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* MoodWhiplash: The opening scene where Shack bludgeons a hobo on the head with a hammer, knocking him off the train and onto the tracks. The scene ends with a shot of the hobo lying dead and bloodied after being sliced in half by train wheels. Cut to happy, playful music over the opening credits.
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* HatesEveryoneEqually: During the course of the movie Shack yells “You black son of a bitch!” and “You cracker son of a bitch!” at his stoker Coaly and his brakeman Cracker, respectively.

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* HatesEveryoneEqually: In regard to race. During the course of the movie movie, Shack yells “You black son of a bitch!” and “You cracker son of a bitch!” at his stoker Coaly and his brakeman Cracker, respectively.
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* HatesEveryoneEqually: During the course of the movie Shack yells “You black son of a bitch!” and “You cracker son of a bitch!” at his stoker Coaly and his brakeman Cracker, respectively.
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* EightDeadlyWords: The poorly executed anti-establishment narrative of the film hasn't won the characters many fans, with the villains being cartoonishly nasty and the heroes being hard to understand.
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* EightDeadlyWords: The poorly executed anti-establishment narrative of the film hasn't won the characters many fans, with the villains being cartoonishly nasty and the heroes being hard to understand.
* ValuesDissonance: The TokenMinority character being called Coaly feels regressive even for the time the movie came out in.
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