# Viktor Taransky in S1m0ne based on Tim Burton?

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**Created:** [July 29, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viktor-taransky-in-s1m0ne-based-on-tim-burton/191691 "2003-07-29T16:46:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Harli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c0e974/32.png) [@Harli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harli)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viktor-taransky-in-s1m0ne-based-on-tim-burton/191691/1 "2003-07-29T16:46:25Z")

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I just saw the movie **S1m0ne**. I enjoyed it, but I don’t really want to talk about the movie in this thread.

What I’m wondering about is Al Pacino’s character Viktor Taransky. He wears a lot of black throughout the movie. He often wears sunglasses. His hair is kinda messy-tousled. He is a film director that is slightly “off”.

Doesn’t that sound an awful lot like Tim Burton?  
Did anyone else notice this? Was it intentional?