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''Burke and Hare'' is a 2010 BlackComedy film directed by Creator/JohnLandis and starring Creator/SimonPegg, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/IslaFisher, Creator/TomWilkinson and Creator/TimCurry,
based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders the infamous William Burke and William Hare]] and their killing spree in 1820s Scotland.

Burke and Hare are two ne'er-do-wells who hit upon a new source of income: providing anatomists with corpses for dissection and study. When grave-robbing proves to not be a fruitful enough source of dead bodies, Burke and Hare decide to start making corpses themselves--by killing people. Meanwhile, Burke has fallen in love with a retired prostitute who wants to stage an all-female version of ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''--and the cops are after them.

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''Burke and & Hare'' is a 2010 British BlackComedy film directed by Creator/JohnLandis and starring Creator/SimonPegg, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/IslaFisher, Creator/TomWilkinson and Creator/TimCurry,
Creator/TimCurry, based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders the infamous William Burke and William Hare]] and their killing spree in 1820s Scotland.

Burke and Hare are two ne'er-do-wells who hit upon a novel new source of income: providing anatomists with corpses for dissection and study. When grave-robbing proves to not be a fruitful enough source of dead bodies, Burke and Hare decide to start making corpses themselves--by killing people. Meanwhile, Burke has fallen in love with a retired prostitute who wants to stage an all-female version of ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''--and the cops are after them.

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''Burke and Hare'' (2010) is a BlackComedy based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders the infamous William Burke and William Hare]] and their killing spree in 1820's Scotland. Burke and Hare are two ne'er-do-wells who hit upon a new source of income: providing anatomists with corpses for dissection and study. When grave-robbing proves to not be a fruitful enough source of dead bodies, Burke and Hare decide to start making corpses themselves--by killing people. Meanwhile, Burke has fallen in love with a retired prostitute who wants to stage an all female version of ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''--and the cops are after them. Directed by Creator/JohnLandis and starring Creator/SimonPegg, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/IslaFisher, Creator/TomWilkinson and Creator/TimCurry.

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''Burke and Hare'' (2010) is a 2010 BlackComedy film directed by Creator/JohnLandis and starring Creator/SimonPegg, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/IslaFisher, Creator/TomWilkinson and Creator/TimCurry,
based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders the infamous William Burke and William Hare]] and their killing spree in 1820's Scotland. 1820s Scotland.

Burke and Hare are two ne'er-do-wells who hit upon a new source of income: providing anatomists with corpses for dissection and study. When grave-robbing proves to not be a fruitful enough source of dead bodies, Burke and Hare decide to start making corpses themselves--by killing people. Meanwhile, Burke has fallen in love with a retired prostitute who wants to stage an all female all-female version of ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''--and the cops are after them. Directed by Creator/JohnLandis and starring Creator/SimonPegg, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/IslaFisher, Creator/TomWilkinson and Creator/TimCurry.
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** Creator/PaulWhitehouse is a drunken gentleman the duo fail to kill.

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** Creator/PaulWhitehouse Paul Whitehouse is a drunken gentleman the duo fail to kill.
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* TheImmodestOrgasm: Lucky.

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* TheImmodestOrgasm: Lucky. It apparently helps her think, even when she's reduced to a moaning cross-eyed mess.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: William Burke, William Hare, and Dr. Robert Knox.

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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: William Burke, William Hare, and Dr. Robert Knox.Knox and Dr. Alexander Monro.
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** And the real William Burke gets one at the end, though it is only a bit part.

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** And the real William Burke gets one at the end, though it is only a [[{{Pun}} bit part.part]].
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''Burke and Hare'' (2010) is a BlackComedy based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders the infamous William Burke and William Hare]] and their killing spree in 1820's Scotland. Burke and Hare are two ne'er-do-wells who hit upon a new source of income: providing anatomists with corpses for dissection and study. When grave-robbing proves to not be a fruitful enough source of dead bodies, Burke and Hare decide to start making corpses themselves--by killing people. Meanwhile, Burke has fallen in love with a retired prostitute who wants to stage an all female version of ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''--and the cops are after them. Directed by Creator/JohnLandis and starring Creator/SimonPegg, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/IslaFisher, Tom Wilkinson and Creator/TimCurry.

