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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 | '''Eye of the Killer''' is a 2000 movie. It tells the story of Detective Mickey Hayden (played by Kiefer Sutherland), a homicide detective who gains psychic abilities after a head injury. After he touches something he can see the past, usually the victim through the eyes of the killer. 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. | ||
Revision as of 12:20, 10 August 2007
Eye of the Killer is a 2000 movie. It tells the story of Detective Mickey Hayden (played by Kiefer Sutherland), a homicide detective who gains psychic abilities after a head injury. After he touches something he can see the past, usually the victim through the eyes of the killer. 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).