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* {{Gaslighting}}: The conspirators do this to Caulfield when they Un-Person his friend Elliot by cleaning out his apartment and inserting a new resident there.
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* EnsembleDarkHorse: The Helicopters are so creepy that they’re basically characters themselves and are one of the most memorable parts of the film.
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* NoEndorHolocaust: The fallout from this could have devastating consequences on NASA, and all the technological innovations they provide.
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** When Caulfield goes to check out the studios in Flat Rock, Arizona it’s implied that he was only gone for a day at most. Flat Rock is a fictional location, but the closest point in Arizona to Houston is about 900 miles away meaning it would’ve taken him a minimum of about 36 hours to make the roundtrip without making any stops.
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* MisplacedWildlife: The snake is an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, one wouldn’t be found within a 1000 miles of the American Desert.
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* DeconstructiveParody: A [[StealthParody subtle]] one of ConspiracyThriller{{s}}. The IntrepidReporter trying to blow the conspiracy out of the water is actually a quack journalist who's finally managed to get lucky and find a lead on a conspiracy that ''wasn't'' bullshit. The conspiracy itself is set in motion to cover up an easily avoidable mistake just so the guys in charge won't get egg on their face, and the conspiracy itself is subject to repeated setbacks and is ''constantly'' teetering on the edge of being exposed. Their MurderIsTheBestSolution approach to these setbacks also causes more problems for them in the long run; [[IHaveYourWife threatening the astronauts's families]] makes them more suspicious and leads to them breaking out after they realize they're almost certainly about to be killed, and killing and [[UnPerson Un-personing]] Whittier just gets Caulfield on their tail when he's understandably confused that his friend's apartment now mysteriously has a new tenant.

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* DeconstructiveParody: A [[StealthParody subtle]] one of ConspiracyThriller{{s}}.{{Conspiracy Thriller}}s. The IntrepidReporter trying to blow the conspiracy out of the water is actually a quack journalist who's finally managed to get lucky and find a lead on a conspiracy that ''wasn't'' bullshit. The conspiracy itself is set in motion to cover up an easily avoidable mistake just so the guys in charge won't get egg on their face, and the conspiracy itself is subject to repeated setbacks and is ''constantly'' teetering on the edge of being exposed. Their MurderIsTheBestSolution approach to these setbacks also causes more problems for them in the long run; [[IHaveYourWife threatening the astronauts's families]] makes them more suspicious and leads to them breaking out after they realize they're almost certainly about to be killed, and killing and [[UnPerson Un-personing]] Whittier just gets Caulfield on their tail when he's understandably confused that his friend's apartment now mysteriously has a new tenant.

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