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Apr 14, 2014 · Aaron was originally a character from William Diehl’s novel “Primal Fear”. His character is pretty typical for a trial film: he’s the “innocent boy that everyone says is a guilty”. He’s like a more adult version of the kid on trial for murder in “12 Angry Men”.
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Aaron Stampler, also known as Roy, is the main antagonist of William Diehl's 1993 novel Primal Fear and its 1996 film adaptation of the same name.
He was portrayed by Edward Norton, who also played Derek Vinyard in American History X, Steve Frazelli in The Italian Job, Eric Byer in The Bourne Legacy, Jack Teller in The Score, Nova in Alita: Battle Angel and Miles Bron in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
Stampler is a 19-year-old altar boy for Archbishop Richard Rushman, the popular Archbishop of Chicago. He appears meek and frightened, with a severe stutter, and alludes to having had an unhappy childhood with his abusive father in Crikside, Kentucky.
When the Archbishop is brutally murdered, Stampler is found nearby covered in his blood, and is arrested for his murder. Defense attorney Martin Vail takes his case, eager for the publicity. He is set against his ex-girlfriend, Janet Venable, who is under pressure from District Attorney John Shaughnessy, a friend of Rushman's, to convict Stampler and have him executed. Stampler insists that he is innocent, and that he "lost time" (blacked out) and woke up covered in Rushman's blood. He then says that he often "loses time" when put under great stress.
While investigating the case, Vail finds a videotape of Rushman forcing Stampler, his girlfriend Linda and some of his fellow altar boys to have sex with each other. When Vail confronts him, Stampler flies into a rage and literally becomes like another person; his stutter vanishes and he becomes a violent sociopath who calls himself "Roy". When "Roy" tells him that he killed Rushman after "Aaron" begged him to protect him, Vail realizes that Stampler has dissociative identity disorder.
At first, Vail doesn't want to change Stampler's plea, knowing that insanity is hard to prove. However, during the trial Vail goads "Roy" into coming out; "Roy" then attacks and chokes Venable until the bailiff drags him out of the courtroom, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial. Stampler is sentenced to a mental institution rather than prison, and Vail becomes the most famous lawyer in Chicago for helping him beat the murder charge.
When Vail tells Stampler about the judge's decision, Stampler thanks him and asks him to make sure that Venable's neck is all right. Vail realizes that Stampler couldn't have known about Venable's injuries if he had "lost time" as he claimed, and confronts him. Stampler then reveals that the DID had been an act, and that he had known exactly what he was doing when he murdered Rushman; he also says that he killed Linda.
Stunned, Vail states there was no Roy, but Stampler corrects him that it was always Roy, and it was the persona of Aaron that never truly existed. Aaron gleefully brags about having gotten away with murder as a disillusioned and shocked Vail walks away.
•Edward Norton made his film debut in Primal Fear. His performance as Stampler garnered critical acclaim and he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Primal Fear is a 1993 American thriller novel by William Diehl about Aaron Stampler, an altar boy accused of murder, and Martin Vail, the attorney defending him. [1] It was adapted into the 1996 film of the same name, starring Richard Gere and Edward Norton. [2]
Aaron Stampler: The accused murderer, Aaron Stampler, is a young altar boy with a seemingly innocent demeanor. He becomes the center of attention in the courtroom as his guilt or innocence is questioned.
Sep 4, 2020 · Primal Fear focuses on Chicago Defense Attorney Martin Vail (Gere) as he tries to prove the innocence of Aaron Stampler (Norton), a 19-year old altar boy accused of murdering a Catholic...
Jan 26, 1992 · Martin Vail, the brilliant "bad-boy" lawyer every prosecutor and politician love to hate, is defending Aaron Stampler, a man found holding a bloody butcher's knife near a murdered archbishop.
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When an altar boy named Aaron Stampler is accused of brutally murdering the Archbishop, Vail eagerly takes on the challenge of defending him. As the case progresses, Vail uncovers a web of deceit, corruption, and shocking revelations that threaten to unravel everything he thought he knew.
