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* [[Book Ends]] - Almost certainly unintentional, but his first film, ''The Beast of Yucca Flats'' starts with {{spoiler|Lanell Cado's character being killed by the mutated Dr. Javorsky}}, and his last film, ''Red Zone Cuba'' ends with {{spoiler|another character played by Cado being fatally wounded in a shoot-out}}. |
* [[Book Ends]] - Almost certainly unintentional, but his first film, ''The Beast of Yucca Flats'' starts with {{spoiler|Lanell Cado's character being killed by the mutated Dr. Javorsky}}, and his last film, ''Red Zone Cuba'' ends with {{spoiler|another character played by Cado being fatally wounded in a shoot-out}}. |
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* [[Cameo]] - Anthony Cardoza, Coleman's financier and producer, appears in every one of his films. Additionally, quite a few of the extras in ''The Skydivers'' are all members of Coleman's and Cardoza's extended families. |
* [[Cameo]] - Anthony Cardoza, Coleman's financier and producer, appears in every one of his films. Additionally, quite a few of the extras in ''The Skydivers'' are all members of Coleman's and Cardoza's extended families. |
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** Francis himself narrates ''Beast'', appears as a gunman at the end of ''Skydivers'', is in the plane with the sniper in ''Beast'', and plays the lead in ''Cuba''--a performance only enjoyable due to his [[Celebrity Resemblance|physical resemblance]] to [[The Three Stooges|Curly Howard]]. |
** Francis himself narrates ''Beast'', appears as a gunman at the end of ''Skydivers'', is in the plane with the sniper in ''Beast'', and plays the lead in ''Cuba''--a performance only enjoyable due to his [[Celebrity Resemblance|physical resemblance]] to [[The Three Stooges|Curly Howard]]. |
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* [[Dull Surprise]] - A disease endemic among Coleman Francis' casts. |
* [[Dull Surprise]] - A disease endemic among Coleman Francis' casts. |
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* [[Leave the Camera Running]] - Used far too many times to count - the scene where Griffin tries to put up the roof of the convertible in ''Red Zone Cuba'' comes to mind. |
* [[Leave the Camera Running]] - Used far too many times to count - the scene where Griffin tries to put up the roof of the convertible in ''Red Zone Cuba'' comes to mind. |
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{{quote|'''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000|Servo]]''': "Ok, I'm just a bush, you can pan away from me now."}} |
{{quote|'''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000|Servo]]''': "Ok, I'm just a bush, you can pan away from me now."}} |
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* [[Motif]] - Coffee, death, cigarettes, death, terrible depressing tragedy, death, light aircraft, death, Tony Cardoza, death, people getting shot from light aircraft, death, the Yucca Mountain, death, and vigilante justice. And death. |
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* [[Prop Recycling]] - Alleged actor Eric "I ''like'' coffee!" Tomlin's white Ford Ranchero appears in both ''Yucca Flats'' and ''Skydivers''. |
* [[Prop Recycling]] - Alleged actor Eric "I ''like'' coffee!" Tomlin's white Ford Ranchero appears in both ''Yucca Flats'' and ''Skydivers''. |
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** In ''[[Red Zone Cuba]]'', the above-mentioned convertible shows up again later (this time with its top up) as a police car. |
** In ''[[Red Zone Cuba]]'', the above-mentioned convertible shows up again later (this time with its top up) as a police car. |
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