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** Shorty is as racist as the others, but he admits to Cathy even he DoesNotLikeGuns, or killing people (he confesses he has to close his eyes every time he pulls the trigger).
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* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: A rare case of being PlayedForDrama - when Cathy is putting Gary's young children to bed, they start spouting the same racist invective he does. Cathy is pretty upset, but does her best to hide it.
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* SarcasticConfession: When Gary asks Cathy if she's a "[[UnusualEuphemism grasshopper]]" (Wes' term for FBI agent), she responds, "Shit, yeah."
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* BigNo: Cathy does this after Gary and the others kill the black man they [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame were hunting]].
* CryIntoChest: Cathy does this to Michael after seeing Gary's hunting trip and fleeing from him.
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* PercussiveTherapy: After Cathy flees the motel she's been staying at, Wes tries to stop her, but she ends up running into his truck door, knocking it off the hinges. [[CountryMatters He responds by yelling at her]].
* PoliceAreUseless: Averted. Cathy is on her own [[spoiler:because Garymislead misled her about the target, sending her team to a different city.]]
* PoliceAreUseless: Averted. Cathy is on her own [[spoiler:because Gary
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: Creator/RichardLibertini plays Sam Kraus, a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Berg Alan Berg]]. He only appears in the first five minutes before being murdered, but it's that murder, it's implied, that leads the FBI to plant Cathy as a DeepCoverAgent inside Gary's life in the first place.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: Creator/RichardLibertini plays Sam Kraus, a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Berg Alan Berg]]. He only appears in the first five minutes of the film before being murdered, but it's that murder, it's implied, that leads the FBI to plant Cathy as a DeepCoverAgent inside Gary's life in the first place.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: Creator/RichardLibertini plays Sam Kraus, a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Berg Alan Berg]]. He only appears in the first five minutes before being murdered, but it's that murder, it's implied, that leads the FBI to plant Cathy as a DeepCoverAgent inside Gary's life in the first place.
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* CastingGag: Creator/TedLevine, a Jewish actor, plays the character Wes who is part of a highly antisemitic far-right group.
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* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: Cathy is taken on a hunting trip by Gary. To her horror, she learns they're hunting a black man (he's given a gun with six bullets as a "sporting chance" presumably, while they all have automatic weapons). This makes her certain Gary's behind the murder in Chicago she's investigating.
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* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: The unnamed far-right group which Gary is a part of believe Jews run the US government with black people as their foot soldiers and are waging war on white gentiles. For countering this they've armed themselves, coordinated across the country, trained and rob banks to get funds in preparation for many attacks that will double as {{false flag operation}}s in several cases. Their opening crime was to assassinate a Jewish radio host in Chicago. Although its crimes weren't this extensive, they're loosely based on The Order, an actual group in turn inspired by the infamous Neo-Nazi book ''Literature/TheTurnerDiaries''.
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* AssholeVictim: Gary's second, Wes (Played by Ted Levine, three years before crossing paths with [[Film/{{SilenceOfTheLambs}} another novice FBI agent...]]) is nothing but a thorn on Cathy's side [[spoiler:and is dispatched accordingly by her FBI colleague Al, who compares the act to cleaning his shoe.]] Criminal as he was, Cathy is nonetheless shaken by how cold her team acts about it.
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* AssholeVictim: Gary's second, Wes (Played (played by Ted Levine, three years before crossing paths with [[Film/{{SilenceOfTheLambs}} another novice FBI agent...]]) is nothing but a thorn on Cathy's side [[spoiler:and is dispatched accordingly by her FBI colleague Al, who compares the act to cleaning his shoe.]] Criminal as he was, Cathy is nonetheless shaken by how cold her team acts about it.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Gary can't stand literal Nazis (as in, the kind with uniform and svastika flags) and is proud that his father fought them during World War II. He is offended when one of them tells him they share the same values.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Gary can't stand literal Nazis (as in, the kind with uniform and svastika swastika flags) and is proud that his father fought them during World War II. He is offended when one of them tells him they share the same values.
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* HiddenSupplies: Cathy never finds out where the group keeps their stash of MAC10s. However, after Gary shows her the compartment full of papers hidden under the bedroom's floorboards, she takes the documents to her team to make copies.
