Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2008 February 7

= February 7 =

I'm having trouble finding a movie about a serial killer and a lab-made genetic double.
Back in January of '03, I watched a violent Rated-R movie on USA Network. (At least I think that was the channel.) The serial murderer's name was Luke Sovard (sp?), he immigrated from South Africa in 1995, and killed any women he overheard tell their sons that they were bad boys. An advanced crime lab got his DNA specimens somehow and cloned a genetic double of him, all the way to an adult. He's accompanied by one of the lab's employees (whom I believe was also a detective?)

One memorable part of the movie was that one night, the genetic double decides to stroll around a Red-Light District and pleasure himself with a prostitute. He doesn't understand what "gimme the green" means, so she calls a pimp to report a deadbeat. The pimp comes in and starts fighting with the genetic double, but he is so masterfully adept at martial arts and self-defense that the pimp eventually gives up, saying "Oh, all right! I've had enough!" Moments later, his supervising buddy comes after him and takes him elsewhere.

I've had trouble finding it on Google and Wikipedia. I was sure the closed captions read "Luke Sovard." Maybe the captions were wrong? What movie am I talking about? --Let Us Update Special:Ancientpages. 05:13, 7 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Replicant (film) maybe?--ChesterMarcol (talk) 05:17, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Now I remember that face. That IS the film I was looking for! But what has happened to my memory? Not only was I sure I read the captions as "Luke Sovard" and not Garrotte, I'm sure I heard it so too. How could the name "Richard Garrotte" somehow have been corrupted into "Luke Sovard" in my memory? But alas, that's why I wasn't able to find the film until you helped me today. Who knows where that "Sovard" name came from? --Let Us Update Special:Ancientpages. 10:08, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

"OC tournament"
On DeviantArt, what is an OC tournament? Neon Merlin  18:12, 7 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Original Character? Julia Rossi (talk) 23:49, 7 February 2008 (UTC)