The Amazing Falsworth story
The Amazing Falsworth, a nightclub magician with psychic abilities, is able to see visions of a trenchcoat-clad person strangling two people with piano wire. Realizing that he's found the infamous Keyboard Killer, Falsworth's fears are intensified when the killer starts focusing exclusively on him. Directed by: Peter Hyams. Story by: Steven Spielberg, Mick Garris.
9 total · 5 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| law enforcement | major | The strangler posed as an LAPD detective in a bid to gain Falsworth's trust before strangling him. |
| mind reading ability | major | Falsworth had an genuine innate ability to see into the minds of anyone with whom he made physical contact. When he touched the strangler, he saw a scene of the man killing a young woman in the alleyway. By touching a chair, he was able to see things about a person who had recently sat in it. |
| serial murder | major | The story concerns a serial killer who strangled his victims with piano wire. |
| stage magic | major | The story concerns the titular nightclub magician with psychic abilities who became the next target of a serial strangler. |
| what if a killer was after me | major | Falsworth was targeted by a serial strangler who was on the loose. He reached out to the police to request protection. |
| brother and brother | minor | Among the attendees of Falsworth's stage performance were two brothers who'd reunited after 26 years. |
| reunion with a loved one | minor | Among the attendees of Falsworth's stage performance were two brothers who'd reunited after 26 years. |
| romantic infidelity | minor | Among the attendees of Falsworth's stage performance was a man who'd slept with his boss' wife. |
| what it is like to be homeless | minor | A wino nestled in a heap of trash witnessed the strangler go about his dirty work. The wino was subsequently strangled. |