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* EarWorm: Michael Sembello's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8mAL-B2vOs Rock Until You Drop]]. One of the most stereotypically 80s songs in existence, and it gets played during an extremely 80s-looking HardWorkMontage. Once you hear it, it'll never leave!
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* DesignatedHero: The Squad blackmailing a girl with a nude photo of her isn't exactly something that screams "hero."
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* ValuesDissonance: They blackmail the Girl Next Door by threatening to show pictures of her changing. If they tried that twenty years later, she'd probably be blackmailing them.

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* ValuesDissonance: They blackmail the Girl Next Door by threatening to show pictures of her changing. If they tried that twenty years later, she'd probably be blackmailing them.them.
**The casual use of anti-gay slurs dates the film pretty quickly.
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* BrokenBase: Scary German Guy's backstory. Interesting ParentalBonus that adds depth to the film, or just a little bit too much?

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** The reveal that the "Scary German Guy" is a Holocaust survivor. It's a rather poignant little moment.

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** The reveal that the of "Scary German Guy" is Guy"'s backstory.
-->'''Horace''': You sure know
a Holocaust survivor. It's lot about monsters!
-->'''SGG''': Now that you mention it... I suppose I do. ''(Shuts the door as the camera pans to his forearm, bearing [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust
a rather poignant little moment.numbered tattoo]])''
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* ValuesDissonance: They blackmail the Girl Next Door by threatening to show pictures of her changing. If they tried that thirty years later, she'd probably be blackmailing them.

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* ValuesDissonance: They blackmail the Girl Next Door by threatening to show pictures of her changing. If they tried that thirty twenty years later, she'd probably be blackmailing them.
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** The reveal that the "Scary German Guy" is a Holocaust survivor. It's a rather poignant little moment.

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** The reveal that the "Scary German Guy" is a Holocaust survivor. It's a rather poignant little moment.moment.
* ValuesDissonance: They blackmail the Girl Next Door by threatening to show pictures of her changing. If they tried that thirty years later, she'd probably be blackmailing them.
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** The Gillman was apparently in the second crate aboard the plane.
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** Dracula in general was just very intimidating in this incarnation. Especially his Terminator-esque UnflinchingWalk in the climax.
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** How come only female virgins count? That could have saved the kids a lot of trouble.
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** The reveal that the "Scary German Guy" is a Holocaust surviver. It's a rather poignant little moment.

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** The reveal that the "Scary German Guy" is a Holocaust surviver.survivor. It's a rather poignant little moment.
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** The reveal that the "Scary German Guy" is a Holocaust survival.

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** The reveal that the "Scary German Guy" is a Holocaust survival.surviver. It's a rather poignant little moment.
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* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Frank gets sucked into the wormhole to stop Dracula for good]].

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* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Frank gets sucked into the wormhole to stop Dracula for good]].good]].
** The reveal that the "Scary German Guy" is a Holocaust survival.
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** The Dracula in ''Blade: Trinity'' probably would.
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** BeamMeUpScotty: The word is "na'''r'''ds," not "nads."
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* FridgeLogic: Many questions regarding Dracula and his monster gang. What was Frankenstein's monster even doing on the plane? If that man was a werewolf to begin with, how come no one noticed up until now? Where did the Gill-man come from? Where did Dracula get his car? How did he even summon these monsters to begin with?

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* FridgeLogic: Many questions regarding Dracula and his monster gang. What was Frankenstein's monster even doing on the plane? If that man was a werewolf to begin with, how come no one noticed up until now? Where did the Gill-man come from? Where did Dracula get his car? How did can he even summon these monsters to begin with?
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* FridgeLogic: Many questions regarding Dracula and his monster gang. What was Frankenstein's monster even doing on the plane? If that man was a werewolf to begin with, how come no one noticed up until now? Where did the Gill-man come from? Where did Dracula get his car? How did he even summon these monsters to begin with?
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* MemeticMutation: "Wolfman's got nards!"
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** The version in ''Blade Trinity'' probably would.

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** The version Dracula in ''Blade ''Blade: Trinity'' probably would.
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** The version in ''Blade Trinity'' probably would.

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* FridgeBrilliance: Scary German Guy mentions how he knows about real monsters. Then as he closes the door, you can see a concentration camp tattoo on his forearm, which many kids would not recognize, but parents would.

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* FridgeBrilliance: Scary German Guy mentions how he knows about real monsters. Then as he closes the door, you can see a concentration camp tattoo on his forearm, which many kids would not recognize, but parents would. would.
** Frankenstein's monster once again befriends a little girl... but this time, he ''saves'' her from being killed.
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* BulletsDoNotWorkThatWay: During the scene where Rudy shoots the Wolfman with the silver bullet, the bullet in question hasn't been fitted into a cartridge, but yet is still able to be fired from a police-issue revolver.
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* FridgeBrilliance: Scary German Guy mentions how he knows about real monsters. Then as he closes the door, you can see a concentration camp tattoo on his forearm, which many kids would not recognize, but parents would.
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* ArtisticLicenseFirearms: During the scene where Rudy shoots the Wolfman with the silver bullet, the bullet in question hasn't been fitted into a cartridge, but yet is still able to be fired from a police-issue revolver.

