History Film / BuryingTheEx

* YourCheatingHeart: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}. Max is about to break up with Evelyn, but she gets hit by a bus while crossing the street. As Evelyn lies dying, she and Max reiterate their promise to be together forever. Max eventually starts to move on with Olivia, only for Evelyn to return from the grave and get back together with Max, who struggles to hide his dead not-quite-ex-girlfriend from Olivia, who thinks that Max hasn't gotten over Evelyn and gives him an ultimatum to either meet with her for a date or not show up. Max prepares to stand Olivia up and stay with Evelyn, only for Travis to persuade him to go meet Olivia [[spoiler:while he goes to kill Evelyn. Evelyn, however, kills Travis instead and finds out that Max is seeing Olivia, whom she kidnaps and prepares to kill, only to be stopped by Max]]. Yeah, it's very confusing.

Max (Creator/AntonYelchin) decides to ask his girlfriend, Evelyn (Creator/AshleyGreene), to move in with him, a decision he quickly regrets after Evelyn reveals herself to be a controlling shrew. Just before Max prepares to end their relationship at the urging of his half-brother Travis (Oliver Cooper), Evelyn is hit by a bus and dies. After a period of mourning, Max strikes up a relationship with Olivia (Creator/AlexandraDaddario), an ice cream shop owner whom Evelyn earlier insulted. Unfortunately, Evelyn comes {{back from the dead}} and returns to Max, who now finds himself torn between his girlfriend and his new love interest. Even worse, Evelyn threatens to turn him into one of the living dead so they'll be together forever.

** Near the beginning of the film, Max has ''Film/FrightNight1985'' playing on his TV. Creator/AntonYelchin starred in ''Film/FrightNight2011.''
** Travis suggests trying to re-kill Evelyn via a stake through the heart. Max responds that "she's not a vampire." Creator/AshleyGreene is of course well-known for her role as Alice Cullen in ''Film/{{Twilight}}.''

* AttractiveZombie: Evelyn.

** [[spoiler:Travis does, too, after being mauled by Evelyn when he attempts to kill her for his half-brother.]]

* BondOneLiner: Evelyn, after [[spoiler: killing and eating Travis]].
-->'''Evelyn''': This better not go straight to my thighs.

* ControlFreak: Evelyn, all the way. Re-decorating Max's apartment without asking for his permission or input is just one indicator of her behavior.

* FatSlob: Travis, Max's half-brother who lives in a garage and doesn't do a whole lot.

* FreudianExcuse: It's implied that the reason for Evelyn's clinginess and hypersexual urges stems from losing her mom at a young age. Early in the movie, she told Max that a part of her broke when her mom died, and she feels that ever since dating Max, she felt that she was brought back to life. As a result, she seemed to have developed an overdependence on Max to satisfy her and make her feel safe, which is why she fears losing him.

** Olivia, while far from being perfect (she forced her previous boyfriend to choose between her and his newfound Christian faith), is a ''much'' nicer person than Evelyn.

* PoliceAreUseless: After Evelyn threatens to turn him into a zombie, Max runs to the police and tries to convince an officer of the truth. He doesn't get any help, as the officer assumes Max is on drugs.

-->'''Olivia''': You know, I met you before, and you were a bitch then, and you're an even bigger bitch now!

** Dick Miller as the police officer whose assistance Max tries to get.

* NicePerson:

* ILoveTheDead: {{Defied|Trope}}. After coming {{back from the dead}}, Evelyn tries to have sex with Max, who understandably resists her advances.

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[[caption-width-right:350: [[{{Tagline}} Some relationships just won't die.]]]]

* CakeEater: At one point, Travis mentions hooking up with a MILF.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Evelyn is a FleshEatingZombie who [[spoiler:[[PlagueZombie ends up turning Travis into one of the living dead]]]].

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Olivia gives a short one to Evelyn after finding out that [[spoiler:she's actually Max's soon-to-be-ex girlfriend]].

* AdaptationNameChange: The protagonist of the 2008 short film was named "Zak." Here, it's "Max."

* BackFromTheDead: Evelyn returns as a zombie after being hit by a bus.

* TheCameo: Dick Miller as the police officer whose assistance Max tries to get.

* {{Jerkass}}: Evelyn treats Travis and Olivia like shit, to put it simply. She gets worse after becoming a zombie.

* LookBothWays: Evelyn crosses the street on her way to meet with Max, realizing too late she's in the path of an oncoming bus.

** Olivia, while far from perfect (she forced her previous boyfriend to choose between her and his newfound Christian faith), is a ''much'' nicer person than Evelyn.
* NoIndoorVoice: Evelyn, when she's [[spoiler:about to kidnap Olivia]]. (See IAmTheTrope above.)

