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Twisted is a 1986 psychological thriller starring Christian Slater.

This film is about Mark Collins (Slater), a psychotic teenager using electronic tricks. He is eavesdropping on his parents' conversations by wiring every room in the house. When a baby sitter appears, Mark starts to torment her with his tricks.

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Tropes included:

• Ax Crazy
• Creepy Child - Mark and in the end Evelyn.
• Devil in Plain Sight
• Driven to Madness - Mark's sister Evelyn becomes this in the end.
• Four Eyes, Zero Soul
• Hoist by His Own Petard - Mark is impaled on a German helmet he had set down earlier
• Jerk Jock - Williams
• Karmic Death - Mark's death
• Older Hero Vs Younger Villain
• Teens Are Monsters
• Trickster

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Films of the 1980s

When the Wind Blows