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The Watcher
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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. | |
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http://dbpedia.org/resource/The_Watcher_(film) | |
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Retired Badass | |
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Retired Badass: Joel Campbell, a former member of the FBI who retired and became a detective. | |
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Mr. Fanservice | |
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Mr. Fanservice: What do you expect when it stars Keanu Reeves as a homosexual Serial Killer? | |
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In Medias Res | |
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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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Ax-Crazy | |
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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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Attention Whore | |
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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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Kick the Dog | |
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Kick the Dog: Griffin first introduces himself to Joel at his fiancée's grave, and gives this gem: | |
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Murder the Hypotenuse | |
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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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Worthy Opponent | |
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Worthy Opponent: Griffin considers Joel this after trying so hard to catch him. | |
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Police Are Useless | |
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Police Are Useless: So much so that they fail to miss the killer's target when they're facing her! | |
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Friendly Enemy | |
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Friendly Enemy: Subverted. Griffin acts very friendly when he's around Campbell, but later on tries to murder him. | |
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Even Evil Has Loved Ones | |
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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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Facial Horror | |
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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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Serial Killer | |
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Serial Killer: David Allen Griffin, who loves stalking and killing women in various cities. | |
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Stalker with a Crush | |
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Stalker with a Crush: David Allen Griffin is a textbook case. C'mon, just look at the title. | |
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Villainous Breakdown | |
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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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Faux Affably Evil | |
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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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Depraved Homosexual | |
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Depraved Homosexual: David Allen Griffin, who kills only women and is heavily attracted to Joel. | |
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Damsel Fight-and-Flight Response | |
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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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No Sense of Personal Space | |
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No Sense of Personal Space: David tends to hug and touch Joel, despite Joel hating it. | |
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Antagonist Title | |
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Antagonist Title: David Allen Griffin is the titular Watcher. | |
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Ambiguously Gay | |
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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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Gunman with Three Names | |
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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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Evil Wears Black | |
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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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Bound and Gagged | |
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Bound and Gagged: David Allen Griffin's first victim and, much later in the film, Polly. | |
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