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The Watcher

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The Watcher	type	TVTItem
The Watcher	label	The Watcher
The Watcher	page	TheWatcher
The Watcher	comment	The Watcher is a 2000 film starring Keanu Reeves and James Spader.The film is about Joel Campbell (James Spader), a retired FBI Agent in Chicago who is struggling about failing to capture a Serial Killer, David Allen Griffin (Keanu Reeves). He attends therapy sessions with his female psychologist (and love interest) Dr. Polly Beilman (Marisa Tomei). When he gets back to his apartment, Joel finds that a girl who lived in his building was murdered. He fails to find any significance or connection in the murder to himself until he finds out that a picture of the victim was sent three days ago before the murder. To his room.The serial killer, David Allen Griffin, has followed Joel to Chicago, his mind set on playing a fun game of cat and mouse with him. Joel is back on the case to catch him, no matter what it takes.
The Watcher	fetched	2023-04-04T22:28:32Z
The Watcher	parsed	2023-04-04T22:28:32Z
The Watcher	isPartOf	DBTropes
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The Watcher / int_112daba0	type	Retired Badass
The Watcher / int_112daba0	comment	Retired Badass: Joel Campbell, a former member of the FBI who retired and became a detective.
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The Watcher / int_1b4e322c	type	Mr. Fanservice
The Watcher / int_1b4e322c	comment	Mr. Fanservice: What do you expect when it stars Keanu Reeves as a homosexual Serial Killer?
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The Watcher / int_2534ee67	type	In Medias Res
The Watcher / int_2534ee67	comment	In Medias Res: The movie starts on the last ten minutes of the movie, then cuts back to the beginning to show how the characters got there.
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The Watcher / int_2d4fa515	type	Ax-Crazy
The Watcher / int_2d4fa515	comment	Ax-Crazy: David Allen Griffin when he is about to kill his victims becomes very quiet and focused on killing, getting great pleasure out of doing so.
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The Watcher / int_31df118	type	Attention Whore
The Watcher / int_31df118	comment	Attention Whore: Griffin suggests this is his reason why he's so attached to Joel, who he sees as the only person who takes the time to acknowledge him.
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The Watcher / int_34dcfc96	type	Kick the Dog
The Watcher / int_34dcfc96	comment	Kick the Dog: Griffin first introduces himself to Joel at his fiancée's grave, and gives this gem:
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The Watcher / int_373e2b9f	type	Murder the Hypotenuse
The Watcher / int_373e2b9f	comment	Murder the Hypotenuse: What David Allen Griffin does to every girl Joel likes. He first murders Joel's ex-lover because Joel was going to retire to be with her. Then he tries to kill Joel's female psychologist, because she's coming between them. In fact, in the movie, he even comes out and says that he did it because they got in the way of their relationship.
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The Watcher / int_4604fd4d	type	Worthy Opponent
The Watcher / int_4604fd4d	comment	Worthy Opponent: Griffin considers Joel this after trying so hard to catch him.
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The Watcher / int_59907e4f	type	Police Are Useless
The Watcher / int_59907e4f	comment	Police Are Useless: So much so that they fail to miss the killer's target when they're facing her!
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The Watcher / int_5aa8d3d8	type	Friendly Enemy
The Watcher / int_5aa8d3d8	comment	Friendly Enemy: Subverted. Griffin acts very friendly when he's around Campbell, but later on tries to murder him.
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The Watcher / int_63d861f8	type	Even Evil Has Loved Ones
The Watcher / int_63d861f8	comment	Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Subverted. David Allen Griffin feels like he has a crush on Joel, but whatever love he has for him feels more like a creepy obsession than legitimate affection.
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The Watcher / int_6654b17b	type	Facial Horror
The Watcher / int_6654b17b	comment	Facial Horror: At the end, after Joel jumps into the water, he gets a glimpse at the half-burnt face of Griffin's corpse.
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The Watcher / int_7301ae04	type	Serial Killer
The Watcher / int_7301ae04	comment	Serial Killer: David Allen Griffin, who loves stalking and killing women in various cities.
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The Watcher / int_8b68d9a7	type	Stalker with a Crush
The Watcher / int_8b68d9a7	comment	Stalker with a Crush: David Allen Griffin is a textbook case. C'mon, just look at the title.
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The Watcher / int_957e5fc2	type	Villainous Breakdown
The Watcher / int_957e5fc2	comment	Villainous Breakdown: Subverted. Griffin almost has one when Joel tells him that he's working on other cases involving serial killers, and tries to strangle Polly. However, Joel distracts him by letting him know he appreciates him.
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The Watcher / int_95b7c400	type	Faux Affably Evil
The Watcher / int_95b7c400	comment	Faux Affably Evil: David Allen Griffin seems like a very nice, affable man; when he introduces himself to Joel in person, he even offers him a bottle of beer. However, Griffin is a psychopathic serial killer who doesn't mind killing people, specifically women, and his love for Joel is more akin to a creepy obsession.
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The Watcher / int_9cad69bf	type	Depraved Homosexual
The Watcher / int_9cad69bf	comment	Depraved Homosexual: David Allen Griffin, who kills only women and is heavily attracted to Joel.
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The Watcher / int_a2e6a827	type	Damsel Fight-and-Flight Response
The Watcher / int_a2e6a827	comment	Damsel Fight-and-Flight Response: The only person who bothers to fight back against David Allen Griffin (the Serial Killer and Keanu Reeves' character) is the homeless girl, who smacks him hard in the head with her boombox and runs. Unfortunately, it hardly fazes him much, and he's after her, managing to chase her down and kill her.
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The Watcher / int_cdb45c07	type	No Sense of Personal Space
The Watcher / int_cdb45c07	comment	No Sense of Personal Space: David tends to hug and touch Joel, despite Joel hating it.
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The Watcher / int_cde51255	type	Antagonist Title
The Watcher / int_cde51255	comment	Antagonist Title: David Allen Griffin is the titular Watcher.
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The Watcher / int_e34400ab	type	Ambiguously Gay
The Watcher / int_e34400ab	comment	Ambiguously Gay: While it's never outright confirmed, David Allen Griffin's obsession with Joel often comes off as a crush. One cop notes that David never expresses any interest in having any sexual contact with his female victims. The production notes say that he idolizes Joel. It could really go either way.
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The Watcher / int_e86cf1cf	type	Gunman with Three Names
The Watcher / int_e86cf1cf	comment	Gunman with Three Names: While not a gunman, Griffin is referred to as David Allen Griffin throughout the movie. Given that he's a serial killer, it's justified.
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The Watcher / int_e9a97564	type	Evil Wears Black
The Watcher / int_e9a97564	comment	Evil Wears Black: With the exception of one scene where he has a brown coat on, the serial killer Griffin is almost always dressed in black.
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The Watcher / int_eb28ab57	type	Bound and Gagged
The Watcher / int_eb28ab57	comment	Bound and Gagged: David Allen Griffin's first victim and, much later in the film, Polly.
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The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

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