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* ArtisticLicenseFirearms: BulletsDoNotWorkThatWay: During the scene where Rudy shoots the Wolfman with the silver bullet, the bullet in question hasn't been fitted into a cartridge, but yet is still able to be fired from a police-issue revolver.
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* ArtisticLicenseFirearms: During the scene where Rudy shoots the Wolfman with the silver bullet, the bullet in question hasn't been fitted into a cartridge, but yet is still able to be fired from a police-issue revolver.

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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel[=/=]KickTheDog: Dracula threatens Phoebe after [[NeckLift grabbing her by the throat]] ("Give me the amulet, ''[[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch you bitch!]]''"). Duncan Regeher refused to do a second take of this scene, as Phoebe's blood-curdling scream is Ashley Bank's [[EnforcedMethodActing genuine reaction]] to seeing Dracula's glowing eyes for the first time.


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* NightmareFuel[=/=]KickTheDog: Dracula threatens Phoebe after [[NeckLift grabbing her by the throat]] ("Give me the amulet, ''[[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch you bitch!]]''"). Duncan Regeher refused to do a second take of this scene, as Phoebe's blood-curdling scream is Ashley Bank's [[EnforcedMethodActing genuine reaction]] to seeing Dracula's glowing eyes for the first time.
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* MoralEventHorizon: Sure, Dracula has always been pure evil -- but in all his incarnations, has he ever done anything as evil as [[spoiler:tossing a stick of dynamite into a child's treehouse]]? Or [[WouldHarmAChild threaten to snap a little girl's neck?]]

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* MoralEventHorizon: Sure, Dracula has always been pure evil -- but in all his incarnations, has he ever done anything as evil as [[spoiler:tossing a stick of dynamite into a child's treehouse]]? Or [[WouldHarmAChild [[WouldHurtAChild threaten to snap a little girl's neck?]]
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* MoralEventHorizon: Sure, Dracula has always been pure evil -- but in all his incarnations, has he ever done anything as evil as [[spoiler:tossing a stick of dynamite into a child's treehouse]]?

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* MoralEventHorizon: Sure, Dracula has always been pure evil -- but in all his incarnations, has he ever done anything as evil as [[spoiler:tossing a stick of dynamite into a child's treehouse]]?treehouse]]? Or [[WouldHarmAChild threaten to snap a little girl's neck?]]
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* CultClassic: The film bombed out in theaters, but was eventually "discovered" through cable networks and home video.
* HighOctaneNightmareFuel[=/=]KickTheDog: Dracula threatens Phoebe after [[NeckLift grabbing her by the throat]]: "Give me the amulet, ''[[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch you bitch!]]''" Duncan Regeher refused to do a second take of this scene, and Phoebe's blood-curdling scream is Ashley Bank's [[EnforcedMethodActing genuine reaction]] to seeing his glowing eyes for the first time.
* HilariousInHindsight: In this movie, there's a cheesy horror franchise called "Groundhog Day," which in a few years would become [[Film/GroundhogDay a very well-regarded romantic comedy, albeit a supernatural one]].
* MoralEventHorizon: Sure, Dracula has always been pure evil. But in all his incarnations, has he ever done anything as evil as [[spoiler: tossing a stick of dynamite into a child's treehouse]]?
* TearJerker: When [[spoiler: Frank gets sucked into the wormhole]].

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* * CultClassic: The film bombed out in theaters, but was eventually "discovered" through [[VindicatedByCable cable networks and home video.
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video]].
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HighOctaneNightmareFuel[=/=]KickTheDog: Dracula threatens Phoebe after [[NeckLift grabbing her by the throat]]: "Give throat]] ("Give me the amulet, ''[[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch you bitch!]]''" bitch!]]''"). Duncan Regeher refused to do a second take of this scene, and as Phoebe's blood-curdling scream is Ashley Bank's [[EnforcedMethodActing genuine reaction]] to seeing his Dracula's glowing eyes for the first time.
* HilariousInHindsight: In this movie, there's a cheesy horror franchise called named "Groundhog Day," which in Day". In a few years years, a film by the same name would become [[Film/GroundhogDay a very well-regarded romantic comedy, albeit comedy]] (albeit a supernatural one]].
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MoralEventHorizon: Sure, Dracula has always been pure evil. But evil -- but in all his incarnations, has he ever done anything as evil as [[spoiler: tossing [[spoiler:tossing a stick of dynamite into a child's treehouse]]?
* * TearJerker: When [[spoiler: Frank [[spoiler:Frank gets sucked into the wormhole]].wormhole to stop Dracula for good]].
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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel[=/=]KickTheDog: Dracula threatens Phoebe after [[NeckLift grabbing her by the throat]]: "Give me the amulet, ''[[{{Ptitlel9hiod7i}} you bitch!]]''" Duncan Regeher refused to do a second take of this scene, and Phoebe's blood-curdling scream is Ashley Bank's [[EnforcedMethodActing genuine reaction]] to seeing his glowing eyes for the first time.

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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel[=/=]KickTheDog: Dracula threatens Phoebe after [[NeckLift grabbing her by the throat]]: "Give me the amulet, ''[[{{Ptitlel9hiod7i}} ''[[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch you bitch!]]''" Duncan Regeher refused to do a second take of this scene, and Phoebe's blood-curdling scream is Ashley Bank's [[EnforcedMethodActing genuine reaction]] to seeing his glowing eyes for the first time.

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