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Nicolas Cage plays Hero, a man, who, following a botched bank robbery, is hired by a ruthless dictator known as the Governor to find his missing granddaughter, Bernice. He is equipped with a suit that, should he fail to comply with the Governor's orders, will self destruct in five days.

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Nicolas Cage plays Hero, a man, who, following a botched bank robbery, is hired by a ruthless dictator known as the Governor to find his missing granddaughter, Bernice. Bernice.

He is equipped with a suit that, should he fail to comply with the Governor's orders, will self destruct in five days.



* WorldOfHam: It's not just Creator/NicolasCage hamming it up. Some of the minor characters and even the Governor like to chew the scenery from time to time. Even the aesthetic looks over-the-top.

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* WorldOfHam: It's not just Creator/NicolasCage hamming it up. Some of the minor characters and even the Governor like to chew the scenery from time to time. Even the aesthetic looks over-the-top.over-the-top.

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%%* BigBad: The Governor.

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%%* * BigBad: The Governor.Governor, once again unsurprisingly.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Despite the Governor's attempts at presenting himself as a kindly old man who's concerned for his granddaughter, the Governor eventually reveals himself to be a creepy old geezer who could care less about Bernice.

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* FauxAffablyEvil: Despite the Governor's attempts at presenting himself as a kindly old man who's concerned for his granddaughter, the Governor eventually reveals himself to be a creepy old geezer who could couldn't care less about Bernice.

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Hero and the Governor.



* HisNameIsBarkeep: The Hero and the Governor.

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%%* AntagonisticGovernor: The Governor.

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%%* * AntagonisticGovernor: The Governor.Governor, in case his name didn't give it away.



%%* TheDragon: Yasujiro.

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%%* * TheDragon: Yasujiro.Yasujiro, the Governor's right-hand man up until he decides to pull a HazyFeelTurn.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Despite the Governor's attempts at presenting himself as a kindly old man who's concerned for his granddaughter, the Governor eventually reveals himself to be a creepy old geezer who could care less about Bernice.
* GroinAttack: Twice. First, the Hero has one of his balls blown up and the second timeless when Yasujiro kicked him right in his one remaining testicle.



* HisNameIsBarkeep: The Hero and the Governor.



* NonActionBigBad: The Governor doesn't have any fighting skills, leaving all the heavy lifting to Yasujiro.

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* NonActionBigBad: The Governor doesn't have any fighting skills, leaving all the heavy lifting to Yasujiro.Yasujiro.
* WorldOfHam: It's not just Creator/NicolasCage hamming it up. Some of the minor characters and even the Governor like to chew the scenery from time to time. Even the aesthetic looks over-the-top.
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Nicolas Cage plays Hero, a man, who, following a botched bank robbery, is hired by a ruthless dictator known as the Governor to find his missing granddaughter, Bernice. He is equipped with a suit that, should he fail to comply with the Governor's orders, will self destruct in three days.

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Nicolas Cage plays Hero, a man, who, following a botched bank robbery, is hired by a ruthless dictator known as the Governor to find his missing granddaughter, Bernice. He is equipped with a suit that, should he fail to comply with the Governor's orders, will self destruct in three five days.
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* AfterTheEnd
* AntagonisticGovernor: The Governor.
* BigBad: The Governor.
* TheDragon: Yasujiro.

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* %%* AfterTheEnd
* %%* AntagonisticGovernor: The Governor.
* %%* BigBad: The Governor.
* %%* TheDragon: Yasujiro.



* NewOldWest

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* %%* NewOldWest
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* HazyFaceTurn: Yasujiro grows sick and tired of the Governor after he is forced to execute Stella, but he still fights Hero in the final battle.

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* HazyFaceTurn: HazyFeelTurn: Yasujiro grows sick and tired of the Governor after he is forced to execute Stella, but he still fights Hero in the final battle.
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* HazyFaceTurn: Yasujiro grows sick and tired of the Governor after he is forced to execute Stella, but he still fights Hero in the final battle.
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*AntagonisticGovernor: The Governor.
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* MadnessMantra: "Tick... tock... tick... tock..." Said as Yashiro executes a helpless Stella.
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* InformedFlaw: We are told the ghosts have taken all joy and liveliness from the children of the Ghostland. In spite of this, and living in a nightmarish wasteland, they seem like normal, happy children.
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* AfterTheEnd


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* NewOldWest
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''Prisoners of the Ghostland'' is a 2021 NewOldWest action film starring Creator/NicolasCage and Creator/SofiaBoutella and directed by Creator/SionSono.

Nicolas Cage plays Hero, a man, who, following a botched bank robbery, is hired by a ruthless dictator known as the Governor to find his missing granddaughter, Bernice. He is equipped with a suit that, should he fail to comply with the Governor's orders, will self destruct in three days.

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!!This film provides examples of:

* BigBad: The Governor.
* TheDragon: Yasujiro.
* NonActionBigBad: The Governor doesn't have any fighting skills, leaving all the heavy lifting to Yasujiro.

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