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The Number 23 is a 2007psychological horrorthriller film about a man who becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him. As his obsession increases, more and more similarities seem to arise.

It’s called The Number 23, it was written by someone named Topsy Kretts, and it’s full of coincidence? Hugger-mugger about the number 23. The movie’s official press kit offers. Four plus 19 is 23. Tropic of Cancer, 23.5° north; Capricorn 23.5° south. 10886 is the number al capone wore On his uniform in prison. Ted bundy was executed on the 23rd of january. 'She didn't understand, Which was fine because neither did I. All I knew was The number had gone after suicide blonde, Isabel lydia hunt. Thanks to the delay caused by Ned, Walter is late meeting his wife and while she is waiting, she enters a bookstore where she looks through a book titled The Number 23 written by Topsy Kretts. When Walter arrives, Agatha announces that she is going to buy the book for him as a birthday present. At a bookstore, Agatha begins looking at a book called 'The Number 23' written by Topsy Kretts. She later gives Walter the book as a birthday present. Walter starts reading the book, noticing odd similarities between himself and the main character, a detective who refers to himself as 'Fingerling'.

Directed by Joel Schumacher. Written by Fernley Phillips.

Walter Sparrow[edit]

• A week ago, the only thing I thought was out of the ordinary was that it was my birthday.
• [In the bookstore, first holding the book and taking a look at it] The Number 23. A Novel of Obsession by Topsy Kretts. A heart wrenching odyssey into paranoia. One of the most horrifying metamorphoses ever told. Beware the dog next door.
• There's no such thing as destiny. There are only different choices. Some choices are easy, some aren't. Those are the really important ones, the ones that define us as people.
• I'd like two words on my tombstone: what if.
• Chapter 23. You can call me Fingerling. My real name is Walter. Walter Paul Sparrow. What you've read so far is not the whole truth. Much has been changed to protect the innocent... and the guilty. I once read that the only philosophical question that matters is whether or not to commit suicide. I guess that makes me a philosopher. You can say it was my inheritance. After my mother's death, my father couldn't cope. He didn't leave a note... just a number. That number followed me from foster home to foster home till college when I met her: Laura Tollins. I thought she'd help me forget my father's number. It was a mistake to think I could escape it. I loved her. And I thought she loved me. Until my father's number returned to haunt me. That fucking number... When I circled every 23rd letter of her note... it became clear. The number had gone after me. And now it wanted her. I was right. She was in danger. I just didn't realize the danger was me. What began as a suicide note, turned into something more. Much, much more.
• Of course time is just a counting system... numbers with meanings attached to them.
• [talking with his son about his girlfriend] Hey, she's a nice girl. Make sure she stays that way.
• She had a face that was meant to smile.
• Once upon a time there was a dog. Lived a life of terror, feared no one. Although his teeth were sharp, and his belly full, his heart was empty. He decided to go on a journey to a land far far away. But he came upon a wooden shack one day with a thin old man inside, and he invited him in. The dog was overjoyed, and that night warm smoke billowed from the chimney above. Oh, what odd smelling smoke this was. You see, the land was China, and in China they eat dogs.
• To die there in the street would have been easy. But it wouldn't have been justice, at least not the justice fathers teach their sons about. I'll be sentenced in a week or so. My lawyer says the judge will look kindly upon me for turning myself in. Maybe it's not the happiest of endings, but it's the right one. Some day I'll be up for parole, and we can go on living our lives. It's only a matter of time. Of course, time is just a counting system — numbers with meaning attached to them — isn't it?

Robin Sparrow[edit]

• Skeletons can't just get up and walk away! You were right. That man wasn't the killer, the real killer is still out there and he knows dad's onto him.

Isaac French[edit]

• People only pray because they think God will help them if they do.

Dialogue[edit]

Agatha Sparrow: You would never hurt anyone.

Walter Sparrow: [whispering in a dark, eerie, but calm voice] How do you know?

Walter Sparrow: [finding a knife in her purse, laughing in disbelief] What's this for, Ag? What are you going to do with this?

Agatha Sparrow: I... I took it to protect us. From... whoever we were going to meet at the mailbox facility.

Walter Sparrow: Intending to kill that poor old man who you got to publish your book? To protect your little secret?

Agatha Sparrow: [Flashback] I'll take care of it!

Walter Sparrow: [Present] He was ALIVE before you sent us away!

Agatha Sparrow: Robin will hear you.

Walter Sparrow: Oh, we wouldn't want that, would we? We wouldn't want our son to know the horrible truth about his mother!

Robin Sparrow: [walks in] Mom? Dad? What's going on?

Walter Sparrow: She's Topsy Kretts; she wrote the book!

Agatha Sparrow: No, it's not true. Now your father's going to put down the knife. Aren't you, Walter?

Walter Sparrow: Tell him the truth.

Agatha Sparrow: Walter...

Walter Sparrow: Tell him... how you took the skeleton.

Agatha Sparrow: Yes, Isaac and I took the skeleton...

Robin Sparrow: You did?

