Theatre of Blood: Difference between revisions

The perpetrator, of course, is Lionheart, who - having [[Bungled Suicide|survived his suicide attempt]], thanks to a kindly bunch of methanol-drinking homeless chaps - has decided to revisit his last run in the theater... and provide a very ''special'' command performance for each of the critics in turn.

 

 

* [[The Alcoholic]]: Larding.

* [[Asshole Victim]]: Each one of the critics, except Devlin.

* [[Black Comedy]]

* [[Crazy Homeless People]]: Lionheart's minions.

* [[Crazy Jealous Guy]]: One critic is quite easily manipulated into re-enacting the murder scene from ''Othello''.

* [[The Dragon]]: The 'Stage Manager'.

* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridget On Him]]: The 'stage manager'.}}

* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: The part where a heart is cut out is very carefully blocked by the head of one of the vagrants; the decapitation scene does this, too.

* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: Used for a joke in one of the murders. Lionheart commits the Henry VI inspired murder (specifically, based off the death of Joan of Arc) in his [[Camp Gay]] hair dresser disguise:

* [[Hero Antagonist]]: Devlin and the police.

* [[Hollywood Police Driving Academy]]: The police think they see Lionheart driving by, and immediately scramble into a traffic jam reminiscent of the Keystone Kops.

* Jerkass: Each and every one of the critics, who mock Lionheart and his daughter whilst they are in the room, proceed to mock Lionheart's death, and really don't seem to care much for each other. When the first critic is murdered, one of them remarks that they've finally a headline, not a byline. Even Devlin, largely the [[Only Sane Man]] of the critics, refuses to admit to Lionheart's genius when his life depends on it, and openly mocks Lionheart when he {{spoiler|dies for real}}.

* [[Large Ham]]: Oh, ''yes''. One can tell that Price had far too much fun throughout the movie. One critic describes one of Lionheart's performances as [[Lampshade Hanging|putting him in mind of a ham sandwich.]]

* [[Mr. Muffykins]]: A pair of the little buggers belong to Meredith Merridew, though they're at least not too yappy. They meet a suitably awful end.

* [[Not Now, Kiddo]]: "Hey, just go about your normal life, and leave the rest to us."

* [[The Ophelia]]: ''Sort'' of, in that Lionheart's daughter is pretty scarred from the supposed death of her father. {{spoiler|Or, at least, appears to be.}}

* [[Poetic Serial Killer]]

* [[Pound of Flesh Twist]]: [[Subverted Trope|Not happening here]]. The critic's [[The Merchant of Venice|heart is messily removed]], weighed (oops: two ounces over - let's put that bit back), and sent to the police in a neatly-wrapped box.

* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Lionheart. Not exactly a ''small name'' though.

* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: A lovely, calming theme plays while Lionheart and his main flunky surgically remove one critic's head.

* [[Straw Critic]]: The critics are generally this, although their reviews of Lionheart appear to have been pretty accurate.

** The film implies that Lionheart might be [[Critic Proof]], as his theatrical productions generally draw audiences (he doesn't seem [[So Bad It's Good]]).

* {{spoiler|[[Sweet Polly Oliver]]: Lionheart's lead henchman with the hippy glasses, afro, and beard is actually his daughter Edwina in disguise.}}

* [[Tempting Fate]]: "Oh, there's only three of us left, surely the might of the British police force can protect us all."

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