The Darwin Awards (film)

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The Darwin Awards
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Finn Taylor
Written by	Finn Taylor
Produced by	Jason Blum Debbie Brubaker Dieter Busch Frank Capra III
Starring	Joseph Fiennes Winona Ryder David Arquette Juliette Lewis Lukas Haas Juliana Margulies Chris Penn
Cinematography	Hiro Narita
Edited by	Rick LeCompte
Music by	David Kitay
Production companies	Blumhouse Productions WOW Films Tavistock Pictures
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Icon Entertainment
Release dates	January 25, 2006 (2006-01-25) (Sundance) July 31, 2007 (2007-07-31)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Darwin Awards is a 2006 American adventure comedy film based on the website of the same name written and directed by Finn Taylor, the film premiered January 25, 2006, at the Sundance Film Festival. The film features Joseph Fiennes, Winona Ryder, David Arquette, Juliette Lewis, Wilmer Valderrama, Chris Penn, Julianna Margulies, Robin Tunney, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Brad Hunt, Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman and Metallica. This was Chris Penn's last film appearance before his death on January 24, 2006, the day before the film's premiere, and Winona Ryder's first feature film since 2002. The film includes several full and partial re-enactments of "Darwin Awards", the earliest of which were fictitious, most notably the debunked JATO Rocket Car story.