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* SmugSnake: Foy.

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* SmugSnake: Foy.Foy really loves rubbing it in Albert's face how he has everything Albert has ever wanted.
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* ActionGirl: Anna

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* ActionGirl: AnnaAnna is the one who teachers Albert how to fire a gun.



* BlackComedy

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* BlackComedyBlackComedy: As if the title didn't clue you in, it's a comedy about how much living in the Wild West ''sucked''. People dying horribly and suddenly happens incredibly often, and it's PlayedForLaughs almost every time.



* BloodyHilarious

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* BloodyHilariousBloodyHilarious: People dying in all kinds of horrible ways is the staple of this movie's comedy.



* ButtMonkey: Albert.

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* ButtMonkey: Albert.Albert is the only one completely aware of just how dangerous living in the West actually is and is met with nothing but derision and abuse in return.

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* AuthorTract: It's a Creator/SethMacFarlane movie. You're going to find something in it that feels a bit preachy.

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* AuthorTract: It's a The entire movie is basically Creator/SethMacFarlane movie. You're going to find something in it that feels a bit preachy.on one extended spiel about how much the Wild West actually sucks.


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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Native Americans are still broadly referred to as "Indians", and the white settlers, including [[BornInTheWrongCentury Albert]], don't see anything wrong with blatantly encroaching upon and occupying their land.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: [[spoiler:Alan Silvestri's ''Back to the Future'' theme briefly plays during Doc Brown's cameo.]]
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* FairWeatherEx: Louise breaks up with Albert at the start of the film over Albert not wanting to duel a man (considered the best shot in town) and wanting to resolve the dispute peacefully. [[spoiler:After Albert kills the feared and deadliest outlaw Clinch Leatherwood, Louise tries to get back with Albert but is promptly rejected]].
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[[caption-width-right:250:''[[{{Tagline}} Bring protection.]]'']]
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* AluminiumChristmasTrees: There was really a song written in 1864 by Stephen Foster called [[http://www.stephen-foster-songs.com/foster012.htm "If You've Only Got a Moustache"]].
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* TheCameo: [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] is found in a barn where he hides the [=DeLorean=] from Albert. Also keep a look out for Bill Maher, Creator/EwanMcGregor, Creator/RyanReynolds, Creator/PatrickStewart ([[ItMakesSenseInContext as the voice of a sheep]]), Creator/GilbertGottfried as an UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln impersonator, and Jamie Foxx as [[Film/DjangoUnchained Django]]. Wes Studi appears as a Native American because of course he does. Alex Borstein also shows up as the extremely confused madame of the local whorehouse, but most won’t recognize her because she isn’t speaking like [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Lois Griffin]].

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* TheCameo: [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] is found in a barn where he hides the [=DeLorean=] from Albert. Also keep a look out for Bill Maher, Creator/EwanMcGregor, Creator/RyanReynolds, Creator/PatrickStewart ([[ItMakesSenseInContext as the voice of a sheep]]), Creator/GilbertGottfried as an UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln impersonator, and Jamie Foxx as [[Film/DjangoUnchained Django]]. Wes Studi appears as a Native American because of course he does. Alex Borstein also shows up as the extremely confused madame of the local whorehouse, but most won’t won't recognize her because she isn’t isn't speaking like [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Lois Griffin]].



* DeathWorld: Well, it’s not like the title of the film comes from nowhere...

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* DeathWorld: Well, it’s it's not like the title of the film comes from nowhere...



* GuileHero: Albert Stark may be a lousy shot, but he is clever enough to reason with people to try and settle any disagreements as well. When it's clear that Clinch can't be reasoned with, he [[spoiler: fills a hollow bullet with rattlesnake venom, knowing that while he may not be able to fatally shoot Clinch Leatherwood in a duel, he can get close enough to wound him and stall for time long enough for the poison to take effect.]]

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* GuileHero: Albert Stark may be a lousy shot, but he is clever enough to reason with people to try and settle any disagreements as well. When it's clear that Clinch can't be reasoned with, he [[spoiler: fills [[spoiler:fills a hollow bullet with rattlesnake venom, knowing that while he may not be able to fatally shoot Clinch Leatherwood in a duel, he can get close enough to wound him and stall for time long enough for the poison to take effect.]]



