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* ADateWithRosiePalms: see AutoErotica
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* NoEnding: [[spoiler: Thanks to the stable timeloop, we have don't know for sure who killed Gina (although there's one strong suspect), or the other women for that matter. We have no idea why the cars at the rest stop had been there for so long even when the rest stop was still "open", or how the location of the rest stop moved from about a mile from Bloody Face's grave to almost on top of it. And then there's a matter of that map in the rest stop...]]

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* NoEnding: [[spoiler: Thanks to the stable timeloop, we have don't know for sure who killed Gina (although there's one strong suspect), or the other women for that matter. We have no idea why the cars at the rest stop had been there for so long even when the rest stop was still "open", or how the location of the rest stop moved from about a mile from Bloody Face's grave to almost on top of it. And then there's a matter of that map in the rest stop...]]
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FilmNoir BMovie directed by Creator/ThomasJane. Starring Thomas Jane, Lauren German, Creator/RonPerlman. A couple en route from Las Vegas are forced to deal with a body out in the desert making their honeymoon one hellish ride. The film was shot with the intention of being released in 3D format, but [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the studio chose]] to release it [[DirectToVideo straight to DVD]]. Also features a cameo by Creator/RonPerlman, for some reason.

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FilmNoir BMovie directed by Creator/ThomasJane. Starring Thomas Jane, Lauren German, Creator/ThomasJane, Creator/LaurenGerman, Creator/RonPerlman. A couple en route from Las Vegas are forced to deal with a body out in the desert making their honeymoon one hellish ride. The film was shot with the intention of being released in 3D format, but [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the studio chose]] to release it [[DirectToVideo straight to DVD]]. Also features a cameo by Creator/RonPerlman, for some reason.



* FilmNoir: Almost to the extent of feeling like parody in the beginning, but played deadly straight from the second act on.

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* FilmNoir: Almost to the extent of feeling like a parody in the beginning, but played deadly straight from the second act on.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Jane not only feels releasing the movie on dvd instead of its intended 3D theatrical format hurt the film, the final cut is far from his favorite one.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The movie was shot with a 3D theatrical release in mind. While it's unlikely the film would have found much more than cult movie success at the box office, just the ice cube scene alone would have been worth the price of admission.
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* FridgeHorror: If you start trying to piece together what happened off screen [[spoiler: between Dick finding Bloody Face's grave empty, to hearing gun shots from the rest area, to running into TheSheriff and seeing Gina's body dug up]] the horror will hit you like someone dropped a refrigerator on your head.



* {{Narm}}: Jane's portrayal of Dick is practically a trope codifier.
* NarmCharm: For all Dick's narmfullness, there's still something likeable about the guy.



* SpecialEffectFailure: Partially averted. While a lot of the green screen shots look extremely strange, this actually works fairly well with the surreal mood of the film. Only a few shots fail outright.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The movie was shot with a 3D theatrical release in mind. While it's unlikely the film would have found much more than cult movie success at the box office, just the ice cube scene alone would have been worth the price of admission.

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FilmNoir BMovie directed by Thomas Jane. Starring Thomas Jane, Lauren German, Ron Perlman. A couple en route from Las Vegas are forced to deal with a body out in the desert making their honeymoon one hellish ride. The film was shot with the intention of being released in 3D format, but [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the studio chose]] to release it [[DirectToVideo straight to DVD]]. Also features a cameo by Creator/RonPerlman, for some reason.

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FilmNoir BMovie directed by Thomas Jane. Creator/ThomasJane. Starring Thomas Jane, Lauren German, Ron Perlman.Creator/RonPerlman. A couple en route from Las Vegas are forced to deal with a body out in the desert making their honeymoon one hellish ride. The film was shot with the intention of being released in 3D format, but [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the studio chose]] to release it [[DirectToVideo straight to DVD]]. Also features a cameo by Creator/RonPerlman, for some reason.
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FilmNoir BMovie directed by Thomas Jane. Starring Thomas Jane, Lauren German, Ron Perlman. A couple en route from Las Vegas are forced to deal with a body out in the desert making their honeymoon one hellish ride. The film was shot with the intention of being released in 3D format, but [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the studio chose]] to release it [[DirectToVideo straight to DVD]]. Also features a cameo by RonPerlman, for some reason.

