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* TheCanKickedHim: J.C. is attacked by a zombie carrying slugs when he goes off to take a leak.
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* TheCanKickedHim: J.C. is attacked by a zombie carrying slugs when he goes off to take a leak.
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* Vertigo Effect: Used comically when the Detective tells a sorority girl to lock the doors.
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* TerrorAtMakeOutPoint: Opens with two aliens racing to keep an experiment from being released by a third member of the crew. The seemingly possessed third alien shoots the canister into space where it crashes to Earth. Nearby, a college man takes his date to a parking spot when they see a falling star and investigate. It lands in the path of an escaped criminally insane mental patient. As his date is attacked by the axe-wielding maniac, the boy finds the canister, from which a small slug-like thing jumps out and into his mouth.
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* Not-so-final confession: A drunk Detective Cameron tells Sparky what he did to a serial killer late one night on a deserted highway. Later we see Cameron inside his house with the gas running and the cracks sealed up. Sparky comes by and convinces him to help save the town from the slugs.
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* Not-so-final confession: NotSoFinalConfession: A drunk Detective Cameron tells Sparky what he did to a serial killer late one night on a deserted highway. Later we see Cameron inside his house with the gas running and the cracks sealed up. Sparky comes by and convinces him to help save the town from the slugs.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Film/{{Slither}}'', which is also a horror comedy with [[OrificeInvasion orifice invading]] space slugs.
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* FiendishFraternity: Every fraternity member is portrayed as a JerkJock, especially Brad. Even Chris, the apparent hero, is ultimately responsible for the alien invasion because he was trying to steal a corpse to get into the fraternity.
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* ThrowingOutTheDisability: [[spoiler:J.C. mentions in his ApocalypticLog, with a minor amount of glee, that as a side-effect of being infected by the slugs he was able to walk normally for the first time in his life.]]
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* ThrowingOutTheDisability: ThrowingOffTheDisability: [[spoiler:J.C. mentions in his ApocalypticLog, with a minor amount of glee, that as a side-effect of being infected by the slugs he was able to walk normally for the first time in his life.]]
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* ThrowingOutTheDisability: [[spoiler:J.C. mentions in his ApocalypticLog, with a minor amount of glee, that as a side-effect of being infected by the slugs he was able to walk normally for the first time in his life.]]
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* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: J.C. Hooper]]
* CatchPhrase: ''Thrill Me''.
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* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: J.[[spoiler:J.C. Hooper]]
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* CatchPhrase:''Thrill Me''.Detective Cameron asks people to supply information by telling them "''Thrill Me''". Chris [[BorrowedCatchPhrase says the phrase]] as he [[spoiler:escapes the sorority house where Cameron is about to perform a HeroicSacrifice [[StuffBlowingUp by blowing up the gas main]].]]
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* AnAxeToGrind: The SerialKiller whom Detective Cameron confronted in his past.
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The classic B-movie ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace'' is first referenced and then later watched by a character in the film. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, this is an intentional reference to the fact that the plot of this film is itself similar to ''Plan 9''. The film finally saw release on DVD and Bluray in October 2009 after years of fan demand.
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The classic B-movie ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace'' is first referenced and then later watched by a character in the film. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, Website/TheOtherWiki, this is an intentional reference to the fact that the plot of this film is itself similar to ''Plan 9''. The film finally saw release on DVD and Bluray in October 2009 after years of fan demand.
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* AbusivePrecursors: Averted. Alien scientists did create the brain slugs, but they never meant for them to cause harm. The alien who sends the capsule to Earth is zombified itself, although this only becomes clear to the audience after the brain slugs' influence on humans is shown. [[spoiler: In the end, the aliens track the slugs down and get ready to purge them all.]]
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* AbusivePrecursors: Averted. Alien scientists did create the brain slugs, but they never meant for them to cause harm. The alien who sends the capsule to Earth is zombified itself, although this only becomes clear to the audience after the brain slugs' influence on humans is shown. [[spoiler: In the end, DVD ending, the aliens track the slugs down and get ready to purge them all.]]
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* AbusivePrecursors: Averted. Though the brain slugs were escapees from alien scientists who created/harvested them, it's quite clear if you pay attention at the opening that they tried to stop it; the alien who sends the capsule to Earth is clearly zombified itself. [[spoiler: To say nothing of how the true ending has them finally track them down and get ready to purge them all.]]
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* AbusivePrecursors: Averted. Though the brain slugs were escapees from alien Alien scientists who created/harvested them, it's quite clear if you pay attention at did create the opening that brain slugs, but they tried never meant for them to stop it; the cause harm. The alien who sends the capsule to Earth is clearly zombified itself. itself, although this only becomes clear to the audience after the brain slugs' influence on humans is shown. [[spoiler: To say nothing of how In the true ending has them finally end, the aliens track them the slugs down and get ready to purge them all.]]
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* AliensAndMonsters: The zombifying brain slugs are alien specimens that managed to escape from some alien scientists.
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* FurnaceBodyDisposal: JC is infected by the zombie slugs and figures out they're vulnerable to heat. He tries to get to the school's basement furnace and lure as many of the slugs as he can down there after him, intending to put himself in the furnace after they infect him so he can wipe them out and avoid becoming a zombie himself. His attempt at a HeroicSacrifice fails, but he earns an A for effort.
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''Night of the Creeps'' is a 1986 horror film written and directed by Fred Dekker. ''Night of the Creeps'' stars Tom Atkins, Jason Lively and Jill Whitlow. The film is notable as both an earnest attempt at a scary horror film as well as a comedic spoof of the genre. While the main plot of the film is related to zombies, the film also mixes in takes on slashers and AlienInvasion films.
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''Night of the Creeps'' is a 1986 horror film written and directed by Fred Dekker. ''Night of the Creeps'' stars Tom Atkins, Creator/TomAtkins, Jason Lively and Jill Whitlow. The film is notable as both an earnest attempt at a scary horror film as well as a comedic spoof of the genre. While the main plot of the film is related to zombies, the film also mixes in takes on slashers and AlienInvasion films.
