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After a year of being in this state, and trying and failing to find love, Kyle changes his name to Adrian to reflect his feelings of being a completely different person from the conceited, materialistic boy he used to be. When a robber stumbles into his garden Adrian offers him a deal; he won't report the robber to the police if the robber brings Adrian his daughter, Linda. She is Adrian's last chance to break the spell before his two years are up.
After a year of being in this state, and trying and failing to find love, Kyle changes his name to Adrian to reflect his feelings of being a completely different person from the conceited, materialistic boy he used to be. When a robber stumbles into his garden Adrian offers him a deal; he won't report the robber to the police if the robber brings Adrian his daughter, Linda. She is Adrian's last chance to break the spell before his two years are up.


[[The Film of the Book|The movie]] was released March 18th, 2011; instead of Kyle being turned into an inhuman beast, in this version, he' turns into a [[Hollywood Homely|"human monster"]] -- a [[Heroic Build|huge]], [[Ugly Cute|ugly]] [[Punk Rock|punk]] covered in tattoos, [[Savage Piercings|piercings]], and [[Covered With Scars|scars]]. It was received poorly by critics, having only a 21% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], and a 41 out of 100 rating on metacritic.
[[The Film of the Book|The movie]] was released March 18th, 2011; instead of Kyle being turned into an inhuman beast, in this version, he' turns into a [[Hollywood Homely|"human monster"]] -- a [[Heroic Build|huge]], [[Ugly Cute|ugly]] [[Punk Rock|punk]] covered in tattoos, [[Savage Piercings|piercings]], and [[Covered with Scars|scars]]. It was received poorly by critics, having only a 21% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], and a 41 out of 100 rating on metacritic.
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* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]
* [[Flower Motifs]]: The meanings of different roses are brought up at various points in the book, and Kyle plants a specific kind of miniature called "Little Linda" in honor of Linda's arrival.
* [[Flower Motifs]]: The meanings of different roses are brought up at various points in the book, and Kyle plants a specific kind of miniature called "Little Linda" in honor of Linda's arrival.
* [[For Halloween I Am Going As Myself]]: This ends badly for Kyle when the girl he's dancing with tries to pull off his "mask".
* [[For Halloween I Am Going as Myself]]: This ends badly for Kyle when the girl he's dancing with tries to pull off his "mask".
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Especially when she [[Letting Her Hair Down|lets her hair down]].
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Especially when she [[Letting Her Hair Down|lets her hair down]].
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Adrian, after he lets Lindy go off to help her father.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Adrian, after he lets Lindy go off to help her father.
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* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Sloane, although it's less about her not having a personality than her personality being genuinely shallow and her interest in Kyle based solely on him being handsome and popular, which is why Kyle trying to kiss her to break his curse fails.
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Sloane, although it's less about her not having a personality than her personality being genuinely shallow and her interest in Kyle based solely on him being handsome and popular, which is why Kyle trying to kiss her to break his curse fails.
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: Lindy, after trying on the dress she and Adrian find in the attic.
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: Lindy, after trying on the dress she and Adrian find in the attic.
* [[Shout Out]]: Lots of stories inspired by the original fairytale, like ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'', ''[[Jane Eyre]]'' and ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Literature)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Lots of stories inspired by the original fairytale, like ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'', ''[[Jane Eyre]]'' and ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (novel)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''.
** There are also several references to other [[Fairy Tale|fairy tales]] as Kyle chats with more modern people living them, such as "[[The Little Mermaid]]", "[[The Frog Prince (Literature)|The Frog Prince]]", and "[[Snow White and Rose Red (Literature)|Snow White and Rose Red]]".
** There are also several references to other [[Fairy Tale|fairy tales]] as Kyle chats with more modern people living them, such as "[[The Little Mermaid]]", "[[The Frog Prince]]", and "[[Snow White and Rose Red]]".
* [[Snow Means Love]]
* [[Snow Means Love]]
* [[Title Drop]]: Kyle begins the story by saying he'll tell the reader how he "became... ''beastly."''
* [[Title Drop]]: Kyle begins the story by saying he'll tell the reader how he "became... ''beastly."''
* [[True Beauty Is On the Inside]]
* [[True Beauty Is on the Inside]]
* [[True Love's Kiss]]
* [[True Love's Kiss]]


