Igor

A 2008 CGI animated film that parodies and homages various horror movies. Set in Malaria, a country that thrives on Mad Science, and where all hunchbacks have no choice but to become Igors. The main character, however, has plans to break free from his station and become a Mad Scientist himself. His attempt at creating an evil monster backfires, and he ends up creating an Ugly Cute Monster Girl who isn't evil in the slightest and would rather be an actress.

Igor's quest for glory is hampered by Dr. Schadenfreude, who has won the Evil Science Fair every year by stealing the winning invention from an actual Mad Scientist, and who sees Eva as his ticket not just to winning, but to taking control of the kingdom from King Malbert, who has a secret or two of his own. On top of that, Igor starts to develop feelings for Eva and begins to question the way the kingdom is run. Is being evil really their only option? And can a giant actress in a red dress really win the Evil Science Fair with showtunes?

This movie provides examples of:
"Eva: So, I have to step on people to get ahead?
 * Ambition Is Evil:

Igor: Uh, yeah."

"Scamper: No, no, no, it goes the other way! Are you bl... let me fix that."
 * Animal Motifs: A number of characters have this: Jaclyn - snake, Dr. Glickenstein - crocodile, King Malbert - armadillo/cockroach
 * Attack Reflector: Eva's indestructible skin does this.
 * Bad Is Good and Good Is Bad
 * Bastard Understudy: Igor is this for Dr. Glickenstein.
 * Big Electric Switch
 * Blackmail: Malaria stays afloat by creating various evil inventions and then threatening the rest of the world to pay up, or those inventions will be unleashed.
 * Bigger Bad:
 * Black Comedy Rape: King Malber grabs Igor on both legs.
 * Blind Mistake: Used a couple of times with the blind orphans.

"Igor: Oh, god! She's killing blind orphans! That's so...evil! I mean, which is great, but--blind orphans?"
 * And right after that, the blind orphans perform a musical number, and one walks the wrong way.
 * Bookcase Passage: found using Shaggy Search Technique.
 * Brainina Jar
 * Brainwash: An actual business in Malaria, the Brain Wash, where Igor takes Eva to turn her evil, and Brain gets a literal washing.
 * Chekhov's Gun: The mother's day card.
 * Conveyor Belt O Doom: The Igor Recycling Plant.
 * Crapsack World
 * Creator Cameo: Chris McKenna, the writer, plays a man in the crowd at the Killiseum, who says, "That's Dr. Schadenfreude's invention?"
 * Cue the Sun
 * Deadpan Snarker: Scamper.
 * Death Seeker: Scamper again, but he can't die.
 * The Ditz: Brain.
 * Evil Versus Evil: Evil scientists compete at the science fair. Schadenfreude also wants to overthrow Malbert.
 * Even Evil Has Standards
 * Even Evil Has Standards

"Brain: Our work here is done.
 * Evil Tastes Good: Subverted. Dr. Glickenstein made an evil lasagna that tasted good, but it didn't kill anyone, thus making it not truly evil.
 * Fake Ultimate Hero: Dr. Schadenfreude wins the Evil Science Fair every year, but he does so by stealing an invention from another Mad Scientist.
 * Fauxtivational Poster: "Who doesn't like tortured kittens?"
 * Frankensteins Monster: Eva.
 * Fur and Loathing: Jaclyn's baby-seal boots.
 * Gentle Giant: Eva.
 * Getting Crap Past the Radar: "You must have seen a lot of brains... mine's bigger than average... right?"
 * "If she's having lady problems, it's all yours."
 * While Igor is convincing Eva that she needs to smash monsters for her "role," there's a random diagram on the wall labeled "UST."
 * Gladiator Games: The Evil Science Fair, where Mad Scientists' inventions duke it out to be the last one standing.
 * Glass Shattering Sound: Eva hitting a high note cracks Brain's jar.
 * Good Thing You Can Heal: Scamper occasionally takes advantage of his inability to die, chewing his legs off to escape for example.
 * That's, uh...actually a thing real animals will do when trapped. They figure better stumpy than dead.
 * Gory Discretion Shot: Averted. Scamper gets a cannonball shot through his head on screen. From a Mother's Day Card.
 * Hoist By His Own Petard:
 * Homage: The first appearance of Eva is from behind, like in the original Frankenstein movie.
 * The blind orphans merge two characters that the monster met.
 * The Brain Wash has a reference to the movie The Fly, with the manager (Buzz Offman) and attendant (Jeff).
 * In the scene in the sauna, Schadenfreude's igor has a Hawaiian shirt and a mustache, which is the animator's nod to Magnum PI.
 * Eva standing at the top of the stairs, all dressed up, evokes Sunset Boulevard, complete with "I'm ready for my cloesup."
 * Going back to Frankenstein, Mary Shelley referred to the monster being named "Adam". This one is named Eva.
 * Human Resources: When Igors outlive their usefulness, they're sent to the recycling plant.
 * I Don't Like the Sound of That Place: Malaria, Latin for "bad air". Also, you know, a horrible, horrible disease.
 * Incredibly Lame Fun:
 * Incredibly Lame Fun:

