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* Irony: Owen had been kicked out of his previous school because he dated the principal's daughter. [[spoiler: How about janitor's daughter for a change, Owen?]]

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* ShoutOut: Dodger's ICQ nick is revealed to be [=BoPeep05=] - an obvious reference to [[IronicNurseryRhyme nursery rhyme]] Little Bo Peep who "has lost her sheep". Which alludes to the "Wolf and Sheep" game they played. [[spoiler: Or to her being AWolfInSheepsClothing.]]

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Dodger's ICQ nick is revealed to be [=BoPeep05=] - an obvious reference to [[IronicNurseryRhyme nursery rhyme]] Little Bo Peep who "has lost her sheep". Which alludes to the "Wolf and Sheep" game they played. [[spoiler: Or to her being AWolfInSheepsClothing.]]]]
** It's also specifically stated in the film that the name "Dodger" is a homage to Dickens - meaning, obviously, Creator/CharlesDickens' ''Literature/OliverTwist''. [[spoiler: It's more than just that: Dickens' Dodger is a leader of the gang of very young criminals...]]

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* BlackAndGreyMorality: In the end, the film is roughly this, though there's a great variation in the shades of grey among main characters. Notably, the lightest shades are probably not for the main protagonist.



* BlackAndGreyMorality: In the end, the film is roughly this, though there's a great variation in the shades of grey among main characters. Notably, the lightest shades are probably not for the main protagonist.
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* GreyandGrayMorality: The film is roughly this, though there's a great variation in the shades of grey among main characters. Notably, the lightest shades are probably not for the main protagonist

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* GreyandGrayMorality: The BlackAndGreyMorality: In the end, the film is roughly this, though there's a great variation in the shades of grey among main characters. Notably, the lightest shades are probably not for the main protagonistprotagonist.

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* GreyandGrayMorality: The film is roughly this, though there's a great variation in the shades of grey among main characters. Notably, the lightest shades are probably not for the main protagonist



* GreyandGrayMorality: The film is roughly this, though there's a great variation in the shades of grey among main characters. Notably, the lightest shades are not for the main protagonist.
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* ChekhovsGunman: A couple of times we see the school janitor glaring at Owen. It turns out [[spoiler: he's Dodger's father. Though he has no role in the plot]].

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* ChekhovsGunman: Downplayed. A couple of times we see the school janitor glaring at Owen. It turns out [[spoiler: he's Dodger's father. Though father, but he has no role in the plot]].



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* EvilRedhead: [[spoiler: Dodger]]

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* DeceasedFallGuyGambit: [[spoiler: Looks like Dodger had planned to frame Mr. Walker for Becky's murder from the beginning - or, at the very least, him becoming a fall guy is what eventually happened.]]
* EvilRedhead: [[spoiler: Dodger]]Dodger ''is'' one, hands down.]]



* FilleFatale: Dodger who is in a relationship with her teacher. What's more is that it's implied that ''she'' seduced him.

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* FilleFatale: Dodger who is in a relationship with her teacher. What's more is that more, it's implied that ''she'' seduced him.



* TwistEnding: Combined with a repeated GenreShift.[[spoiler: Half an hour before the ending, the film is a somewhat melodramatic thriller. Twenty minutes before the movie ends, it's your typical teen slasher movie. Ten minutes, it's Film/AprilFoolsDay GoneHorriblyRight. At the very end, it turns out to be a film noir.]]

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* TwistEnding: Combined with a repeated GenreShift.[[spoiler: Half an hour before the ending, the film is a somewhat melodramatic thriller. Twenty minutes before the movie ends, it's your typical teen slasher movie. Ten minutes, it's Film/AprilFoolsDay ''Film/AprilFoolsDay'' GoneHorriblyRight. At the very end, it turns out to be a film noir.]]
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* PlotTwist: Everything that happened in the film, except for [[spoiler:Mr. Walker's death]], was all part of some cruel prank on Owen that took a wrong turn.

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* PlotTwist: Everything that happened in the film, except for [[spoiler:Mr. Walker's death]], was all part of some cruel prank on Owen that took a wrong turn. [[spoiler: Only it wasn't.]]
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The film contains a top-drawer performance from Creator/LindyBooth as a [[FilleFatale sexpot schoolgirl]]. The movie also features Julian Morris, [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]], Creator/GaryCole and Creator/JaredPadalecki.

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The film contains a top-drawer performance from Creator/LindyBooth as a [[FilleFatale sexpot schoolgirl]]. The movie also features Julian Morris, Creator/JulianMorris, [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]], Creator/GaryCole and Creator/JaredPadalecki.
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* ShoutOut: Dodger's ICQ nick is revealed to be BoPeep05 - an obvious reference to [[IronicNurseryRhyme nursery rhyme]] Little Bo Peep who "has lost her sheep". Which alludes to the "Wolf and Sheep" game they played. [[spoiler: Or to her being AWolfInSheepsClothing.]]