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''Burke and Hare'' (2010) is a BlackComedy based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders the infamous William Burke and William Hare]] and their killing spree in 1820's Scotland. Burke and Hare are two ne'er-do-wells who hit upon a new source of income: providing anatomists with corpses for dissection and study. When grave-robbing proves to not be a fruitful enough source of dead bodies, Burke and Hare decide to start making corpses themselves--by killing people. Meanwhile, Burke has fallen in love with a retired prostitute who wants to stage an all female version of ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''--and the cops are after them. Directed by Creator/JohnLandis and starring Creator/SimonPegg, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/IslaFisher, Tom Wilkinson Creator/TomWilkinson and Creator/TimCurry.
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''Burke and Hare'' (2010) is a BlackComedy based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders the infamous Burke and Hare]] and their killing spree in 1820's Scotland. Burke and Hare are two ne'er-do-wells who hit upon a new source of income: providing anatomists with corpses for dissection and study. When grave-robbing proves to not be a fruitful enough source of dead bodies, Burke and Hare decide to start making corpses themselves--by killing people. Meanwhile, Burke has fallen in love with a retired prostitute who wants to stage an all female version of ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''--and the cops are after them. Directed by Creator/JohnLandis and starring Creator/SimonPegg, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/IslaFisher, Tom Wilkinson and Creator/TimCurry.

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''Burke and Hare'' (2010) is a BlackComedy based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders the infamous William Burke and William Hare]] and their killing spree in 1820's Scotland. Burke and Hare are two ne'er-do-wells who hit upon a new source of income: providing anatomists with corpses for dissection and study. When grave-robbing proves to not be a fruitful enough source of dead bodies, Burke and Hare decide to start making corpses themselves--by killing people. Meanwhile, Burke has fallen in love with a retired prostitute who wants to stage an all female version of ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''--and the cops are after them. Directed by Creator/JohnLandis and starring Creator/SimonPegg, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/IslaFisher, Tom Wilkinson and Creator/TimCurry.



* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Burke, Hare, and Knox.

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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: William Burke, William Hare, and Dr. Robert Knox.
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* ActorAllusion: Hare is shown [[Film/LordOfTheRings eating from a fish bone]].

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* ActorAllusion: Hare is shown [[Film/LordOfTheRings [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings eating from a fish bone]].
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* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: "I did it for love." Also doubles as FamousLastWords.]]
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* TheRival: Dr. Knox (a [[TheDandy dandy]] and forward thinker) versus the more old fashioned Professor Monro. They regularly spar verbally and almost seem to enjoy it.
-->'''Professor Monro''': How are your students enjoying your lectures?"
-->'''Doctor Knox''': Er, not as much as I understand they're enjoying your wife, sir.
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* YoungFutureFamousPeople: Dr. Monro's assistant is a young Creator/CharlesDarwin.

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* YoungFutureFamousPeople: Dr. Monro's assistant is a young Creator/CharlesDarwin.UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Hare. Sure, he does care about Burke and Lucky, but his words when [[spoiler:Burke decides to take the fall for their crimes are "Thank you, God." And he doesn't get punished in any way.]]
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* ActorAllusion: Hare is shown [[Film/LordOfTheRings eating from a fish bone]].
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* YoungFutureFamousPeople: Dr. Monro's assistant is a young Creator/CharlesDarwin.
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** Greyfriars Bobby yaps suspiciously at the two men as they're digging up a corpse, albeit in the wrong decade.

