Leonard Shelby
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Leonard Shelby is the amnesiac insurance investigator in the film "Memento," known for using tattoos and notes to track down his wife's killer despite his inability to form new memories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leonard Shelby canonical | 3 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Memento ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | neo-noir mystery thriller film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Natalie
ⓘ
Sammy Jankis ⓘ Teddy ⓘ |
| comparesHimselfTo | Sammy Jankis ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Christopher Nolan
ⓘ
Jonathan Nolan ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Memento
ⓘ
surface form:
Memento universe
|
| filmReleaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Memento
ⓘ
surface form:
Memento (2000 film)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal | to find his wife's killer ⓘ |
| hairColor | blond ⓘ |
| hasBackstoryEvent |
suffers head injury during attack
ⓘ
wife attacked by intruders ⓘ |
| hasMedicalCondition |
anterograde amnesia
ⓘ
short-term memory loss ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
determined
ⓘ
obsessive ⓘ paranoid ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memoryType | cannot form new long-term memories ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | nonlinear storytelling ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableFeature | body covered in investigative tattoos ⓘ |
| notableObject |
Jaguar
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaguar car
suit ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Remember Sammy Jankis ⓘ |
| occupation | insurance investigator ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Guy Pearce ⓘ |
| primarySetting |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| reliesOn | external memory system ⓘ |
| spouse | Leonard Shelby's wife ⓘ |
| uses |
Polaroid
ⓘ
surface form:
Polaroid photographs
handwritten notes ⓘ tattoos ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.