Dark Horse (2011)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 26min
- Comedy, Drama
- 29 Jun 2012 (UK)
- Movie
Romance blooms between two tricenarians in arrested development: an avid toy collector who is the dark horse of his family and a depressed woman on the rebound.
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Awards:
- 4 nominations.
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Cast
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Melisa Young | ... |
Wedding Singer
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| Jordan Gelber | ... |
Abe
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| Selma Blair | ... |
Miranda (formerly 'Vi')
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| Mia Farrow | ... |
Phyllis
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| Christopher Walken | ... |
Jackie
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| Zachary Booth | ... |
Justin
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| Donna Murphy | ... |
Marie
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| Tyler Maynard | ... |
Jiminy
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| Mary Joy | ... |
Lori
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| Peter McRobbie | ... |
Arnie
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| Justin Bartha | ... |
Richard
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| Aasif Mandvi | ... |
Mahmoud
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| Di Quon | ... |
Waitress
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| Lee Wilkof | ... |
Phil
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Tera Lee Pollin | ... |
Dancing Bride
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| Keith Kuhl | ... |
Dancing Groom
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Kathryn Avery | ... |
Dancer
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Laurena Baros | ... |
Dancer
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| Courtney Cooper | ... |
Dancer
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Daniel Genalo | ... |
Dancer
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| Nicole Guidetti | ... |
Dancer
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Brian Henninger | ... |
Dancer
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| Graham Kurtz | ... |
Dancer
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Leah O'Donnell | ... |
Dancer
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| Cody Rigsby | ... |
Dancer
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Steven Rosa | ... |
Dancer
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| Kenneth Maharaj | ... |
Store Clerk (uncredited)
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Stephanie Mas | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Kimberly McVicar | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Abe Mendel | ... |
Accountant (uncredited)
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Michela Pantano | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Edward Sass III | ... |
Movie Patron (uncredited)
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Mark Steiger | ... |
Dancer At Wedding (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Todd Solondz | ||
Written by
| Todd Solondz | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Juan Basanta | ... | producer: Dominican Republic |
| Ted Hope | ... | producer |
| Rafael Elias Munoz | ... | line producer: Dominican Republic (as Rafael Munoz) |
| Nick Quested | ... | executive producer |
| Craig Shilowich | ... | associate producer |
| Derrick Tseng | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Andrij Parekh | ||
Editing by
| Kevin Messman | ||
Editorial Department
| Joseph Borges | ... | digital intermediate video technician |
| Moritz Fortmann | ... | digital intermediate colorist / digital intermediate finishing artist |
| Jean Lane | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Ben Lay | ... | digital intermediate video technician |
| Michael Morgenstern | ... | additional media creator |
| Boon Shin Ng | ... | digital intermediate finishing artist |
| Kathryn J. Schubert | ... | first assistant editor |
| Tim Spitzer | ... | digital intermediate supervisor |
| Sabina-Elease Utley | ... | digital intermediate producer |
Casting By
| Ann Goulder | ||
| Gayle Keller | ||
Production Design by
| Alex DiGerlando | ||
Art Direction by
| Dawn Masi | ||
Set Decoration by
| Kris Moran | ||
Costume Design by
| Kurt and Bart | ||
Makeup Department
| Jochy Campusano | ... | makeup artist: Dominican Republic |
| Daisy Curbeon | ... | key hair stylist |
| David Kalahiki | ... | hair department head |
| Rondi Scott | ... | makeup department head |
