History Film / CherryFalls

* SexSignalsDeath: Played with and subverted.

A 2000 SlasherMovie starring Creator/BrittanyMurphy, Creator/JayMohr, Creator/GabrielMann, and Creator/MichaelBiehn.

* FinalGirl: Jody, though mainly out of virtue of being the main target and taking the fight to the killer, as Kenny, a guy, survives as well.

* BuryYourGays: Jody's good friend Timmy is KilledOffscreen by the killer, technically the fourth victim but the first to die close to Jody.

* NoKillLikeOverkill: When the killer proves to be NotQuiteDead, Deputy Mina comes out firing into his body GunsAkimbo and does not stop till both semi-autos are empty.
* NotQuiteDead: Complete with EyeAwaken.

* APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy: Justified, the party ''is'' called "Pop Your Cherry Ball".

* DisguisedInDrag: The killer dresses as a woman while committing the murders.

* {{Pastiche}}: Of Creator/WesCraven. There's a past rape that drives someone to murder and theme of SinsOfTheFathers that leads to mass teenage murder (''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet''), a rape-revenge story (''Film/TheLastHouseOnTheLeft''), all topped off with a snarky, witty group of quirky, self-aware, sexually-active teens (''Film/{{Scream}}'').

* PsychosexualHorror: The slasher is a teacher named Leonard, who is the product of rape between his mother and the local sheriff, while in high school. Leonard is mistreated during his childhood and, as an adult, returns to the titular Cherry Falls, where they begin their killing spree, targeting only virgins, under the cross-dressing disguise of a younger version of their mother. After killing enough teens, the remaining student body decides to hold an orgiastic party where they can "lose their cherries", so they may not be targeted by the killer.

* {{Pastiche}}: Of Creator/WesCraven. There's a past rape that drives someone to murder and theme of SinsOfTheFathers that leads to mass teenage murder (''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet''), a rape-revenge story (''Film/TheLastHouseOnTheLeft''), all topped off with a snarky, witty group of quirky, self-aware, sexually-active teens (''Film/{{Scream}}'').

** On the other hand, it's left somewhat possible that this is SelfServingMemory.

* OverprotectiveDad: Inverted. In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5JtpC1F8Rg#t=2m27s this scene]], [[TheSheriff Sheriff]] Brent Marken asks his virginal daughter Jody to [[SexAsRiteOfPassage go all the way]] because the serial killer he's after only [[MustNotDieAVirgin targets virgins]].

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* WhipItGood: [[spoiler:Loralee raised her son with liberal application of whipping.]]

* ChekhovsSkill: Jody's self defense lessons that her father taught to her.

* TapOnTheHead: The killer knocks Sheriff Marken out by hitting him over the head with a trophy in the principal's office. Later, he knocks out Jody when she discovers [[spoiler:her father bound and gagged in the trunk]]. Neither suffers any long term effects from the blow.

* FinalGirl: Jody, though mainly out of virtue of being the main target and taking the fight to the killer, as many other female characters (Sandy, Cindy, Sharon, Heather, Jan and Deputy Mina) all survive as well.

* BuryYourGays: Jody's good friend Ben is KilledOffscreen by the killer, technically the fourth victim but the first to die close to Jody.

* GayBestFriend: Jody's close friend is Ben and he's gay.

* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Mina shoots Leonard's hand off when he was trying to grab a guy by the hair after being impaled. Moments later, it's shown the severed hand is still attached to the guy's hair.]]

* MeaningfulName: Cherry Falls, "Virgin"ia. What is the killer's apparent motive initially?

* MeaningfulName: Cherry Falls. What is the killer's apparent motive initially?

* AnAxeToGrind: The killer grabs an axe for a brief time near the end.
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Leonard.]]