Dr. William Weir
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Dr. William Weir is a central character in the science fiction horror film "Event Horizon," portrayed as the troubled designer of the ill-fated experimental starship whose return from a mysterious journey triggers the movie’s terrifying events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. William Weir canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Event Horizon crew ⓘ |
| alignment | servant of the sentient malevolent force of Event Horizon ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Event Horizon ⓘ |
| backstoryElement | haunted by the suicide of his wife Claire ⓘ |
| causeOfDownfall | corruption by extradimensional evil encountered by Event Horizon ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Captain Miller
ⓘ
the Lewis and Clark rescue crew ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Philip Eisner ⓘ |
| designed |
Event Horizon
ⓘ
surface form:
experimental starship Event Horizon
|
| fictionalUniverse | Event Horizon universe ⓘ |
| filmDirectedBy | Paul W. S. Anderson ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Event Horizon
ⓘ
surface form:
Event Horizon (1997 film)
|
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | science fiction horror ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
becomes influenced by the malevolent force connected to the gravity drive
ⓘ
experiences hallucinations aboard Event Horizon ⓘ joins a rescue mission to investigate the reappearance of Event Horizon ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | antagonist (progressively) ⓘ |
| nationality | British (in-film depiction) ⓘ |
| notableQuote | “Where we’re going, we won’t need eyes to see.” ⓘ |
| occupation |
physician
ⓘ
scientist ⓘ |
| physicalTransformation |
disfigured appearance after exposure to the ship’s influence
ⓘ
self-inflicted eye removal ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sam Neill ⓘ |
| primaryLocationInStory |
Event Horizon
ⓘ
surface form:
starship Event Horizon
|
| productionCompanyOfWork | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| professionInStory | designer of the starship Event Horizon ⓘ |
| psychologicalTraits |
guilt-ridden
ⓘ
mentally unstable ⓘ obsessive ⓘ |
| relationship | husband of Claire Weir (fictional) ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character in Event Horizon ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | appears throughout most of Event Horizon’s runtime ⓘ |
| shipAssociatedWith | Event Horizon ⓘ |
| specialization |
faster-than-light travel research
ⓘ
gravity drive technology ⓘ |
| storyFunction | catalyst for the film’s terrifying events ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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