Line #20 Film/NextOfKin1989


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16	[[quoteright:285:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/next_of_kin_poster.jpg]]
17	''Next of Kin'' is a 1989 film starring a veritable Who's Who of actors. It stars Creator/PatrickSwayze, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/AdamBaldwin, Creator/BenStiller, Creator/HelenHunt, Creator/AndreasKatsulas, Creator/BillPaxton, and Creator/TedLevine.
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19	The story centers around Truman Gates (Patrick Swayze), a UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} police officer from Kentucky. When his brother Gerald (Bill Paxton) is killed by the Chicago mafia, his brother Briar (Liam Neeson) comes to town seeking revenge. Meanwhile, Adam Baldwin plays Joey Rosselini, an enforcer for the Isabella crime family who finds his position in jeopardy due to the don's son (Ben Stiller) trying to play a more active role in the family business.
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21	!!''Next of Kin'' provides examples of:
22	* AffablyEvil: Isabella and his son Lawrence are some of the nicest mobsters you'll ever meet.
23	%%* AndThisIsFor: [[spoiler:"killing my son" BLAM!]]
24	%%* BadassFamily: The Gates family.
25	%%* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: In the end [[spoiler:Truman doesn't get to kill Joey, as Johnny Isabella does the deed in retaliation for the latter killing his son]].
26	* BarBrawl: Truman fights his brother Briar in a bar when he decides to take him in. The bartender tries to call the cops, but the one of the customers stop him and other remarks how the fight is "better than television".
27	%%* BearTrap: One of Joey's buddies is caught in one in the climactic showdown.
28	* ChildrenAreInnocent: Downplayed when Truman arrives back in the hills with Jessie. Some of his younger relatives are just happy to meet him and Jessie, with Jessie teaching playing her violin for one in a nice scene, but another is seen practicing with the bow and arrow, and declaring that he's imaging his target to be Gerald's killer.
29	%%* CountryCousin: A more actinian-packed version than usual, when some of Truman and Briar's arrive in the third act to continue the feud.
30	%%* DefiantToTheEnd: Gerald, before being killed by the Isabella's.
31	%%* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Briar dying]]. is this to Truman, being followed by a TurnInYourBadge.
32	* DidntThinkThisThrough: Sure, Joey, go ahead and brag about how you [[spoiler: ''tortured and murdered your boss's son'']], in front of ''other members'' of his crime family. There's no way that could possibly end badly.
33	%%* TheDon: Johnny Isabella.
34	%%* DragonWithAnAgenda: Lets just say, Joey isn't too happy about taking orders from his boss' son, and decides to do something about it.
35	%%* {{Foil}}: FairCop Truman, who wants to bring his brother's killer to justice, to moody, vindictive Briar.
36	%%* TheFundamentalist: Truman's [[TitleDrop next of kin]], especially Briar
37	%%* TheGoodChancellor: The Isabella family's consigliere advises against pursuing Briar when they could just have the police arrest him, and quickly realizes [[spoiler:Joey probably killed Lawrence]]. get the proof of it and submits it to The Don.
38	%%* HarmlessVillain: Leo doesn't; really add much in terms of intelligence or meanness to Joey's gang.
39	%%* TheHeavy: Joey, since he's only TheDragon to Don Isabella, but he gets crap done.
40	* HonoraryUncle: Isabella appears to be one to Joey, given that Joey calls him Uncle Johnny [[spoiler:right before being shot by him]]. but everywhere else in the movie makes it sound like he's just a subordinate and not a relative.
41	%%* ImprobableWeaponUser: [[spoiler: The bus of snakes used by one of Truman's brothers.]]
42	* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Despite being armed with machine guns and in an open graveyard, the mob goons pretty much fail to hit crap.
43	* TheKindnessOfStrangers: [[spoiler:Briar asks Harold, the owner of the motel he's staying at, to call his Cousin Hollis if anything happens to him. After Briar is killed, although the man could have easily ignored this request especially given the new report that tells him what happened mentions Briar was killed attacking the Isabella's headquarters, and then goes a step forward by providing some direct aide to the family once they arrive in town]].
44	* MenOfSherwood: Numerous Gates uncles, cousins, and friends show up in the final act to help fight the mobsters. They help Truman take out a mob of thugs who outnumber him, and all survive the movie.
45	* NoodleIncident: There's some history that Truman and Briar have between them that makes them reluctant to shake hands when Truman brings Gerald's brother home.
46	* NotSoDifferentRemark: During an exchange between Joey and Don Isabella, Joey refers to the Gates as stupid poor farmers. Don Isabella responds that that's how other Italians thought about Sicilians.
47	--> '''Joey:''' Papa John, they're nothin', they plow rocks for a living.
48	--> '''Don Isabella:''' Interesting. The same thing was said about ''our own'' people, in Sicily.
49	%%* OldShame: InUniverse, Truman and his heritage, though it does nothing to stop him from going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge after Gerald [[spoiler: and Briar]] are killed [[spoiler: and his wife is threatened]].
50	%%* PapaWolf: Don't mess with Isabella's kids or he will retaliate, maybe more tearfully than furiously, but retaliation is retaliation.
51	%%* PsychoForHire: Possibly Joey, as he sure seems to like killing people [[spoiler: even his bosses' son, who the police claim was also tortured before he died]].
52	%%* RedOniBlueOni: Red Briar to Blue Truman
53	%%* RevengeBeforeReason: Briar
54	%%* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: First Briar, and then Truman.
55	%%* SmugSnake: Joey Rosselini.
56	* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: Truman mentions that one of his uncles was murdered, and his pregnant wife told the police that her son would avenge the murder, which he did at the age of sixteen. We never find out which of Truman's cousins this was, assuming he wasn't just making up the story to scare the Isabellas, but the fact that Briar saw Hollis as being the best choice of backup if he got in trouble implies it was him.
57	%%* ThoseTwoGuys: Rhino and Leo, two of the gangsters.
58	%%* TrainEscape: Briar resorts to this when Joey and his buddies are chasing him.
59	%%* TheUnfettered: Briar
60	%%** Truman, in the final act.
61	* WhamShot: While it was easy to anticipate coming, the shots revealing the arrival of the Gates family, readying their weapons, as Truman is being cornered during the graveyard fight, accompanied by some ominous music.
62	%%* TheXOfY
63	%%* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Rhino's reaction to Leo holding up the keys to their car after he gets trapped in a subway car about that's rolling out of the station during Briar's TrainEscape.

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