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Released 19 years ago.
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The Number 23
"First it takes hold of your mind...then it takes hold of your life."
2007 1h 37m EN
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6.4TMDB Β· 3,653
ThrillerMysteryCrimeDrama
Synopsis
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Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.
βFirst it takes hold of your mind...then it takes hold of your life.β
Cast
Jim Carrey
Walter Sparrow / Fingerling
Virginia Madsen
Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
Logan Lerman
Robin Sparrow
Danny Huston
Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix
Lynn Collins
Suicide Blonde / Mrs. Dobkins / Young Fingerling's Mother
Rhona Mitra
Laura Tollins
Mark Pellegrino
Kyle Finch
Ed Lauter
Father Sebastian
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Joel Schumacher
- Writers
- Fernley Phillips
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Germany, United States of America
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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Joel Schumacher, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Harry Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Mark Stevens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen and Logan Lerman carry the top of the cast.
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ERA
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Marketing tagline: "First it takes hold of your mind...then it takes hold of your life.".
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IMDB entry: tt0481369 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Joel Schumacher directs. Matthew Libatique behind the camera. Harry Gregson-Williams scores. Mark Stevens cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 19 years ago.
- 2International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
- 3Directed by Joel Schumacher, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Harry Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Mark Stevens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen and Logan Lerman carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "First it takes hold of your mind...then it takes hold of your life.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0481369 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 9 themes, including "hotel room", "suicide", "based on novel or book", "obsession".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Matthew Libatique
- Original score
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Editing
- Mark Stevens
- Production design
- Andrew Laws
- Costume design
- Daniel Orlandi
- Makeup / hair
- Bill Corso
- VFX supervisor
- Jamie Hallett
- Runtime
- 97 min Β· 1h 37m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $30,000,000
- Box office
- $77,677,553
- Return
- 259% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Joel Schumacher
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What people are saying
- JPV852β 6/10
Very dark mystery-drama at a time (IIRC) Jim Carrey moved to doing more drama based movies. I had seen this one before probably back in 2007 but don't remember a whole lot. It's an okay film and Carrey for his part was fine, however Virginia Madsen was smoking hot. The movie did at least keep my attention until the end but not sure I'd revisit again. 3.0/5
Production companies
Who made it
- FI
Firm Films
New Line Cinema
US
- CO
Contrafilm
US
Key crew
- ProducerBeau Flynn
- ProducerTripp Vinson
- CastingMali Finn
- Production DesignAndrew Laws
- EditorMark Stevens
- Costume DesignDaniel Orlandi
- Set DecorationDaniel B. Clancy
- Stunt DoubleSimone Bargetze
- Makeup Department HeadBill Corso
- StuntsJon H. Epstein
- StuntsBob Brown
- Casting ConsultantDonald Dowd
- Executive ProducerMike Drake
- Executive ProducerEli Richbourg
- Executive ProducerBrooklyn Weaver
- Co-ProducerFernley Phillips
- Executive ProducerToby Emmerich
- Art DirectionDavid Sandefur
- Executive ProducerRichard Brener
- Art DirectionJon Billington
- Associate ProducerLinda Fields Hill
- Executive ProducerKeith Goldberg
- Visual Effects SupervisorJamie Hallett
- "A" Camera OperatorDan Kneece
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- hotel room
- suicide
- based on novel or book
- obsession
- sadomasochism
- psychological thriller
- killer
- family
- numbers
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2007-02-13Β· Orpheum Theater
- Theatrical2007-02-23R
Also known as
International titles
- ιη°23TW
- The Number 23 - URAU
- Π§ΠΈΡΠ»ΠΎΡΠΎ 23BG
- Number 23DE
- Nummer 23DE
