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Trick or Treat
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Trick or Treat is a 1986 American horror film that marked the directorial debut of noted character actor Charles Martin Smith, starring Marc Price, Tony Fields, and Lisa Orgolini, with special appearances by Gene Simmons and Ozzy Osbourne.The plot involves Eddie "Ragman" Weinbauer, a high school outcast and fanboy of devil-worshiping rock & roll icon, Sammi Curr, who died in a hotel fire. Devastated by his hero's death, Eddie receives the only surviving copy of Curr's last and only unreleased album, "Songs in the Key of Death" from "Nuke", a local DJ who knew Sammi personally. Nuke plans to play the album in its entirety on-air at midnight on Halloween as tribute to his dead friend. However, it turns out the tape is possessed by Sammi's ghost, who Eddie makes contact with. Sammi encourages Eddie to get revenge on his bullies at school, but over time murder becomes involved. With the help of his best friend Roger, Eddie plans on ridding himself of the tape and hence Sammi, but Sammi has other plans.The film was released theatrically in the United States by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group in October 1986.Not to be confused with 2007 horror film Trick 'r Treat. | |
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Subliminal Seduction | |
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Subliminal Seduction: This movie is based on this as a plot point. | |
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Dirty Coward | |
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Dirty Coward: Tim has made it his life's mission to humiliate and torture Eddie to a horrific extreme. Once Eddie starts getting involved with dark magic, Tim yells spinelessly to him to stay away from him. | |
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Creator Cameo | |
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Creator Cameo: Director Charles Martin Smith appears as the principal at the school dance. | |
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Heroic BSoD | |
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Heroic BSoD: Roger goes into one during Sammi's massacre. | |
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Evil Sounds Deep | |
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Evil Sounds Deep: Sammy's voice. | |
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The Bully | |
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The Bully: A lot of kids, but especially Tim. | |
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Alpha Bitch | |
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Alpha Bitch: Gennie. | |
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Ax-Crazy | |
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Ax-Crazy: Sammi's true nature. According to Nuke, who knew him better than anyone, he was always like this. | |
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Lovable Alpha Bitch | |
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Lovable Alpha Bitch: Leslie, who likes Eddie despite facing scorn from the others. | |
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Ungrateful Bastard | |
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Ungrateful Bastard: Tim still acts like a dick toward Eddie, even when it's clear that he saved his life, among others, during Sammi's final rampage. | |
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Manipulative Bastard | |
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Manipulative Bastard: Curr. Until he reveals himself to Roger and outright threatens him into his bidding. | |
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Black Comedy Rape | |
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Black Comedy Rape: Downplayed. Gennie's molestation isn't necessarily played for laughs, but it is played for fanservice. | |
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All of the Other Reindeer | |
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All of the Other Reindeer: Eddie starts out as an outcast. | |
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Body Horror | |
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Body Horror: Gennie's ears begin to melt after her molestation. Part of Sammi's face is burned and scarred. | |
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Heroic Sacrifice | |
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Heroic Sacrifice: Subverted. Eddie drives off an unfinished bridge to destroy Sammi once and for all and survives. | |
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Knight of Cerebus | |
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Knight of Cerebus: The film has plenty of comic quirks, but they gradually dwell into Cerebus Syndrome thanks to Sammi. | |
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The Power of Rock | |
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The Power of Rock: Sammi Curr returns from the dead by the power of playing his record backwards. | |
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Casting Gag | |
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Casting Gag: Ozzy Osbourne as a virulently anti-rock priest. Gene Simmons to a lesser degree as the DJ who gives Eddie the cursed LP. | |
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Covers Always Lie | |
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Covers Always Lie: The DVD release of the film puts Ozzy Osbourne and Gene Simmons right on the cover, even though their roles in the film are relatively minor. | |
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From Bad to Worse | |
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From Bad to Worse: At first, Sammi and Eddie's retaliation against the bullies was harmless, then Sammi began to get more violent. | |
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Asshole Victim | |
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Asshole Victim: Tim A downplayed example would be the priest (ironically played by Ozzy Osbourne) who is preaching on the evils of rock and roll. Another downplayed example would be Gennie. | |
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Pop-Star Composer | |
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Pop-Star Composer: All the rock music in the film were provided by the band Fastway. | |
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Faux Affably Evil | |
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Faux Affably Evil: Sammi Curr. | |
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Big Bad | |
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Big Bad: Sammi Curr. | |
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Took a Level in Badass | |
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Took a Level in Badass: Eddie and Roger in the climax. | |
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Ms. Fanservice | |
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Ms. Fanservice: Gennie, while in her trance. Before the climax, Leslie strips down into a bikini and her underwear, before Tim tries putting the moves on her. | |
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I Shall Taunt You | |
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I Shall Taunt You: Eddie defeats Sammi by taunting him so that he enters the police car he is driving, which soon falls on the greatest body of Sammi's weakness, the sea. | |
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Anti-Hero | |
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Anti-Hero: Eddie started out as this. | |
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Murder by Inaction | |
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Murder by Inaction: Averted. Eddie briefly (and absolutely justifiably) considers when Tim is about to suffer a hideous death but ultimately decides against it and saves him. This led to Tim attempting to rape Leslie during the climax and Eddie tried to save him again, but this time Karma had another opinion.. | |
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All Part of the Show | |
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All Part of the Show: During the climax, it takes eight people to die for the crowd to realize what's happening. | |
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Big "SHUT UP!" | |
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Big "SHUT UP!": Curr shows up at Eddie's friend Roger's house, pins him against the wall, and this exchange takes place: | |
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Achilles' Heel | |
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Achilles' Heel: Sammi's spirit can only travel through radios. Also with his electric powers, water doesn't work well for him. | |
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Dark Is Evil | |
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Dark Is Evil: Sammi Curr, the films Big Bad, and a devil-worshiping rockstar. | |
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Attempted Rape | |
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Attempted Rape: Tim attempts to rape Leslie during the climax. | |
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