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* CheckovsGun: Although he prefers blunt weapons, Stanley can use anything in a pinch,[[spoiler: and Jarod’s mom’s conspicuous return from her grocery run provides more than enough material for improvised weaponry when the police show up]].
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* CheckovsGun: ChekhovsGun: Although he prefers blunt weapons, Stanley can use anything in a pinch,[[spoiler: and Jarod’s mom’s conspicuous return from her grocery run provides more than enough material for improvised weaponry when the police show up]].
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Lindsey Weaver considers Jarod to be this, and uses his attraction to her as a ploy to lure him away from the rest of the students so her boyfriend can ambush him.
*AlphaBitch: Lindsey seems to be this, as she is both popular and able to organize bullying campaigns against students who are less so.
*AlphaBitch: Lindsey seems to be this, as she is both popular and able to organize bullying campaigns against students who are less so.
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* ArchEnemy: Jarod and his main bully, Davis Valentine.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Lindsey and her much nicer friend, Courtney.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Lindsey is nice to Jarod long enough to get him to let his guard down so her boyfriend and his buddies can jump him.
* BlatantLies: Jarod and Stanley [[spoiler: while trying to think of a cover story for why they’re lugging around a heavy, smelly tarp that looks suspiciously like it’s holding a dead body]].
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Lindsey is nice to Jarod long enough to get him to let his guard down so her boyfriend and his buddies can jump him.
* BlatantLies: Jarod and Stanley [[spoiler: while trying to think of a cover story for why they’re lugging around a heavy, smelly tarp that looks suspiciously like it’s holding a dead body]].
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* CampStraight: In spite of his goth fashion choices and sometimes effeminate mannerisms, Jarod is shown only to be attracted to women. This doesn’t stop his bullies from throwing homophobic slurs at him though.
* CheckovsGun: Although he prefers blunt weapons, Stanley can use anything in a pinch,[[spoiler: and Jarod’s mom’s conspicuous return from her grocery run provides more than enough material for improvised weaponry when the police show up]].
* CheckovsGun: Although he prefers blunt weapons, Stanley can use anything in a pinch,[[spoiler: and Jarod’s mom’s conspicuous return from her grocery run provides more than enough material for improvised weaponry when the police show up]].
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*DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler: Jarod clearly had no idea what he was doing when he killed his mom’s boyfriend, Richard, and makes multiple careless mistakes in his attempt to hide the body]].
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* CreepySouvenier: Doubling as an EvidenceDungion, the basement of Stanley’s funeral home is filled with the ashes of his victims, all compiled neatly on shelves and initialed.
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* CreepySouvenier: CreepySouvenir: Doubling as an EvidenceDungion, EvidenceDungeon, the basement of Stanley’s funeral home is filled with the ashes of his victims, all compiled neatly on shelves and initialed.
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*BerserkButton: Stanley doesn’t like a lot of people, so Heaven help anyone who endangers the rare ones he does like. Double if you have the audacity to call him “Stan” while doing so.
*BoundAndGagged: Stanley frequently transports his victims to more convenient killing grounds in this fashion.
*BoundAndGagged: Stanley frequently transports his victims to more convenient killing grounds in this fashion.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Stanley breaks into one of his victims houses and is able to sneak up on him partially because he’s too distracted watching porn in his room.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Most of Stanley’s kills are just run-of-the-mill jerks, like road ragers and schoolyard bullies.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Stanley develops a paternal concern for Jarod, and is willing to risk his own life to help him.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Stanley may be a murderer, but he draws the line at smoking in his house.
* FanDisservice: The scene where a victim is caught while masturbating is…uncomfortable.
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*KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Neither Stanley or Jarod face any consequences for their crimes aside from the inconvenience of having to dispose of some extra bodies]].
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*PoliceAreUseless: After killing uninterrupted for presumably years, only one officer seems to get have caught on to the fact that Stanley’s more than just an eccentric old loner [[spoiler: but he is quickly dispatched in the movie’s climax]].
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*SympatheticMurderer: Stanley [[spoiler: and Jarod]].
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*HatedHometown: Jarod greatly dislikes his hometown due to having been bullied by the other residents for years.
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*WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: It’s pretty far fetched to think that a man who is universally regarded as a weirdo, and runs a funeral home seemingly without having a single customer could get away with a lifelong killing spree in a single community without attracting some sort of attention from local law enforcement.
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* SympatheticVillain: Thanks to his tragic backstory and being played by Creator/DradDourif, who is an old hand at playing such characters, one can’t help but feel at least a little sorry for the resident serial killer.
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* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler:Stanley’s backstory involves his father raping both his mom and him]].
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*SerialKiller: Stanley for sure, [[spoiler: and it is heavily implied that Jarod will become one as well]].
*SympatheticVillain: Thanks to his tragic backstory and being played by Creator/DradDourif, who is an old hand at playing such characters, one can’t help but feel at least a little sorry for the resident serial killer.
*VillainProtagonist: Stanley [[spoiler:and Jarod]].
