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* [[Ax Crazy]]: Arthur and Sam
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Arthur and Sam
* [[Bedouin Rescue Service]]: Subverted. The natives spear Charlie and he is rescued by Arthur
* [[Bedouin Rescue Service]]: Subverted. The natives spear Charlie and he is rescued by Arthur
* [[Better Than It Sounds Film]]
* [[Better Than It Sounds/Film]]
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Compared to most stories, it's a [[Downer Ending]]. Compared with anything else [[Nick Cave]] has written, it's pretty happy.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Compared to most stories, it's a [[Downer Ending]]. Compared with anything else [[Nick Cave]] has written, it's pretty happy.
* [[Black and Gray Morality]]
* [[Black and Gray Morality]]
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* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]: Or in this case, retarded younger brothers.
* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]: Or in this case, retarded younger brothers.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Charlie and Mikey leave Arthur after his [[Moral Event Horizon]] crossing.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Charlie and Mikey leave Arthur after his [[Moral Event Horizon]] crossing.
* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]: Much of the soundtrack has names like "Sad Violin Thing".
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: Much of the soundtrack has names like "Sad Violin Thing".
* [[Fake Nationality]]: Pearce and Huston do fake Irish accents. Pretty good ones, too.
* [[Fake Nationality]]: Pearce and Huston do fake Irish accents. Pretty good ones, too.
* [[Famous Last Words]]
* [[Famous Last Words]]
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* [[Judge, Jury, and Executioner]]: Stanley and Fletcher fight over this.
* [[Judge, Jury, and Executioner]]: Stanley and Fletcher fight over this.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: {{spoiler|Fletcher}}.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: {{spoiler|Fletcher}}.
* [[Kick the Son of A Bitch]]: Arthur is a raging psychopath, yes, but no one had any problem with his killing [[Complete Monster|Sergeant Matthews]].
* [[Kick the Son of a Bitch]]: Arthur is a raging psychopath, yes, but no one had any problem with his killing [[Complete Monster|Sergeant Matthews]].
* [[Land Down Under]]: Played in a very un-stereotypical way
* [[Land Down Under]]: Played in a very un-stereotypical way
* [[Mighty Whitey]]: Subverted/defied: the police think the Aborigines are sheltering Arthur, but in fact they hate and fear him. Some of them believe he's a werewolf.
* [[Mighty Whitey]]: Subverted/defied: the police think the Aborigines are sheltering Arthur, but in fact they hate and fear him. Some of them believe he's a werewolf.