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* ManOnFire: Michael's wife committed suicide by dousing herself in gasoline and setting herself alight: an act that repeats itself in Michael's nightmares.


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* SelfImmolation: Michael's wife committed suicide by dousing herself in gasoline and setting herself alight: an act that repeats itself in Michael's nightmares.
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* TrappedInATanningBed: In the climax of the film, Laura is tied to a tanning bed bathed in pink light. Catherine lets Michael know that she is working on her tan:
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''Death Spa'' (known in Europe as ''Witch Bitch'') is a 1989 American horror film directed by Michael Fischa and starring William Bumiller, Brenda Bakke, Merritt Butrick, Creator/KenForee, Karyn Parsons, and Vanessa Bell Calloway.

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''Death Spa'' (known in Europe as ''Witch Bitch'') is a 1989 American horror film directed by Michael Fischa Creator/MichaelFischa and starring William Bumiller, Brenda Bakke, Merritt Butrick, Creator/WilliamBumiller, Creator/BrendaBakke, Creator/MerrittButrick, Creator/KenForee, Karyn Parsons, Creator/KarynParsons, and Vanessa Bell Calloway.
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* CuttingTheKnot: Trying to get back into the computer room after the club catches fire, Michael tells Sgt. Stone that Catherine has used the computer to lock everything down. Stone replies "Fuck all this computer shit!", draws her gun, and proceeds to ShootsOutTheLock.

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* CuttingTheKnot: Trying to get back into the computer room after the club catches fire, Michael tells Sgt. Stone that Catherine has used the computer to lock everything down. Stone replies "Fuck all this computer shit!", draws her gun, and proceeds to ShootsOutTheLock.ShootOutTheLock.
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* CuttingTheKnot: Trying to get back into the computer room after the club catches fire, Michael tells Sgt. Stone that Catherine has used the computer to lock everything down. Stone replies "Fuck all this computer shit!", draws her gun, and proceeds to ShootsOutTheLock.
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* SaunaOfDeath: The first victim is Laura, who is taking a sauna when the door is locked, the steam is cranked up, and chlorine gas is pumped into the sauna along with the steam.

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* SaunaOfDeath: The first victim is Laura, who is taking a sauna when the door is locked, the steam is cranked up, and chlorine gas is pumped into the sauna along with the steam. Later Catherine attempts to roast her alive on a tanning bed.



* SkeletonKeyCard: Arriving at David's house in ''Film/DeathSpa'', the two cops obligingly turn their backs while Michael jimmies the lock with a credit card

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* SkeletonKeyCard: Arriving at David's house in ''Film/DeathSpa'', house, the two cops obligingly turn their backs while Michael jimmies the lock with a credit card



* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Arrogant and patronizing computer genius reluctantly hands his computer logs to the police and tells Sgt. Stone "I'll need those back, miss". Stone just looks at him and corrects him "Sergeant".

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* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Arrogant and patronizing computer genius David reluctantly hands his computer logs to the police and tells Sgt. Stone "I'll need those back, miss". Stone just looks at him and corrects him "Sergeant".
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* SkeletonKeyCard: Arriving at David's house in ''Film/DeathSpa'', the two cops obligingly turn their backs while Michael jimmies the lock with a credit card
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* DemonicPossession: Catherine's spirit is able to possess her twin brother David's body and transform it into a physical duplicate of her own.
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* GhostlyGoals: Catherine's spirit is attempt to drive her former husband Michael to suicide so her joins her in death.
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* DiscreetDiningDisposal: Priscilla hands Lt. Fletcher a cup of carob coffee. He takes one sip, then waits till Priscilla proceeds him through the door and pours it into a rubbish bin.

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* AmoralAttorney: Michael's attorney Tom is secretly conspiring with the spa manager Priscilla to drive Starbody out of business so its competitors can buy it up at a bargain price.



* YourHeadASplode: Vengeful ghost Catherine causes AmmoralAttorney Tom's head to explode while he is in the sauna.

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* YourHeadASplode: Vengeful ghost Catherine causes AmmoralAttorney AmoralAttorney Tom's head to explode while he is in the sauna.
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* YourHeadASplode: Vengeful ghost Catherine causes AmmoralAttorney Tom's head to explode while he is in the sauna.
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* TemporaryBlindness: Laura is temporarily blinded when the chlorine pumped into the SaunaOfDeath burns her eyes, and spends most of the film with her eyes bandaged. This leads to her being unaware of things like David stalking through the house, or Marci's body being stuffed into her locker. She regains her sight just in time for the climax.
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The new fitness club in town has everything a health nut could ever want: a variety of workout machines, classes taught by friendly (and frisky) instructors, and a state-of-the-art computer control system for maximum client comfort. Unfortunately it is also possessed by the evil spirit of the owner's dead wife, and before long every dumbbell, leg press, and rowing machine becomes a deadly weapon for her to enact bloody vengeance on the club s beautiful members.

