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Linda (Jacqueline Giroux) is an aspiring actor who's forced to miss her boyfriend's performance of ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'' because she needs to babysit the son of a connection of hers, Joan O'Keefe Adams (Carrie Snodgrass), while she and her husband Richard (Creator/DavidCarradine) are off at a cruise. And if that wasn't enough, the kid, Christopher O'Keefe (Chris Graver), is a BrattyHalfPint [[ThePrankster Prankster]] and budding magician who's goal tonight is to make Linda's life as unbearable as possible.
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Linda (Jacqueline Giroux) is an aspiring actor who's forced to miss her boyfriend's performance of ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'' because she needs to babysit the son of a connection of hers, Joan O'Keefe Adams (Carrie Snodgrass), (Creator/CarrieSnodgress), while she and her husband Richard (Creator/DavidCarradine) are off at a cruise. And if that wasn't enough, the kid, Christopher O'Keefe (Chris Graver), is a BrattyHalfPint [[ThePrankster Prankster]] and budding magician who's goal tonight is to make Linda's life as unbearable as possible.
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* {{Halloween}}: The bulk of the movie takes place on Halloween Night.
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''Trick Or Treats'' is a ComedyHorror SlasherMovie by Gary Graver.
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''TrickOr or Treats'' is a ComedyHorror SlasherMovie by Gary Graver.
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** [[spoiler:PayedStraight with Malcolm, when they remove the block that keeps the guillotine blade from slicing the user, and then mortally wound him with the guillotine.]]
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** [[spoiler:PayedStraight [[spoiler:PlayedStraight with Malcolm, when they remove the block that keeps the guillotine blade from slicing the user, and then mortally wound him with the guillotine.]]
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* AccidentalMurder: As Andrea is wandering through the attic, Malcolm jumps out and fatally stabs her. [[spoiler:And then he realizes that she's not Joan.]]
* AxCrazy: Malcolm becomes this at the end of the movie.
* BangFlagGun: Christopher fires one on Linda while telling her he thinks she's getting the hang of things.
* BloodFromTheMouth: Christopher has blood coming out of his mouth after using his magic guillotine on himself. [[spoiler:He was faking it as part of his prank.]]
** [[spoiler:PayedStraight with Malcolm, when they remove the block that keeps the guillotine blade from slicing the user, and then mortally wound him with the guillotine.]]
* AxCrazy: Malcolm becomes this at the end of the movie.
* BangFlagGun: Christopher fires one on Linda while telling her he thinks she's getting the hang of things.
* BloodFromTheMouth: Christopher has blood coming out of his mouth after using his magic guillotine on himself. [[spoiler:He was faking it as part of his prank.]]
** [[spoiler:PayedStraight with Malcolm, when they remove the block that keeps the guillotine blade from slicing the user, and then mortally wound him with the guillotine.]]
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* CruelTwistEnding: [[spoiler:Linda and Christopher manage to kill Malcolm, and Linda goes to report his death. However, Christopher takes the knife, and then leaps at Linda with it.]]
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* MistakenFromBehind: Malcolm sees Linda from behind, and assumes that she's Joan.
* MistakenIdentity: When Malcolm enters the living room, he sees Linda and mistakes her for Joan. Every time Linda tries to speak up in her defense, Malcolm yells a BigShutUp.
* MyCarHatesMe: When Linda gets into the jeep, she tries to start it up to drive away from Malcolm. It doesn't start, no matter how many time she turns the key.
* MistakenIdentity: When Malcolm enters the living room, he sees Linda and mistakes her for Joan. Every time Linda tries to speak up in her defense, Malcolm yells a BigShutUp.
* MyCarHatesMe: When Linda gets into the jeep, she tries to start it up to drive away from Malcolm. It doesn't start, no matter how many time she turns the key.
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* ShoutOut:
** On the wall in Linda's home is a ''WesternAnimation/BugsBunnySuperstar'' poster.
** On the refridgerator in the Adams' house appears to be a drawing of [[Literature/MrMen Mr. Chatterbox]].
** On the wall in Linda's home is a ''WesternAnimation/BugsBunnySuperstar'' poster.
** On the refridgerator in the Adams' house appears to be a drawing of [[Literature/MrMen Mr. Chatterbox]].
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* CassandraTruth: When Linda accuses Christopher of making PrankCalls to her over the phone, he denies it (Malcolm's the one making the calls). Thanks to all the pranks he's pulled on her over the course of the night, Linda doesn't believe him for a moment.
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* CassandraTruth: When Linda accuses Christopher of making PrankCalls [[PrankCall Prank Calls]] to her over the phone, he denies it (Malcolm's the one making the calls). Thanks to all the pranks he's pulled on her over the course of the night, Linda doesn't believe him for a moment.moment.