* PoisonedWeapons: [[spoiler: Albert laced his bullets with rattlesnake venom.]]

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* PoisonedWeapons: [[spoiler: Albert [[spoiler:Albert laced his bullets with rattlesnake venom.]]



* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: [[spoiler: Django drops this joke after the credits.]]

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* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: [[spoiler: Django [[spoiler:Django drops this joke after the credits.]]
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* AmusinglyAwfulAim: Stark is so bad at shooting that he is unable to hit a beer bottle even when standing close enough to just swat it off the fence in frustration after wasting all of his ammo. He eventually becomes just good enough at the climax to hit [[BigBad Clinch]] [[KnightOfCerebus Leatherwood]] (or being more specific, [[JustAFleshWound just nick him in the arm]]), but knowing that he'll never be any good he decided [[CombatPragmatist to lace his bullets with rattlesnake venom]].
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* BornInTheWrongCentury: Albert.

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* BornInTheWrongCentury: Albert. He'd probably feel a little bit more comfortable living in the Twentieth or Twenty-First Centuries (or at least he'd have less lethal things to whine about).
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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: Inverted. [=MacFarlane=] cooks up Politically ''In''correct History by taking everything that was bad about the West and [[UpToEleven making it worse]]!

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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: Inverted. [=MacFarlane=] cooks up Politically ''In''correct History by taking everything that was bad about the West and [[UpToEleven making it worse]]!worse!



* ToiletHumour: The whole laxative incident where Foy gets a serious case of diarrhea, and right before facing Albert in a duel, he steals two cowboy's hats (who don't really seem to care, even if one resists a little) and proceeds to do his business in them in front of the whole town. And then [[UpToEleven the film actually cuts to]] [[{{Squick}} the hat ITSELF, showing us how it's filled with...]]

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* ToiletHumour: The whole laxative incident where Foy gets a serious case of diarrhea, and right before facing Albert in a duel, he steals two cowboy's hats (who don't really seem to care, even if one resists a little) and proceeds to do his business in them in front of the whole town. And then [[UpToEleven the film actually cuts to]] to [[{{Squick}} the hat ITSELF, showing us how it's filled with...]]
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* NiceHat: This ''is'' the wild west. Though it does take a turn to the gross by the end of the film.
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** Even in the Wild West, [[FranchiseBackToTheFuture Doc Brown claims the Delorean is a weather experiment...]]

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** Even in the Wild West, [[FranchiseBackToTheFuture [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown claims the Delorean is a weather experiment...]]
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** Even in the Wild West, [[FranchiseBackToTheFuture Doc Brown claims the Delorean is a weather experiment...]]
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* BadassMustache: Foy.

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* CombatPragmatist: Despite having a good teacher, a week is not nearly long enough to make Albert Stark a good enough shot to beat anyone in a duel, especially [[BigBad Clinch Leatherwood]]. [[spoiler:However, he doesn't really need to be, as he is smart enough to dose his bullets with snake venom, and stall long enough in the final duel to poison Clinch to death.]]



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** Despite having a good teacher, a week is not nearly long enough to make Albert Stark a good enough shot to beat anyone in a duel, especially [[BigBad Clinch Leatherwood]]. [[spoiler:However, he doesn't really need to be, as he is smart enough to dose his bullets with snake venom, and stall long enough in the final duel to poison Clinch to death.]]
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* TheCameo: [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] is found in a barn where he hides the [=DeLorean=] from Albert. Also keep a look out for Bill Maher, Creator/EwanMcGregor, Creator/RyanReynolds, Creator/PatrickStewart ([[ItMakesSenseInContext as the voice of a sheep.]]), Creator/GilbertGottfried as an UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln impersonator, and Jamie Foxx as [[Film/DjangoUnchained Django]]. Wes Studi appears as a Native American because of course he does. Alex Borstein also shows up as the extremely confused madame of the local whorehouse, but most won’t recognize her because she isn’t speaking like [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Lois Griffin]].

