“ I am Guy Lapointe. That is my name. Guy Lapointe. And I spend 20 years as the inspector of the Sûreté du Québec. And but for the last 10 years of my life, I have been hunting an animal who is doing the masquerade as the man. I have been hunting this Howard Howe. Howard Howe, this elusive, uh... devil made of the flesh. This serial killer who makes the bringing of the blood and terror to the true north. I... Am very dedicated man and I have sacrificed my life. Too many marriages, any chance at happiness, and very likely, some may say, my, uh... sanity. All in the pursuit of this butcher of the men. And because of this, the solace of the sleep most of the time eludes me. But last night, after you call me, I sleep like the breast-fed baby. And I wake up this morning, in the morning, and I know that in my bones, my quarry is close. And he is so close that I can almost smell his shit. Pardon my French. ”
—Guy Lapointe, to Ally Leon and Teddy Craft
Guy Lapointe[1] was a Canadian police officer of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. A twenty-year veteran of the Sûreté du Québec, Lapointe served in the role of homicide inspector. For ten of those years, he hunted the serial killer known as "the First Wife".
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Behind the Scenes[]
- Lapointe was portrayed by American actor Johnny Depp.[2][3]
- The part was originally written for director Quentin Tarantino, whom writer and director Kevin Smith had been introduced to Michael Parks by. Tarantino refused, thinking he had been offered the role of Wallace Bryton. Smith decided to try his luck with Depp. Depp took time to get back to Smith, eventually writing "Fascinating. This sounds like something I would care to swim around in. Color me intrigued." Depp did the film for free.[4]
Trivia[]
- James Rolfe compared the character to Abraham Van Helsing and Dr. Loomis, but stated that Depp's acting "comes off as sort of an exaggerated caricature."[5]
Appearances[]
- Tusk (first appearance)
- Yoga Hosers (final appearance)
References[]
- ↑ You don't call him. He'll call you. - tuskthemovie - 22 August 2014 - Instagram - Retrieved 10 February 2025 - Archived 10 February 2025
- ↑ Tusk - IMDB - Retrieved 3 December 2020
- ↑ Johnny Depp - IMDB - Retrieved 3 December 2020
- ↑ Kevin Smith on getting Johnny Depp for "Tusk" - Producers Guild of America - 25 August 2015 - YouTube - Retrieved 4 December 2020
- ↑ Tusk (2014) Monster Madness X movie review #10 - Cinemassacre - 10 October 2016 - YouTube - Retrieved 4 December 2020