Jack Goodman

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Jack Goodman is a character from the horror-comedy film "An American Werewolf in London," known as the ill-fated friend whose death triggers the movie’s supernatural events.

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Jack Goodman canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
appearsAs ghost ⓘ
living human ⓘ
undead ⓘ
appearsIn An American Werewolf in London ⓘ
appearsInGenre comedy ⓘ
horror ⓘ
horror-comedy ⓘ
associatedWithLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

The Slaughtered Lamb pub ⓘ
bodyConditionAfterDeath progressively decomposed ⓘ
causeOfDeath werewolf attack ⓘ
createdBy John Landis ⓘ
diesIn An American Werewolf in London ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1981 ⓘ
genreElement black comedy ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ
hasFriend David Kessler ⓘ
hasFullName Jack Goodman ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
narrativeRole comic relief ⓘ
inciting incident character ⓘ
supernatural guide ⓘ
victim of werewolf ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
partOfFranchise An American Werewolf in London franchise ⓘ
portrayedBy Griffin Dunne ⓘ
relationshipToProtagonist best friend of David Kessler ⓘ
settingOfDeath English moors ⓘ
urgesAction suicide of David Kessler to end the curse ⓘ
warnsAbout full moon transformations ⓘ
werewolf curse ⓘ
warnsCharacter David Kessler ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

David Kessler → closeFriend → Jack Goodman ⓘ
Jack Goodman → hasFullName → Jack Goodman ⓘ