Agatha Sparrow: And I'd do it again! But I did not write the book.

Walter Sparrow: Don't lie! 13 years. 13 years of lies! NO MORE!

Agatha Sparrow: Don't do this to us, Walter!

Robin Sparrow: Mom, who wrote the book?

Walter Sparrow: Tell him who wrote it. [whispering] Tell him.

Agatha Sparrow: ...You wrote the book, Walter.

Taglines[edit]

• The truth will find you.
• First it takes hold of your mind...then it takes hold of your life.
• A number is just a number. Or is it?

Cast[edit]

• Jim Carrey - Walter Paul Sparrow / Detective Fingerling
  • Paul Butcher - Young Walter / Fingerling
• Virginia Madsen - Agatha Pink-Sparrow / Fabrizia
• Logan Lerman - Robin Sparrow
• Danny Huston - Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix
• Rhona Mitra - Laura Tollins
• Bud Cort (uncredited) - Dr. Leary
• Chris Lajoie - Benton
• Mark Pellegrino - Kyle Flinch
• Lynn Collins - Isobel Lydia Hunt ('The Suicide Blonde') / Mrs. Dobkins / Young Fingerling's mother
• Michelle Arthur - Sybil
• Ed Lauter - Father Sebastian
• Corey Stoll - Sergeant Burns
• Tom Lenk - Bookstore clerk
• Bob Zmuda - Desk clerk

External links[edit]

• The Number 23 quotes at the Internet Movie Database
• The Number 23 at Mojo
• The Number 23 at Rotten Tomatoes

23 Jul 2007
By Heather Turk (Editor/Reporter (L.A.))
Barely making its budget back domestically, The Number 23 may have not reestablished Jim Carrey as one of Hollywood’s $20+ million men, but it definitely showcases what a talented actor the funnyman is.
In The Number 23, Carrey reunites with Batman Forever director Joel Schumacher to tell the story of a man who becomes obsessed with a book that appears to be based on his life but ends with a murder that has yet to happen. After receiving an obscure book titled The Number 23 from his wife (Virginia Madsen) for his birthday, Walter Sparrow (Carrey) becomes increasing convinced that the book--written by a “Topsy Kretts”--is based on him. His obsession with the novel--and the number 23--eventually start to consume him, as he begins to realize the book forecasts far graver consequences for his life than he could have ever imagined.

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Playing both Walter and the book’s central character, Fingerling, Carrey shines as both a troubled husband and father and a dark, mysterious detective who eventually goes from solving crimes to committing them. As Fingerling, audiences get to see yet another side of Jim Carrey--a side only briefly seen before in 1988’s The Dead Pool. Viewers won’t be able to turn away from watching Carrey portray the tattooed, paranoid and sadistic detective, and his performances is so strong that it’s almost hard to believe this is the same man who’s made a career off of comedies such as Dumb and Dumber. While Carrey may have played crazy before (The Cable Guy, anyone?), his performances usually always have a hint of dark humor to them. This time, though, there’s nothing funny about The Number 23’s villain--Fingerling is just one sick, twisted pup.
Carrey’s performance isn’t the only thing that makes The Number 23 shine, though. Schumacher’s use of light--especially in the scenes that bring pages from the book to life--is visually stunning. The contrast between Schumacher’s use of overexposure and Fingerling’s dark, black trench coat and slicked-back hair truly creates a world of its own, making it easy for viewers to identify when a scene is taking place in the real world versus the world created by

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The Number 23’s Topsy Kretts. Only near the end, as the line between Walter’s own life and Fingerling’s story becomes more blurred, do audiences truly question what’s real and what’s fiction.

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The movie’s biggest surprise, however, has nothing to do with how convincingly Carrey can portray a killer, but with how detailed the script is for a film that runs just over 90 minutes. Not only does screenwriter Fernley Phillips fully develop two worlds during the movie’s short hour-and-a-half running time, Phillips also has enough time to go back and point out all of The Number 23’s carefully placed clues so that viewers can finish watching the movie without asking “What about…?” While flashing back to retrace all of Topsy Kretts’ steps may seem a bit redundant, it’s nice to see a film with so many twists and turns have all loose ends neatly tied up by the time the credits roll.

The unrated DVD (New Line Home Entertainment, MSRP: $28.98) features even more chills and hours of bonus materials detailing everything from casting (“The Making of The Number 23”) to the number 23’s role in mathematics, numerology and psychology (“The Number 23 Enigma”).
Probably the most interesting bonus feature, though, is the Infinifilm track, which allows viewers to access interviews, deleted/alternate scenes and fun facts about the movie while watching 23. Audiences can see footage from the on-set celebration during the 23rd day of shooting, learn about the origins of Fingerling’s tattoo and more. This, coupled with the pop-up fact track (“The cast and crew likes to call each other on the 23rd day of the month”), truly provides hours of additional entertainment while giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at The Number 23 they won’t be able to find anyplace else.
Overall, it’s a detailed DVD fitting for such an interesting film that will keep viewers guessing until the very end.
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