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* {{Hypocrite}}: Senator Jeff Knight gives a speech about how his campaign values human rights, while he is involved in the coverup of a secret facility that produces human clones and treats them as mere organ farms.
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Bit of a meta example but the back of the original VHS box ([[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Parts__The_Clonus_Horror_1979.aspx as recounted]] by Website/AgonyBooth) features an excessive example.
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%% Example dummied out. The link is invalid and the example doesn't work without it. * AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Bit of a meta example but the back of the original VHS box ([[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Parts__The_Clonus_Horror_1979.aspx as recounted]] by Website/AgonyBooth) features an excessive example.
* ClonesArePeopleToo: When Richard Knight meets his brother Senator Knight, they explicitly [[DiscussedTrope discuss this trope]]. Richard says that clones are people and deserve basic human rights, while Senator Knight says clones are just things. The clone of Richard spends the entire film coming to terms with his emotions and intellectual maturity while being treated as an object, which only highlights to the audience that he is indeed a human being with human thoughts and emotions.
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* CoolOldGuy[=/=]RetiredBadass: Jake Noble.
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* CoolOldGuy[=/=]RetiredBadass: CoolOldGuy: Jake Noble.Noble, a retired reporter who just happens to get caught up in the Clonus scandal. He jumps at the chance to investigate and isn't afraid to confront rich and powerful people in his search for the truth, even though he seems to work for no-one since he's retired.
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* ThePromisedLand: America
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* ThePromisedLand: AmericaThe clones are promised to be sent to a better life in idyllic America, but the institution is lying to them.
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The futuristic story begins in the titular land of Clonus, a society of young, fit adults who seem endlessly happy. That is, until you see the armed guards that surround them. Everyone in Clonus dreams of being chosen to go to America, where the promise of an even happier, more fulfilling life awaits. These citizens are designated by tags on their ears, and when Richard (Tim Donnelly) and Lena (Paulette Breen) meet, they realize that their tags match. Despite the menacing looks they get from the guards, Richard and Lena become close and soon fall in love.
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The futuristic story begins in the titular land of Clonus, a society of young, fit adults who seem endlessly happy. That is, until you see the armed guards that surround them. Everyone in Clonus dreams of being chosen to go to America, where the promise of an even happier, more fulfilling life awaits. These The control group among these citizens are designated by tags on their ears, and when Richard (Tim Donnelly) and Lena (Paulette Breen) meet, they realize that their tags match. Despite the menacing looks they get from the guards, Richard and Lena become close and soon fall in love.
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* CharacterTic: Altered clones can be identified by their "slow eye movement" -- specifically, when they blink, they keep their eyes closed for a full second before reopening them. It's hard to spot unless you're told about it, but once you notice it, it's hard to miss.
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* CharacterTic: CharacterTics: Altered clones can be identified by their "slow eye movement" -- specifically, when they blink, they keep their eyes closed for a full second before reopening them. It's hard to spot unless you're told about it, but once you notice it, it's hard to miss.