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* HiddenSupplies: Cathy never finds out where the group keeps their stash of MAC10s.[=MAC10=]s. However, after Gary shows her the compartment full of papers hidden under the bedroom's floorboards, she takes the documents to her team to make copies.
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* NoKillLikeOverkill: Both victims of [[spoiler:Gary's terrorist cell]] meet the business end of a MAC10 and receive multiple shots long after they're dead.
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* NoKillLikeOverkill: Both victims of [[spoiler:Gary's terrorist cell]] meet the business end of a MAC10 [=MAC10=] and receive multiple shots long after they're dead.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Averted. Gary is sincere about his motives and genuinely wants Cathy to be aware of everything as his partner. At the end of the film, this is visibly how the community see Cathy, however.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Par for the course with white supremacists. [[{{EvenEvilHasStandards}} Gary can't stand Nazis, however.]]
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Par for the course with white supremacists. [[{{Irony}} Ironically]], [[{{EvenEvilHasStandards}} Gary can't stand Nazis, however.]]
* TimeForPlanB: [[spoiler:Cathy prevents Gary from shooting his target but there is a second sniper...]]
* TimeForPlanB: [[spoiler:Cathy prevents Gary from shooting his target but there is a second sniper...]]
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* AssholeVictim: Gary's second, Wes (Played by Ted Levine, three years before crossing paths with [[Film/{{SilenceOfTheLambs}} another novice FBI agent...]]) is nothing but a thorn on the Cathy's side [[spoiler:and is dispatched accordingly by her FBI colleague Al, who compares the act to cleaning his shoe.]] Criminal as he was, Cathy is nonetheless shaken by how cold her team acts about it.
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* AssholeVictim: Gary's second, Wes (Played by Ted Levine, three years before crossing paths with [[Film/{{SilenceOfTheLambs}} another novice FBI agent...]]) is nothing but a thorn on the Cathy's side [[spoiler:and is dispatched accordingly by her FBI colleague Al, who compares the act to cleaning his shoe.]] Criminal as he was, Cathy is nonetheless shaken by how cold her team acts about it.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Averted. Gary is sincere about his motives and genuinely wants Cathy to be aware of everything as his partner. At the end of the film, this is probably how the town see Cathy, however.
* MessageBoard: Gary and his brethren leverage the power of early Internet message boards to link up and coordinate meetings, training camps, and even weapon drops.
* MessageBoard: Gary and his brethren leverage the power of early Internet message boards to link up and coordinate meetings, training camps, and even weapon drops.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Averted. Gary is sincere about his motives and genuinely wants Cathy to be aware of everything as his partner. At the end of the film, this is probably visibly how the town community see Cathy, however.
* MessageBoard: Gary and his brethren leverage the power of early Internet message boards to link up and coordinate meetings, training camps,and [[spoiler:and even weapon drops.drops]].
* MessageBoard: Gary and his brethren leverage the power of early Internet message boards to link up and coordinate meetings, training camps,
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* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: Gary named his dog Creator/RonaldReagan. One of the FBI agents considers it a plus.
* NoKillLikeOverkill: Both victims of [[spoiler:Gary's cell]] meet the business end of a MAC10 and receive multiple shots long after they're dead.
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* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: Gary named his dog Creator/RonaldReagan. One of the FBI agents considers it a plus.
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* NoKillLikeOverkill: Both victims of [[spoiler:Gary's terrorist cell]] meet the business end of a MAC10 and receive multiple shots long after they're dead.
* NoKillLikeOverkill: Both victims of [[spoiler:Gary's terrorist cell]] meet the business end of a MAC10 and receive multiple shots long after they're dead.
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** What exactly was Gary's plan, even if [[spoiler:Cathy hadn't been armed]]? Even with late 80's CSI tech, the FBI would have known [[spoiler:she]] wasn't the shooter. [[spoiler:Averted when he proceeds, which is more SuicideByCop.]]
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** What exactly was Gary's plan, even if [[spoiler:Cathy hadn't been armed]]? Even with late 80's CSI tech, the FBI would have known [[spoiler:she]] wasn't the shooter. [[spoiler:Averted when he proceeds, tries to take the shot anyway, which is more SuicideByCop.]]
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* InLoveWithTheMark: Cathy believes that Gary is innocent and genuinely falls for him, until he takes her on a [[{{HuntingTheMostDangerousGame}}hunting trip]].