Scamper: Our work? You spent the entire time playing with a piece of ribbon.

Brain proceeds to play with the ribbon some more, laughing."

""I'm coming to you live, invisible, and totally au naturale.""
 * I Would Say If I Could Say
 * The Igor
 * I Know You're in There Somewhere Fight: Igor gives this kind of speech to Eva . He even reminds her of her earlier words "I'd rather be a good nobody than an evil somebody."
 * I Shall Taunt You: Schadenfreude does this to Eva to activate her evil bone.
 * Invisible Streaker: Carl Cristall, who refuses to wear pants, despite wearing other pieces of clothing.


 * Jekyll and Hyde:
 * Jerkass: Glickenstein, King Malbert, Malbert's royal guards, Schadenfreude & Jaclyn
 * Lightning Can Do Anything
 * Mad Scientist
 * Mad Scientist Laboratory
 * Meaningful Name:
 * Mismatched Eyes: Eva and Brain.
 * Mister Big: King Malbert.
 * Monster Mash
 * Morally Ambiguous Doctorate: All the Mad Scientists.
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast: King Malbert, Dr. Schadenfreude.
 * The Napoleon: King Malbert.
 * Nightmare Fuel Stationattendant: Dr. Glickenstein & Jaclyn
 * Non Human Sidekick: Scamper and Brain
 * Not What It Looks Like:
 * Obfuscating Stupidity: Heidi.
 * Opening Monologue
 * Pygmalion Plot
 * Ramp Jump: leading to a Slo Mo Big Air.
 * Shadow Discretion Shot: Schadenfreude pulling out the shrink ray, also.
 * Slap Slap Kiss: Schadenfreude and Jaclyn.
 * Sleazy Politician: King Malbert
 * Slippery Skid
 * She Cleans Up Nicely: After discovering Schadenfreude's true intentions, Igor rushes back home, intending to tell Eva the truth about the Evil Science Fair. Not seeing her when he comes in, he calls for her...and she appears at the top of the staircase, decked out in a fancy gown and practically sparkling. Igor is understandably floored.
 * Shipper On Deck: Scamper (and eventually Brain) for Igor and, going to far as to outright force him to address his feelings for the lady. On several occasions. Brain even remarks that "our work here is done" when they think they've succeeded.
 * Shout Out: to Young Frankenstein. Dr Schadenfreude plays a few bars of Putting on the Ritz in the piano medley in his opening scene.
 * Scamper and his repeated suicide attempts.
 * The Starscream: Dr. Schadenfreude.
 * He could also be considered a Big Bad.
 * Suicide As Comedy: Scamper.
 * Talk Show: "Cristall Clear, with Carl Cristall."
 * Tiny Guy Huge Girl: Igor and Eva
 * Ugly Hero Good Looking Villain
 * The Vamp: Jaclyn.
 * Voluntary Shapeshifting:
 * Who Would Want to Watch Us: At one point Scamper comments, "Can you imagine a face like that on a 40-foot screen?" Cut to Extreme Close Up of Eva.
 * Worth Living For: Previously-suicidal and immortal Scampers gets this.
 * Worth Living For: Previously-suicidal and immortal Scampers gets this.