Tracy (played by Andra Akers) is a protagonist in Murder à la Mod.
Tracy is Karen's socialite friend, accompanying her during an afternoon of shopping in Manhattan. She withdraws cash and jewelry from a safe deposit box, which Karen later steals from her parked car. Tracy follows Otto toward the cemetery, becoming involved in the investigation surrounding Karen's apparent death. Otto (played by William Finley) appears in Murder à la Mod.
Otto is a deranged prankster featured in Wiley's sexploitation film. He frightens Karen with a dummy ice-pick and ketchup, then discovers her real corpse in the studio. He uses a trunk to lure the killer, and later accidentally kills Chris with the genuine ice-pick while manipulating Karen's body for another prank. Karen (played by Margo Norton) appears in Murder à la Mod.
Karen is a model and Chris's fiancée. After learning that Chris needs money for a divorce, she steals Tracy's valuables to help him and returns to his studio. Otto initially tricks her with a fake stabbing, but a genuine assailant kills her; her body later becomes part of the final deadly prank. Chris (played by Jared Martin) appears in Murder à la Mod.
Chris is a photographer and Karen's fiancé who is secretly filming the murder. He lies about being a widower, needs money for a divorce, spies on Karen and Tracy, and kills Karen. He later kills Wiley for watching the footage, then is fatally stabbed by the ice-pick while Otto holds Karen's body. Wiley (played by Ken Burrows) appears in Murder à la Mod.
Wiley is the producer of the sexploitation film in which Otto performs. He employs Chris despite Chris's reluctance, because Chris urgently needs money for a divorce. Wiley later watches Chris's filmed murder of Karen in the studio, prompting Chris to kill him.
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Characters
Tracy
(played by Andra Akers) — protagonist
Tracy is Karen's socialite friend, accompanying her during an afternoon of shopping in Manhattan. She withdraws cash and jewelry from a safe deposit box, which Karen later steals from her parked car....
Otto
(played by William Finley) — supporting
Otto is a deranged prankster featured in Wiley's sexploitation film. He frightens Karen with a dummy ice-pick and ketchup, then discovers her real corpse in the studio. He uses a trunk to lure the kil...
Karen
(played by Margo Norton) — supporting
Karen is a model and Chris's fiancée. After learning that Chris needs money for a divorce, she steals Tracy's valuables to help him and returns to his studio. Otto initially tricks her with a fake sta...
Chris
(played by Jared Martin) — supporting
Chris is a photographer and Karen's fiancé who is secretly filming the murder. He lies about being a widower, needs money for a divorce, spies on Karen and Tracy, and kills Karen. He later kills Wiley...
Wiley
(played by Ken Burrows) — supporting
Wiley is the producer of the sexploitation film in which Otto performs. He employs Chris despite Chris's reluctance, because Chris urgently needs money for a divorce. Wiley later watches Chris's filme...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Wiley → Otto
(Professional Employer)
Otto appears as a deranged prankster in Wiley's film and uses one of its props.
Chris → Wiley
(Professional Employee)
Chris says he is reluctantly working for Wiley because he needs money for a divorce.
Karen → Chris
(Romantic Fiancé)
Karen tells Tracy about her fiancé Chris and later follows him to his studio.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Tracy → Otto
(Narrative Pursuer)
Tracy follows Otto when he wheels a large trunk apparently containing Karen's corpse toward a cemetery.
Chris → Otto
(Conflict Pursued Opponent)
Chris pursues Otto and Tracy to the cemetery, then later returns to the studio separately from Otto.
Otto → Karen
(Conflict Prankster And Victimizer)
Otto pretends to stab Karen with a dummy ice-pick and splashes her with ketchup before the real killer attacks.
Tracy → Karen
(Social Friend)
Karen shops with Tracy in Manhattan and calls her a socialite friend.
Story Analysis
A deceptive murder narrative turns filmmaking, performance, and practical jokes into instruments of violence and fatal irony.
Plot Progression
The Camera's First Secret
Lies Behind The Lens
The Real Ice-Pick
Trunks And False Trails
The Irony Of The Killer
Directed by Brian De Palma
Murder à la Mod (1968) · 4.6/10 · crime, mystery, thriller
