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* LetsMeetTheMeat: Quoted with amusing and unnerving effect by Buscemi's character ''"Well just because you like the hamburger does not mean you want to meet the cow."''

* KickTheDog: Dr. Merick gets to do this repeatedly, mostly to create dissonance between things he says (e.g. telling investors that their spare parts do not come from sentient humans) and what he does (heartlessly killing a clone ''who actually likes being there there'' while praising him for the human trait of curiosity).

* NobodyPoops: Averted, as part of a Brick Joke.

* WhatNowEnding

Many fans consider this an unofficial remake of ''PartsTheClonusHorror'', since both share far too many similarities to be coincidence. It also seems to have echoes of LogansRun. Also notable for being one of the ''many'' movies in which SeanBean is a bad guy.

''The Island'' is a 2005 film by MichaelBay set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture starring EwanMcGregor as [[YouAreNumberSix Lincoln Six Echo]] and ScarlettJohansson as Jordan Two Delta. They live in a tightly controlled facility for "survivors" from a vague disaster that rendered the Earth uninhabitable except for "The Island", a paradise on Earth. Periodically, survivors "found" in the outside world are brought in, needing to learn basic skills like reading, while others "win the lottery" and get to go to the island.

* BrickJoke: Dr. Merrick injects microprobes into Lincoln near the beginning of the film, and says that he will pass them through his urine. Later Lincoln is seen standing in front of of a urinal, groaning.

* ExpendableClone

* {{Jerk with a Heart of Gold}}: Steve Buscemi plays one, befriending Lincoln and helping him after escaping despite great reservations.

* OhCrap: When it is discovered that the dead Lincoln is [[spoiler: the original Tom Lincoln and not the clone]].

* ShoutOut: Someone on that production team has an appreciation for [[SquareEnix Square]]; [[spoiler: the room where Lincoln and Merrick duke it out]] looks suspiciously like a [[FinalFantasyVII mako reactor]].

* BrickJoke: Dr. Merrick injects microprobes into Lincoln near the beginning of the film, and says that he will pass them through his urine, which might hurt. Later Lincoln is seen standing in front of of a urinal, groaning.

Many fans consider this an unofficial remake of ''[=~Parts: The Clonus Horror~=]'', since both share far too many similarities to be coincidence. It also seems to have echoes of LogansRun. Also notable for being one of the ''many'' movies in which SeanBean is a bad guy.

* [=~Let's Meet The Meat~=]: Quoted with amusing and unnerving effect by Buscemi's character ''"Well just because you like the hamburger does not mean you want to meet the cow."''

* ActingForTwo: Tom Lincoln and Lincoln Six Echo. Technically, Sarah Jordan and Jordan Two Delta, though the Calvin Klein advertisements featuring ScarlettJohansson wasn't specially shot with ''The Island'' in mind

* NamesTheSame: As a 2006 PavelLungin film whose title, ''{{Ostrov}}'', translates to ''The Island''.

* ReleasedToElsewhere

Many fans consider this an unofficial remake of ''[=~Parts: The Clonus Horror~=]'', since both share far too many similarities to be coincidence. Also notable for being one of the ''many'' movies in which SeanBean is a bad guy.

''The Island'' is a 2005 film by MichaelBay set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture starring Ewan [=McGregor=] as [[YouAreNumberSix Lincoln Six Echo]] and ScarlettJohansson as Jordan Two Delta. They live in a tightly controlled facility for "survivors" from a vague disaster that rendered the Earth uninhabitable except for "The Island", a paradise on Earth. Periodically, survivors "found" in the outside world are brought in, needing to learn basic skills like reading, while others "win the lottery" and get to go to the island.

* ActingForTwo: Tom Lincoln and Lincoln Six Echo. Technically, Sarah Jordan and Jordan Two Delta, though the Calvin Klein advertisements featuring ScarletJohanson wasn't specially shot with ''The Island'' in mind

* GeneticMemory: How Lincoln can drive all the cool vehicles in the movie, and mimic Tom Lincoln's Irish accent with impeccable accuracy.

* GeneticMemory: How Lincoln can drive all the cool vehicles in the movie.

* ActingForTwo: Tom Lincoln and Lincoln Six Echo. Technically, Sarah Jordan and Jordan Two Delta, though the Calvin Klein advertisements featuring ScarletJohannson wasn't specially shot with ''The Island'' in mind

* ActingForTwo [[EwanMcGregor guess]] [[ScarlettJohansson who]].

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* InsistentTerminology: All the workers in the compound refer to the clones as "products", and think about them this way as well, leading to some heartless exchanges as this one:
-->'''Doctor 1''': You mean you want to destroy $2 million worth of product?

* KickTheDog: Dr. Merick gets to do this repeatedly, mostly to create dissonance between things he says (e.g. telling investors that their spare parts do not come from sentient humans) and what he does (heartlessly killing a clone *who likes it there* while praising him for the human trait of curiosity).

Many fans consider this an unofficial remake of ''[=~Parts: The Clonus Horror~=]'', since both share far too many similarities to be coincidence. Also notable for being one of the ''many'' movies in which SeanBean is a bad guy [[spoiler:and/or dies]].

* {{AcceptableTargets}} There is a bit of obvious Bush Bashing, as the movie was made during his presidency, when Lincoln Six Echo remarks about the guy and how he has a clone as well, Tom Lincoln says, "He's a complete idiot". Say what you will, but there is no way they'd have DARED pull that about the [[DoubleStandard current ]] [[BarackObama president ]].
** Actually, they probably would have [[AcceptableTargets DARED]]--since they show a brief image of the fictional president, played by Tom Everett (coincidentally, is a little younger, but also white). Everett also plays the clone who is, sure enough, obnoxious.

** Actually, they probably would have [[AcceptableTargets DARED]]--since they show a brief image of the fictional president, played by Tom Everett (coincidentally, is a little younger, but also white). Everette also plays the clone who is, sure enough, obnoxious.

** Actually, they probably would have [[AcceptableTargets DARED]]--since they show a brief image of the fictional president, played by Tom Everett (coincidentally, is a little younger, but also white).