The Dead Girl

This article is about the 2006 film. For other uses, see Dead Girl (disambiguation).
The Dead Girl

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Karen Moncrieff
Produced by Eric Karten
Gary Lucchesi
Tom Rosenberg
Kevin Turen
Henry Winterstern
Written by Karen Moncrieff
Starring Toni Collette
Brittany Murphy
Rose Byrne
Marcia Gay Harden
Mary Beth Hurt
Kerry Washington
Music by Adam Gorgoni
Cinematography Michael Grady
Edited by Toby Yates
Distributed by First Look International
Release dates
  • 29 December 2006 (2006-12-29)
Running time
93 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $905,291[1]

The Dead Girl is a 2006 American film written and directed by Karen Moncrieff, starring Brittany Murphy, Toni Collette, Rose Byrne and Marcia Gay Harden. The film was nominated for several 2007 Independent Spirit Awards including Best Feature and Best Director.[2] It is the story of a young woman's death and the people linked to her murder. It also features Mary Beth Hurt, Kerry Washington, James Franco, Giovanni Ribisi, Josh Brolin, Mary Steenburgen and Piper Laurie. The film was premiered at the AFI Film Festival (7 November 2006), and was given a limited US theatrical release on 29 December 2006. It was generally well received.[3] It only ran for two weeks in US first-run theaters, and earned nearly all its revenue from overseas release.[4]

Plot

The movie is presented in five segments, each bearing a title:

Cast

References

  1. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=deadgirl.htm
  2. "Independent Spirit Awards".
  3. The movie scored 75% (critics) and 63% (audience) on the RottenTomato website, with similar above-average results on other user-maintained sites. Accessed 29 December 2010
  4. The Dead Girl at Box Office Mojo

External links

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