* PornStash: At one point, Travis makes reference to his "[[ADateWithRosiePalms spank]] material."

[[caption-width-right: [[{{Tagline}} Some relationships just won't die.]]]]

'''''Burying the Ex''''' is a 2015 horror/comedy film directed by Creator/JoeDante, written by Alan Trezza, and starring Creator/AntonYelchin, Creator/AshleyGreene, Creator/AlexandraDaddario, and Oliver Cooper.

Max (Yelchin) decides to ask his girlfriend, Evelyn (Greene), to move in with him, a decision he quickly regrets after Evelyn reveals herself to be a controlling shrew. Just before Max prepares to end their relationship, Evelyn is hit by a bus and dies. After a period of mourning, Max strikes up a relationship with Olivia (Daddario), an ice cream shop owner Evelyn earlier insulted. Unfortunately, Evelyn comes {{back from the dead}} and returns to Max, who now finds himself torn between his girlfriend and his new love interest. Even worse, Evelyn threatens to turn him into one of the living dead so they'll be together forever.

** [[spoiler:Travis does, too, after being mauled by Evelyn.]]
* BadassNormal: [[spoiler:Both Max and Olivia fight decently well against Evelyn in the end, though it's Travis who finally puts a permanent end to Evelyn.]]

-->"This better not go straight to my thighs."

** Mark Alan as the Goth club bartender, essentially reprising his role from ''Splatter.''
* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler:Max, during his fight with Evelyn. Olivia gives him a helping hand, throwing something at Evelyn's head while she's attacking Max.]]

* DoesNotLikeGuns: In response to Travis' suggestion that he shoot Evelyn in the head, Max states that he doesn't believe in firearms.

* NiceGirl: Olivia, while far from perfect (she forced her previous boyfriend to choose between her and his newfound Christian faith), is a ''much'' nicer person than Evelyn.
* NiceGuy: Max is nothing short of pleasant, despite all the crap that happens to him over the course of the film.

* NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay: [[spoiler:Travis comes back to life as a zombie just in time to kill Evelyn, thus saving Max.]]

** Evelyn's embalming fluid vomit scene looks a whole lot like the infamous pea soup puke scene from ''Film/TheExorcist.''
** Travis claims that the last time he lent Max a DVD, it got so scratched up it looked like a game of ''Videogame/{{Tetris}}.''

* YourCheatingHeart: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}. Max is about to break up with Evelyn, but she gets hit by a bus while crossing the street. As Evelyn lies dying, she and Max reiterate their promise to be together forever. Max eventually starts to move on with Olivia...only for Evelyn to return from the grave and get back together with Max, who struggles to hide his dead not-quite-ex-girlfriend from Olivia, who thinks that Max hasn't gotten over Evelyn and gives him an ultimatum to either meet with her for a date or not show up. Max prepares to stand Olivia up and stay with Evelyn, only for Travis to persuade him to go meet Olivia [[spoiler:while he goes to kill Evelyn. Evelyn, however, kills Travis instead and finds out that Max is seeing Olivia, whom she kidnaps and prepares to kill, only to be stopped by Max]]. Yeah, it's very confusing.

* HorrorHunger: For most of the film, Evelyn doesn't eat at all. But then she sees a clip from ''The Gore Gore Girls'' and it stirs something inside her.

%%* AdaptationNameChange

Max (Yelchin) decides to ask his girlfriend, Evelyn (Greene), to move in with him, a decision he quickly comes to regret after Evelyn reveals herself to be a controlling shrew. Just before Max prepares to end their relationship, Evelyn is hit by a bus and dies. After a period of mourning, Max strikes up a relationship with Olivia (Daddario). Unfortunately, Evelyn comes back from the dead and returns to Max, who now finds himself torn between his girlfriend and his new love interest. Even worse, Evelyn threatens to turn him into one of the living dead.

* AutoErotica: Max and Olivia have sex in the backseat of her station wagon.

* BackFromTheDead: Evelyn returns as a zombie after being hit by a bus and dying.

* BullyingADragon: [[spoiler:Travis, you really should've just killed Evelyn before she went and turned you into one of the undead.]]

* TheCameo: Dick Miller as the police officer whom Max talks to about Evelyn.

* IAmTheTrope: "I AM RESURRECTED!!!"
* ILoveTheDead: {{Defied|Trope}}. After coming back from the dead, Evelyn tries to have sex with Max, who understandably resists her advances.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Evelyn has this mindset about just about everything.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Travis is a lazy bum, but he cares about Max, encouraging him to go meet with Olivia and [[spoiler:taking up the task of killing Evelyn when Max can't go through with it]].