*WeaponOfChoice: Stanley is quite fond of his baseball bat, although it’s more of a means to subdue his victims before finishing them off for good.
*WouldHurtAChild: Not quite children, but at least two of Stanley’s victims are teenagers.
*SerialKiller: Stanley for sure, [[spoiler: and it is heavily implied that Jarod will become one as well]].
*SympatheticVillain: Thanks to his tragic backstory and being played by Creator/DradDourif, who is an old hand at playing such characters, one can’t help but feel at least a little sorry for the resident serial killer.
*VillainProtagonist: Stanley [[spoiler:and Jarod]].
*WeaponOfChoice: Stanley is quite fond of his baseball bat, although it’s more of a means to subdue his victims before finishing them off for good.
*WouldHurtAChild: Not quite children, but at least two of Stanley’s victims are teenagers.
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*RapeAsDrama: [[Stanley’s backstory involves his father raping both his mom and him]].
*RapeAsDrama: [[Stanley’s backstory involves his father raping both his mom and him]].
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* PetTheDog: Stanley’s concern for Jarod is one giant dog petting for an otherwise unsettling character.
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*PreAsskickingOneLiner: My NAME…is STANLEY!
*PreAsskickingOneLiner: My NAME…is STANLEY!
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* PetTheDog: Jarod’s relationship with Stanley Stanley’s concern for Jarod is one giant dog petting for an otherwise unsettling character.
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* PapaWolf: Stanley becomes one for Jarod.Jarod.
*PetTheDog: Jarod’s relationship with Stanley is one giant dog petting for an otherwise unsettling character.
*PetTheDog: Jarod’s relationship with Stanley is one giant dog petting for an otherwise unsettling character.
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* OhCrap: Both Stanley and Jarod get a series of these [[spoiler: towards the end of the film. As an inexperienced killer, Jarod has carelessly dragged the body of his mom’s boyfriend back to his house in broad daylight, caught the attention of a neighbor, stuffed him in his bedroom closet, and called Stanley in a panic to help him dispose of it. It only gets worse when both his mom and the police show up]].
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*PapaWolf: Stanley becomes one for Jarod.
*PapaWolf: Stanley becomes one for Jarod.
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* OhCrap!: OhCrap: Both Stanley and Jarod get a series of these [[spoiler: towards the end of the film. As an inexperienced killer, Jarod has carelessly dragged the body of his mom’s boyfriend back to his house in broad daylight, caught the attention of a neighbor, stuffed him in his bedroom closet, and called Stanley in a panic to help him dispose of it. It only gets worse when both his mom and the police show up]].
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* FreudianExcuse: It is implied that [[spoiler: Stanley’s murderous ways are from the physical and sexual abuse he experienced at the hands of his father. This may also explain why he has such a visceral reaction to being called a fag by local mean girl, Lindsey Weaver]].
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* FreudianExcuse: It is implied that [[spoiler: Stanley’s murderous ways are from the physical and sexual abuse he experienced at the hands of his father. This may also explain why he has such a visceral reaction to being called a fag by local mean girl, Lindsey Weaver]].Weaver]].
*OhCrap!: Both Stanley and Jarod get a series of these [[spoiler: towards the end of the film. As an inexperienced killer, Jarod has carelessly dragged the body of his mom’s boyfriend back to his house in broad daylight, caught the attention of a neighbor, stuffed him in his bedroom closet, and called Stanley in a panic to help him dispose of it. It only gets worse when both his mom and the police show up]].
*OhCrap!: Both Stanley and Jarod get a series of these [[spoiler: towards the end of the film. As an inexperienced killer, Jarod has carelessly dragged the body of his mom’s boyfriend back to his house in broad daylight, caught the attention of a neighbor, stuffed him in his bedroom closet, and called Stanley in a panic to help him dispose of it. It only gets worse when both his mom and the police show up]].
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* AM/FMCharacterization: Stanley is frequently shown listening to La Donna e Mobile in his car as he’s planning to kill somebody. It’s out of place coming from his beat up rig, and serves to both establish him as someone with dissonant tastes and characteristics, and as someone who lacks faith in humanity, as the lyrics of the piece are quite cynical in their own right.
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* AM/FMCharacterization: AMFMCharacterization: Stanley is frequently shown listening to La Donna e Mobile in his car as he’s planning to kill somebody. It’s out of place coming from his beat up rig, and serves to both establish him as someone with dissonant tastes and characteristics, and as someone who lacks faith in humanity, as the lyrics of the piece are quite cynical in their own right.
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*AM/FMCharacterization: Stanley is frequently shown listening to La Donna e Mobile in his car as he’s planning to kill somebody. It’s out of place coming from his beat up rig, and serves to both establish him as someone with dissonant tastes and characteristics, and as someone who lacks faith in humanity, as the lyrics of the piece are quite cynical in their own right.
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* CrapsackWorld: The suburban setting that this story is set in seems to be teaming with selfish people, bratty teenagers, homophobes, and just unpleasantness in general.
