History Film / BigNothing

* AnyoneCanDie: Some of the major characters died in this movie [[spoiler: such as Gus and Charlie near the end of the film.]] And so does the minor or supporting role characters such as [[spoiler: The Reverend, the Reverend's wife, the Reverend's wife second lover, the Deputy and the Special Agent.]]
* {{Blackmail}}: The initial plan. As Gus, Charlie and Josie tried to blackmail a Reverend could in order to gain a huge sum of money.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: It was revealed that the Reverend left a suitcase full of money that is estimated around 2 million dollars in his oven thanks to his snuff-filming business.
* CementShoes: When the [[spoiler: fake]] Reverend was knocked unconscious by Gus after he shoot him in the leg, Charlie tries to dispose his body by tying a lawn gnome on him and throw his body at a nearby septic tank.
* CrimeAfterCrime: Gus convinces Charlie that nothing will go wrong with their plan to blackmail a local priest. However, something quite unexpected happen and as a result, Gus and Charlie commits other crimes such as murder in order to cover up their tracks.

%%* GambitPileUp
* PedophilePriest: [[spoiler: Needless to say, the real Reverend that Charlie, Gus, and Josie wanted to blackmail is revealed to be a snuff filmer who targets young girls and tortures them for his own movie. One instance of his nasty act is that he tried to torture a girl by trying to slit her throat or carving her face. However, when said girl is just laughing at the Reverend, he shoots her and then mutilates her body with a chainsaw.]]

* SnuffFilm: [[spoiler: It was revealed that the real Reverend is involved in snuff filming business by targeting young women and then proceeds to torture them by threatening them to slit their throat and when one of them defies him, he proceeds to kill them and mutilate their body with a chainsaw. His snuff films earn him a lot of money that is estimated around 2 million dollars.]]

''Big Nothing'' is a 2006 British black comedy, directed by Jean-Baptiste Andrea and starring Creator/DavidSchwimmer and Creator/SimonPegg.

The story tells us about the former-teacher named Charlie Wood who got fired from the first day from his new job as a Call-Center Employee. Eventually one of his colleagues on the call-center, Gus Dickinson, suggested an idea to Charlie that they will try to blackmail a priest who happens to be listed in the company database of visitors to illegal porn websites so that they could get some extra money. Along with the help of Gus' companion, Josie, they began to execute the plan. However, when Gus tries to retrieve the money from the Reverend's house, things went downhill from there as the Reverend wielding a gun towards Gus.

%%* CrimeAfterCrime

* PedophilePriest: [[spoiler: Needless to say, the real Reverend that Charlie, Gus, and Penelope wanted to blackmail is revealed to be a snuff filmer who targets young girls and tortures them for his own movie. One instance of his nasty act is that he tried to torture a girl by trying to slit her throat or carving her face. However, when said girl is just laughing at the Reverend, he shoots her and then mutilates her body with a chainsaw.]]

* CementShoes: Instead of cement and a river, think lawn statuary and a septic tank.

* PedophilePriest: Needless to say, the real reverend that Charlie, Gus and Penelope wanted to blackmail is revealed to be a snuff filmer who targets young girls and tortures them for his own movie. One instances of his nasty act is that he tried to torture a girl by trying to slit her throat or carving her face. However, when said girl is just laughing at the Reverend, he shoots her and then mutilates her body with a chainsaw.

* SnuffFilm: With a [[ChainsawGood chainsaw!]] More than what the guys were expecting when blackmailing a pedophile.

* FromBadToWorse: Initially, Gus and Charlie were supposed to blackmailing a priest so that they could extort a lot of money. However, it takes turn for the worse as when Gus tried to retrieve the money, the Reverend then tries to shoot him.

* {{Blackmail}}: The initial plan. As Gus, Charlie and Josie tried to blackmail a priest could in order to gain a huge sum of money.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: It was revealed that the reverend left a suitcase full of money that is estimated around 2 million dollars in his oven thanks to his snuff-filming business.

%%* FromBadToWorse. Happens quite often.

-->-- '''Charlie Wood'''

The story tells us about the former-teacher named Charlie who got fired from the first day from his new job as a Call-Center Employee. Eventually one of his colleagues on the call-center, Gus, suggested an idea to Charlie that they will try to blackmail a priest who happens to be listed in the company database of visitors to illegal porn websites so that they could get some extra money. Along with the help of Gus' companion, Josie, they began to execute the plan. However, when Gus tries to retrieve the money from the Reverend's house, things went downhill from there as the Reverend wielding a gun towards Gus.

* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler: All of the hardships and the suffering that Charlie and Gus went through just for blackmailing a person went for naught. The real criminal, who happens to be one of Charlie's companions, gets away with everything. Averted with Charlie's case as despite he dies on the Wyoming Widow's hands after drinking the poisonous whiskey mixed with thallium, he manages to trick her by swapping the briefcase that contains real money with his daughter's stuffed animals.]]

%%* ShootTheShaggyDog: It was all for nothing. Appropriate, considering the title.

* {{Blackmail}}: The initial plan. As Gus,Charlie and Josie tried to blackmail a priest could in order to gain a huge sum of money.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Although Charlie's daughter is seen to be happy at the end after he got all the money, Charlie dies after drinking the poisonous thallium that the Wyoming Widow mixed with the whiskey on her second flask. And even if the Wyoming Widow is seemingly defeated because Charlie tricks her by replacing the real money with his daughter's stuffed animals, at the end of the film she gets away with everything with the Oregon undertaker who resumes their serial-killing business again.]]

%%* SerialKiller: Several characters. Once again.

* {{Blackmail}}: The initial plan. As Gus,Charlie and Josie tried to blackmail a priest so that they could gain a huge sum of money.

%%* AnyoneCanDie

* PedophilePriest: Needless to say, the real reverend that Charlie, Gus and Penelope wanted to blackmail is revealed to be a snuff filmer who targets young girls and tortures them for his own movie. One instance of his nasty act is that he tried to torture a girl by trying to slit her throat or carving her face. However, when said girl is just laughing at the Reverend, he shoots her and then mutilates her body with a chainsaw.

%%* {{Blackmail}}: The initial plan.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Although Charlie's daughter is seen to be happy at the end after he got all the money, Charlie dies after drinking the poisonous thallium that the Wyoming Widow mixed with the whiskey on her second flask. And even if the Wyoming Widow is seemingly defeated for good, at the end of the film, she gets away with everything with the Oregon undertaker.]]

%%* PedophilePriest

%%* BriefcaseFullOfMoney

%%* DownerEnding

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''Big Nothing'' is a 2006 British black comedy, directed by Jean-Baptiste Andrea and starring David Schwimmer and Creator/SimonPegg.

* AnyoneCanDie
* {{Blackmail}}: The initial plan.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney

* CrimeAfterCrime
* DownerEnding
* FromBadToWorse. Happens quite often.
* GambitPileUp
* PedophilePriest
* SerialKiller: Several characters. Once again.
* ShootTheShaggyDog: It was all for nothing. Appropriate, considering the title.

''Big Nothing'' is a 2006 British black comedy, directed by JeanBaptisteAndrea and starring DavidSchwimmer and Creator/SimonPegg.

* CementShoes: Instead of cememt and a river, think lawn statuary and a septic tank.

''Big Nothing'' is a 2006 British black comedy, directed by JeanBaptisteAndrea and starring DavidSchwimmer and SimonPegg.