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* ShoutOut: Dodger's ICQ nick is revealed to be BoPeep05 [=BoPeep05=] - an obvious reference to [[IronicNurseryRhyme nursery rhyme]] Little Bo Peep who "has lost her sheep". Which alludes to the "Wolf and Sheep" game they played. [[spoiler: Or to her being AWolfInSheepsClothing.]]

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* ForeShadowing: [[spoiler: During the "Wolf creation" scene Randhall basically tells almost everything we need to know about Owen's fate in the film.]]

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* ForeShadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: During the "Wolf creation" scene Randhall basically tells almost everything we need to know about Owen's fate in the film.]] ]]
* GambitRoulette: [[spoiler: Dodger's]] plan would have fallen apart instantly had any number of perfectly likely things happened.



* GambitRoulette: [[spoiler: Dodger's]] plan would have fallen apart instantly had any number of perfectly likely things happened.



* PlotTwist: Everything that happened in the film, except for Mr. Walker's death, was all part of some cruel prank on Owen that took a wrong turn.
* ProductPlacement: AOL, Chrysler and [[EveryoneOwnsAMac Apple]]. Justified, in the case of Chrysler, as the film was financed as part of contest. The story can be found on the DVD extras.

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* PlotTwist: Everything that happened in the film, except for Mr. [[spoiler:Mr. Walker's death, death]], was all part of some cruel prank on Owen that took a wrong turn.
* ProductPlacement: AOL, Chrysler and [[EveryoneOwnsAMac Apple]]. Justified, in the case of Chrysler, as the film was financed as part of a contest. The story can be found on the DVD extras.
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* PlotTwist: Everything that happened in the film, except for Mr. Walker's death, was all part of some cruel prank on Owen that took a wrong turn.
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* CastingGag: Mr. Walker is played by [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]]. [[spoiler:He's killed by a shot through the heart, and you're to blame. Darling, you give love a bad name.]]
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* FilleFatale: Dodger who is in a relationship with her teacher. What's more is that it's implied that ''she'' seduced him. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/CryWolf?action=edit

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* FilleFatale: Dodger who is in a relationship with her teacher. What's more is that it's implied that ''she'' seduced him. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/CryWolf?action=edit
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* FilleFatale: Dodger who is in a relationship with her teacher. What's more is that it's implied that ''she'' seduced him.

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* FilleFatale: Dodger who is in a relationship with her teacher. What's more is that it's implied that ''she'' seduced him. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/CryWolf?action=edit



* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Owen.]]

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* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Owen.[[spoiler:Everybody except Dodger really, but Owen definitely takes the cake.]]
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The film contains a top-drawer performance from Creator/LindyBooth as a [[FilleFatale sexpot schoolgirl]]. The movie also features Julian Morris, [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]], Creator/GaryCole and Creator/JaredPadaleck.

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The film contains a top-drawer performance from Creator/LindyBooth as a [[FilleFatale sexpot schoolgirl]]. The movie also features Julian Morris, [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]], Creator/GaryCole and Creator/JaredPadaleck.
Creator/JaredPadalecki.
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''WARNING: some unmarked spoilers ahead.''

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The film contains a top-drawer performance from Creator/LindyBooth as a [[FilleFatale sexpot schoolgirl]]. The movie also features Julian Morris, [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]], Creator/GaryCole and Creator/JaredPadalecki.

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The film contains a top-drawer performance from Creator/LindyBooth as a [[FilleFatale sexpot schoolgirl]]. The movie also features Julian Morris, [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]], Creator/GaryCole and Creator/JaredPadalecki.
Creator/JaredPadaleck.

''WARNING: some unmarked spoilers ahead.''
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The film contains a top-drawer performance from Creator/LindyBooth as a [[FilleFatale sexpot schoolgirl]]. The movie also features Julian Morris, [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]], Gary Cole and Creator/JaredPadalecki.

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The film contains a top-drawer performance from Creator/LindyBooth as a [[FilleFatale sexpot schoolgirl]]. The movie also features Julian Morris, [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]], Gary Cole Creator/GaryCole and Creator/JaredPadalecki.
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* [[spoiler: EvilRedhead: Dodger]]

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* [[spoiler: EvilRedhead: [[spoiler: Dodger]]
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* {{Tagline}}: "You lie. You die."
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* HorrorDoesntSettleForASimpleTuesday: Knowingly invoked, as the fictional 'Wolf' is supposed to strike on Halloween night.

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* HorrorDoesntSettleForASimpleTuesday: HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: Knowingly invoked, as the fictional 'Wolf' is supposed to strike on Halloween night.
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The film contains a top-drawer performance from Lindy Booth as a [[FilleFatale sexpot schoolgirl]]. The movie also features Julian Morris, [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]], Gary Cole and Creator/JaredPadalecki.

