History Film / Smiley

* RealAfterAll: [[spoiler:Much to the shock and horror of one of the members.]]

* HateSink: As it turns out, "Smiley" who was seemingly to stalk Ashley, was [[spoiler:a fringe group of Anonymous consisting of strangers and students Ashley befriended trying to spread the urban legend of Smiley. To this end, they fake numerous murders, stalk and gaslight Ashley culminating in her jumping out a window to her seeming death. When this prank is revealed, the pranksters openly celebrate her suicide, the success and brag how their legend will go down in infamy]].

* FalseFriend: Ashley’s friends are a [[TheSociopath rather horrible]] kind. They’re in on the plot to terrorise her into trying to kill herself simply [[ForTheEvulz because they think it’s funny.]]

* {{Troll}}: Pretty obvious seeing as this movie is based around the internet. [[spoiler: But as it turns out the group that is Smiley are also trolls too.]]

''Smiley'' is a 2012 [[PsychologicalHorror psychological]] [[SlasherMovie slasher]] film directed by Michael Gallagher of [[http://www.youtube.com/user/TotallySketch Totally Sketch]]. The film stars Caitlin Gerard, Melanie Papalia, WebVideo/ShaneDawson, Andrew James Allen, Liza Weil, [[Creator/{{Tobuscus}} Toby Turner]] and KeithDavid.

* XMeetsY: ''Franchise/{{Scream}}'' meets ''Film/{{Candyman}}''.

The film was released in theaters, on video and demand, and via online streaming on October 11, 2012. The trailer can be viewed [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11yBPx-ymZA here.]]

** [[spoiler:An extra one seconds before the end where it turns out Smiley is real.]]

* TheStinger: [[spoiler: Ashley was only ''mostly'' dead.]]

* MoralMyopia: Pedobear reports pedophiles, [[spoiler:but is cool with murder]].

* TwistEnding: [[spoiler: The Smileys during the near end were trolls. When the leader tells one of his subordinates via webcam of the success, he then types "I did it for the lulz" three times and then the real Smiley shows up and kills her. And since Smiley goes after the summoner after killing said summoners victim, [[AssholeVictim he presumably gets killed by him]].]]

* BiggerBad: [[spoiler: Smiley himself.]]

* XMeetsY: ''Film/{{Scream}}'' meets ''Film/{{Candyman}}''.
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Poor Ashley.

* EyeScream: Where Smiley should have eyes, there are gashes sewn shut.

* GambitRoulette: [[spoiler:Literally, as the group's plan to scare Ashley involves using a ChatRoulette-like clone, which randomly selects people to talk to. Their plan also relies on the police not bothering to check in on the reports of murder, or anyone else for that matter..]]

* XMeetsY: ''Film/{{Scream}}'' meets ''Film/{{Candyman}}''

* PoliceAreUseless: Mind you, if any cops heard that there's an urban legend going around that a serial killer can appear and murder people if certain conditions are met ''and'' are talking with a person who was in a popular video in which she goes crazy and smashes her laptop, they might be skeptical. However, there's some gross negligence going on with the cop who talks to the heroine, as he says he's received the report of this kind of murder ''multiple times'', and not once did he bother to look into it.

* MurderDotCom: Smiley can be summoned over a chat site in which the urban legend was found on [[FourChan 4chan's]] /b/ board. You have to type "I did it for the lulz" to bring out Smiley.

* AllStarCast: Well in terms of Website/{{Youtube}} stars it is this.

* UrbanLegend: Smiley himself is one.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Subverted. As soon as the group drove Ashley to suicide and they celebrate on the fact, one of the members gets killed by the real Smiley, and since another member was the one who summoned him, he's bound to be next too.]]

Watch the {{WebVideo/Phelous}} review [[http://blip.tv/phelous/smiley-6605570 here]].

*** [[spoiler:not really considering they were trying to make as real as possible so having the girl stone cold facing a murdering serial killer internet demon wouldn't be all that convincing now would it.]]

* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding: There's actually no Smiley and that it was all a practical prank. Unfortunately, Ashley doesn't discover this, since she jumps to her death while running away from the fake Smiley, who is revealed to be a group made from her closest friends as a prank. She lives, as the stinger indicates, and the ''real'' Smiley begins to set his sights on the pranksters.]]

* [[spoiler: ForTheEvulz: The group that is Smiley's motivation. They don't even mind if they wind up killing people. Their reaction? "DUDE! AWESOME! FOR THE LULZ!"]]

* [[spoiler: KarmaHoudini: Averted. As soon as the group drove Ashley to suicide and they celebrate on the fact, one of the members gets killed by the real Smiley, and since another member was the one who summoned him, he's bound to be next too.]]
* [[spoiler: LaserGuidedKarma[=/=]KarmicDeath: Right after the group celebrates their successive trolling, the ''real'' Smiley kills one of them via the urban legend, then looks at another member with a look that clearly indicates that he, and perhaps the group in general are next.]]

* [[spoiler: RealAfterAll: Much to the shock and horror of one of the members.]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Smiley turns out to be a group of people who were messing with Ashley under the name "Anonymous". They consist of her roommate and several people she met at the party who had all somewhat "died".]]

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Zane can be seen as this as he is the mastermind behind the whole prank and the events of the movie.]]