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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Sure, Joey, go ahead and brag about how you [[spoiler: ''tortured and murdered your boss's son'']], in front of ''other members'' of his crime family. There's no way that could possibly end badly.
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* MenOfSherwood: Numerous Gates uncles, cousins, and friends show up in the final act to help fight the mobsters. They help Truman take out a mob of thugs who outnumber him, and all survive the movie.
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''Next of Kin'' is a 1989 film starring a veritable Who's Who of actors. It stars Creator/PatrickSwayze, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/AdamBaldwin, Creator/BenStiller, Creator/HelenHunt, [[Series/BabylonFive Andreas Katsulas]], Creator/AndreasKatsulas, Creator/BillPaxton, and Creator/TedLevine.
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* AndThisIsFor: [[spoiler: "killing my son" BLAM!]]
* ArcherArchetype: Truman and a couple of his cousins in the climax.
* AnAxeToGrind: One of the Gates uncles is seen throwing an axe to split logs when Truman arrives in the hills and sure enough it turns out to be a chekhov's skill.
* BadassBeard: Briar and most of the other family members back in the hills face one.
* BadassFamily: The Gates family.
* BadassGrandpa: zigzagged, as the actual Gates grandfather clearlyy approves of the feud and has a lot of force of presence, but is too old to accompany the others to Chicago for the climax.
* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: In the end [[spoiler: Truman doesn't get to kill Joey, as Johnny Isabella does the deed in retaliation for the latter killing his son]].
* ArcherArchetype: Truman and a couple of his cousins in the climax.
* AnAxeToGrind: One of the Gates uncles is seen throwing an axe to split logs when Truman arrives in the hills and sure enough it turns out to be a chekhov's skill.
* BadassBeard: Briar and most of the other family members back in the hills face one.
* BadassFamily: The Gates family.
* BadassGrandpa: zigzagged, as the actual Gates grandfather clearlyy approves of the feud and has a lot of force of presence, but is too old to accompany the others to Chicago for the climax.
* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: In the end [[spoiler: Truman doesn't get to kill Joey, as Johnny Isabella does the deed in retaliation for the latter killing his son]].
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* BearTrap: One of Joey's buddies is caught in one in the climactic showdown.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: downplayed when Truman arrives back in the hills with Jessie. Some of his younger relatives are just happy to meet I'm and Jessie, with Jessie teaching playing her violin for one in a nice scene, but another is seen practicing with the bow and arrow, and declaring that he's imaging his target to be Gerald's killer.
* CountryCousin: A more actinian-packed version than usual, when some of Truman and Briar's arrive in the third act to continue the feud.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Gerald, before being killed by the Isabella's.
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Briar dying]]. is this to Truman, being followed by a TurnInYourBadge.
* TheDon: Johnny Isabella.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Lets just say, Joey isn't too happy about taking orders from his boss' son, and decides to do something about it.
* {{Foil}}: FairCop Truman, who wants to bring his brother's killer to justice, to moody, vindictive Briar.
* TheFundamentalist: Truman's [[TitleDrop next of kin]], especially Briar
* TheGoodChancellor: The Isabella family's consigliere advises against pursuing Briar when they could just have the police arrest him, and quickly realizes [[spoiler: Joey probably killed Lawrence]]. get the proof of it and submits it to The Don.
* HarmlessVillain: Leo doesn't; really add much in terms of intelligence or meanness to Joey's gang.
* TheHeavy: Joey, since he's only TheDragon to Don Isabella, but he gets crap done.
* HonoraryUncle: Isabella appears to be one to Joey, given that Joey calls him Uncle Johnny [[spoiler: right before being shot by him]]. but everywhere else in the movie makes it sound like he's just a subordinate and not a relative.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: [[spoiler: The bus of snakes used by one of Truman's brothers.]]
* ChildrenAreInnocent: downplayed when Truman arrives back in the hills with Jessie. Some of his younger relatives are just happy to meet I'm and Jessie, with Jessie teaching playing her violin for one in a nice scene, but another is seen practicing with the bow and arrow, and declaring that he's imaging his target to be Gerald's killer.
* CountryCousin: A more actinian-packed version than usual, when some of Truman and Briar's arrive in the third act to continue the feud.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Gerald, before being killed by the Isabella's.
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Briar dying]]. is this to Truman, being followed by a TurnInYourBadge.
