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2 | ->''And if I die before I wake, thank you.'' |
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4 | ''Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4'' is a 1990 horror film directed by Creator/BrianYuzna and starring Creator/ClintHoward. This installment is unrelated to the previous three. Called ''Bugs'' in some releases. |
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6 | After a woman bursts into flames in the midst of jumping off a building, wannabe investigative reporter Kim Levitt looks into what caused her death, encountering a StrawFeminist [[ReligionOfEvil cult]] and ''freaking huge insects'' during her search. |
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9 | !!This film has examples of: |
10 | * AffablyEvil: Janice. |
11 | --> '''Janice:''' You look wonderful! Welcome to the family! Now, you have to bring us the boy... |
12 | * AmbiguouslyBi: Kim is shown as not being particularly satisfied by her sex life with Hank, and she lets Fima kiss her and then dreams about it. |
13 | * BeyondTheImpossible: In the short time it takes for Kim to get the police to her apartment the cult has already cleaned it and left. Blood doesn't come out that quickly. |
14 | * BigCreepyCrawlies: The larvae and cockroaches. |
15 | * BodyHorror: ''Initiation'' is full of this, featuring stuff like a larva crawling into Kim through the belly button and emerging from her mouth as a giant cockroach. |
16 | * BookEnds: The film opens and ends with a burning woman falling from a building. |
17 | * CassandraTruth: The cult covers its tracks ridiculously well and makes Kim look crazy. |
18 | * CleanupCrew: The cult sends one to Kim's apartment while she's going to the cops to report Hank's death, so by the time they get to the apartment, it's spotless. |
19 | * ContrivedCoincidence: Kim's one female co-worker just happens to be in the same cult Kim is investigating. |
20 | * DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: |
21 | ** When Kim gets the bug juice dripped on her face, it pretty much looks like she's been facialized. |
22 | ** Plus there's the mask Ricky wears during Kim's introductory ceremony. It's flesh-colored and has a really, really long nose... |
23 | * {{Fingore}}: Under the cult's influence, Kim's fingers start curling up and fusing together a few times. |
24 | * HeroicSacrifice: For no real reason, cult servant Ricky tries to defend Kim near the end. He [[RedemptionEqualsDeath gets knifed and eaten by giant larvae]] for his efforts. |
25 | * ImprobableInfantSurvival: The cult tries to force Kim into killing Lonnie. While she does abduct him, she stops short of killing him at the last minute and saves him. |
26 | * InNameOnly: It has little-to-nothing to do with the series. The Ricky in this film isn't the same Ricky from the other films. |
27 | * MarketBasedTitle: ''Initiation'' became ''Bugs'' when released internationally. |
28 | * SequelTheOriginalTitle |
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