The Darwin Awards (film)

The Darwin Awards
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFinn Taylor
Written byFinn Taylor
Produced byJason Blum
Debbie Brubaker
Dieter Busch
Frank Capra III
StarringJoseph Fiennes
Winona Ryder
David Arquette
Juliette Lewis
Lukas Haas
Juliana Margulies
Chris Penn
CinematographyHiro Narita
Edited byRick LeCompte
Music byDavid Kitay
Production
companies
Blumhouse Productions
WOW Films
Tavistock Pictures
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Icon Entertainment
Release dates
  • January 25, 2006 (2006-01-25) (Sundance)
  • July 31, 2007 (2007-07-31)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.