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'''Eye of the Killer''' is a 2000 movie. It tells the story of Detective Mickey Hayden (played by Kiefer Sutherland) who gains the psychic ability to see the owner of whatever he touches. Dr. Vera Swann (played by Polly Walker), a parapsychologist, Hayden's love interest. | '''Eye of the Killer''' is a 2000 movie. It tells the story of Detective Mickey Hayden (played by Kiefer Sutherland) who gains the psychic ability to see the owner of whatever he touches. Dr. Vera Swann (played by Polly Walker), a parapsychologist, Hayden's love interest. | ||
The film is a neo-noir with supernatural elements, and includes numerous gay characters, friends of Hayden's. | The film is a neo-noir with supernatural elements, and includes numerous gay characters, friends of Hayden's. | ||
==Intertextuality== | |||
"Eye of the Killer" is significantly referent to other works, particularly ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'': Hayden fell down a whole before gaining his psychic powers, "Alice" is the victim, another character is named "Hatter", the serial killer is called the "Jabberwocky" serial killer. | |||
The film may also reference "Harvey" (Hayden, a habitual drunk , runs into a fellow named Harvey, who is not, however, imaginary). | |||
[[Category:2000 publications]] | [[Category:2000 publications]] | ||
[[Category:Films]] | [[Category:Films]] | ||
Revision as of 12:18, 10 August 2007
Eye of the Killer is a 2000 movie. It tells the story of Detective Mickey Hayden (played by Kiefer Sutherland) who gains the psychic ability to see the owner of whatever he touches. Dr. Vera Swann (played by Polly Walker), a parapsychologist, Hayden's love interest.
The film is a neo-noir with supernatural elements, and includes numerous gay characters, friends of Hayden's.
Intertextuality
"Eye of the Killer" is significantly referent to other works, particularly Alice in Wonderland: Hayden fell down a whole before gaining his psychic powers, "Alice" is the victim, another character is named "Hatter", the serial killer is called the "Jabberwocky" serial killer.
The film may also reference "Harvey" (Hayden, a habitual drunk , runs into a fellow named Harvey, who is not, however, imaginary).