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FilmNoir BMovie directed by Thomas Jane. Starring Thomas Jane, Lauren German, Ron Perlman. A couple en route from Las Vegas are forced to deal with a body out in the desert making their honeymoon one hellish ride. The film was shot with the intention of being released in 3D format, but [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the studio chose]] to release it [[DirectToVideo straight to DVD]]. Also features a cameo by RonPerlman, Creator/RonPerlman, for some reason.



* TheSheriff: RonPerlman, in a memorable bit part

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* TheSheriff: RonPerlman, Creator/RonPerlman, in a memorable bit part
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Directed by Thomas Jane. Starring Thomas Jane, Lauren German, Ron Perlman. A couple en route from Las Vegas are forced to deal with a body out in the desert making their honeymoon one hellish ride. The film was shot with the intention of being released in 3D format, but [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the studio chose]] to release it [[DirectToVideo straight to DVD]]. Also features a cameo by RonPerlman, for some reason.

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Directed FilmNoir BMovie directed by Thomas Jane. Starring Thomas Jane, Lauren German, Ron Perlman. A couple en route from Las Vegas are forced to deal with a body out in the desert making their honeymoon one hellish ride. The film was shot with the intention of being released in 3D format, but [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the studio chose]] to release it [[DirectToVideo straight to DVD]]. Also features a cameo by RonPerlman, for some reason.
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* NoEnding: [[spoiler: Thanks to the stable timeloop, we have no idea who killed Gina, or the other women for that matter. We have no idea why the cars at the rest stop had been there for so long even when the rest stop was still "open". And then there's a matter of that map in the rest stop...]]

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* NoEnding: [[spoiler: Thanks to the stable timeloop, we have no idea don't know for sure who killed Gina, Gina (although there's one strong suspect), or the other women for that matter. We have no idea why the cars at the rest stop had been there for so long even when the rest stop was still "open"."open", or how the location of the rest stop moved from about a mile from Bloody Face's grave to almost on top of it. And then there's a matter of that map in the rest stop...]]

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* BMovie: At first it looks like its going to be a deconstruction, but questionable green screen effects and narmful acting will make sure this is remembered was one no matter what it's director's intent actually was.

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* BMovie: At first it looks like its going to be a deconstruction, but questionable green screen effects and narmful acting will make sure this is remembered was as one no matter what it's director's intent actually was.



* FilmNoir: Almost to the extent of feeling like parody in the beginning, but played deadly straight from the second act one.

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* FilmNoir: Almost to the extent of feeling like parody in the beginning, but played deadly straight from the second act one.on.
* FridgeHorror: If you start trying to piece together what happened off screen [[spoiler: between Dick finding Bloody Face's grave empty, to hearing gun shots from the rest area, to running into TheSheriff and seeing Gina's body dug up]] the horror will hit you like someone dropped a refrigerator on your head.

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* BMovie: At first it looks like its going to be a deconstruction, but questionable green screen effects and narmful acting will make sure this is remembered was one no matter what it's director's intent actually was.
* ChromaKey: The film makes heavy use of green screen shooting. Probably as a result of being shot as a 3D release, many of the green screen shots have an extremely strange quality to them that borders on SpecialEffectFailure.



* NoEnding: [[spoiler: Thanks to the stable timeloop, we have no idea who killed Gina, or the other women for that matter. We have no idea what was going on with the cars at the rest stop or why they had been there for so long even when the rest stop was still "open". And then there's a matter of that map in the rest stop...]]
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Jane not only feels releasing the film on dvd instead of its intended 3D theatrical format hurt the film, the final cut is far from his favorite one.

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* NoEnding: [[spoiler: Thanks to the stable timeloop, we have no idea who killed Gina, or the other women for that matter. We have no idea what was going on with why the cars at the rest stop or why they had been there for so long even when the rest stop was still "open". And then there's a matter of that map in the rest stop...]]
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Jane not only feels releasing the film movie on dvd instead of its intended 3D theatrical format hurt the film, the final cut is far from his favorite one.one.
* SpecialEffectFailure: Partially averted. While a lot of the green screen shots look extremely strange, this actually works fairly well with the surreal mood of the film. Only a few shots fail outright.



* TheReveal: The final moments of the film has the big one.
* TheUnreveal: TheReveal is also a giant Unreveal, answering one question but putting basically everything else up for grabs.