* LargeHam: Evelyn, before and after becoming a zombie. Her ranting at Olivia in the ice cream shop early on in the movie and later shouting "I AM RESURRECTED!" put her in this category.

* MsFanservice: Olivia, as played by Creator/AlexandraDaddario. The AutoErotica scene gives us a nice shot of her cleavage in a black bra, and in the ending scene, her nipples are clearly visible underneath her top.

* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:At the end, after he finally officially breaks up with Evelyn and she attempts to kill him, Max responds accordingly, bashing a framed picture on her head and finally stabbing her in the stomach and then the head.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}. Max is about to break up with Evelyn, but she gets hit by a bus while crossing the street. As Evelyn lies dying, she and Max reiterate their promise to be together forever. Max eventually starts to move on with Olivia...only for Evelyn to return from the grave and get back together with Max, who struggles to hide his dead not-quite-ex-girlfriend from Olivia, who thinks that Max hasn't gotten over Evelyn and gives him an ultimatum. Max prepares to stand Olivia up for a movie date and stay with Evelyn, only for Travis to persuade him to go meet Olivia [[spoiler:while he goes to kill Evelyn. Evelyn, however, kills Travis instead and finds out that Max is seeing Olivia, whom she kidnaps and prepares to kill, only to be stopped by Max]]. Yeah, it's very confusing.

%%* DeadpanSnarker

* MissingMom: Evelyn mentions her mom died sometime ago.
* MsFanservice: Olivia, as played by Creator/AlexandraDaddario. The AutoErotica scene gives us a nice shot of her cleavage in a black bra, and near the end, her nipples are clearly visible underneath her top.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler:After finding out that Max was with Olivia the night before, Evelyn kidnaps Olivia and prepares to kill her. Fortunately, Max arrives in time to stop her.]]
* NiceGirl: Olivia, while far from perfect (what with forcing her previous boyfriend to choose between her and his newfound Christian faith), is a ''much'' nicer person than Evelyn.

-->'''Olivia''': You know, I met you before, and you were a bitch then, and you're than even bigger bitch now!

* YourCheatingHeart: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}. Max is about to break up with Evelyn, but she gets hit by a bus while crossing the street. As Evelyn lies dying, she and Max reiterate their promise to be together forever. Max eventually starts to move on with Olivia, only for Evelyn to return from the grave and get back together with Max, who struggles to hide his dead not-quite-ex-girlfriend from Olivia, who thinks that Max hasn't gotten over Evelyn. Max prepares to stand Olivia up for a movie date and stay with Evelyn, only for Travis to persuade him to go meet Olivia [[spoiler:while he goes to kill Evelyn. Evelyn, however, kills Travis instead and finds out that Max is seeing Olivia, whom she kidnaps and prepares to kill, only to be stopped by Max]]. Yeah, it's very confusing.

* CakeEater: At one point, Travis mentions hooking up with a {{MILF}}.

Max (Yelchin) decides to ask his girlfriend, Evelyn (Greene), to move in with him, but he quickly comes to regret that when Evelyn reveals herself to be a controlling shrew of a woman. Just before Max prepares to break up with her, Evelyn is hit by a bus and dies. After mourning his loss, Max strikes up a relationship with Olivia (Daddario). Unfortunately, Evelyn comes back from the grave and returns to Max, who now finds himself torn between his girlfriend and his new love interest. Even worse, Evelyn threatens to turn him into one of the living dead.

* AxCrazy: Evelyn slowly becomes this after coming {{back from the dead}}.

* BettyAndVeronica: Max becomes involved in this with Evelyn and Olivia.

* BullyingADragon: [[spoiler:Travis, you really should've killed Evelyn before she went and turned you into one of the undead.]]

* CakeEater: At one point, Travis mentions hooking up with a MILF.

* FatSlob: Travis, Max's half-brother.

* YourCheatingHeart: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}. Max is about to break up with Evelyn because of her controlling personality, but she gets hit by a bus while crossing the street. As Evelyn lies dying, she and Max reiterate their promise to be together forever. Max eventually starts to move on with Olivia, only for Evelyn to return from the grave and get back together with Max, who struggles to hide his dead not-quite-ex-girlfriend from Olivia, who thinks that Max hasn't gotten over Evelyn. Max prepares to stand Olivia up for a movie date and stay with Evelyn, only for Travis to persuade him to go meet Olivia [[spoiler:while he goes to kill Evelyn. Evelyn, however, kills Travis instead and finds out that Max is seeing Olivia, whom she kidnaps and prepares to kill, only to be stopped by Max]]. Yeah, it's very confusing.