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* [[Dueling Movies]]: Deliberately averted by the producers. ''Beastly'' was originally scheduled to be released in 2010 around the same time as ''Charlie St. Cloud'', but since [[Vanessa Hudgens]] and [[Zac Efron]] were still dating, ''Beastly'' was moved up to avoid competition between the then-couple. In hindsight, this might have been a moot point, as neither movie appear to have been very successful.
* [[Dueling Movies]]: Deliberately averted by the producers. ''Beastly'' was originally scheduled to be released in 2010 around the same time as ''Charlie St. Cloud'', but since [[Vanessa Hudgens]] and [[Zac Efron]] were still dating, ''Beastly'' was moved up to avoid competition between the then-couple. In hindsight, this might have been a moot point, as neither movie appear to have been very successful.
* [[Feigning Intelligence]]: Invoked by Kyle. He tries to get lesson plan answers in advance to sound smart and impress Lindy, and confesses to Will that he looks up modern poetry to pick up girls. To his initial dismay, he accidentally selects one of Lindy's favorites.
* [[Feigning Intelligence]]: Invoked by Kyle. He tries to get lesson plan answers in advance to sound smart and impress Lindy, and confesses to Will that he looks up modern poetry to pick up girls. To his initial dismay, he accidentally selects one of Lindy's favorites.
* [[Follow the Leader]]: It certainly has a few intentional stylistic elements in common with ''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]''.
* [[Follow the Leader]]: It certainly has a few intentional stylistic elements in common with ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]''.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Kyle's viewpoints and poor treatment of others directly mirror his father's, and it's implied he spent his entire childhood being ignored by him.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Kyle's viewpoints and poor treatment of others directly mirror his father's, and it's implied he spent his entire childhood being ignored by him.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Rob Kingsbury treats his son like garbage the whole film, and it appears his only comeuppance is a hurt voice message from Kyle, {{spoiler|until the very end when the trope is subverted: Kendra pays him a little visit as his new assistant. Cue credits}}. Subverted when Lindy's father {{spoiler|overdoses on drugs}} but played straight when {{spoiler|he survives}}.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Rob Kingsbury treats his son like garbage the whole film, and it appears his only comeuppance is a hurt voice message from Kyle, {{spoiler|until the very end when the trope is subverted: Kendra pays him a little visit as his new assistant. Cue credits}}. Subverted when Lindy's father {{spoiler|overdoses on drugs}} but played straight when {{spoiler|he survives}}.
* [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall]]: Kyle is trying to explain to Lindy what happened to him, and in doing so basically describes the plot of ''[[Beauty and The Beast]]''.
* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: Kyle is trying to explain to Lindy what happened to him, and in doing so basically describes the plot of ''[[Beauty and The Beast]]''.
{{quote| '''''Lindy''': Everyone knows that story.''}}
{{quote| '''''Lindy''': Everyone knows that story.''}}
* [[Missing Trailer Scene]]: Blink-and-you'll-miss-em clips of Lindy hanging on Hunter and him giving her a piggy-back ride, him standing on top of the Manhattan Bridge, Hunter running through a park, Kyle rubbing Lindy's lips with his thumb, Hunter catching Lindy as she jumps off a wall, and Lindy telling Hunter he's the most beautiful man she's ever met ({{spoiler|the angle and the fact that she's crying suggests it might have been the scene from the book where he gets shot}}).
* [[Missing Trailer Scene]]: Blink-and-you'll-miss-em clips of Lindy hanging on Hunter and him giving her a piggy-back ride, him standing on top of the Manhattan Bridge, Hunter running through a park, Kyle rubbing Lindy's lips with his thumb, Hunter catching Lindy as she jumps off a wall, and Lindy telling Hunter he's the most beautiful man she's ever met ({{spoiler|the angle and the fact that she's crying suggests it might have been the scene from the book where he gets shot}}).
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* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Surprisingly, this is Kyle's campaign speech... to the people voting for him. ''And then they still elect him''.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Surprisingly, this is Kyle's campaign speech... to the people voting for him. ''And then they still elect him''.
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Sloane, again. After Kyle disappears, she immediately goes out with his wing-man. However, it's heavily implied she knew this when she is heard confessing she didn't like herself while dating Kyle and felt like she had to pretend to be someone else.
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Sloane, again. After Kyle disappears, she immediately goes out with his wing-man. However, it's heavily implied she knew this when she is heard confessing she didn't like herself while dating Kyle and felt like she had to pretend to be someone else.
* [[Shout Out]]: To the [[Beauty and The Beast (Disney)|Disney version]]. Kyle's "servants" {{spoiler|have their own "curses" lifted when Zola's children are given green cards and Will regains his sight}}.
* [[Shout-Out]]: To the [[Beauty and the Beast|Disney version]]. Kyle's "servants" {{spoiler|have their own "curses" lifted when Zola's children are given green cards and Will regains his sight}}.
* [[Stalker With a Crush]]: Hunter. Despite the fact that he mysteriously presents Lindy with several boxes of her favorite candy, Jujyfruits, she never calls him out on it.
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Hunter. Despite the fact that he mysteriously presents Lindy with several boxes of her favorite candy, Jujyfruits, she never calls him out on it.
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]


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