Knives out: Screenplay

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The family of Harlan Thrombey, a wealthy mystery novelist, attends his 85th birthday party at his Massachusetts mansion. The next morning, Harlan's housekeeper, Fran, discovers him dead with a slit throat. Police detectives Lieutenant Elliot and Trooper Wagner believe Harlan died by suicide, but private detective Benoit Blanc is anonymously hired to investigate. Blanc learns that Harlan had strained relationships with his family members, giving several of them possible motives for murder. Did you find as you got deeper into the script, these ideas started crystallizing? Or was it something you really set out to do from the beginning? The five travel to Miles's island, along with Birdie's assistant Peg and Duke's girlfriend Whiskey. Famous detective Benoit Blanc joins them, claiming Miles invited him as well. However, Miles privately tells Blanc he did not invite him; nevertheless, Miles allows Blanc to stay, assuming another guest sent him their invitation. Before dinner, Miles shows off his glass sculpture collection, as well as the Mona Lisa, which he has on loan from the Louvre. Miles also reveals that the mansion is powered by "Klear", a hydrogen-based alternative fuel that Alpha will soon launch, despite Lionel and Claire's knowledge that it is dangerous. It’s a Cluedo-board romp in the manner of Agatha Christie or TV’s Murder, She Wrote starring Angela Lansbury. And Mr Blanc, with his cigar and the studied insolence and timing of his questions, has something of Peter Falk’s much-missed Lieutenant Columbo.

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Earlier you’d mentioned the thriller segment of the film as being its own kind of red herring. I love the red herrings in this movie because they offer great character moments in places where actors can really shine. No whodunit is complete without them, of course, but can you talk about how you saw a creative opportunity in them? As she delves deeper into the case, she must navigate the complex web of suspects and motives, all while trying to keep her bed and breakfast running smoothly. With her sharp wit and her love for murder mysteries, Eva proves to be a formidable amateur detective. But as she gets closer to uncovering the truth, she finds that the killer may be closer than she thinks. a b Lemmon, Kyle (December 2, 2019). " "Knives Out" Collaborators Rian and Nathan Johnson on Powering a Modern Whodunit". Flood. Archived from the original on November 5, 2022 . Retrieved August 24, 2023.

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