* TheDon: Johnny Isabella.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Lets just say, Joey isn't too happy about taking orders from his boss' son, and decides to do something about it.
* {{Foil}}: FairCop Truman, who wants to bring his brother's killer to justice, to moody, vindictive Briar.
* TheFundamentalist: Truman's [[TitleDrop next of kin]], especially Briar
* TheGoodChancellor: The Isabella family's consigliere advises against pursuing Briar when they could just have the police arrest him, and quickly realizes [[spoiler: Joey probably killed Lawrence]]. get the proof of it and submits it to The Don.
* HarmlessVillain: Leo doesn't; really add much in terms of intelligence or meanness to Joey's gang.
* TheHeavy: Joey, since he's only TheDragon to Don Isabella, but he gets crap done.
* HonoraryUncle: Isabella appears to be one to Joey, given that Joey calls him Uncle Johnny [[spoiler: right before being shot by him]]. but everywhere else in the movie makes it sound like he's just a subordinate and not a relative.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: [[spoiler: The bus of snakes used by one of Truman's brothers.]]
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* TheKindnessOfStrangers: [[spoiler: Briar asks Harold, the owner of the motel he's staying at, to call his Cousin Hollis if anything happens to him. After Briar is killed, although the man could have easily ignored this request especially given the new report that tells him what happened mentions Briar was killed attacking the Isabella's headquarters, and then goes a step forward by providing some direct aide to the family once they arrive in town]].
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* TheKindnessOfStrangers: [[spoiler: Briar [[spoiler:Briar asks Harold, the owner of the motel he's staying at, to call his Cousin Hollis if anything happens to him. After Briar is killed, although the man could have easily ignored this request especially given the new report that tells him what happened mentions Briar was killed attacking the Isabella's headquarters, and then goes a step forward by providing some direct aide to the family once they arrive in town]].
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* OldShame: In-Universe, Truman and his heritage, though it does nothing to stop him from going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge after Gerald [[spoiler: and Briar]] are killed [[spoiler: and his wife is threatened]].
* PapaWolf: Don't mess with Isabella's kids or he will retaliate, maybe more tearfully than furiously, but retaliation is retaliation.
* PsychoForHire: Possibly Joey, as he sure seems to like killing people [[spoiler: even his bosses' son, who the police claim was also tortured before he died]].
* RedOniBlueOni: Red Briar to Blue Truman
* PapaWolf: Don't mess with Isabella's kids or he will retaliate, maybe more tearfully than furiously, but retaliation is retaliation.
* PsychoForHire: Possibly Joey, as he sure seems to like killing people [[spoiler: even his bosses' son, who the police claim was also tortured before he died]].
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* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: Used darkly, when Truman mentions that one of his uncles was murdered, and his pregnant wife told the police that her son would avenge the murder, which he did at the age of sixteen. We never find out which of Truman's cousins this was (assuming he wasn't just making up the story to scare the Isabella's) but the fact that Briar saw Hollis as being the best choice of backup if he got in trouble implies it was him.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Rhino and Leo, two of the gangsters.
* TrainEscape: Briar resorts to this when Joey and his buddies are chasing him.
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* ArcherArchetype: Truman and a couple of his cousins in the climax.
* AnAxeToGrind: One of the Gates uncles is seen throwing an axe to split logs when Truman arrives in the hills and sure enough it turns out to be a chekhov's skill.
* BadassBeard: Briar and most of the other family members back in the hills face one.
* AnAxeToGrind: One of the Gates uncles is seen throwing an axe to split logs when Truman arrives in the hills and sure enough it turns out to be a chekhov's skill.
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* CountryCousin: A more actinian-packed version than usual, when some of Truman and Briar's arrive in the third act to continue the feud.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Gerald, before being killed by the Isabella's.
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Briar dying]]. is this to Truman, being followed by a TurnInYourBadge.
* TheDon: Johnny Isabella.
* CountryCousin: A more actinian-packed version than usual, when some of Truman and Briar's arrive in the third act to continue the feud.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Gerald, before being killed by the Isabella's.
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Briar dying]]. is this to Truman, being followed by a TurnInYourBadge.
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* NoodleIncident: There's some history that Truman and Briar have between them that makes them reluctant to shake hands when Truman brings Gerald's brother home.
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* WhamShot: While it was easy to anticipate coming, the shots revealing the arrival of the Gates family, readying their weapons, as Truman is being cornered during the graveyard fight, accompanied by some ominous music.
