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The number 23 / New Line Cinema presents a Contrafilm/Firm Films production, a Joel Schumacher film ; produced by Beau Flynn/Tripp Vinson ; written by Fernley Phillips ; directed by Joel Schumacher.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: N10688 | New Line Home EntertainmentN10690 | New Line Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Original language: English Series: InfinifilmPublisher: Burbank, CA : New Line Home Entertainment, [2007]Distributor: [New York] : Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2007Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 0780656741
  • 9780780656741
Other title:
  • Number twenty-three
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; editor, Mark Stevens ; music by, Harry Gregson-Williams ; costume designer, Daniel Orlandi ; production designer, Andrew Laws.
Cast: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Rhona Mitra, Michelle Arthur, Mark Pellegrino.Summary: Walter Sparrow receives a book for his birthday from his wife, Agatha. The first words he reads changes his once placid existence into a whirlpool of psychological torture and mayhem. The book is a chilling murder mystery that seems to mirror Walter's life in dark and uncontrollable ways. The book's main character is a brooding detective named Fingerling who seems to copy Walter's own history. As the book comes to life, Walter becomes fascinated by the most frightening part of it - Fingerling's dark obsession with the number 23. Walter soon starts to see the number everywhere in his own life and becomes haunted by the fact that he is damned to commit the same horrific crime as Fingerling. Now Walter is on a dangerous quest to understand the mysteries of the book. If he can unlock the dark power of the number 23, he may just be able to change his future.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Upon acquiring a mysterious book in which the number 23 seems to take on powerful cosmic significance, a once-sane man gradually becomes obsessed with the idea that the frequently recurring number may in fact hold a deadly secret in this intense mystery-thriller starring Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen, and directed by Joel Schumacher. Walter Sparrow (Carrey) is a middle-aged dogcatcher whose wife Agatha (Madsen) has bestowed him with an obscure mystery novel detailing the investigation launched by a tough-talking gumshoe named Fingerling (also Carrey) whose every move seems to be overshadowed by the enigmatic eponymous number. After noting a series of alarming parallels shared between the fictional detective and himself, Walter is quickly drawn in to the story as the hard-boiled private investigator murders raven-wigged moll Fabrizia (also Madsen) and pins the crime on her unsuspecting lover (Danny Huston). Back in the real world, fiction seems to merge with reality as Walter and Agatha's close friend Isaac (also Huston) begins to ingratiate himself ever deeper into the couple's relationship and Walter begins experiencing a gruesome series of visions in which he violently murders an unfaithful Agatha. His mind fast descending into a dark and violent whirlwind of madness, Walter enlists the aid of Agatha and the pair's adolescent son Robin (Logan Lerman) in seeking out the author of the mysterious tome and uncovering the sinister truth behind the so-called "23 enigma." ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.

English dialogue; closed-captioned.

Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Rhona Mitra, Michelle Arthur, Mark Pellegrino.

Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; editor, Mark Stevens ; music by, Harry Gregson-Williams ; costume designer, Daniel Orlandi ; production designer, Andrew Laws.

Includes both the theatrical version (run time approx. 98 mins.) and unrated version (run time approx. 101 mins).

MPAA rating: Unrated [and] R; for violence, disturbing images, sexuality and language.

Walter Sparrow receives a book for his birthday from his wife, Agatha. The first words he reads changes his once placid existence into a whirlpool of psychological torture and mayhem. The book is a chilling murder mystery that seems to mirror Walter's life in dark and uncontrollable ways. The book's main character is a brooding detective named Fingerling who seems to copy Walter's own history. As the book comes to life, Walter becomes fascinated by the most frightening part of it - Fingerling's dark obsession with the number 23. Walter soon starts to see the number everywhere in his own life and becomes haunted by the fact that he is damned to commit the same horrific crime as Fingerling. Now Walter is on a dangerous quest to understand the mysteries of the book. If he can unlock the dark power of the number 23, he may just be able to change his future.

Special features: "The number 23 enigma" documentary ; "How to find your life path numbers" featurette ; fact track trivia ; 16 deleted scenes including an alternate ending ; Director commentary ; "Making of 'The number 23'" featurette ; "Creating the world of Fingerling" featurette.

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