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The new fitness club in town has everything a health nut could ever want: a variety of workout machines, classes taught by friendly (and frisky) instructors, and a state-of-the-art computer control system for maximum client comfort. Unfortunately it is also possessed by the evil spirit of the owner's dead wife, and before long every dumbbell, leg press, and rowing machine becomes a deadly weapon for her to enact bloody vengeance on the club s club's beautiful members.
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* BigEather: Lt. Fletcher is eating or drinking in every scene he is in.

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* BigEather: BigEater: Lt. Fletcher is eating or drinking in every scene he is in.
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* BigEather: Lt. Fletcher is eating or drinking in every scene he is in.


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* HauntedTechnology: Catherine's ghost possesses the computer that controls every function of the Starbody Health Spa.
* HomicideMachines: Catherine's ghost causes multiple pieces of gym equipment to go haywire: Laura is nearly killed by a SaunaOfDeath; the showers go berserk; a client is killed by a resistance trainer; Rhonda loses a hand to a blender; etc.
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* RaisingTheSteaks: Catherine locks Lt. Fletcher in the club's cold room and then reanimates the eels being stored in there for sushi. One of them rips his throat out.
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* ShootOutTheLock: Trying to get back into the computer room after the club catches fire, Michael tells Sgt. Stone that Catherine has used the computer to lock everything down. Stone replies "Fuck all this computer shit!", draws her gun, and shoots the lock out.

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* BoundAndGagged: Catherine captures Laura and leaves her bound and gagged on a tanning bed to cook.



* Fingore: Catherine causes Dr. Moray gun to explode when he is holding it, destroying his hand. Later, she causes a blender to go berserk and destroy Rhonda's hand.

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* Fingore: {{Fingore}}: Catherine causes Dr. Moray gun to explode when he is holding it, destroying his hand. Later, she causes a blender to go berserk and destroy Rhonda's hand.



* SuperWondowJump: Michael jumps through the locked glass doors of the tanning parlor. Shattered glass goes flying everywhere but he is unharmed.

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* SuperWondowJump: SuperWindowJump: Michael jumps through the locked glass doors of the tanning parlor. Shattered glass goes flying everywhere but he is unharmed.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Arrogant and patronizing computer genius reluctantly hands his computer logs to the police and tells Sgt. Stone "I'll need those back, miss". Stone just looks at him and corrects him "Sergeant".

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* CreepyCrossdresser: Davis has taken to dressing as his dead sister Catherine.

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* CreepyCrossdresser: Davis David has taken to dressing as his dead sister Catherine.Catherine, although not entirely voluntarily.



* Fingore: Catherine causes Dr. Moray gun to explode when he is holding it, destroying his hand. Later, she causes a blender to go berserk and destroy Rhonda's hand.




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* SignsOfDisrepair: The film opens with this trope. The neon sign on Michael's health club reads 'STARBODY HEALTH SPA'. Lightning strikes and several of the letters burn out, leaving the sign reading 'D EA TH SPA'.
* SuperWondowJump: Michael jumps through the locked glass doors of the tanning parlor. Shattered glass goes flying everywhere but he is unharmed.

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* CreepyCrossdresser: Davis has taken to dressing as his dead sister Catherine.



* SaunaOfDeath: The first victim of Catherine is Laura, who is taking a sauna when Catherine pumps chlorine gas into the sauna along with the steam.

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* ManOnFire: Michael's wife committed suicide by dousing herself in gasoline and setting herself alight: an act that repeats itself in Michael's nightmares.
* MuggedForDisguise: David/Catherine kills Jeffery and steals his pirate costume to infiltrate the Mardi Gras party and kidnap Laura.
* SaunaOfDeath: The first victim of Catherine is Laura, who is taking a sauna when Catherine pumps the door is locked, the steam is cranked up, and chlorine gas is pumped into the sauna along with the steam.
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''Death Spa'' (known in Europe as ''Witch Bitch'') is a 1989 American horror film directed by Michael Fischa and starring William Bumiller, Brenda Bakke, Merritt Butrick, Ken Foree, Karyn Parsons, and Vanessa Bell Calloway.

The new fitness club in town has everything a health nut could ever want: a variety of workout machines, classes taught by friendly (and frisky) instructors, and a state-of-the-art computer control system for maximum client comfort. Unfortunately it is also possessed by the evil spirit of the owner's dead wife, and before long every dumbbell, leg press, and rowing machine becomes a deadly weapon for her to enact bloody vengeance on the club s beautiful members.

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* EroticEating: In a scene that seems to have wandered in from another movie, Michael feeds his new (and temporarily blind) girlfriend asparagus spears.
* SaunaOfDeath: The first victim of Catherine is Laura, who is taking a sauna when Catherine pumps chlorine gas into the sauna along with the steam.
* ShowerScene: Multiple women are showering in the female change rooms, sensuously soaping and sponging themselves, when the water pressure and temperature goes wild, and tiles start flying off the walls, cutting several of them.

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