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The film contains a top-drawer performance from Lindy Booth Creator/LindyBooth as a [[FilleFatale sexpot schoolgirl]]. The movie also features Julian Morris, [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]], Gary Cole and Creator/JaredPadalecki.
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* TwistEnding: Combined with a repeated GenreShift.[[spoiler: Half an hour before the ending, the film is a somewhat melodramatic thriler. Twenty minutes before the movie ends, it's your typical teen slasher movie. Ten minutes, it's Film/AprilFoolsDay GoneHorriblyRight. At the very end, it turns out to be a film noir.]]

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* TwistEnding: Combined with a repeated GenreShift.[[spoiler: Half an hour before the ending, the film is a somewhat melodramatic thriler.thriller. Twenty minutes before the movie ends, it's your typical teen slasher movie. Ten minutes, it's Film/AprilFoolsDay GoneHorriblyRight. At the very end, it turns out to be a film noir.]]
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* CatholicSchoolGirlsRule: OK, technically it's not a Roman Catholic school, but "Dodger" walks squarely into this trope.

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* CatholicSchoolGirlsRule: OK, technically it's not a Roman Catholic school, but "Dodger" Dodger walks squarely into this trope.

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* AnimalMotifs: Wolves and sheep of course. The serial killer is named 'The Wolf', the lying game separates people into 'sheep' and 'wolves', the weapon of choice is a hunting knife, Dodger dresses up as Little Red Riding Hood for Halloween and her screen name has 'Bo Peep' in it.
* ArcWords: "They're the sheep. And we're the wolves."



* ChekhovsGunman: A couple of times we see the school janitor glaring at Owen. It turns out [[spoiler: he's Dodger's father. Though he has no role in the plot]].
* ChekhovsHobby:
** [[spoiler: It's mentioned that Regina has a flair for making fake blood]].
** [[spoiler: Lewis is described as an aspiring actor]].



* DangerTakesABackSeat: Suggested by Mercedes when creating the killer. She's shot down for it being too cliche. [[spoiler: She exploits this later when pranking Owen]].



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* FilleFataleFakingTheDead: Dodger pretends to drown in the pool to mess with Owen and Tom.
* FilleFatale: Dodger who is in a relationship with her teacher. What's more is that it's implied that ''she'' seduced him.
* FiveTokenBand: We have a Brit (Owen), a white girl (Dodger), a black guy (Lewis), an Asian girl (Regina), a Latina girl (Mercedes) and two more white dudes in Tom and Randall.



* HorrorDoesntSettleForASimpleTuesday: Knowingly invoked, as the fictional 'Wolf' is supposed to strike on Halloween night.



* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Dodger]]

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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Dodger]][[spoiler:Dodger arranges this all so that she can be this for her part in Becky's murder]].



* SexyWhateverOutfit: Dodger has a sexy Red Riding Hood costume for Halloween.



* SlashersPreferBlondes: The movie opens with a blonde getting murdered.
* TeensAreMonsters: Since their idea of fun is to spread a rumour that a serial killer could be on the loose, only a couple of weeks after a local girl is murdered. The story gets emailed to the girl's ''mother''. Additionally at the Halloween dance, a few people are dressed up as the Wolf in question.
* TheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Owen's father spends most of the movie putting his son on voicemail and dodging his calls. [[spoiler: After Owen kills Mr Walker]] the father flies all the way to the police station, hugs his son sincerely and comforts him.
* TokenMinorityCouple: The BetaCouple to the white Owen and Dodger are black Lewis and Latina Mercedes.



* WithFriendsLikeThese: All over the place. Despite being a group of friends, they seem to play tricks on each other ''often''.

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* WithFriendsLikeThese: All over the place. Despite being a group of friends, they seem to play tricks on each other ''often''. This is lampshaded by Dodger after they plan their story, saying this is only possible after being together four years.



* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler:Dodger]]

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* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler:Dodger]]
[[spoiler:Dodger is this for Mr Walker.]]
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* TwistEnding: [[spoiler: Twenty minutes before the movie ends, it's your typical teen slasher movie. Ten minutes, it's Film/AprilFoolsDay GoneHorriblyRight. At the very end, it turns out to be a film noir.]]

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* TwistEnding: Combined with a repeated GenreShift.[[spoiler: Half an hour before the ending, the film is a somewhat melodramatic thriler. Twenty minutes before the movie ends, it's your typical teen slasher movie. Ten minutes, it's Film/AprilFoolsDay GoneHorriblyRight. At the very end, it turns out to be a film noir.]]
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* HeroesWantRedheads: This is the case with Owen and Dodger, at least until TheReveal.

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* HeroesWantRedheads: This is the case with Owen and Dodger, at least until TheReveal.Dodger.
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** [[spoiler: Dodger's whole plan is a giant BatmanGambit.]]

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** [[spoiler: Dodger's whole plan is a giant BatmanGambit. So giant that it's actually a GambitRoulette.]]
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** spoiler: Dodger's whole plan is a giant BatmanGambit.]]

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** spoiler: [[spoiler: Dodger's whole plan is a giant BatmanGambit.]]

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