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THE BLACK DAHLIA (2006)

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WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    From the acclaimed director of Scarface and the author of L.A. Confidential comes the spellbinding thriller The Black Dahlia. Two ambitious cops, Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) and Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett), investigate the shocking murder of an aspiring young starlet. With a corpse so mutilated that photos are kept from the public, the case becomes an obsession for the men, and their lives begin to unravel. Blanchard's relationship with his girlfriend, Kay (Scarlett Johansson), deteriorates, while Bleichert finds himself drawn to the enigmatic Madeline (Hilary Swank), a wealthy woman with a dark and twisted connection to the victim.

STARRING:

Josh Hartnett: Officer Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert
Scarlett Johansson: Kay Lake
Aaron Eckhart: Sergeant Leland "Lee" Blanchard
Hilary Swank: Madeleine Linscott
Mia Kirshner: Elizabeth Short
Mike Starr: Russ Millard
Fiona Shaw: Ramona Linscott

SCREENWRITER: Josh Friedman

DIRECTOR: Brian De Palma

RUNNING TIME: 122 minutes

STUDIO: Universal

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: F

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS
(1 nomination and 0 wins)

Best Cinematography - Vilmos Zsigmond
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GIGGLES
(1 nomination and 0 wins)

Worst Movie
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GLOBES

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• This film is based off the book of the same name by James Ellroy, which was itself loosely based off of the actual murder of Elizabeth Short.
• This book was originally optioned for a film adaptation in 1986, but would not hit the big screen until 2006, a full twenty years later.
• Before Aaron Eckhart landed his role in the film, his part was offered to Mark Wahlberg, who ended up having to leave the project due to commitments to The Brazilian Job, a sequel to The Italian Job. That film was subsequently delayed is now expected to be released in 2008.

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