* DingDongDitchDistraction: Christopher pulls this on Linda by tying a string to the door knocker and pulling on it from behind the fence.
* DingDongDitchDistraction: Christopher pulls this on Linda by tying a string to the door knocker and pulling on it from behind the fence.
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''Trick Or Treats'' is a ComedyHorror SlasherMovie by Gary Graver.
Linda (Jacqueline Giroux) is an aspiring actor who's forced to miss her boyfriend's performance of ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'' because she needs to babysit the son of a connection of hers, Joan O'Keefe Adams (Carrie Snodgrass), while she and her husband Richard (Creator/DavidCarradine) are off at a cruise. And if that wasn't enough, the kid, Christopher O'Keefe (Chris Graver), is a BrattyHalfPint [[ThePrankster Prankster]] and budding magician who's goal tonight is to make Linda's life as unbearable as possible.
Oh, but the misfortune doesn't end there. Malcolm O'Keefe (Peter Jason), Joan's former husband whom she had falsely committed has escaped from the insane asylum he's spent the past four years in. And now he's coming back home to get his revenge.
The movie was released on October 29th, 1982.
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!!''Trick Or Treats'' contains examples of:
* BrattyHalfPint: Christopher spends most of his time as a disrespectful little troublemaker pulling endless pranks on Linda.
* CassandraTruth: When Linda accuses Christopher of making PrankCalls to her over the phone, he denies it (Malcolm's the one making the calls). Thanks to all the pranks he's pulled on her over the course of the night, Linda doesn't believe him for a moment.
* DisguisedInDrag: Malcolm manages to get out of the mental hospital by stealing one of the nurses' outfits.
* ElectricJoybuzzer: One of the many pranks that Christopher uses on Linda.
* {{Halloween}}: The bulk of the movie takes place on Halloween Night.
* InstitutionalApparel: After the TimeSkip, the next time Malcolm is seen, he's wearing blue mental hospital clothes.
* ThePrankster: Christopher spends the movie pulling a seemingly-endless parade of pranks on Linda.
* RuleOfPool: At the beginning of the movie, Malcolm and the orderlies sent to take him away end up falling into the pool at various points.
** When Linda sees Christopher lying face-down in the pool, she immediately rushes down into it to save him.
* SweetOnPollyOliver: While Malcolm, still [[DisguisedInDrag dressed as a nurse]], is walking down the street, he ends up catching the attention of a guy who asks him out.
* TimeSkip: After Malcolm is hauled off to the mental hospital, the movie jumps ahead several years later.
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Linda (Jacqueline Giroux) is an aspiring actor who's forced to miss her boyfriend's performance of ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'' because she needs to babysit the son of a connection of hers, Joan O'Keefe Adams (Carrie Snodgrass), while she and her husband Richard (Creator/DavidCarradine) are off at a cruise. And if that wasn't enough, the kid, Christopher O'Keefe (Chris Graver), is a BrattyHalfPint [[ThePrankster Prankster]] and budding magician who's goal tonight is to make Linda's life as unbearable as possible.
Oh, but the misfortune doesn't end there. Malcolm O'Keefe (Peter Jason), Joan's former husband whom she had falsely committed has escaped from the insane asylum he's spent the past four years in. And now he's coming back home to get his revenge.
The movie was released on October 29th, 1982.
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!!''Trick Or Treats'' contains examples of:
* BrattyHalfPint: Christopher spends most of his time as a disrespectful little troublemaker pulling endless pranks on Linda.
* CassandraTruth: When Linda accuses Christopher of making PrankCalls to her over the phone, he denies it (Malcolm's the one making the calls). Thanks to all the pranks he's pulled on her over the course of the night, Linda doesn't believe him for a moment.
* DisguisedInDrag: Malcolm manages to get out of the mental hospital by stealing one of the nurses' outfits.
* ElectricJoybuzzer: One of the many pranks that Christopher uses on Linda.
* {{Halloween}}: The bulk of the movie takes place on Halloween Night.
* InstitutionalApparel: After the TimeSkip, the next time Malcolm is seen, he's wearing blue mental hospital clothes.
* ThePrankster: Christopher spends the movie pulling a seemingly-endless parade of pranks on Linda.
* RuleOfPool: At the beginning of the movie, Malcolm and the orderlies sent to take him away end up falling into the pool at various points.
** When Linda sees Christopher lying face-down in the pool, she immediately rushes down into it to save him.
* SweetOnPollyOliver: While Malcolm, still [[DisguisedInDrag dressed as a nurse]], is walking down the street, he ends up catching the attention of a guy who asks him out.
* TimeSkip: After Malcolm is hauled off to the mental hospital, the movie jumps ahead several years later.
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