* ManipulativeBastard: Subverted. Gary is sincere about his motives and genuinely wants Cathy to be aware of everything as his partner. At the end of the film, this is probably how the town see Cathy, however.
* ManipulativeBastard: Subverted. Gary is sincere about his motives and genuinely wants Cathy to be aware of everything as his partner. At the end of the film, this is probably how the town see Cathy, however.
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* InLoveWithTheMark: Cathy believes that Gary is innocent and genuinely falls for him, until he takes her on a [[{{HuntingTheMostDangerousGame}}hunting [[{{HuntingTheMostDangerousGame}} hunting trip]].
* ManipulativeBastard:Subverted.Averted. Gary is sincere about his motives and genuinely wants Cathy to be aware of everything as his partner. At the end of the film, this is probably how the town see Cathy, however.
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!!The Tropes, Clarice, tell me about movie features the Tropes...following tropes...
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* IdiotBall: What exactly was Gary's plan, even if [[spoiler:Cathy hadn't been armed]]? Even with late 80's CSI tech, the FBI would have known [[spoiler:she]] wasn't the shooter. [[spoiler:Averted when he proceeds, which is more SuicideByCop.]]
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** Would [[spoiler: a group of hardened racist killers]] really take a woman they barely know to [[spoiler:a human hunting party]]?.
** What exactly was Gary's plan, even if [[spoiler:Cathy hadn't been armed]]? Even with late 80's CSI tech, the FBI would have known [[spoiler:she]] wasn't the shooter. [[spoiler:Averted when he proceeds, which is more SuicideByCop.]]]]
* InLoveWithTheMark: Cathy believes that Gary is innocent and genuinely falls for him, until he takes her on a [[{{HuntingTheMostDangerousGame}}hunting trip]].
** Would [[spoiler: a group of hardened racist killers]] really take a woman they barely know to [[spoiler:a human hunting party]]?.
** What exactly was Gary's plan, even if [[spoiler:Cathy hadn't been armed]]? Even with late 80's CSI tech, the FBI would have known [[spoiler:she]] wasn't the shooter. [[spoiler:Averted when he proceeds, which is more SuicideByCop.
* InLoveWithTheMark: Cathy believes that Gary is innocent and genuinely falls for him, until he takes her on a [[{{HuntingTheMostDangerousGame}}hunting trip]].
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->'''Cathy Weaver''': You want something, Michael. I'll give you something. He named his dog after Ronald Reagan.\\
'''Al Sanders''': Well, he ain't all bad.
''Betrayed'' is a 1988 film by Creator/CostaGavras, starring Creator/DebraWinger and Creator/TomBerenger with supporting roles by Creator/JohnHeard and Creator/TedLevine.
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* AbortedArc: The movie ends awkwardly with a shot of [[spoiler:Rachel, Gary's daughter, waving goodbye]], but she stays with her grandmother so we'll never know how she ended up once she was older.
* AssholeVictim: Gary's second, Wes (Played by Ted Levine, three years before crossing paths with [[Film/{{SilenceOfTheLambs}} another novice FBI agent...]]) is nothing but a thorn on the Cathy's side [[spoiler:and is dispatched accordingly by her FBI colleague Al, who compares the act to cleaning his shoe.]] Criminal as he was, Cathy is nonetheless shaken by how cold her team acts about it.
* ChessMaster: Almost. Gary either anticipates or reacts quickly enough to Cathy's excuses to stop [[spoiler:after she realizes they are not going to Denver]]... but he never checked [[spoiler:if she carried a gun]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Gary loves his kids and sincerely wants to marry Cathy [[spoiler:until he learns she's a FBI agent]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Gary can't stand literal Nazis (as in, the kind with uniform and svastika flags) and is proud that his father fought them during World War II. He is offended when one of them tells him they share the same values.
* FBIAgent: Cathy is a rookie. Her colleagues Michael and Al are G-men to the bone.
* HiddenSupplies: Cathy never finds out where the group keeps their stash of MAC10s. However, after Gary shows her the compartment full of papers hidden under the bedroom's floorboards, she takes the documents to her team to make copies.
