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* LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek: A Lifetime movie sponsered by ''KFC'', no less. It has the usual plotline of the evil man and evil mother plotting against the good woman who wants to marry the good man instead.
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* LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek: A Lifetime movie sponsered by ''KFC'', no less. It has the usual plotline of the evil man and evil mother plotting against the good woman who (who in a twist, wants to marry the good Colonel Sanders looking man) being forced to marry an evil man instead.by her evil mother.
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* LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek: A Lifetime movie sponsered by ''KFC'', no less. It has the usual plotline of the evil man and evil mother plotting against the good woman who wants to marry the good man instead.
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''A Recipe for Seduction'' is a 2020 romantic ShortFilm that premiered on Creator/{{Lifetime}} and sponsored by UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, you read that right.]]
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''A Recipe for Seduction'' is a 2020 romantic ShortFilm that premiered on Creator/{{Lifetime}} and was sponsored by UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, you read that right.]]
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* AbusiveParents: Bunny spends the film demanding that Jessica marry Billy despite hating him, forcing her daughter to be with a man she dislikes just to keep the family out of debt. Then it's revealed that she's having an affair with Billy, and is willing to murder someone just to make sure Bunny does what she wants her to.
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* AbusiveParents: Bunny spends the film demanding that Jessica marry Billy despite hating him, forcing her daughter to be with a man she dislikes just to keep the family out of debt. Then it's revealed that she's having an affair with Billy, and is willing to murder someone just to make sure Bunny Jessica does what she wants her to.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Billy puts on the facade of being a gentleman when he's trying to propose to Jessica, but he's actually a scumbag who grabs her roughly, gets easily jealous, and cheated on her ''with her own mother''.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Billy puts on the facade façade of being a gentleman when he's trying to propose to Jessica, but he's actually a scumbag who grabs her roughly, gets easily jealous, and cheated on her ''with her own mother''.
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* AFamilyAffair: During a discussion at the bar, it's revealed that Bunny and Billy had an affair. One of Bunny's motivations for having Jessica marry him is so she can continue being with him as well.
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* BegoneBribe: Billy offers Harland ''half a million dollars'' to get him to leave, but Harland refuses to take the money.
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* BegoneBribe: Billy offers Harland ''half a million dollars'' to get him to leave, but Harland refuses to take the money.
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Practically every plot point in the movie can be gleaned by watching the trailer itself.
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* SequelHook: The film ends with Billy approaching Bunny, who is now in an insane asylum, to proudly announced he's "found" Harland and Jessica, implying more to come.
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* SequelHook: The film ends with Billy approaching Bunny, who is now in an insane asylum, some sort of rehab, to proudly announced he's "found" Harland and Jessica, implying more to come.
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* TapOnTheHead: In the climax, Lee knocks Billy out by hitting him with a broomstick.
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* BoundAndGagged: Harland is tied to a chair and gagged with duct tape during the climax, where Bunny and Billy plan to kill him.
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** Bunny is eavesdropping on a phone conversation with Jessica and Lee, in which she discovers she's in love with Harland.
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** Bunny is eavesdropping on a phone conversation with Jessica and Lee, in which she discovers she's in love with Harland.Harland and that Harland has a "secret chicken recipe".
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** Billy is eavesdropping on a phone conversation with Jessica and Lee, in which he discovers she's in love with Harland.
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* StandardFemaleGrabArea: When Billy wants to talk with Jessica, he rips her away from Harland by grabbing her forearm.
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* RejectedMarriageProposal: The first scene of the film involves Billy proposing to Jessica at a dinner party, which flusters her and makes her leave. Her mother and Billy are ''not'' happy she chose to run off the way she did.
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''A Recipe for Seduction'' is a 2020 romantic ShortFilm that premiered on Creator/{{Lifetime}} and sponsored by Creator/KentuckyFriedChicken. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, you read that right.]]
The film is about a woman named Jessica (Justene Alpert) falling in love with her family's new private chef, Harland Sanders, as played by Creator/MarioLopez. Unfortunately for the two of them, Jessica's mother Bunny is desperate for her to marry her current boyfriend, Billy Garibaldi III, as his wealth will save their family from impending debt.
Compare to another romantic-KFC-themed work, ''VisualNovel/ILoveYouColonelSanders''.
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!!Tropes featured in this movie:
* AbusiveParents: Bunny spends the film demanding that Jessica marry Billy despite hating him, forcing her daughter to be with a man she dislikes just to keep the family out of debt. Then it's revealed that she's having an affair with Billy, and is willing to murder someone just to make sure Bunny does what she wants her to.