| Emily Ansel | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Juan Basanta | ... | unit production manager: Dominican Republic |
| Gretchen McGowan | ... | head of production: Goldcrest Films International |
| Craig Shilowich | ... | post-production supervisor / production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jolian Blevins | ... | second assistant director |
| Fernando Luciano | ... | second assistant director: Dominican Republic |
| Rafael Elias Munoz | ... | first assistant director: Dominican Republic (as Rafael Munoz) |
| Cedric Vara | ... | second second assistant director |
| Atilla Salih Yücer | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Matthew Amenta | ... | assistant property master |
| Stuart Auld | ... | camera scenic artist |
| Jeremy L. Balon | ... | property master (as Jeremy Balon) |
| Michael Curry Jr. | ... | key carpenter |
| Jackie Dickson | ... | art production assistant |
| Kate Dougherty | ... | art intern |
| Ana Maria Hart | ... | set dresser: Dominican Republic |
| Kevin Herlihy | ... | construction foreman |
| Michael Herlihy | ... | construction coordinator (as Mike Herlihy) |
| Anna Humphries | ... | art intern |
| Janet Kalas | ... | charge scenic artist |
| Esther Kim | ... | art intern |
| Lucia Lizardo | ... | art production assistant: Dominican Republic |
| Bob Provenzano | ... | leadman (as Bobby Provenzano) |
| Joe Reider | ... | assistant property master |
| Malcolm Sonsire | ... | set dresser |
| Maya Tanaka | ... | art intern |
| Henry Viola | ... | art production assistant: Dominican Republic |
| Joshua Vogel | ... | on-set dresser |
| Mike Biskupski | ... | on-set dresser (uncredited) |
| Michael B. Lewis | ... | set decorating production assistant (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Jack Hutson | ... | sound mixer |
| Thomas W. Jordan | ... | boom operator (as Thomas Jordan) |
| Eric Offin | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Brian Vancho | ... | foley artist |
| Franklin Vaughan | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Fritz Francois | ... | playback sound mixer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Jean-Pierre Boies | ... | visual effects supervisor: FLY Studio |
| Chris Byron | ... | cg artist: FLY Studio |
| Valérie Dufour | ... | visual effects technician: FLY Studio (as Valerie Dufour) |
| Jade Gratton | ... | visual effects coordinator: FLY Studio |
| Mathieu Jolicoeur | ... | compositor: FLY Studio |
| Mathieu Lalumière | ... | motion designer: FLY Studio |
| Louis Morin | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Stunts
| Damian Achilles | ... | stunt driver |
| Melissa H. Morgan | ... | stunt driver (as Melissa Morgan) |
| Thomas Place | ... | stunt double: Abe |
| Manny Siverio | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Jeff Ward | ... | stunt driver |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Cristino Adames | ... | gaffer: Dominican Republic |
| Boris Cifuentes | ... | electrician: additional |
| Katie Dainson | ... | second assistant camera |
| Emil De La Paz | ... | video assist: Dominican Republic |
| Hi Elroyl | ... | grip |
| Darren Frohlich | ... | best boy electric |
| Erik Guldbech | ... | electric (as Eric Guldbech) |
| Carlos Gumersindo | ... | dolly grip: Dominican Republic |
| Alejandro Hernández | ... | electric: Dominican Republic (as Alejandro Hernandez) |
| Aaron Jacobs | ... | grip |
| Matthew Jacobs | ... | grip (as Matt Jacobs) |
| Philip Kathrens | ... | electric (as Phil Kathrens) |
| Sam Kretchmar | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Mike 'Electric' Mervilde Jr. | ... | dolly grip (as Mike Mervilde) |
| Jose Montero | ... | best boy electric: Dominican Republic |
| Michael Mortell | ... | electric (as Mike Mortell) |
| Ramón Moya | ... | second assistant camera: Dominican Republic (as Ramon Moya) |
| William Newell | ... | gaffer (as Bill Newell) |
| Antonio Novas | ... | clapper/loader: Dominican Republic |
| Aaron Randall | ... | key grip |
| George Robert | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Thomas Ryan | ... | camera intern (as Tom Ryan) |
| Tom Ryan | ... | camera intern |
| Matt Staples | ... | best boy grip |
| Juan M. Vasquez | ... | key grip: Dominican Republic |
| Mayret Velasquez | ... | data downloader: Dominican Republic |
| JoJo Whilden | ... | still photographer |
| Toshiro Yamaguchi | ... | first assistant camera |
| Kyle Blackman | ... | camera loader: additional photography (uncredited) |
| Steve Briante | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| James Dombey | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Rory Hanrahan | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Jamie A. Marlowe | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited) |