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* TheCameo: Creator/ChristopherLee has one scene as Burke and Hare's first official victim. Creator/StephenMerchant is a footman. Michael Winner also goes uncredited as a carriage-bound victim.
** Creator/RayHarryhausen also gets one as an unnamed doctor.

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* TheCameo: Creator/ChristopherLee Several:
**Creator/ChristopherLee
has one scene as Burke and Hare's first official victim. Creator/StephenMerchant victim.
**Creator/StephenMerchant
is a footman. Michael footman.
**Creator/PaulWhitehouse is a drunken gentleman the duo fail to kill.
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Winner also goes uncredited as a carriage-bound victim.
** Creator/RayHarryhausen **Creator/RayHarryhausen also gets one as an unnamed doctor.doctor.
**And the real William Burke gets one at the end, though it is only a bit part.
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Doctor's assistant: [[spoiler: [[CharlesDarwin Went on a voyage of discovery and wrote a very controversial book]] ]]\\

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Doctor's assistant: [[spoiler: [[CharlesDarwin [[UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin Went on a voyage of discovery and wrote a very controversial book]] ]]\\
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''Burke and Hare'' (2010) is a BlackComedy based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders the infamous Burke and Hare]] and their killing spree in 1820's Scotland. Burke and Hare are two ne'er-do-wells who hit upon a new source of income: providing anatomists with corpses for dissection and study. When grave-robbing proves to not be a fruitful enough source of dead bodies, Burke and Hare decide to start making corpses themselves--by killing people. Meanwhile, Burke has fallen in love with a retired prostitute who wants to stage an all female version of ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''--and the cops are after them. Directed by Creator/JohnLandis and starring Creator/SimonPegg, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/IslaFisher, Tom Wilkinson and TimCurry.

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''Burke and Hare'' (2010) is a BlackComedy based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders the infamous Burke and Hare]] and their killing spree in 1820's Scotland. Burke and Hare are two ne'er-do-wells who hit upon a new source of income: providing anatomists with corpses for dissection and study. When grave-robbing proves to not be a fruitful enough source of dead bodies, Burke and Hare decide to start making corpses themselves--by killing people. Meanwhile, Burke has fallen in love with a retired prostitute who wants to stage an all female version of ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''--and the cops are after them. Directed by Creator/JohnLandis and starring Creator/SimonPegg, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/IslaFisher, Tom Wilkinson and TimCurry.
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* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Hare is checking Burke's wound and their landlady walks buy. "You have a perfectly lovely arse."

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* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Hare is checking Burke's wound and their landlady walks buy.by. "You have a perfectly lovely arse."
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''Burke and Hare'' (2010) is a BlackComedy based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders the infamous Burke and Hare]] and their killing spree in 1820's Scotland. Burke and Hare are two ne'er-do-wells who hit upon a new source of income: providing anatomists with corpses for dissection and study. When grave-robbing proves to not be a fruitful enough source of dead bodies, Burke and Hare decide to start making corpses themselves--by killing people. Meanwhile, Burke has fallen in love with a retired prostitute who wants to stage an all female version of ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''--and the cops are after them. Directed by Creator/JohnLandis and starring Creator/SimonPegg, Creator/AndySerkis, IslaFisher, Tom Wilkinson and TimCurry.

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''Burke and Hare'' (2010) is a BlackComedy based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders the infamous Burke and Hare]] and their killing spree in 1820's Scotland. Burke and Hare are two ne'er-do-wells who hit upon a new source of income: providing anatomists with corpses for dissection and study. When grave-robbing proves to not be a fruitful enough source of dead bodies, Burke and Hare decide to start making corpses themselves--by killing people. Meanwhile, Burke has fallen in love with a retired prostitute who wants to stage an all female version of ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''--and the cops are after them. Directed by Creator/JohnLandis and starring Creator/SimonPegg, Creator/AndySerkis, IslaFisher, Creator/IslaFisher, Tom Wilkinson and TimCurry.

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