History Literature / EvilUnderTheSun

* AssholeVictim: Slightly closer to being PlayedStraight with Arlena, in comparison to the book.

The story has been adapted twice for the screen, firstly as a 1982 film starring Peter Ustinov with an all star cast (that included Creator/JamesMason, Creator/MaggieSmith and Creator/DianaRigg) and the music of Music/ColePorter, and secondly as a 2001 episode in the eighth series of ''Series/{{Poirot}}'' starring Creator/DavidSuchet. It was also adapted into a 2007 PC video game.

The story has been adapted twice for the screen, firstly as a 1982 film starring Peter Ustinov with an all star cast (that included Creator/JamesMason, Creator/MaggieSmith and Creator/DianaRigg) and the music of Music/ColePorter, and secondly as a 2001 episode in the eighth series of ''Series/{{Poirot}}'' starring David Suchet. It was also adapted into a 2007 PC video game.

--> '''Daphne Castle:''' Oh, so you're the famous Hercule Poirot, eh?
--> '''Hercule Poirot:''' Ah, you are too amiable, madame.
--> '''Daphne:''' Perhaps. I hope you haven't come here to practice your sleuthing games on my guests; they've all got far too many skeletons in their cupboards to join in with enthusiasm.

--> '''Arlena:''' ''(making a grand entrance)'' Oh my, I'm the last to arrive!
--> '''Daphne:''' [[DoubleEntendre Have a sausage, dear.]] You must be famished, having to wait all that time in your room.

* MrFanservice: Nicholas Clay as Patrick Redfern. Only two or three of the male characters strip down to a bathing suit, despite everyone being guests on an island resort. However, while all the other bathing suits seen are the full one-pieces (which look like a tank top attached to a pair of short-shorts), Patrick Redfern swaggers around in a pair of tiny (for the day) briefs and nothing else.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Unlike the original book, Arlena actively bullies and mistreats Linda, insulting her and shoving her out of the way, and her flirtation with Patrick becomes more shameless and disrespectful of her husband.

* LouisCypher: Patrick tells Poirot that as a music teacher, he enjoys telling his students that Guiseppe Verde's name in English is a pedestrian Joe Green. [[spoiler: It's a mistake, because Hercule notes that Patrick's last name, Redfern, in Latin is "Felix Ruber," a suspect in a murder case involving Ruber's wife, making him realize Patrick's name is a pseudonym.]]

--> '''Arlena Marshall:''' ''(arriving at outdoor buffet luncheon in swimming attire)'' I'm so sorry, are we late? Patrick insisted upon rowing me right round the island, and it's much bigger than I thought. Poor darling, he's absolutely exhausted.

The story has been adapted twice for the screen, firstly as a 1982 film starring Peter Ustinov with an all star cast (that included James Mason, Creator/MaggieSmith and Creator/DianaRigg) and the music of Music/ColePorter, and secondly as a 2001 episode in the eighth series of ''Series/{{Poirot}}'' starring David Suchet. It was also adapted into a 2007 PC video game.

The story has been adapted twice for the screen, firstly as a 1982 film starring Peter Ustinov with an all star cast (that included James Mason, Creator/MaggieSmith and Creator/DianaRigg) and the music of Music/ColePorter, and secondly as a 2001 episode of the ''Series/{{Poirot}}'' series starring David Suchet. It was also adapted into a 2007 PC video game.

[[#FilmAdaptation The 1982 film adaptation has its own trope section.]]

!!Other adaptations provide examples of:

* DietEpisode: In the 2001 version, Poirot is reluctant to go to the Sandy Cove Hotel and Health Club, but with numerous reasons.
* FingertipDrugAnalysis: Japp does this in the 2001 version, identifying [[spoiler:heroin]].
* GenderFlip: In the 2001 version, the victim's teenaged stepdaughter Linda turns into a stepson Lionel.

* HappilyFailedSuicide: Linda. This was removed from both screen adaptations.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The murder of the adulterous Arlena greatly improves the situation for her widower Kenneth and his daughter Linda.

* AdaptationNameChange: Changes Edward Corrigan's name to Felix Ruber, [[spoiler:Latin for "Red Fern", in order to introduce another linguistic clue to the killer's identity.]]

* LighterAndSofter: Compared to both the original novel, and to the previous Ustinov Poirot film, ''Literature/DeathOnTheNile''.

* NamedByTheAdaptation: Mrs Castle is called Daphne.

* {{Ruritania}}: Set in the Adriatic kingdom of "Tyrannia" (apparently inspired by Albania). The book was set in Devon.

[[#FilmAdaptation The 1982 film adaptation has it's own trope section.]]

* AssholeVictim: Subverted. While Arlena is disruptive in the community and has personality issues, the worst of her actions are being [[spoiler:carefully staged by the killer and his accomplice. Poirot has already realised that her addiction to sex/romance/drama makes her vulnerable to manipulation and exploitation, not liable to perform it on others - she's not intelligent enough.]] The 1982 film brings the trope slightly closer to being PlayedStraight.

* BusmansHoliday: Yet another one for Poirot. In the 2001 adaptation, however, this becomes a DietEpisode, as he is reluctant to go to the Sandy Cove Hotel and Health Club, but with numerous reasons.

* FingertipDrugAnalysis: Japp does this in the 2001 version, identifying [[spoiler:heroin]].

* GenderFlip: In the 2001 version, the victim's teenaged stepdaughter Linda turns into a stepson Lionel.

* HenpeckedHusband: Odell Gardner. Played up in the 1982 film.

* SoreLoser: In the original novel and the 2001 episode, the killer concedes defeat by trying to strangle Poirot. In the 1982 film, [[spoiler:he]] punches Poirot to the floor.

* TilMurderDoUsPart: The killer did this prior to the beginning of the story. Averted in the David Suchet adaptation, where the victim was [[spoiler:his lover, not his wife]].

!!''Evil Under the Sun'' contains examples of the following tropes:

!!Tropes unique to the 1982 film:

* WickedStepmother: Arlena. She is constantly rude and insulting to Linda, takes every opportunity to shove her out of the way so she can have people's attention all to herself, and at one point actually calls her Cinderella. [[AdaptationalVillainy None of this occurs in the original book.]]

* LighterAndSofter: Compared to both the original novel, and to the previous Ustinov Poirot film, ''Death On The Nile''.

* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler: Daphne pegs Patrick and Christine has the murderers, only for Poirot to tell her they have alibis. Turns out they ''were'' the murderers.]]

--> '''Daphne Castle:''' Oh, so you're the famous Hercule Poirot eh?
--> '''Hercule Poirot:''' Ah you are too amiable madame.

--> '''Arlena Marshall:''' ''(arriving at outdoor buffet luncheon in swimming attire)'' I'm so sorry, are we late? Patrick insisted upon rowing me right round the island and its much bigger than I thought. Poor darling, he's absolutely exhausted.