent Peelor
Aaron Skalka

Casting:
Terry Liebling
Donna M. Belajac

Color Timer:
Keith Parrish

Construction Coordinator:
Louis P. Taylor

Consulting Producer:
Richard Hawley

Costume Design:
Barbara Anderson

Director:
George A. Romero

Director of Photography:
Tony Pierce-Roberts

Dolly Grip:
Richard M. Sieg

Editor:
Pasquale Buba

Electrician:
Chris Lugar
Ethan Phillips
John Alan Roush

Executive Producer:
George A. Romero

Extras Casting:
Nancy Mosser

First Assistant Camera:
Luke Latino

First Assistant Director:
Nicholas Mastandrea

First Assistant Editor:
Ray Boniker

Foley Artist:
Gregg Barbanell
Joan Rowe

Gaffer:
Marc Rogers

Grip:
Bart Flaherty
Joey Wrubleski
John S. Moyer

Key Grip:
John Janusek

Lead Set Dresser:
Gregory Jones

Lighting Technician:
Frank McGough

Loader:
Richard S. Crumrine Jr.

Main Title Designer:
Neal Thompson

Makeup & Hair Assistant:
Jeffrey A. Rubis

Makeup Artist:
Jeannee Josefczyk
Carol Paulick

Makeup Effects:
John Vulich
Everett Burrell

Music Editor:
John LaSalandra

Negative Cutter:
Gary Burritt

Novel:
Stephen King

Original Music Composer:
Christopher Young

Producer:
Declan Baldwin

Production Assistant:
Linda Carola
Fred 'Fredo' Donatelli
Michele Fetting
Steve Parys
Bob Pomeroy
Dawn Murphy Riley

Production Coordinator:
Ann Ruark
Mary Ann Marino

Production Design:
Cletus Anderson

Production Supervisor:
Janice F. Sperling

Projection:
Jon Sharpe

Scenic Artist:
Thomas J. Garrigan
Paul Bucciarelli
Vincent Borrelli
Mary O'Brien

Screenplay:
George A. Romero

Script Supervisor:
James Ellis Deakins

Second Assistant Camera:
Carol A. Ogihara

Second Assistant Director:
Drew Ann Rosenberg

Second Unit Director:
Tom Dubensky

Second Unit Director of Photography:
Michael Spiller

Set Decoration:
Brian J. Stonestreet

Set Designer:
David Eckert

Set Dresser:
Mia Boccella
Daniel Fisher
Megan Graham
Smith Harper Hutchings
Ralph Roger Pivirotto
Sonja Roth
Beth A. Rubino
Maurin L. Scarlata
Barbara E. Thompson
Jane Hyland

Sound Editor:
Gaston Biraben
Elliott Koretz
Mark Rathaus

Sound Effects Editor:
Jim Bryan

Sound Mixer:
John Sutton

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Carlos Delarios
Gregory H. Watkins
Bill W. Benton

Special Effects Coordinator:
Kristina M. Horner

Special Effects Makeup Artist:
Louis Kiss
Larry Odien

Special Effects Supervisor:
Carl Horner

Special Effects Technician:
Nikolay Galitzine

Steadicam Operator:
Kyle Rudolph

Still Photographer:
Lynne Warberg

Storyboard Artist:
Pete von Sholly

Stunt Coordinator:
Phil Neilson

Stunts:
Cynthia Neilson

Supervising Sound Editor:
Eric Lindemann
Michael Hilkene

Transportation Coordinator:
Marc Scott

Unit Production Manager:
Declan Baldwin

Unit Publicist:
Mitch Kreindel

Visual Effects Producer:
Peter Kuran

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Kevin Kutchaver

Wardrobe Assistant:
Melinda Eshelman

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Nancy A. Palmatier

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