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Madhouse (1990)

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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Madhouse is a 1990 comedy film, written and directed by Tom Ropelewski and starring John Larroquette and Kirstie Alley, that's basically The Thing That Would Not Leave: The Movie.The Bannisters are a married yuppie couple, enjoying a comfortable existence in Los Angeles that seems to just keep getting better. Mark Bannister (Larroquette) is an up-and-coming stockbroker who's on the verge of making huge money for a big client, while Jessie Bannister (Alley) is becoming prominent as one of the hosts of L.A.'s biggest network news show. They've just moved into a beautiful new house. Life is looking good.Then Mark gets a call from his cousin Fred (John Diehl), who's coming out to visit from the East Coast with his pregnant wife Bernice (Jessica Lundy). It's only for a week; What Could Possibly Go Wrong? The rest of the movie proceeds to answer that question.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Not to be confused with the animation studio. Or the 1974 horror film.
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Black Comedy Rape: At one point, Jessie thinks she's having sex with Mark but it's C.K.'s pet snake.
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Animated Credits Opening: Courtesy of Playhouse Pictures, who also did the memorable credits sequence for Ruthless People.
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Back from the Dead: Scruffy, Fred and Bernice's pet cat, dies four times in the film, and he comes back every single time. And it's quite evidently the same cat - as shown in the finale, as the police use Scruffy's overdosed carcass as evidence of cocaine in the house. Not only do the police have to apologize when the only evidence of cocaine use in the house disappears, a healthy Scruffy reappears with an evidence tag on his leg.
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The Bus Came Back: Fred eventually returns from his self-exile. Naturally, he brings yet another guest - Tiny the baby elephant.
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Alliterative Name: Bernice Bannister.
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