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* TheCameo: [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] is found in a barn where he hides the [=DeLorean=] from Albert. Also keep a look out for Bill Maher, Creator/EwanMcGregor, Creator/RyanReynolds, Creator/PatrickStewart ([[ItMakesSenseInContext as the voice of a sheep.]]), sheep]]), Creator/GilbertGottfried as an UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln impersonator, and Jamie Foxx as [[Film/DjangoUnchained Django]]. Wes Studi appears as a Native American because of course he does. Alex Borstein also shows up as the extremely confused madame of the local whorehouse, but most won’t recognize her because she isn’t speaking like [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Lois Griffin]].
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* GrowlingGut: Anna tricks Foy [[LaxativePrank into drinking a glass of scotch with laxatives]]. When he invites Louise to stay at his place, his stomach grumbles and goes to the bathroom. The next day, when he's about to face-off with Albert, Foy's stomach grumbles again, and uses a guy's hat to crap in it.
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The film takes place in Arizona, 1882, where literally AnyoneCanDie (even by a splinter). This tale of the west is about Albert (played by [=MacFarlane=] himself), a sheep herder whose girlfriend (Creator/AmandaSeyfried) left him after he chickens out of a duel, but when notorious outlaw (Creator/LiamNeeson) arrives in town looking for trouble, the outlaw's runaway wife (Creator/CharlizeTheron) teaches Albert how to shoot and prove he's got what it takes. The film also stars Creator/SarahSilverman, Creator/GiovanniRibisi, and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris.

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The film takes place in Arizona, 1882, where literally AnyoneCanDie from anything (even by a splinter). This tale of the west is about Albert (played by [=MacFarlane=] himself), a sheep herder whose girlfriend (Creator/AmandaSeyfried) left him after he chickens out of a duel, but when notorious outlaw (Creator/LiamNeeson) arrives in town looking for trouble, the outlaw's runaway wife (Creator/CharlizeTheron) teaches Albert how to shoot and prove he's got what it takes. The film also stars Creator/SarahSilverman, Creator/GiovanniRibisi, and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris.
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The film takes place in Arizona, 1882, where literally AnyoneCanDie (even by a splinter). This tale of the west is about Albert (played by [=MacFarlane=] himself), a sheep herder whose girlfriend (Creator/AmandaSeyfried) left him after he chickens out of a duel, but when notorious outlaw (Creator/LiamNeeson) arrives in town looking for trouble, the outlaw's runaway wife (Creator/CharlizeTheron) teaches Albert how to shoot and prove he's got what it takes. The film also stars Creator/SarahSilverman, Giovanni Ribisi, and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris.

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The film takes place in Arizona, 1882, where literally AnyoneCanDie (even by a splinter). This tale of the west is about Albert (played by [=MacFarlane=] himself), a sheep herder whose girlfriend (Creator/AmandaSeyfried) left him after he chickens out of a duel, but when notorious outlaw (Creator/LiamNeeson) arrives in town looking for trouble, the outlaw's runaway wife (Creator/CharlizeTheron) teaches Albert how to shoot and prove he's got what it takes. The film also stars Creator/SarahSilverman, Giovanni Ribisi, Creator/GiovanniRibisi, and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris.
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* MentorShip: Albert and Anna, who teaches him how to be a good shot.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: "Saccharine" isn't the best word, but the film ''is'' a comedy. Any comedy comes to a halt whenever Clinch Leatherwood is around. He is likely the darkest villain in a Seth Macfarlane work.
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* FakeAFight: Parodied. During a barfight, the main character and his friend stand aside and just roll their hands toward each other while loudly proclaiming that they're already fighting each other in order to avoid being actually hit during the barfight. Their plan goes wrong when one of them does hit the other by accident.
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** [[spoiler:Of course rattlesnake venom would not kill a person that quickly.]]
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* TheDreaded: Everybody fears Clinch Leatherwood as he's the most vicious gunfighter in the territory.

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