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''Fido'' is a 2006 comedy film directed by Andrew Currie and produced by Lions Gate Entertainment.

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''Fido'' is a 2006 comedy film directed by Andrew Currie and produced by Lions Gate Lionsgate Entertainment.



* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Mrs. Henderson]], who likes to spy on people and order Timmy around.



* EndsWithASmile: The movie ends with the titular character smiling. This counts as both a genuine HappyEnding and a somewhat subversion of one, what with the RefugeInAudacity BoyMeetsGhoul themes reaching their logical conclusion.



* JerkassVictim: [[spoiler: Mrs. Henderson]], who likes to spy on people and order Timmy around.
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* LittleMissBadass: Cindy has some of this.

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* LittleMissBadass: Cindy has some of this.is a frilly, chipper preteen sharpshooter.

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* LittleMissBadass: Cindy has some o this.
* NecRomantic: Mr. Theopolis is in love with his zombie, a still relatively fresh young woman, and does things with her that are... [=*cough*=]
** Also, there's [[spoiler: a ''lot'' of romantic tension in the air between Helen and Fido, who while dead, is a lot more alive than her husband.]]

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* LittleMissBadass: Cindy has some o of this.
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Mr. Theopolis is in love with his zombie, a still relatively fresh young woman, and does things with her that are... [=*cough*=]
** Also, there's There's [[spoiler: a ''lot'' of romantic tension in the air between Helen and Fido, who while dead, is a lot more alive than her husband.]]
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* BigDamnHeroes: Mrs. Robinson showing up with Fido to rescue Timmy [[spoiler: from the zombified bullies]]. and earlier, Cindy shooting a zombie about to attack her.
* BumblingDad: Bill is this PlayedForDrama, having no understanding of his sons feelings or tact towards him, and not even noticing that his wife is pregnant with another baby well after their neighbors pick up on it.

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* BigDamnHeroes: Mrs. Robinson showing up with Fido to rescue Timmy [[spoiler: from [[spoiler:from the zombified bullies]]. and earlier, Cindy shooting a zombie about to attack her.
* BumblingDad: Bill is this PlayedForDrama, having no understanding of his sons son's feelings or tact towards him, and not even noticing that his wife is pregnant with another baby well after their neighbors pick up on it.
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: An idyllic-seeming 50s world where the ZombieApocalypse is a thing of the past thanks to [[RestrainingBolt control collars]]... Except [[StepfordSuburbia it's mostly an act]], anyone who dies almost immediately turns into a flesh-eating menace, any problem with the collars or the timely collection of new zombies risks [[HereWeGoAgain another outbreak]], collared zombies are basically a SlaveRace, LackOfEmpathy is rampant [[JustifiedTrope out of necessity]], and the shady MegaCorp that handles all zombie-related problems looms large and controls the information available to the public.

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* AdultFear:
** Mr. Theopolis' zombie/girlfriend Tammy died before the age of twenty of a brain aneurysm right in front of her mother.
** Timmy's mother finding him in danger after the incident with the bullies.


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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Mr. Theopolis' zombie/girlfriend Tammy died before the age of twenty of a brain aneurysm right in front of her mother.
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* AttractiveZombie: Tammy, although she's kept like that deliberately by his owner, in a world where zombies are kept as slaves, you can imagine why.

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* ActionGirl: Cindy, who we see is a great rifle shot in her first scene, and who raises her hand when the class is asked if anyone there has ever killed a zombie. This aspect of her character isn't really emphasized, since this isn't that kind of movie, but there is a scene where she shoots a rogue zombie attacking Timmy's mom after Mr. Theopolis tries to help but turns out to be a graduate of ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy.
* AdultFear: Mr. Theopolis' zombie/girlfriend Tammy died before the age of twenty of a brain aneurysm right in front of her mother.

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* ActionGirl: Cindy, who we see is a great rifle shot in her first scene, and who raises her hand when the class is asked if anyone there has ever killed a zombie. This aspect of her character isn't really emphasized, since this isn't that kind of movie, but there is a scene where she shoots a rogue zombie attacking Timmy's mom after Mr. Theopolis tries to help but turns out to be a graduate of ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy.
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Mr. Theopolis' zombie/girlfriend Tammy died before the age of twenty of a brain aneurysm right in front of her mother.


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* BadassAdorable: 12-year-old Ballet student Cindy, is established as a great rifle shot in her first scene, and raises her hand when the class is asked if anyone there has ever killed a zombie. This aspect of her character isn't really emphasized, since this isn't that kind of movie, but there is a scene where she shoots a rogue zombie attacking Timmy's mom after Mr. Theopolis tries to help but turns out to be a graduate of ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy.
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* ActionGirl: Cindy, who we see is a great rifle shot in her first scene, and who raises her hand when the class is asked if anyone there has ever killed a zombie. This aspect of her character isn't really emphasized, since this isn't that kind of movie., but there is a scene where she shoots a rogue zombie attacking Timmy's mom after Mr. Theopolis tries to help but turns out to be a graduate of ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy.

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* ActionGirl: Cindy, who we see is a great rifle shot in her first scene, and who raises her hand when the class is asked if anyone there has ever killed a zombie. This aspect of her character isn't really emphasized, since this isn't that kind of movie., movie, but there is a scene where she shoots a rogue zombie attacking Timmy's mom after Mr. Theopolis tries to help but turns out to be a graduate of ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy.

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