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* [[Evil Tastes Good]]: "The hunger" |
* [[Evil Tastes Good]]: "The hunger" |
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* [[Flaw Exploitation]] - And "Smith" has so many flaws indeed.... |
* [[Flaw Exploitation]] - And "Smith" has so many flaws indeed.... |
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* [[Freeze-Frame Bonus]]: Wanna know Mr. Baffert's first name? Pause the DVD and look closely at {{spoiler|the newspaper blurb about him in the diner scene towards the end}}. |
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* [[Foreshadowing]]: {{spoiler|Subverted and Played straight with the ''same bit of foreshadowing'', as Earl is correct to assume his daughter is a murderer, but the scene where she murders him as well turns out to be [[All Just a Dream]]}} |
* [[Foreshadowing]]: {{spoiler|Subverted and Played straight with the ''same bit of foreshadowing'', as Earl is correct to assume his daughter is a murderer, but the scene where she murders him as well turns out to be [[All Just a Dream]]}} |
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* [[Gollum Made Me Do It]] |
* [[Gollum Made Me Do It]] |
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* ~Hey, It's That Guy!~ - [[CSI|Catherine Willows]] is ''married'' to the Thumbprint Killer and doesn't suspect a thing?! That's not gonna go over well with Grissom and the gang. |
* ~Hey, It's That Guy!~ - [[CSI|Catherine Willows]] is ''married'' to the Thumbprint Killer and doesn't suspect a thing?! That's not gonna go over well with Grissom and the gang. |
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** And fellow [[Soul Eater|voice]] [[Fullmetal Alchemist ( |
** And fellow [[Soul Eater|voice]] [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|actress]] [[Laura Bailey]] cameos as an Airline stewardess. |
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* [[Hollywood Silencer]] - Averted. Brooks distinctive handgun sounds quite realistic. |
* [[Hollywood Silencer]] - Averted. Brooks distinctive handgun sounds quite realistic. |
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* [[If I Wanted You Dead]] |
* [[If I Wanted You Dead...]] |
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* [[Imaginary Friend]] - Marshall. |
* [[Imaginary Friend]] - Marshall. |
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* [[In the Blood]]: {{spoiler|Earl's daughter turns out to have the same urge to kill as he does.}} She's just not nearly as good at it. |
* [[In the Blood]]: {{spoiler|Earl's daughter turns out to have the same urge to kill as he does.}} She's just not nearly as good at it. |
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* [[Last-Name Basis]]: "Mr. Smith"/Mr. Baffert is only referred to as such during the film. Towards the its end, if you [[Freeze |
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: "Mr. Smith"/Mr. Baffert is only referred to as such during the film. Towards the its end, if you [[Freeze-Frame Bonus|pause the DVD and look at]] {{spoiler|the newspaper in the coffee shop scene, you can see his first name is, amusingly, [[Meaningful Name|Graves]].}} |
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* [[Living Lie Detector]]: Brooks, often manifesting through Marshall. |
* [[Living Lie Detector]]: Brooks, often manifesting through Marshall. |
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* [[Mr. Smith]] - Played straight with Baffert, alias "Mr. Smith" |
* [[Mr. Smith]] - Played straight with Baffert, alias "Mr. Smith" |
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* [[Non-Idle Rich]] - Tracy Atwood inherited millions, but is still devoted to her career as a hard-working homicide detective. Brooks greatly admires this. |
* [[Non-Idle Rich]] - Tracy Atwood inherited millions, but is still devoted to her career as a hard-working homicide detective. Brooks greatly admires this. |
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** All of the main characters essentially qualify. |
** All of the main characters essentially qualify. |
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* [[Out with a Bang]] - Brooks often murders couples while they're having sex, or about to. |
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* [[The Perfect Crime]] |
* [[The Perfect Crime]] |
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* [[Playing Against Type]] - Dane Cook, stand-up comedian and comic actor, as the bitter douchebag "Smith", although he made sure to incorporate some of his signature brand of obnoxiousness. |
* [[Playing Against Type]] - Dane Cook, stand-up comedian and comic actor, as the bitter douchebag "Smith", although he made sure to incorporate some of his signature brand of obnoxiousness. |
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* [[Sympathetic Murderer]] - Earl Brooks, heartbreakingly so. |
* [[Sympathetic Murderer]] - Earl Brooks, heartbreakingly so. |
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* [[Talking to Themself]] - A particularly notable example. |
* [[Talking to Themself]] - A particularly notable example. |
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* [[This Is Your Brain |
* [[This Is Your Brain on Evil]] - Basically the concept of the film. |
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* [[Tragic Villain]] - Brooks vehemently tries to overcome his addiction to murder, with occasional periods of success. |
* [[Tragic Villain]] - Brooks vehemently tries to overcome his addiction to murder, with occasional periods of success. |
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* [[Tropaholics Anonymous]] |
* [[Tropaholics Anonymous]] |