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* [[Affably Evil]]: Dr. Merrick and the original Tom Lincoln. |
* [[Affably Evil]]: Dr. Merrick and the original Tom Lincoln. |
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* [[Aesoptinum]] |
* [[Aesoptinum]] |
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* [[Brick Joke]]: Dr. Merrick injects microprobes into Lincoln near the beginning of the film, and says that he will pass them through his urine. Later Lincoln is seen standing in front of of a urinal, groaning. |
* [[Brick Joke]]: Dr. Merrick injects microprobes into Lincoln near the beginning of the film, and says that he will pass them through his urine. Later Lincoln is seen standing in front of of a urinal, groaning. |
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** While you can hear something going CLINK CLINK CLINK in the Urinal. |
** While you can hear something going CLINK CLINK CLINK in the Urinal. |
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* [[City in a Bottle]] |
* [[City in a Bottle]] |
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* [[Cool Car]]: Lincoln's "real" self designs them as well as boats, which his clone dreams about and are our first clue that something's up. |
* [[Cool Car]]: Lincoln's "real" self designs them as well as boats, which his clone dreams about and are our first clue that something's up. |
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* [[Evil Brit]]: Dr. Merrick -- he's played by [[Sean Bean]], so of course. |
* [[Evil Brit]]: Dr. Merrick -- he's played by [[Sean Bean]], so of course. |
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* [[Expendable Clone]] |
* [[Expendable Clone]] |
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* [[Eye Scream]]: Lincoln is injected with microprobes near the beginning of the film, which enter via the eye sockets. |
* [[Eye Scream]]: Lincoln is injected with microprobes near the beginning of the film, which enter via the eye sockets. |
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* [[Fish Out of Water]]: Lincoln and Jordan after escaping, they have no concept of how ''anything'' in the real world works. |
* [[Fish Out of Water]]: Lincoln and Jordan after escaping, they have no concept of how ''anything'' in the real world works. |
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* [[Genetic Memory]]: How Lincoln can drive all the cool vehicles in the movie, and mimic Tom Lincoln's Scottish accent with impeccable accuracy. |
* [[Genetic Memory]]: How Lincoln can drive all the cool vehicles in the movie, and mimic Tom Lincoln's Scottish accent with impeccable accuracy. |
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* [[Let's Meet the Meat]]: Quoted with amusing and unnerving effect by Buscemi's character ''"Well just because you like the hamburger does not mean you want to meet the cow."'' |
* [[Let's Meet the Meat]]: Quoted with amusing and unnerving effect by Buscemi's character ''"Well just because you like the hamburger does not mean you want to meet the cow."'' |
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* [[Guys Smash Girls Shoot]]- Lincoln uses crowbars and hand-to-hand combat to fight while Jordan uses guns. [[Chickification|Even though she was shown to be superior at the]] [[Chekhov's Skill|combat simulator.]] |
* [[Guys Smash, Girls Shoot]]- Lincoln uses crowbars and hand-to-hand combat to fight while Jordan uses guns. [[Chickification|Even though she was shown to be superior at the]] [[Chekhov's Skill|combat simulator.]] |
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* [[Insistent Terminology]]: All the workers in the compound refer to the clones as "products", and think about them this way as well, leading to some heartless exchanges like this one: |
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: All the workers in the compound refer to the clones as "products", and think about them this way as well, leading to some heartless exchanges like this one: |
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{{quote|'''Doctor''': You mean you want to destroy $2 million worth of product? |
{{quote|'''Doctor''': You mean you want to destroy $2 million worth of product? |
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* [[No Sex Allowed]]: Inside the community of clones. {{spoiler|Subverted in the outside world...}} |
* [[No Sex Allowed]]: Inside the community of clones. {{spoiler|Subverted in the outside world...}} |
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* [[Nobody Poops]]: Averted, as part of a Brick Joke. |
* [[Nobody Poops]]: Averted, as part of a Brick Joke. |
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* [[Oh Crap]]: When it is discovered that the dead Lincoln is {{spoiler|the original Tom Lincoln and not the clone}}. |
* [[Oh Crap]]: When it is discovered that the dead Lincoln is {{spoiler|the original Tom Lincoln and not the clone}}. |
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* [[People Farms]] |
* [[People Farms]] |
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* [[Product Placement]]: Probably one of the most blatant examples in movie history: why are there ads for KFC and Microsoft in a closed society filled with penniless clones? |
* [[Product Placement]]: Probably one of the most blatant examples in movie history: why are there ads for KFC and Microsoft in a closed society filled with penniless clones? |