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''Spider'' is a 2002 psychological thriller from [[David Cronenberg]] starring Ralph Fiennes, Gabriel Byrne and Miranda Richardson, [[The Film of the Book|based on a book/screenplay]] by Patrick McGrath . It tells the story of a paranoid schizophrenic, the titular Spider (real name Dennis Clegg), who is released from a mental asylum into a halfway house in London. Here he relives his traumatic 1950's childhood as he tries to piece his life back together and come to terms with his madness.
'''''Spider''''' is a 2002 psychological thriller from [[David Cronenberg]] starring Ralph Fiennes, Gabriel Byrne and Miranda Richardson, [[The Film of the Book|based on a book/screenplay]] by Patrick McGrath . It tells the story of a paranoid schizophrenic, the titular Spider (real name Dennis Clegg), who is released from a mental asylum into a halfway house in London. Here he relives his traumatic 1950's childhood as he tries to piece his life back together and come to terms with his madness.


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=== Tropes used in this film include: ===
* [[Acting for Two]]: Miranda Richardson plays <s> two</s> three distinctly different roles in this film, [[Mind Screw|two of which were played by different actresses earlier in the film]]. Her performances are so distinctly different that many people don't notice the change on the first viewing.
* [[Acting for Two]]: Miranda Richardson plays <s> two</s> three distinctly different roles in this film, [[Mind Screw|two of which were played by different actresses earlier in the film]]. Her performances are so distinctly different that many people don't notice the change on the first viewing.
* [[And That Little Girl Was Me]]: That we're seeing a [[Flash Back]] isn't made apparent until we see Adult Spider repeat and eventually pre-empt Boy Spider's lines.
* [[And That Little Girl Was Me]]: That we're seeing a [[Flash Back]] isn't made apparent until we see Adult Spider repeat and eventually pre-empt Boy Spider's lines.
* [[Award Snub]]: Despite almost universal praise from critics, the film was ignored at Cannes and the Oscars.
* [[Award Snub]]: Despite almost universal praise from critics, the film was ignored at Cannes and the Oscars.
* [[Doing It for The Art]] / [[No Budget]]: Most of the actors, as well as the director and producers, deferred their wages so that the film could be made with it's minimal budget of $8m.
* [[Doing It for the Art]] / [[No Budget]]: Most of the actors, as well as the director and producers, deferred their wages so that the film could be made with it's minimal budget of $8m.
* [[Double Entendre]]: A staple of Yvonne's [[Sarcasm Mode|highly cultured conversation]].
* [[Double Entendre]]: A staple of Yvonne's [[Sarcasm Mode|highly cultured conversation]].
* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|Spider is taken back to the asylum after nearly killing his landlady. But he appears to be starting to come to terms with the fact he killed his own mother.}}
* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|Spider is taken back to the asylum after nearly killing his landlady. But he appears to be starting to come to terms with the fact he killed his own mother.}}
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* [[Funny Schizophrenia]] / [[The Mentally Disturbed]]: Averted; this is a ''very'' anti-Hollywood portrayal of mental illness.
* [[Funny Schizophrenia]] / [[The Mentally Disturbed]]: Averted; this is a ''very'' anti-Hollywood portrayal of mental illness.
* [[Growing the Beard]]: This was the film that marked Cronenberg's transition from [[Body Horror]] to intense psychological drama that would later be seen in ''[[A History of Violence]]'' and ''[[Eastern Promises]]''.
* [[Growing the Beard]]: This was the film that marked Cronenberg's transition from [[Body Horror]] to intense psychological drama that would later be seen in ''[[A History of Violence]]'' and ''[[Eastern Promises]]''.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[Harry Potter|Voldemort]] is the son of [[The Usual Suspects|Keaton]] and [[Black Adder|Mad Queen Bess]]!
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[Harry Potter|Voldemort]] is the son of [[The Usual Suspects|Keaton]] and [[Blackadder|Mad Queen Bess]]!
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Dennis Cleg is nicknamed Spider by his mother because he likes to make webs with string. The movie is the story of his mental web being constructed and simultaneously unravelled.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Dennis Cleg is nicknamed Spider by his mother because he likes to make webs with string. The movie is the story of his mental web being constructed and simultaneously unravelled.
* [[Mind Screw]]: [[Foregone Conclusion|It's a Cronenberg film]].
* [[Mind Screw]]: [[Foregone Conclusion|It's a Cronenberg film]].
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[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
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Latest revision as of 15:01, 26 June 2023

"What have you done?"

Spider is a 2002 psychological thriller from David Cronenberg starring Ralph Fiennes, Gabriel Byrne and Miranda Richardson, based on a book/screenplay by Patrick McGrath . It tells the story of a paranoid schizophrenic, the titular Spider (real name Dennis Clegg), who is released from a mental asylum into a halfway house in London. Here he relives his traumatic 1950's childhood as he tries to piece his life back together and come to terms with his madness.

Tropes used in Spider (film) include:
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