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3 | ''Bloody Birthday'' is a 1981 [[SlasherMovie slasher]] horror film about three sociopathic children, Debbie, Curtis, and Steven, born under an eclipse as foretold that anyone born under an eclipse of Saturn would have a personality flaw. Joyce Russel and her brother Timmy must work together to stop their murderous rampage. |
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5 | !!Tropes featured in this film include: |
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7 | * AdultsAreUseless: Apparently, everybody above the age of twelve carries the IdiotBall at all times. |
8 | * AxCrazy: All three children, Curtis in particular. |
9 | * BatterUp: Steven beats Debbie's father Sheriff Brodie to death with a baseball bat. |
10 | * BedsheetGhost: Steven's disguise while trying to run Joyce down in the junkyard combines this with a touch of SackheadSlasher. |
11 | * CassandraTruth: Nobody believes Joyce and Timmy that Debbie, Curtis, and Steven are killers. |
12 | * CreepyChild: The three main children when they're not trying to be cute. |
13 | * [[MonsterClown Creepy Clown]]: The birthday clown wearing an "I Can't Say No" T-shirt. He doesn't do anything other than juggle at the party, though. |
14 | * DirtyKid: Curtis is quite perverted for someone who's only ten years old. |
15 | * DisproportionateRetribution: They murder their teacher Ms. Davis because she won't allow them a day off from homework for their birthday parties. |
16 | * EnfantTerrible: The three children were sociopaths from birth. |
17 | * EyeScream: Beverly gets an arrow through the eye from her psychotic younger sister Debbie. |
18 | * FinalGirl: Joyce, the wholesome teenager who along with her young brother is the last to confront the killers. |
19 | * FlatCharacter: Steven gets the least amount of characterization. |
20 | * KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Curtis and Steven are arrested while Debbie escapes with her mother under a new identity so she can continue to murder]]. |
21 | * LackOfEmpathy: The three murderous kids were born during an eclipse of Saturn, which removed all of their emotions. |
22 | * MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: [[spoiler: Debbie is the leader and the only one who manages to evade capture in the end]]. |
23 | * MsFanservice: MTV's Julie Brown. (No, not Downtown Julie, the other one.) |
24 | * NerdGlasses: Curtis, who is one of the most intelligent children in the film, wears a pair of these. |
25 | * NoHonorAmongThieves: [[spoiler:Debbie betrays her partners in the end]]. |
26 | * TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: Curtis may or may not have poisoned cake frosting, but Joyce catches him with poison in hand and makes a scene at the birthday party to stop anyone from consuming possible bad cake... [[BatmanGambit just as Curtis planned.]] |
27 | * TooDumbToLive: Even though she knew about the peephole Debbie set up, Beverly never thinks to cover it up, which results in her death. |
28 | * WoundedGazelleGambit: Curtis abuses this when Joyce tries to uncover their crimes. |
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