* WickedStepmother: Averted by Lawrence, who gets along well with his.
* WhamShot: While it was easy to anticipate coming, the shots revealing the arrival of the Gates family, readying their weapons, as Truman is being cornered during the graveyard fight, accompanied by some ominous music.
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* {{Chekov's skill}}: a less subtle example than most, but when Gerald returns to the family farm we see a lot of th Gates doing things like throwing axes, and shooting bows and shotguns with accuracy, and those weapons are deployed when they show up in the climax.
* {{Minion with an F in evil}}: Lawrence and Leo, neither of whom seem cut out for a mob career.
* {{Only Sane Man}}: Frank the mob consigliere, given how he quickly realizes Joey is probably guilty of the mruder he framed Briar for and quickly gets someone to wear a wire to find the proof of that. also, back when he thought Briar really was guilty, he wanted to leave him to the police rather than send killers after him.
* {{Troubling unchildlike behavior}}: Back in the hills, Truman helps show one of his younger relatives how to shoot a bow, which leads to this exchange.
--> Truman: congratulations. You just got a ten-point buck.
--> Kid: No sir. I just killed the man who shot Uncle Gerald.
* {{turngin in your badge}}: Eventually Truman is driven to this as the feud escalates.
* {{Tyke bomb}}: one of Truman’s cousins avenged his father -who was murdered before he was born- at the age of sixteen and it’s implied he was raised to by the rest of the family. Also the above-mentioned Kid learning to use the bow and arrow, although he doesn't take part in the {{roaring rampage of revenge}}.
--> Truman: congratulations. You just got a ten-point buck.
--> Kid: No sir. I just killed the man who shot Uncle Gerald.
* {{turngin in your badge}}: Eventually Truman is driven to this as the feud escalates.
* {{Tyke bomb}}: one of Truman’s cousins avenged his father -who was murdered before he was born- at the age of sixteen and it’s implied he was raised to by the rest of the family. Also the above-mentioned Kid learning to use the bow and arrow, although he doesn't take part in the {{roaring rampage of revenge}}.
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Not to be confused with the [[Film/NextOfKin1982 1982 Australian horror film of the same name]], or Creator/AtomEgoyan's debut film.
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'''Next of Kin''' is a 1989 film starring a veritable Who's Who of actors. It stars Creator/PatrickSwayze, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/AdamBaldwin, Creator/BenStiller, Creator/HelenHunt, Andreas Katsulas, Creator/BillPaxton, and Creator/TedLevine.
The story centers around Truman Gates (Patrick Swayze), a UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} police officer from Kentucky. When his brother Gerald (Bill Paxton) is killed by the Chicago mafia, his brother Briar (Liam Neeson) comes to town seeking revenge. Meanwhile, Adam Baldwin plays Joey Rosselini, an enforcer for the Isabella crime family who finds his position in jeopardy due to the don's son (Ben Stiller) trying to play a more active role in the family business.
Despite the premise, the movie is SoBadItsGood, if only for the sake of Liam Neeson's southern accent (which is remarkably good for an Irishman).
Not to be confused with the [[Film/NextOfKin1982 1982 Australian horror film of the same name]], or Creator/AtomEgoyan's debut film.
!!''Next of Kin'' provides examples of:
* AffablyEvil: Isabella and his son Lawrence are some of the nicest mobsters you'll ever meet.
* AndThisIsFor: [[spoiler: "killing my son" BLAM!]]
* BadassFamily: The Gates family.
* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: In the end [[spoiler: Truman doesn't get to kill Joey, as Johnny Isabella does the deed in retaliation for the latter killing his son]].
* BarBrawl: Truman fights his brother Briar in a bar when he decides to take him in. The bartender tries to call the cops, but the one of the customers stop him and other remarks how the fight is "better than television".
* BearTrap: One of Joey's buddies is caught in one in the climactic showdown.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Lets just say, Joey isn't too happy about taking orders from his boss' son, and decides to do something about it.
* Foil: FairCop Truman, who wants to bring his brother's killer to justice, to moody, vindictive Briar.
* TheFundamentalist: Truman's [[TitleDrop next of kin]], especially Briar
* TheHeavy: Joey, since he's only TheDragon to Don Isabella, but he gets crap done.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: [[spoiler: The bus of snakes used by one of Truman's brothers.]]
