Topsy kretts the number 23 book

In its first paragraph, the book s protagonist, fingerling, attributes his nickname to a childrens book, fingerling at the zoo, which. They wait for topsy kretts bud cort, who, upon being confronted by walter, becomes panicked, proclaims walter should be dead and slits his own throat. And if you figured that one out already, you know you should skip this film. Walter takes the book back to the bookstore and learns it is selfpublished and selfprinted, and the author, topsy kretts, never released any other books.

The constant references to the number 23 get to the point of being annoying. The first idea we get that jim carrey might have mental health problems is when he doesnt throw the book in the bin immediately after noticing that it was written by someone called topsy kretts. Twentythree was a magical number to me when i was growing up. The number 23, is by some fellow named topsy kretts, and, by golly, once walter starts reading this book its so compelling, he. The number 23 is a 2007 american psychological thriller film 3 written by fernley phillips and directed by joel schumacher. One of the most horrifying metamorphoses ever told. I once read that the only philosophical question that matters is whether or not to. It was subsequently released on dvd on july 24, 2007 23 july in the uk, and. Flinch denies he killed laura, says he knows nothing about the book or the number 23 either.

Joel schumacher cant make decent films anymore, the last good film he did was 8mm. The film was released in the united states on february 23, 2007. After a series of events that makes him late for meeting his wife on his birthday 23, his wife buys him a book titled the number 23 by topsy kretts. At a bookstore, agatha begins looking at a book called the number 23 written by topsy kretts. Writer and illustrator thomas ott sets the tone early. Agatha peruses a nearby book store while she waits, and finds a fascinating little book called the number 23 that she thinks walter will like. The number 23 is a 2007 american psychological thriller film written by fernley phillips and directed by joel schumacher. Ask away and we will do our best to answer or find someone who can. Having skimmed most of the book, aggie decides to buy it for walter as a birthday present. A novel of obsession, by an author named topsy kretts. In its first paragraph, the books protagonist, fingerling, attributes his nickname to a childrens book, fingerling at the zoo, which. Jim carrey stars as a man who becomes obsessed with the 23 enigma once he reads about it in a strange book that seemingly mirrors his own life.

The number 23 looked like a thriller in the trailers, but it is actually an interesting view of a mans descent into madness. French has romantic designs on agatha, in parallel with events in the book. Box address hidden in the back of the book and they send a shipment of 23 boxes to it, hoping to draw out the book s author. There are at least 23 ways in which the number 23 sucks. A big red flag should be raised with the use of the pun, topsy kretts. The author who wrote the book the number 23 is walter himself. Topsy kretts is really walter himself, and the suicide blonde actually represents a girl he murdered. The number 23 book upon acquiring a mysterious book in which the number 23 seems to take on powerful cosmic significance, a oncesane man gradually. The plot involves an obsession with the 23 enigma, which is the idea that all incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, or to some number connected to 23 walter sparrow is an animal control officer married to agatha. While waiting in a bookstore agatha speedreads an obscure thriller called the number 23 by topsy kretts get ittop secrets that she buys for walter on his 32 nd birthday.

So when he sees the man that was the cause for him becoming obsessed with the number 23 running towards him. As walters obsession with the book mirrors fingerlings obsession with 23, our hapless dogcatcher resolves to learn what he can about the novels mysterious author, topsy kretts. Answerbag wants to provide a service to people looking for answers and a good conversation. Waiting for walter, aggie ducks into a used book store and picks up a tattered paperback titled the number 23. Some silly over the top sex scenes and a story line that you cant, or cant be bothered to follow. Sirius, who is topsy kretts, became obsessed with the number 23 after taking sparrows book for himself and publishing it. In the bookstore, first holding the book and taking a look at it the number 23. So last night i made the poor decision to watch the number 23, a psychological thriller starring jim carrey. The number 23 is a 2007 american thriller film written by fernley phillips and directed by joel schumacher. The number 23 dvd, 2007, unrated theatrical versions for. On his 32nd birthday, he happens upon a tattered, red book named the number 23 written.

The plot involves an obsession with the 23 enigma, an esoteric belief. The number is, of course, 23, and it worms its way into walters brain via a privately printed novel by one topsy kretts that his wife, agatha virginia madsen, casually picks up at a used book. A novel of obsession by topsy kretts which walter is reading onto its characters walter projects the people. We try to vet our answers to get you the most acurate answers. He claims he is innocent and if he did write a book, he would not have used the stupid name top secrets. Later in the day, his wife, agatha sparrow, surprises him with a new book. The number 23 makes hardly any sense, and as a result, becomes irritating and boring. Isaac french danny huston, a friend of agathas, whom he hopes will explain the 23 theory. Quite a bit, it turns out, and when the book is as good as the number 73304 23 41536968, you can see why. You can call me fingerling, granted, its not my real name, i got it from a childhood book.

Basically, the movie is about a dogcatcher who starts reading a book shown to him by his wife called the number 23 which is about a guy who becomes obsessed with the number 23 and then the dogcatcher guy himself starts becoming obsessed with the book, and the. The misdirection was deft, as it never occurred to me that topsy kretz was actually top secrets until the accused killer mentioned it to sparrow. The plot revolves around walter sparrow carrey and his obsession with the 23 twentythree enigma, an esoteric belief that all incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some permutation of the number 23, or a number related to 23. The book is published under the pseudonym by a doctor a wisely uncredited bud cort who himself goes mad as a result of the number 23 and who is confronted by walter earlier in the film as the prime suspect to be topsy kretts, because his address is printed behind a page of the book.

The mysterious topsy plays fast and loose with the socalled 23 enigma, a phenomenon noted by william burroughs and the occultist aleister crowley, based on the numbers supposedly uncanny. Walter starts reading the book, noticing odd similarities between himself and the main character, a detective who refers to himself as fingerling. Virginia madsen finds a novel called the number 23 by one topsy kretts. Walter sparrow is an animal control officer married to agatha. Although it only takes agatha a few minutes to read the book that relates the number 23 to all things evil, it takes walter days of anguish to get through the story of. In the meantime, that pesky ol 23 begins popping up with alarming regularity dude. A novel of obsession by topsy kretts, which she gives to walter.

I was lucky enough to come of age sportswise during the heyday of the greatest athlete in the history of the universe. You can lose yourself for long spells in each lush image on every page. At a bookstore, agatha begins looking at a book titled the number 23 written by topsy kretts. This is the second film to pair schumacher and carrey, the first being batman. Walter, aggie ducks into a used book store and picks up a tattered paperback titled the number 23. While she waits for him, agatha visits a nearby book store and buys a book, the number 23.

Walter spoke the name so this is how he heard it, but on the book the authors name is spelled topsy kretts. It has jim carrey playing two roles in two different realitys. He was apparently driven mad by the number 23, too. The number 23 is a thriller although i could count the thrills on buster bluths left hand in which an unassuming dogcatcher jim carrey begins reading a used book from the book. Walter starts reading the book, noticing odd similarities between himself and the main character, a detective who refers to himself as. On his 32nd birthday, he happens upon a tattered, red book named the number 23 written by an author with the stage persona topsy kretts. The book follows a man, who calls himself fingerling, as he. It was subsequently released on dvd on july 24, 2007 23 july in the uk, and premiered on hbo on saturday april 19, 2008.