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* PetTheDog: One of Bree's clients is an elderly garment factory owner who's only gone on vacation for one week in his life, so all she does is pretend to have just come back from an exotic vacation (which she describes in detail) and let him look at her breasts.

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* NoodleIncident: [[spoiler: How exactly Cable Murdered Tom Gruneman, the hooker and covered his tracks remains unknown.]]
* PetTheDog: One of Bree's clients is an elderly garment factory owner who's probably only gone on vacation for one week in his life, so all she does is pretend to have just come back from an exotic vacation (which she describes in detail) and let him look at her breasts.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler: Cable works out that Tom's searching for an incriminating address book is a ruse to draw him out. But he also notes that the police won't be slow behind to suspect him either and the jig is up.]]
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* SecondaryCharacterTitle: A borderline example, as Donald Sutherland is billed second, and Bree is clearly the main character in the story.

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* SecondaryCharacterTitle: A borderline example, as Donald Sutherland is billed second, and Bree is clearly the main character in the story.
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* FakeOrgasm: When Bree is with her client early in the movie, during a RevealingHug, we can tell she's faking it.
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''Klute'' is a 1971 crime thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula, starring Creator/JaneFonda, Creator/DonaldSutherland, Charles Cioffi, and Creator/RoyScheider.

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''Klute'' is a 1971 crime thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula, Creator/AlanJPakula, starring Creator/JaneFonda, Creator/DonaldSutherland, Charles Cioffi, and Creator/RoyScheider.
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''Klute'' is a 1971 crime thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula, starring Creator/JaneFonda and Creator/DonaldSutherland.

When Pennsylvania businessman Tom Gruneman goes missing, his wife hires John Klute (Sutherland), a family friend and private detective, to find him. The only real lead is some obscene letters Gruneman had allegedly written to Bree Daniels (Fonda), a call girl in New York City who was once high-priced, but after being busted by the police is struggling to make ends meet. Klute tracks down Bree, who reluctantly agrees to help trace Gruneman's whereabouts.

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''Klute'' is a 1971 crime thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula, starring Creator/JaneFonda Creator/JaneFonda, Creator/DonaldSutherland, Charles Cioffi, and Creator/DonaldSutherland.

Creator/RoyScheider.

When Pennsylvania businessman Tom Gruneman (Robert Milli) goes missing, his wife hires John Klute (Sutherland), a family friend and private detective, to find him. The only real lead is some obscene letters Gruneman had allegedly written to Bree Daniels (Fonda), a call girl in New York City who was once high-priced, but after being busted by the police is struggling to make ends meet. Klute tracks down Bree, who reluctantly agrees to help trace Gruneman's whereabouts.
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* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler: Cable]] blames Bree and other prostitutes for his horrific acts, claiming that they preyed on his hidden fantasies that shouldn't have been unlocked.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Subverted at first - Bree is very cynical about her job - and then DoublySubverted when she falls in love with Klute.

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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Subverted at first - -- Bree is very cynical about her job - -- and then DoublySubverted when she falls in love with Klute.
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When Tom Gruneman, a Pennsylvania businessman, goes missing, his wife hires John Klute (Sutherland), a private detective, to find him. The last known trace of Gruneman is in New York City, and some obscene letters he allegedly wrote to Bree Daniels (Fonda), a call girl who was once high-priced, but after being busted by the police is struggling to make ends meet. Klute finds Bree, who reluctantly agrees to help trace Gruneman's whereabouts.

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When Tom Gruneman, a Pennsylvania businessman, businessman Tom Gruneman goes missing, his wife hires John Klute (Sutherland), a family friend and private detective, to find him. The last known trace of Gruneman only real lead is in New York City, and some obscene letters he Gruneman had allegedly wrote written to Bree Daniels (Fonda), a call girl in New York City who was once high-priced, but after being busted by the police is struggling to make ends meet. Klute finds tracks down Bree, who reluctantly agrees to help trace Gruneman's whereabouts.



* BluffingTheMurderer: Klute has figured out that Cable is the killer but has no evidence. So he makes up a story, telling Cable that he is about to acquire an incriminating address book, in order to smoke Cable out.

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* BluffingTheMurderer: Klute has figured out that Cable [[spoiler:Peter Cable]] is the killer but has no evidence. So he makes up a story, telling Cable story that he is he's about to acquire an incriminating address book, in order to smoke Cable him out.
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''Klute'' is a thriller from 1971 directed by Alan J. Pakula and starring Creator/JaneFonda and Creator/DonaldSutherland.

When Tom Gruneman, a Pennsylvania businessman, goes missing, his wife hires John Klute (Sutherland), a private detective, to find him. The last trace of Gruneman is in New York City, and some obscene letters he allegedly wrote to Bree Daniels (Fonda), a call girl who was once high-priced, but after being busted by the police is struggling to make ends meet. Klute finds Bree, who reluctantly agrees to help trace Gruneman's whereabouts.

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''Klute'' is a 1971 crime thriller from 1971 film directed by Alan J. Pakula and Pakula, starring Creator/JaneFonda and Creator/DonaldSutherland.

When Tom Gruneman, a Pennsylvania businessman, goes missing, his wife hires John Klute (Sutherland), a private detective, to find him. The last known trace of Gruneman is in New York City, and some obscene letters he allegedly wrote to Bree Daniels (Fonda), a call girl who was once high-priced, but after being busted by the police is struggling to make ends meet. Klute finds Bree, who reluctantly agrees to help trace Gruneman's whereabouts.
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* NeverTrustATitle: The film is named after Klute, but Bree is definitely the main character and focal point.
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* AllMenArePerverts: Played straight - Bree describes some of the acts she puts on for clients, and especially played straight with [[spoiler: Peter Cable, the real killer]] - but also averted, particularly with Klute, to the amusement of Bree:

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* AllMenArePerverts: Played straight - -- Bree describes some of the acts she puts on for clients, and especially played straight with [[spoiler: Peter Cable, the real killer]] - -- but also averted, particularly with Klute, to the amusement of Bree:

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