Taglines: George Stark. Not a very nice guy.
The Dark Half movie storyline. When Thad Beaumont was a child, he had an operation to remove a tumour from his brain. during the operation, it was discovered that far from being a tumor, the growth was a twin brother of Thad’s that never developed.
Years later, Thad is a successful author, writing his serious books under his own name, and his pulp money-makers under the pseudonum “George Stark”. When blackmailed by someone who has discovered his secret, Thad publically “buries” George Stark. From that point on, Thad increasingly becomes the prime suspect in a series of gruesome murders.
The Dark Half is a 1993 American horror film adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. The film was directed by George A. Romero and stars Timothy Hutton as Thad Beaumont and George Stark, Amy Madigan as Liz Beaumont, Michael Rooker as Sheriff Alan Pangborn and Royal Dano in his final film.
The movie was filmed in part at Washington & Jefferson College, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Notable in the film are the chapel in the Old Main, seen at the beginning of the film as Beaumont’s classroom, and the office of the college chaplain, used as Beaumont’s office. Members of the faculty and student body served as extras in the film.
The residence featured in the film is a home located on Maple Avenue in the Edgewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The film was Romero’s second foray into filming with the support of a major film production company (his first being Monkey Shines), causing some problems for the notoriously low-budget director.
The film was shot from October 1990 until March 1991 and was in release limbo for two years due to Orion Pictures’ bleak financial situation. The film eventually saw release in April 1993, taking in just over $10 million domestically.
The Dark Half (1993)
Directed by: George A. Romero
Starring: Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker, Julie Harris, Robert Joy, Beth Grant, Rutanya Alda, Royal Dano, Glenn Colerider, Sarah Parker
Screenplay by: George A. Romero, Paul Hunt, Nick McCarthy
Production Design by: Cletus Anderson
Cinematography by: Tony Pierce-Roberts
Film Editing by: Pasquale Buba
Costume Design by: Barbara Anderson
Set Decoration by: Brian J. Stonestreet
Art Direction by: James C. Feng
Music by: Christopher Young
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language.
Distributed by: Orion Pictures
Release Date: April 23, 1993
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