Tim Dutton as Eamon in The Bourne Identity (2002)
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Tim Dutton as Eamon, wealthy family man
French countryside, Winter 2002
Film: The Bourne Identity
Release Date: June 14, 2002
Director: Doug Liman
Costume Designer: Pierre-Yves Gayraud
WARNING! Spoilers ahead!
Background
Poor Eamon, seemingly always having to get his half-sister Marie (Franka Potente) out of jams!
The latest finds Eamon and his two kids driving up to his Christmas-decorated French country home (actually filmed in the Czech Republic), only to find that Marie and her new boyfriend have broken in, apparently in some kind of trouble and seeking refuge. The next morning, he learns that “some kind of trouble” centers around that boyfriend being Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), a trained killer whose amnesia has made him a target for a rogue branch of the CIA specializing in assassinations.
Initially unaware of the danger that Bourne’s presence means for his family, Eamon hosts the couple for the night, preparing dinner and even lending a pair of spare pajamas. He’s understandably upset the next morning when an assassin known simply as “The Professor” (Clive Owen) brings the fight to his home, which takes some damage as Bourne arms himself with Eamon’s shotgun to defend himself. The last we see of Eamon, he’s understandably pissed while driving Marie and his children to relative safety after she and Bourne part ways.
What’d He Wear?
Marie finds herself caught between two men in overcoats and turtlenecks, though Eamon’s dramatic suede coat and full turtleneck is an appropriately more fashion-forward look for a family man less concerned with covert movements than Bourne in his more austere charcoal coat and slate mock-neck.
Eamon’s knee-length topcoat is made from a saddle-brown sueded leather, worn and aged to a rugged patina. The broad ulster lapels have a brown printed felt under the collar, sweeping high above the single row of buttons that present a 2×1-button double-breasted front that closes over the waist. Each set-in sleeve is finished at the cuff with a short strap that closes through a single button.
The coat’s only outer pockets are a straight set-in pocket at hip level on each side of the front, and a single long vent extends up the back. A full belt pulls through a loop on each side of the waist to presumably wrap around Eamon’s body, but he keeps it tightened in the back through the silver-toned buckle and self-keeper.
Unlike Bourne’s trim, minimalist mock-neck sweater, Eamon wears a cozily full-fitting gray woolen turtleneck sweater with a wide-ribbed roll-neck, ribbed hem, and ribbed cuffs at the ends of the set-in sleeves. Under the chunky roll-neck, Eamon adds a predominantly dark-red printed scarf; in addition to being a rakish touch, this may also protect his neck from getting itchy under the wool fibers.
Eamon’s dark rust-brown trousers have a soft sheen that suggests a pinwale corduroy (also known as “needlecord”), which would be warmly comfortable and harmonious with the textures of his sweater and suede coat. Under the long coat and untucked sweater hem, little can be seen of these flat-front trousers aside from the plain-hemmed bottoms which collect over the tops of his dark-brown leather Chelsea boots.
We know Eamon is married thanks to the silver-toned wedding band on his left ring finger and his dialogue with his children (“mummy is away for two days, thank God…”) His only other visible jewelry or accessory is the polished steel watch he wears on his left wrist, styled with a round white ringed dial and a dark-brown edge-stitched leather strap.
The Car
Eamon keeps a cherry-red 1995 Jeep Cherokee for hauling his kids around in the snowy French countryside. This influential “XJ” series of compact Cherokee models was introduced in 1984 and would be produced globally until 2014, though American production ended before the 2002 model year when the existing Cherokee was transitioned to the new Jeep Liberty to differentiate it from the full-size Grand Cherokee.
Produced in both two- and four-door variations, the Cherokee was marketed as a “Sportwagon”, credited as the first modern sport utility vehicle (SUV) before the term was even created. This was also the first Jeep Cherokee to be widely available in Europe, though Eamon’s ’95 Cherokee was likely made for the North American market—suggested by the U.S.-spec taillights and the “Marietta Jeep Eagle” decal below the rear window, which implies it was purchased from a dealership in Cobb County, Georgia.
Eamon waits inside the Cherokee as Marie and Bourne part ways.
By ’95, the Cherokee was available in a range of trim lines and engines as well as either the rugged four-wheel-drive or a simpler rear-wheel-drive train. Engines included both gas-powered and “TurboDiesel” 2.5-liter straight-four options or the high-output 4.0-liter straight-six.
While European export models were almost always mated to a five-speed manual transmission, North American models like Eamon’s Cherokee also offered a four-speed automatic transmission. His aluminum lace-spoke wheels were standard with the “Country” trim, though his “flame red” Jeep lacks any additional badging (and the Country’s two-tone exterior paint) so Eamon likely drives a base-model ’95 Cherokee with custom wheels.
The Gun
Bourne earlier indicated to Marie that he has a trained sense on where to look for weapons. After finding a box of 12-gauge shells in Eamon’s desk, he immediately clocks the top of a cabinet as the most likely place to find the accompanying firearm—and indeed pulls down Eamon’s hammerless double-barreled shotgun to defend himself against “The Professor”.
Bourne checks the barrels of Eamon’s side-by-side shotgun.
Side-by-side shotgun design has hardly evolved since it was perfected in the mid-19th century, with little to distinguish between makers. On IMFDB, Eamon’s shotgun has been noted to have “a box lock action and a Churchill or Uplander stock and a splinter fore end,” though it’s unlikely that additional identification is possible without input from the movie’s armorer.
How to Get the Look
Tim Dutton as Eamon in The Bourne Identity (2002)
A minor—but stylish—character in The Bourne Identity, Eamon presents a nattier alternative to Bourne’s topcoat-and-turtleneck look with his own dramatic suede coat over a chunky roll-neck, accented with a scarf—all impractical for a spy on the run but suitable for a father of two dwelling in the French countryside.
- Saddle-brown suede knee-length topcoat with wide ulster collar, 2×1-button double-breasted front, straight set-in side pockets, full belt (with silver-prong buckle), set-in sleeves with single-button cuff straps, and long single vent
- Gray wool turtleneck sweater with wide-ribbed roll-neck, cuffs, and hem
- Dark-red printed scarf
- Rust-brown pinwale corduroy flat-front trousers with plain-hemmed bottoms
- Dark-brown leather Chelsea boots
- Silver wedding band
- Steel wristwatch with white ringed dial and dark-brown edge-stitched leather strap
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