* CrapsackWorld: The suburban setting that this story is set in seems to be teaming with selfish people, bratty teenagers, homophobes, and just unpleasantness in general.
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* AssholeVictim: Most of Stanley’s victims fall into this category, although his definition ideas of “asshole” what constitutes a punishable offense can be a bit lax, including people who road rage at him and hog spots in parking lots.
* CrapsackWorld: The suburban settingthat this of the story is set in seems to be teaming with selfish people, bratty teenagers, homophobes, and just unpleasantness in general.general.
*EvidenceDungeon: The basement of Stanley’s funeral home is filled with the ashes of “unclaimed family members.”
* CrapsackWorld: The suburban setting
*EvidenceDungeon: The basement of Stanley’s funeral home is filled with the ashes of “unclaimed family members.”
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*FreudianExcuse: It is implied that [[spoiler: Stanley’s murderous ways are from the physical and sexual abuse he experienced at the hands of his father. This may also explain why he has such a visceral reaction to being called a fag by local mean girl, Lindsey Weaver]].
*FreudianExcuse: It is implied that [[spoiler: Stanley’s murderous ways are from the physical and sexual abuse he experienced at the hands of his father. This may also explain why he has such a visceral reaction to being called a fag by local mean girl, Lindsey Weaver]].
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* AssholeVictim: Most of Stanley’s victims fall into this category, although his definition of “asshole” can be a bit lax, including people who road rage at him and hog spots in parking lots.
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* AssholeVictim: Most of Stanley’s victims fall into this category, although his definition of “asshole” can be a bit lax, including people who road rage at him and hog spots in parking lots.lots.
*CrapsackWorld: The suburban setting that this story is set in seems to be teaming with selfish people, bratty teenagers, homophobes, and just unpleasantness in general.
*CrapsackWorld: The suburban setting that this story is set in seems to be teaming with selfish people, bratty teenagers, homophobes, and just unpleasantness in general.
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*AntiVillain: Stanley may have an overinflated sense of justice, but he genuinely cares about Jarod, and is shown going through great lengths to help him with his problems [[spoiler: including murdering his biggest bully and helping him hide the body of his mom’s womanizing boyfriend]].
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Death and Cremation is an independent thriller starring (Creator/BradDourif) and Jeremy Sumpter, and directed by Justin Steele.
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Death and Cremation is an independent thriller starring (Creator/BradDourif) Creator/BradDourif and Jeremy Sumpter, and directed by Justin Steele.
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Death and Cremation is an independent thriller starring (Creator/Brad Dourif) and Jeremy Sumpter, and directed by Justin Steele.
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Death and Cremation is an independent thriller starring (Creator/Brad Dourif) (Creator/BradDourif) and Jeremy Sumpter, and directed by Justin Steele.
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Death and Cremation is an independent thriller starring Brad Dourif (Creator/Brad Dourif) and Jeremy Sumpter, and directed by Justin Steele.
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After taking a job as an assistant at Stanley’s Crematorium, Jarod starts to tell his new boss about his problems at school, where he is mercilessly bullied. Stanley, in turn, enjoys having some company for once, and another person who shares his enthusiasm for crosswords and retribution. Unfortunately, Jarod becomes a bit too involved in the messier side of the business, forcing Stanley to do some split-second problem solving to keep his young employee out of trouble.
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After taking a job as an assistant at Stanley’s Crematorium, Jarod starts to tell his new boss about his problems at school, where he is mercilessly bullied. Stanley, in turn, enjoys having some company for once, and another person who shares his enthusiasm for crosswords and retribution. Unfortunately, Jarod becomes a bit too involved in the messier side of the business, forcing Stanley to do some split-second problem solving to keep his young employee out of trouble.trouble.
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Death and Cremation is an independent thriller starring Brad Dourif and Jeremy Sumpter, and directed by Justin Steele.
The plot centers around the unlikely friendship between Jarod, a troubled goth teenager, and Stanley, an aging funeral home owner with a habit of solving suburban squabbles with murder.
After taking a job as an assistant at Stanley’s Crematorium, Jarod starts to tell his new boss about his problems at school, where he is mercilessly bullied. Stanley, in turn, enjoys having some company for once, and another person who shares his enthusiasm for crosswords and retribution. Unfortunately, Jarod becomes a bit too involved in the messier side of the business, forcing Stanley to do some split-second problem solving to keep his young employee out of trouble.
The plot centers around the unlikely friendship between Jarod, a troubled goth teenager, and Stanley, an aging funeral home owner with a habit of solving suburban squabbles with murder.
After taking a job as an assistant at Stanley’s Crematorium, Jarod starts to tell his new boss about his problems at school, where he is mercilessly bullied. Stanley, in turn, enjoys having some company for once, and another person who shares his enthusiasm for crosswords and retribution. Unfortunately, Jarod becomes a bit too involved in the messier side of the business, forcing Stanley to do some split-second problem solving to keep his young employee out of trouble.