| Shawn Mulligan | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| August Popkin | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Carissa Spatcher | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Heidy Morel | ... | extras casting director: Dominican Republic |
| Rita Powers | ... | extras casting |
| Danielle Turner | ... | casting assistant (as Danielle Gonder Torner) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sarah Cuno | ... | set costumer |
| Vitor Evangelista | ... | costume intern |
| Daniel Garcia | ... | costume intern |
| Maham Khwaja | ... | costume intern |
| Rachael Ohman | ... | set costumer |
| Joanna Rockwell | ... | costume intern |
| Shelby Saboy | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Slobodan Strinic | ... | costumer: Dominican Republic |
Location Management
| Alec Bates | ... | assistant location manager |
| Steve Grivno | ... | location scout |
| Emily Nan Iason | ... | location intern (as Emily Iason) |
| Chad Lloyd | ... | location intern |
| Michael Matlak | ... | location assistant |
| Michael Mizrah | ... | location scout |
| Brendan O'Rourke | ... | location manager |
| Scott Tankel | ... | location coordinator |
Music Department
| Stewart Cararas | ... | music engineer: song / music mixer: song / music producer: song |
| Michael Hill | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Carol A. Compton | ... | script clearance: IndieClear (as Carol Compton) |
| Andrea Ulrich | ... | script supervisor (as Andrea J. Ulrich) |
Transportation Department
| Pedro Antonio Castillo | ... | driver: Dominican Republic (as Pedro Castillo) |
| Jeremiah LaRoche | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Gregorio Rodriguez | ... | driver: Dominican Republic |
| Gabe Turiello | ... | camera car process trailer driver |
| Juan Veloz | ... | driver: Dominican Republic |
| Wilkins Veloz | ... | driver: Dominican Republic |
| Tim Woods | ... | transportation captain (as Timothy Woods) |
Additional Crew
| Danny Ahn | ... | set intern |
| Marcella Andre | ... | payroll service: Entertainment Partners |
| Katy Beekman | ... | set production assistant |
| Jean-Pierre Boies | ... | title designer: FLY Studio |
| Stephanie Bousley | ... | set intern |
| Kara Burney | ... | office intern |
| Ruth Chevalier | ... | production accountant |
| Wendy Cohen | ... | product placement coordinator |
| Mallory Crowley | ... | optician: Mr. Walken |
| Brian Donegan | ... | set production assistant |
| Brantley Doyle | ... | set intern |
| Riaya Aboul Ela | ... | marketing executive: Goldcrest Films International |
| Gary Evertsz | ... | production assistant: Dominican Republic |
| Brian James Fitzpatrick | ... | set production assistant (as Brian Fitzpatrick) |
| David Formentin | ... | set production assistant |
| Emmanuelle George | ... | office intern |
| Federica Gianni | ... | set production assistant: Morocco |
| Jonathan Gray | ... | production counsel: Gray Krauss Des Rochers |
| Conor Griff | ... | key production assistant |
| Richard Guay | ... | payroll service: Entertainment Partners |
| Claire Haley | ... | first team production assistant (as Claire Skowronek) |
| Brian Havens | ... | chef: Star Struck Catering |
| Evan Hill | ... | parking coordinator |
| Kerri Hundley | ... | office production assistant |
| Sarah Karas | ... | office intern |
| Melissa Kimbler | ... | accounting clerk |
| Dan Knechtges | ... | choreographer |
| Albert Krause | ... | production accountant |
| Brian Lee | ... | clearance coordinator |
| Fernando Luciano | ... | production coordinator: Dominican Republic |
| Julio Matias | ... | production assistant: Dominican Republic |
| Márcia Mayer | ... | sales executive: Goldcrest Films International (as Marcia Nunes) |
| Ross Miller | ... | production insurance: Reiff & Associates |
| Hi Pebblesi | ... | payroll service: Entertainment Partners |
| Miguel Rodriguez | ... | caterer: Dominican Republic, Dominican Food Crew |
| Pallavi Rohatgi | ... | set intern |
| Josh Stern | ... | assistant: Ted Hope |
| Ian M. Stratford | ... | production counsel: Gray Krauss Des Rochers (as Ian Stratford) |
| Matthew Thurm | ... | assistant: Todd Solondz |
| Myles Tomczak | ... | office intern |
| Maura Trail | ... | production secretary |
| Alicia Van Couvering | ... | clearance coordinator |
| Lior Vardi | ... | production office coordinator |
| Niccolò Vitelli | ... | set production assistant (as Nicolo Vitelli) |
| Claire Warnes | ... | head of business affairs: Goldcrest Films International |
| Devon Williams | ... | production counsel: Gray Krauss Des Rochers |
| Penny Wolf | ... | head of sales: Goldcrest Films International |
| Meredith Wurzbach | ... | production insurance: Reiff & Associates |
