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* DrivenToSuicide: As one last "Eff You" to Carl after trying to make him kill his own pregnant wife who she was also torturing, once Carl has her cornered, she shoots herself in the head.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Hunter. As one last "Eff You" to Carl after trying to make him kill his own pregnant wife who she was also torturing, once Carl has her cornered, she shoots herself in the head.
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* StalkerWithACrush: Burt. It doesn't end well for him.
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* AssholeVictim: Burt. He betrays Carl by leading him into a trap and attempts to take Carls wife for himself. When she rebukes him, he attempts to rape and kill her. Oh, by the way, she is ''pregnant'' and Burt is well aware of this. Thankfully, he is killed when Carl crushes him inside his car while crushing it lengthwise against a tree.
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* DrivenToSuicide: As one last "Eff You" to Carl after trying to make him kill his own pregnant wife who she was also torturing, once Carl has her cornered, she shoots herself in the head.
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* WholePlotReference: To ''Frankenstein''. Both involve an ambitious but ethically dubious scientist trying to [[CreatingLife create life from death]], which ultimately backfires and results in his own death at the hands of his creation.
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* WholePlotReference: To ''Frankenstein''. Both involve [[MadScientist an ambitious but ethically dubious scientist scientist]] trying to [[CreatingLife create life from death]], which [[HoistByHisOwnPetard ultimately backfires backfires]] and results in his own death at the hands of his creation.
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* FacialHorror: The accident that kills Carl has him taking an explosion to the face, and the only skin that remains intact is that around his eyes, and only because he was wearing safety goggles -- everything else can only be described as "ghoulish".
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* FacialHorror: The accident that kills Carl has him taking an explosion to the face, and the only skin that remains intact is that around his eyes, and that's only because he was wearing safety goggles -- everything else can only be described as "ghoulish".
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* FacialHorror: The accident that killed Carl had him taking an explosion to the face, and the only skin that remained intact was that around his eyes because he was wearing safety goggles - everything else can only be described as "ghoulish".
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* FacialHorror: The accident that killed kills Carl had has him taking an explosion to the face, and the only skin that remained remains intact was is that around his eyes eyes, and only because he was wearing safety goggles - -- everything else can only be described as "ghoulish".
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* FacialHorror: The accident that killed Carl had him getting an explosion to the face, and the only skin that remained intact was the one around his eyes because he was wearing safety goggles - everything else is only describable as "ghoulish".
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* FacialHorror: The accident that killed Carl had him getting taking an explosion to the face, and the only skin that remained intact was the one that around his eyes because he was wearing safety goggles - everything else is can only describable be described as "ghoulish".
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* FacialHorror: The accident that killed Carl had him getting an explosion to the face, and the only skin that remained intact was the one around his eyes because he was wearing safety goggles - everything else is only describable as "ghoulish".
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''The Vindicator'' (also known as ''Frankenstein '88'') is a 1986 Canadian sci-fi/horror film directed by Jean-Claude Lord, starring David [=McIlwraith=], Teri Austin, Creator/RichardCox, Creator/PamGrier, Creator/MauryChaykin, and Creator/CatherineDisher. The visual effects were provided by Creator/StanWinston. The story is a modern-day take on that of ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'', centering on a man named Carl Lehman ([=McIlwraith=]) who is killed in a suspicious [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident "laboratory accident"]] and revived as a cyborg as part of an experiment.
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''The Vindicator'' (also known as ''Frankenstein '88'') is a 1986 Canadian sci-fi/horror SciFiHorror film directed by Jean-Claude Lord, starring David [=McIlwraith=], Teri Austin, Creator/RichardCox, Creator/PamGrier, Creator/MauryChaykin, and Creator/CatherineDisher. The visual effects were provided by Creator/StanWinston. The story is a modern-day take on that of ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'', centering on a man named Carl Lehman ([=McIlwraith=]) who is killed in a suspicious [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident "laboratory accident"]] and revived as a cyborg as part of an experiment.
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* WholePlotReference: To ''Frankenstein''. Both involve an ambitious but ethically dubious scientist trying to create life from death, which ultimately backfires and results in his own death at the hands of his creation.
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* WholePlotReference: To ''Frankenstein''. Both involve an ambitious but ethically dubious scientist trying to [[CreatingLife create life from death, death]], which ultimately backfires and results in his own death at the hands of his creation.
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''The Vindicator'' (also known as ''Frankenstein '88'') is a 1986 Canadian sci-fi/horror film directed by Jean-Claude Lord, starring David [=McIlwraith=], Teri Austin, Creator/RichardCox, Creator/PamGrier, Creator/MauryChaykin, and Creator/CatherineDisher. The visual effects were provided by Creator/StanWinston. The story is a modern-day take on that of ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'', centering on a man who is killed in a suspicious [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident "laboratory accident"]] and revived as a cyborg as part of an experiment.
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''The Vindicator'' (also known as ''Frankenstein '88'') is a 1986 Canadian sci-fi/horror film directed by Jean-Claude Lord, starring David [=McIlwraith=], Teri Austin, Creator/RichardCox, Creator/PamGrier, Creator/MauryChaykin, and Creator/CatherineDisher. The visual effects were provided by Creator/StanWinston. The story is a modern-day take on that of ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'', centering on a man named Carl Lehman ([=McIlwraith=]) who is killed in a suspicious [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident "laboratory accident"]] and revived as a cyborg as part of an experiment.
