Why was the body needed in Lucky Number Slevin?
Lucky Number Slevin is a fantastic genre bending movie with a strange blend of thriller-crime-humour. And it has an excellent twist which I won't reveal for those who have not seen it (but it is the sort of movie that repays multiple viewings even though you know the twist second time around).
One part of the movie requires the protagonist to procure a body for use in a "kansas city shuffle". The reason for the need for a body is explained but the events that transpire (planned by the protagonist and his associate) render the given explanation somewhat redundant. So for what possible reason did they actually need the body given their actions negate the explanation they gave to the other characters?
Best Answer
The body belongs to the actual Nick Fisher, who is being killed by Goodcat in the beginning of the movie. He is being chosen because Slevin and Goodcat need someone who has a large monetary debt with both gangster bosses (The Rabbi and The Boss).
This way when Slevin takes Nick Fisher's place in his apartment, he will get mistaken for Fisher and be able to get close to the two unsuspecting bosses. This enables him to fulfill his plan to kill those two men who killed his father.
The body of Nick Fisher however is needed by Slevin to fake his own death and dissapear after his plan has succeeded. Before they blow up The Fairy's apartment, they put the body there so the police will later find out that Nick Fisher died in the incident and probably will close the file, leaving no questions open and no links to Slevin.
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What happens at the end of Lucky Number Slevin?
After revealing his identity, Slevin suffocates The Rabbi and The Boss by taping plastic bags over their heads, killing them the same way they killed his father. Since Lindsey earlier photographed Goodkat while investigating Nick's disappearance, Goodkat shoots her to protect his identity.What condition did Josh Hartnett have in Lucky Number Slevin?
Slevin : I have ataraxia. Lindsey : Ataraxia? Slevin : It's a condition characterized by freedom from worry or any other preoccupation, really.Why Lucky Number Slevin Is Movie That STILL WORKS In 2022
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Answer 2
I know this is old, but I thought I'd throw in on account of the unanswered question...to make their plan work, they need to kill someone for a body. But in killing this man who may have had a family as well, they are stooping to the level that the leaders of the gangs did when they killed Slevin's father.
Answer 3
Nick Fisher's death was really uncalled for. Slevin didn't need his body to fake his death because for one, Slevin obviously didn't reside there. He could've easily left after the job was finished. Two, he was using a pseudonym the whole movie. No one knew his true identity. There were other ways to fulfill their plan without killing Nick Fisher.
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