| Theresa A. Carroll | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| Alex Dorman | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Avi Edelman | ... | production intern (uncredited) |
| Joe Mancini | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Rodrigo Montealegre | ... | assistant: Aasif Mandvi (uncredited) / assistant: Tyler Maynard (uncredited) / production assistant (uncredited) |
| Joyce Wu | ... | adr loop artist (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Jason Alexander | ... | special thanks |
| John Furgason | ... | special thanks |
| Ken Lee | ... | special thanks |
| Jerry Stiller | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Virgil Films & Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Albatros Film (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Happiness Distribution (2012) (France) (theatrical)
- Kino Bez Granits (2012) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Transformer (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Vitagraph Films (2012) (United States) (theatrical)
- Wild Bunch Benelux (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Axiom Films (2012) (United Kingdom)
- Brainstorm Media (2012) (United States)
- Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh)
- Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan)
- Tanweer Films (2011) (India)
- Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal)
- Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan)
- Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka)
- Zon Audiovisuais (2013) (Portugal)
Special Effects
- FLY Studio (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Basanta Films (production services: Dominican Republic)
- Brauer & Co. (film tax credits)
- D.R. Reiff & Associates (production insurance)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- Dominican Food Crew (catering: Dominican Republic)
- Entertainment Partners (payroll service)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- Gigantic Studios (audio post facility)
- Goldcrest Post Production New York (digital intermediate finishing services by)
- Gray Krauss Sandler Des Rochers (production counsel)
- IndieClear (script clearance)
- Lotus Post (adr recorded at)
- Star Struck Catering (catering)
- Tandem Sound (post-production sound services)
- Three Point Capital (TPC) (funding)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Abe Wertheimer - an odious, purposeless, self-centered 35-year-old living parasitically with his parents (by choice) and working in his dismayed father's business office (avoiding work while scoping eBay for collectible toys) - meets Miranda, an equally pathetic but self-loathing social dropout who, having given up on life, masochistically accepts Abe's sudden proposal of marriage for a knowingly grim future she won't fight against. Along with projecting his own faults onto his father, his own jealousy for lack of success and accomplishment onto his younger brother, and wallowing in the blind support of his mother, it's just another aspect of Abe's unsatisfying life that he just can't seem to improve. A long-overdue decision finally spins his insignificant life out of control. Written by statmanjeff |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $13,838, 08 May 2016 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Estelle Harris, Jason Alexander and Jerry Stiller were hired to do voice overs for the scenes where Mia Farrow and Christopher Walken sit stone-faced watching an unseen TV sitcom. Todd Solondz felt the "Costanzas" on the TV series "Seinfeld" were a sitcom version of the family he was depicting, but he couldn't afford to use audio clips from "Seinfeld." See more » |
| Goofs | When Abe is sitting alone in the Multiplex Cinema, before the movie begins there is a Movie Star Scramble ("Unscramble The Letters And Name This Movie Star!") on the screen. The scrambled name reads, "ORGEOE LONEYCO" which Abe whispers is "George Clooney" but "ORGEOE" cannot be rearranged into "George". See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Venice Film Festival 2011 (2011). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Right Hand Hi See more » |
| Quotes |
Abe:
We're all horrible people. Humanity's a fucking cesspool. People look in the mirror every fucking day and lie to themselves, saying they're good or caring or loving, but deep down - not so deep down - they only care about themselves. People... People treat you like shit, every fucking day, and then they act like other people are shit... so they get a pet that's all cute and cuddly, but even an animal knows the hard, primal truth: It is all about what you want; and, if there's any kindness or generosity, it only comes after being well-fed, or having good sex, or knowing that you weren't wiped out like all the other suckers on Wall Street. See more » |