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* WeCanRebuildHim: After dying in a suspicious "accident", Carl is given a cyborg body constructed from an experimental flight suit he had been developing and cutting-edge prosthetics technology.
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''The Vindicator'' (also known as ''Frankenstein '88'') is a 1986 Canadian sci-fi/horror film directed by Jean-Claude Lord, starring David [=McIlwraith=], Teri Austin, Creator/RichardCox, Creator/PamGrier, Creator/MauryChaykin, and Creator/CatherineDisher. The visual effects were provided by Creator/StanWinston. The story is a modern-day take on that of ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'', centering on a man who is killed in a suspicious [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccidnet "laboratory accident"]] and revived as a cyborg as part of an experiment.
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''The Vindicator'' (also known as ''Frankenstein '88'') is a 1986 Canadian sci-fi/horror film directed by Jean-Claude Lord, starring David [=McIlwraith=], Teri Austin, Creator/RichardCox, Creator/PamGrier, Creator/MauryChaykin, and Creator/CatherineDisher. The visual effects were provided by Creator/StanWinston. The story is a modern-day take on that of ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'', centering on a man who is killed in a suspicious [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccidnet [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident "laboratory accident"]] and revived as a cyborg as part of an experiment.
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''The Vindicator'' (also known as ''Frankenstein '88'') is a 1986 Canadian sci-fi/horror film directed by Jean-Claude Lord, starring David [=McIlwraith=], Teri Austin, Creator/RichardCox, Creator/PamGrier, Creator/MauryChaykin, and Creator/CatherineDisher. The visual effects were provided by Creator/StanWinston. The story is a modern-day take on that of ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'', centering on a man who is killed in a suspicious laboratory accident and revived as a cyborg as part of an experiment.
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''The Vindicator'' (also known as ''Frankenstein '88'') is a 1986 Canadian sci-fi/horror film directed by Jean-Claude Lord, starring David [=McIlwraith=], Teri Austin, Creator/RichardCox, Creator/PamGrier, Creator/MauryChaykin, and Creator/CatherineDisher. The visual effects were provided by Creator/StanWinston. The story is a modern-day take on that of ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'', centering on a man who is killed in a suspicious laboratory accident [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccidnet "laboratory accident"]] and revived as a cyborg as part of an experiment.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: When Carl confronts his boss Mr. Whyte about his suspicious funding cuts, the latter sends an employee to rig an explosion in Carl's lab to silence him.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: When Carl confronts his boss Mr. Whyte about his suspicious funding cuts, the latter sends an employee to rig an explosion in Carl's lab to silence him.him while [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident making it appear accidental]].
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''The Vindicator'' (also known as ''Frankenstein '88'') is a 1986 Canadian sci-fi/horror film directed by Jean-Claude Lord, starring David [=McIlwraith=], Teri Austin, Creator/RichardCox, Creator/PamGrier, Creator/MauryChaykin, and Creator/CatherineDisher. The visual effects were provided by Creator/StanWinston. The story is a modern-day take on that of ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'', centering on a man who is killed in a suspicious laboratory accident and revived as a cyborg as part of an experiment.
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!! This film provides examples of the following tropes:
* {{Cyborg}}: Carl is revived as one after dying in a laboratory explosion.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: When Carl confronts his boss Mr. Whyte about his suspicious funding cuts, the latter sends an employee to rig an explosion in Carl's lab to silence him.
* UnstoppableRage: Carl's cyborg body is fitted with a "rage program" that senses when he is in danger and sends him into one of these before returning to normal once the threat has been eliminated.
* WholePlotReference: To ''Frankenstein''. Both involve an ambitious but ethically dubious scientist trying to create life from death, which ultimately backfires and results in his own death at the hands of his creation.
* WeCanRebuildHim: After dying in a suspicious "accident", Carl is given a cyborg body constructed from an experimental flight suit he had been developing and cutting-edge prosthetics technology.
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''The Vindicator'' (also known as ''Frankenstein '88'') is a 1986 Canadian sci-fi/horror film directed by Jean-Claude Lord, starring David [=McIlwraith=], Teri Austin, Creator/RichardCox, Creator/PamGrier, Creator/MauryChaykin, and Creator/CatherineDisher. The visual effects were provided by Creator/StanWinston. The story is a modern-day take on that of ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'', centering on a man who is killed in a suspicious laboratory accident and revived as a cyborg as part of an experiment.
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!! This film provides examples of the following tropes:
* {{Cyborg}}: Carl is revived as one after dying in a laboratory explosion.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: When Carl confronts his boss Mr. Whyte about his suspicious funding cuts, the latter sends an employee to rig an explosion in Carl's lab to silence him.
* UnstoppableRage: Carl's cyborg body is fitted with a "rage program" that senses when he is in danger and sends him into one of these before returning to normal once the threat has been eliminated.
* WholePlotReference: To ''Frankenstein''. Both involve an ambitious but ethically dubious scientist trying to create life from death, which ultimately backfires and results in his own death at the hands of his creation.
* WeCanRebuildHim: After dying in a suspicious "accident", Carl is given a cyborg body constructed from an experimental flight suit he had been developing and cutting-edge prosthetics technology.
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