* AFamilyAffair: During a discussion at the bar, it's revealed that Bunny and Billy had an affair. One of Bunny's motivations for having Jessica marry him is so she can continue being with him as well.
* ExactEavesdropping:
** Billy is eavesdropping on a phone conversation with Jessica and Lee, in which he discovers she's in love with Harland.
** Lee is at the bar while Billy and Bunny are having a conversation, allowing him to learn exactly what they're planning and how they want to get rid of Harland.
* BegoneBribe: Billy offers Harland ''half a million dollars'' to get him to leave, but Harland refuses to take the money.
* {{Jerkass}}: Billy puts on the facade of being a gentleman when he's trying to propose to Jessica, but he's actually a scumbag who grabs her roughly, gets easily jealous, and cheated on her ''with her own mother''.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: Bunny and Billy conspire to get Harland out of the way so Jessica can't be with him. First they just try to bribe him, but then they escalate it to attempted murder.
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: Billy is the rich suitor, coming from a powerful family and being Jessica's {{Jerkass}} boyfriend at the start of the film. Harland is much less wealthy and gets mocked by Billy, but he's charismatic and kind, and quickly starts to appeal to Jessica.
* SequelHook: The film ends with Billy approaching Bunny, who is now in an insane asylum, to proudly announced he's "found" Harland and Jessica, implying more to come.
* SupremeChef: Harland is presented as an excellent chef, first working at an exclusive restaurant before becoming the new chef for Bunny and Jessica. He boasts about having a secret chicken recipe he wants to change the world with, and at the end his new restaurant becomes successful.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Jessica's best friend Lee doubles as both a TokenBlackFriend and a GayBestFriend, being the one she calls to gush about Harland and also being completely devoted to helping her throughout the film.
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''A Recipe for Seduction'' is a 2020 romantic ShortFilm that premiered on Creator/{{Lifetime}} and sponsored by Creator/KentuckyFriedChicken. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, you read that right.]]
The film is about a woman named Jessica (Justene Alpert) falling in love with her family's new private chef, Harland Sanders, as played by Creator/MarioLopez. Unfortunately for the two of them, Jessica's mother Bunny is desperate for her to marry her current boyfriend, Billy Garibaldi III, as his wealth will save their family from impending debt.
Compare to another romantic-KFC-themed work, ''VisualNovel/ILoveYouColonelSanders''.
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!!Tropes featured in this movie:
* AbusiveParents: Bunny spends the film demanding that Jessica marry Billy despite hating him, forcing her daughter to be with a man she dislikes just to keep the family out of debt. Then it's revealed that she's having an affair with Billy, and is willing to murder someone just to make sure Bunny does what she wants her to.
* AFamilyAffair: During a discussion at the bar, it's revealed that Bunny and Billy had an affair. One of Bunny's motivations for having Jessica marry him is so she can continue being with him as well.
* ExactEavesdropping:
** Billy is eavesdropping on a phone conversation with Jessica and Lee, in which he discovers she's in love with Harland.
** Lee is at the bar while Billy and Bunny are having a conversation, allowing him to learn exactly what they're planning and how they want to get rid of Harland.
* BegoneBribe: Billy offers Harland ''half a million dollars'' to get him to leave, but Harland refuses to take the money.
* {{Jerkass}}: Billy puts on the facade of being a gentleman when he's trying to propose to Jessica, but he's actually a scumbag who grabs her roughly, gets easily jealous, and cheated on her ''with her own mother''.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: Bunny and Billy conspire to get Harland out of the way so Jessica can't be with him. First they just try to bribe him, but then they escalate it to attempted murder.
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: Billy is the rich suitor, coming from a powerful family and being Jessica's {{Jerkass}} boyfriend at the start of the film. Harland is much less wealthy and gets mocked by Billy, but he's charismatic and kind, and quickly starts to appeal to Jessica.
* SequelHook: The film ends with Billy approaching Bunny, who is now in an insane asylum, to proudly announced he's "found" Harland and Jessica, implying more to come.
* SupremeChef: Harland is presented as an excellent chef, first working at an exclusive restaurant before becoming the new chef for Bunny and Jessica. He boasts about having a secret chicken recipe he wants to change the world with, and at the end his new restaurant becomes successful.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Jessica's best friend Lee doubles as both a TokenBlackFriend and a GayBestFriend, being the one she calls to gush about Harland and also being completely devoted to helping her throughout the film.
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