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* KarmaHoudini: No consequences befall Harry for the many people he kills.
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* DisposableSexWorker: Tina and Vicki, the two prostitutes Harry and Cecil meet to have sex with, end up getting gunned down unceremoniously when the discussion of payment goes south.
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* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: Harry tells Cecil to wait in the car while he kills Bachmeier. Cecil feels betrayed, but doesn't follow him into the house.
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* SorrowfulStutter: At Jolly's funeral, Harry says, "She... was the only thing... that made me..." He can't finish teh sentence.
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* InMediasRes: The movie opens with Harry arriving at the killer's house and saying, "Are you Everett Bachmeier?" The movie then jumps back 36 hours, to before Jolly's murder.
* WeddingSmashers: Harry and Cecil crash Bachmeier's sister's wedding and kill several bystanders while questioning the guests about the name of the killer.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: The first person Harry kills is Thomas the bartender (Creator/ElijahWood) for saying, "It's just a dog."


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* {{Fingore}}: The prostitute Tina (Creator/GillianJacobs) shoots Cecil in the left hand, leaving it uselessly curled in on itself.
-->'''Cecil''': That was my good hand. Now it's my bad hand.
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''Revenge for Jolly!'' is a 2012 dark comedy film written by Brian Petsos and directed by Chadd Harbold.

Small-time criminal Harry (Petsos) comes home to find his beloved dog Jolly murdered by an unknown perpetrator on the orders of people he owed money. He and his cousin Cecil (Creator/OscarIsaac) go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge in search of the killer.
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!!''Revenge for Jolly!'' contains examples of:
* BigNo: Harry screams "NO! NOOOO! NOOOOOOOO!" when he finds Jolly hanging in his living room.
* DrowningMySorrows: Harry and Cecil consume huge amounts of beer, prescription drugs, and weed throughout the movie.
* DueToTheDead: Harry and Cecil bury Jolly in Harry's backyard and set off a firecracker in her memory.
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