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Despite being armed with machine guns and in an open graveyard, the mob goons pretty much fail to hit crap.
* NotSoDifferent: During an exchange between Joey and Don Isabella, Joey refers to the Gates as stupid poor farmers. Don Isabella responds that that's how other Italians thought about Sicilians.
--> '''Joey:''' Papa John, they're nothin', they plow rocks for a living.
--> '''Don Isabella:''' Interesting. The same thing was said about ''our own'' people, in Sicily.
* OldShame: In-Universe, Truman and his heritage, though it does nothing to stop him from going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge after Gerald [[spoiler: and Briar]] are killed [[spoiler: and his wife is threatened]].
* PsychoForHire: Possibly Joey, as he sure seems to like killing people [[spoiler: even his bosses' son, who the police claim was also tortured before he died]].
* RedOniBlueOni: Red Briar to Blue Truman
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%%* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: First Briar, and then Truman.
%%* SmugSnake: Joey Rosselini.
* TrainEscape: Briar resorts to this when Joey and his buddies are chasing him.
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'''Next of Kin''' is a 1989 film starring a veritable Who's Who of actors. It stars Creator/PatrickSwayze, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/AdamBaldwin, Creator/BenStiller, Creator/HelenHunt, Andreas Katsulas, Creator/BillPaxton, and Creator/TedLevine.
The story centers around Truman Gates (Patrick Swayze), a UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} police officer from Kentucky. When his brother Gerald (Bill Paxton) is killed by the Chicago mafia, his brother Briar (Liam Neeson) comes to town seeking revenge. Meanwhile, Adam Baldwin plays Joey Rosselini, an enforcer for the Isabella crime family who finds his position in jeopardy due to the don's son (Ben Stiller) trying to play a more active role in the family business.
Despite the premise, the movie is SoBadItsGood, if only for the sake of Liam Neeson's southern accent (which is remarkably good for an Irishman).
Not to be confused with the [[Film/NextOfKin1982 1982 Australian horror film of the same name]], or Creator/AtomEgoyan's debut film.
!!''Next of Kin'' provides examples of:
* AffablyEvil: Isabella and his son Lawrence are some of the nicest mobsters you'll ever meet.
* AndThisIsFor: [[spoiler: "killing my son" BLAM!]]
* BadassFamily: The Gates family.
* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: In the end [[spoiler: Truman doesn't get to kill Joey, as Johnny Isabella does the deed in retaliation for the latter killing his son]].
* BarBrawl: Truman fights his brother Briar in a bar when he decides to take him in. The bartender tries to call the cops, but the one of the customers stop him and other remarks how the fight is "better than television".
* BearTrap: One of Joey's buddies is caught in one in the climactic showdown.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Lets just say, Joey isn't too happy about taking orders from his boss' son, and decides to do something about it.
* Foil: FairCop Truman, who wants to bring his brother's killer to justice, to moody, vindictive Briar.
* TheFundamentalist: Truman's [[TitleDrop next of kin]], especially Briar
* TheHeavy: Joey, since he's only TheDragon to Don Isabella, but he gets crap done.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: [[spoiler: The bus of snakes used by one of Truman's brothers.]]
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Despite being armed with machine guns and in an open graveyard, the mob goons pretty much fail to hit crap.
* NotSoDifferent: During an exchange between Joey and Don Isabella, Joey refers to the Gates as stupid poor farmers. Don Isabella responds that that's how other Italians thought about Sicilians.
--> '''Joey:''' Papa John, they're nothin', they plow rocks for a living.
--> '''Don Isabella:''' Interesting. The same thing was said about ''our own'' people, in Sicily.
* OldShame: In-Universe, Truman and his heritage, though it does nothing to stop him from going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge after Gerald [[spoiler: and Briar]] are killed [[spoiler: and his wife is threatened]].
* PsychoForHire: Possibly Joey, as he sure seems to like killing people [[spoiler: even his bosses' son, who the police claim was also tortured before he died]].
* RedOniBlueOni: Red Briar to Blue Truman
%%* RevengeBeforeReason: Briar
%%* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: First Briar, and then Truman.
%%* SmugSnake: Joey Rosselini.
* TrainEscape: Briar resorts to this when Joey and his buddies are chasing him.
%%* TheUnfettered: Briar
%%* TheXOfY
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