* IdiotBall: What exactly was Gary's plan, even if [[spoiler:Cathy hadn't been armed]]? Even with late 80's CSI tech, the FBI would have known [[spoiler:she]] wasn't the shooter. [[spoiler:Averted when he proceeds, which is more SuicideByCop.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: Subverted. Gary is sincere about his motives and genuinely wants Cathy to be aware of everything as his partner. At the end of the film, this is probably how the town see Cathy, however.
* MessageBoard: Gary and his brethren leverage the power of early Internet message boards to link up and coordinate meetings, training camps, and even weapon drops.
* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: Gary named his dog Creator/RonaldReagan. One of the FBI agents considers it a plus.
* NoKillLikeOverkill: Both victims of [[spoiler:Gary's cell]] meet the business end of a MAC10 and receive multiple shots long after they're dead.
* OhCrap: Downplayed with Gary, who takes the news of [[spoiler:Cathy's betrayal]] with contained emotion. In full display however the next day when [[spoiler:Cathy realizes they're not going to Denver, but Chicago]].
* PoliceAreUseless: Averted. Cathy is on her own [[spoiler:because gary mislead her about the target, sending her team to a different city.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Par for the course with white supremacists. [[{{EvenEvilHasStandards}} Gary can't stand Nazis, however.]]
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->'''Cathy Weaver''': You want something, Michael. I'll give you something. He named his dog after Ronald Reagan.\\
'''Al Sanders''': Well, he ain't all bad.
''Betrayed'' is a 1988 film by Creator/CostaGavras, starring Creator/DebraWinger and Creator/TomBerenger with supporting roles by Creator/JohnHeard and Creator/TedLevine.
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* AbortedArc: The movie ends awkwardly with a shot of [[spoiler:Rachel, Gary's daughter, waving goodbye]], but she stays with her grandmother so we'll never know how she ended up once she was older.
* AssholeVictim: Gary's second, Wes (Played by Ted Levine, three years before crossing paths with [[Film/{{SilenceOfTheLambs}} another novice FBI agent...]]) is nothing but a thorn on the Cathy's side [[spoiler:and is dispatched accordingly by her FBI colleague Al, who compares the act to cleaning his shoe.]] Criminal as he was, Cathy is nonetheless shaken by how cold her team acts about it.
* ChessMaster: Almost. Gary either anticipates or reacts quickly enough to Cathy's excuses to stop [[spoiler:after she realizes they are not going to Denver]]... but he never checked [[spoiler:if she carried a gun]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Gary loves his kids and sincerely wants to marry Cathy [[spoiler:until he learns she's a FBI agent]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Gary can't stand literal Nazis (as in, the kind with uniform and svastika flags) and is proud that his father fought them during World War II. He is offended when one of them tells him they share the same values.
* FBIAgent: Cathy is a rookie. Her colleagues Michael and Al are G-men to the bone.
* HiddenSupplies: Cathy never finds out where the group keeps their stash of MAC10s. However, after Gary shows her the compartment full of papers hidden under the bedroom's floorboards, she takes the documents to her team to make copies.
* IdiotBall: What exactly was Gary's plan, even if [[spoiler:Cathy hadn't been armed]]? Even with late 80's CSI tech, the FBI would have known [[spoiler:she]] wasn't the shooter. [[spoiler:Averted when he proceeds, which is more SuicideByCop.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: Subverted. Gary is sincere about his motives and genuinely wants Cathy to be aware of everything as his partner. At the end of the film, this is probably how the town see Cathy, however.
* MessageBoard: Gary and his brethren leverage the power of early Internet message boards to link up and coordinate meetings, training camps, and even weapon drops.
* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: Gary named his dog Creator/RonaldReagan. One of the FBI agents considers it a plus.
* NoKillLikeOverkill: Both victims of [[spoiler:Gary's cell]] meet the business end of a MAC10 and receive multiple shots long after they're dead.
* OhCrap: Downplayed with Gary, who takes the news of [[spoiler:Cathy's betrayal]] with contained emotion. In full display however the next day when [[spoiler:Cathy realizes they're not going to Denver, but Chicago]].
* PoliceAreUseless: Averted. Cathy is on her own [[spoiler:because gary mislead her about the target, sending her team to a different city.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Par for the course with white supremacists. [[{{EvenEvilHasStandards}} Gary can't stand Nazis, however.]]