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* TheReveal: The final moments of the film has the a big one.
* TheUnreveal: TheReveal is also a giant Unreveal, answering one question but putting basically everything else up for grabs.grabs.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The movie was shot with a 3D theatrical release in mind. While it's unlikely the film would have found much more than cult movie success at the box office, just the ice cube scene alone would have been worth the price of admission.

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* AutoErotica: Complete with something bad directly following the act's conclusion.
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* TheSheriff: RonPerlman, in a memorable bit part

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* TheSheriff: RonPerlman, in a memorable bit partpart
* TheReveal: The final moments of the film has the big one.
* TheUnreveal: TheReveal is also a giant Unreveal, answering one question but putting basically everything else up for grabs.
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* LightningCanDoAnything: [[spoiler: Lightning seems to accompany each shift in time]]
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* NoEnding: [[spoiler: Thanks to the stable timeloop, we have no idea who killed Gina, or the other women for that matter. We have no idea what was going on with the cars at the rest stop or why they had been there for so long even when the rest stop was still "open". And then there's a matter of that map in the rest stop...

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* NoEnding: [[spoiler: Thanks to the stable timeloop, we have no idea who killed Gina, or the other women for that matter. We have no idea what was going on with the cars at the rest stop or why they had been there for so long even when the rest stop was still "open". And then there's a matter of that map in the rest stop...]]

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Directed by Thomas Jane. Starring Thomas Jane, Lauren German, Ron Perlman. A couple en route from Las Vegas are forced to deal with a body out in the desert making their honeymoon one hellish ride. The film was shot with the intention of being released in 3D format, but [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the studio chose]] to release it [[DirectToVideo straight to DVD]].

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Directed by Thomas Jane. Starring Thomas Jane, Lauren German, Ron Perlman. A couple en route from Las Vegas are forced to deal with a body out in the desert making their honeymoon one hellish ride. The film was shot with the intention of being released in 3D format, but [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the studio chose]] to release it [[DirectToVideo straight to DVD]].
DVD]]. Also features a cameo by RonPerlman, for some reason.



* ADateWithRosiePalms
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Gina has one, however [[spoiler: it turns out to be a RedHerring]].



* FilmNoir: almost to the extent of feeling like parody in the beginning, but played deadly straight from the second act one.
* {{Narm}}: Jane's portrayal of Dick is practically a trope codifier.

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* FilmNoir: almost Almost to the extent of feeling like parody in the beginning, but played deadly straight from the second act one.
* [[spoiler: FutureMeScaresMe]]
* ImpassableDesert: A very weird paranormal take on this trope.
* {{Narm}}: Jane's portrayal of Dick is practically a trope codifier.



* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Jane not only feels releasing the film on dvd instead of its intended 3D theatrical release hurt the film, the final cut is far from his favorite one.

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* NoEnding: [[spoiler: Thanks to the stable timeloop, we have no idea who killed Gina, or the other women for that matter. We have no idea what was going on with the cars at the rest stop or why they had been there for so long even when the rest stop was still "open". And then there's a matter of that map in the rest stop...
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Jane not only feels releasing the film on dvd instead of its intended 3D theatrical release format hurt the film, the final cut is far from his favorite one.


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* AccidentalMarriage: The film opens the morning after its leads get hitched in Las Vegas
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* Narm: Jane's portrayal of Dick is practically a trope codifier.

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* StableTimeLoop: [[Spoiler: This would seem to be what Dick and Gina have wondered in to]]

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FilmNoir: almost to the extent of feeling like parody in the beginning, but played deadly straight from the second act one.

Narm: Jane's portrayal of Dick is practically a trope codifier.

NarmCharm: For all Dick's narmfullness, there's still something likeable about the guy.

ScrewedByTheNetwork: Jane not only feels releasing the film on dvd instead of its intended 3D theatrical release hurt the film, the final cut is far from his favorite one.

StableTimeLoop: [[Spoiler: This would seem to be what Dick and Gina have wondered in to]]

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Jane's portrayal of Dick is practically a trope codifier.

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codifier.
*NarmCharm:
For all Dick's narmfullness, there's still something likeable about the guy.

ScrewedByTheNetwork:
guy.
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Jane not only feels releasing the film on dvd instead of its intended 3D theatrical release hurt the film, the final cut is far from his favorite one.

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