History Characters / MinorityReport

* DeadpanSnarker

The technician at Precrime who cares for the Precogs. After Precrime was dissolved, he helped the Precogs adjust to normal life. In 2065, he's become a recluse, paranoid about the government spying on him, though he proves an invalubale ally for Dash and Lara by rigging a system that allows them to see Dash's vision.

!!!Played By: Tim Blake Nelson

!!!Played By: Neal [=McDonough=]

!!!Played By: Colin Farrell

* WalkingSpoiler: He has done something that is responsible for the existence of the Precogs.

A divorced, middle-aged man who is a Chief Officer of the Department of Precrime in Washington, D.C.. The disappearance of his son, Sean, has devastated him for 6 years and provided the incentive for him to join the Precrime unit. He is addicted to drugs, which he uses to cope with the pain from the loss, but maintains a professional appearance while at work. John was a true believer in Precrime, thinking it was flawless, until the day he was somehow tagged as a future murderer. Now on the lam from his own comrades, John has to figure out why this once perfect system is out to get him and goes to unbelievable lengths to prove his innocence...''for a crime he hasn't even committed yet''.

* BlatantLies: Indulges in this during his introduction; halfway through discussing a VR scenario featuring the murder of a client's boss, Riley [[OhCrap notices]] Anderton striding towards him. Without missing a beat, Riley starts talking as loudly as possible about [[Virtual Reality VR]] scenarios about becoming a conductor, then acting disgusted when the client tries to push the issue.

A mildly flamboyant computer and electronics expert previously charged with felony hacking, now running a well-known {{Cyberspace}} parlor called "Dreamweaver." A "friend" of Anderton's, he is called upon to extract the Minority Report from Agatha's brain.

* BlatantLies: Indulges in this during his introduction; halfway through discussing a VR scenario featuring the murder of a client's boss, Riley [[OhCrap notices]] Anderton striding towards him. Without missing a beat, Riley starts talking as loudly as possible about VR scenarios about becoming a conductor, then acting disgusted when the client tries to push the issue.

* ReformedCriminal: He might be a bit of a sleaze, but Riley's actually running a semi-legitimate business and rather shaky about virtual reality scenarios that might draw police attention.

* TheLeader: He is the de-facto leader of the Pre-Crime division. Fletcher, his second in command, takes up the role when John is on the run.

* [[MsExposition MrExposition]]: Her purpose in the story is to tell in detail the origins of Pre-Crime and the precogs, and revealing the existence of the minority reports.

* VideogameCrueltyPotential / VideogamePerversityPotential: Since most of his business involves tailoring virtual reality scenarios for high-paying customers, Riley often ends up catering to clients who want to commit murder or have sex in their scenarios. For example, one client can be seen asking for a VR setup where he can murder his boss, and though Riley isn't willing to talk about the subject when cops are on the premises, he doesn't consider it out of the question.

* BlessedWithSuck: Big time. Imagine you're able to see the future, but it's mainly continual flashes of people having being horrifically murdered. Now imagine you've been doing this ''your entire life''. Basically, your head has been filled with virtually nothing but sheer NightmareFuel... and as long as the government can still rely on your predictions, it's never going to stop.

%%* AffablyEvil

!!!Played By: Jessica Harper

* OlderThanTheyLook: Presumably she has to be an adult or at least teenager, but looks about 10 years old. For what it's worth, Capshaw was 26 at the time so not that old (but, still, not a child).

* RedHerring: [[spoiler:At first glance, the story would have you believe he's the Antagonist of the movie, being hellbent on hunting down John and supposedly [[KlingonPromotion wanting John's job for himself.]] Turns out he's just a really dedicated investigator, and is in fact the first person to suspect that John had been set up]].

!!!Played By: Jessica Capshaw

* RedHerring: [[spoiler:At first glance, the story would have you believe he's the Antagonist of the movie, being hellbent on hunting down John and supposedly [[KlingonPromotion wanting John's job for himself.]] Turns out he's just a really dedicated investigator]].

* FacingDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:He kisses his rosary beads one more time before he is shot in the head]].

* HeKnowsTooMuch: The reason he was [[spoiler:framed. He'd been looking into the death of Anne Lively, although at first he thinks Witwer set him up to steal his job.]]

* TheLeader: Of the Precrime division.

!!!Played By: Max von Sydow

* [[spoiler:AffablyEvil]]
* [[spoiler:BigBad]]
* CoolOldGuy
* DeadpanSnarker
* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide: He shoots himself in the climax to prevent himself from going to jail.]]
* AFatherToHisMen

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Precrime is his life's work, and he believes it ultimately does good. It later transpires that he knew about the minority reports, but kept it quiet for the greater good.

* [[spoiler: DeathByAdaptation: It is worth mentioning that in the short story, Witwer survived the events of the story, and became the next head of Precrime. In the movie, he is shot and killed by Lamar Burgess for knowing too much.]]
* [[spoiler: HeKnowsTooMuch: He is murdered by Lamar for getting too close to the truth about Anne Lively.]]
* InspectorJavert: To John's Valjean.

* [[spoiler: KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: By Lamar when he gets too close to the truth.]]
* OrgyOfEvidence: The TropeNamer.
* RedHerring: [[spoiler: At first glance, the story would have you believe he's the Antagonist of the movie, being hellbent on hunting down John and supposedly [[KlingonPromotion wanting John's job for himself.]] Turns out he's just a really dedicated investigator.]]

* FatherlyScientist: His job at precrime was, essentially, to take care of the precogs. Getting to know them outside of the milk bath, he became something of an HonoraryUncle, especially to Dash

* [[spoiler: BabiesEverAfter[=/=]DivorceIsTemporary.]]

* TookALevelInBadass: Somewhat, towards the end.

* SerialKiller: [[spoiler: Subverted. Despite the many photographs of missing children and apparent past victims in his possession, he's actually an innocent man.]]

* [[spoiler: DeathByAdaptation: It is worth mentioning that in the orginal short story Witwer (under the name of Ed Witwer) survived the events of the story, and became the next head of Precrime. In the movie, he is named "Danny Witwer" and is shot and killed by Lamar Burgess for knowing too much.]]

* RedHerring: [[spoiler: At first glance, the story wouldhave you believe he's the Antagonist of the movie, being hellbent on hunting down John and supposedly [[KlingonPromotion wanting John's job for himself.]] Turns out he's just a really dedicated investigator.]]

!!Lara Clarke