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* ShownTheirWork: The processing of the human carcasses shown in the film is based on actual advice on the subject from The Church Of Euthanasia.

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* ShownTheirWork: The processing of the human carcasses shown in the film is based on actual advice on the subject from The the Church Of of Euthanasia.
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* AsHimself: The filmmakers, Chris Powers and Nathan Hynes, are played by the directors, Chris Powers and Nathan Hynes.
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* AsHimself: The filmmakers, Chris Powers and Nathan Hynes, are played by the directors, Chris Powers and Nathan Hynes.


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* CreativeClosingCredits: During the credits, a phone interview with Anthony by the ShockJock who's been seen intermittently throughout the film plays.
* DescriptionCut: The film contrasts footage of an interview with a criminal psychologist describing the profile of cannibalistic serial killers with footage of Anthony passively refuting her assertions.


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* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:After Anthony fails to kill Nathan (leading to the latter's escape), he sits down and smokes a cigarette, waiting for the police to arrest him. The WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue shows he fully confessed to his crimes and accepted his punishment without complaint. [[CrossesTheLineTwice And he published]] [[BrickJoke his cookbook]].]]
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. The killer is named Anthony, and the ShockJock is named Tony.


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* ShownTheirWork: The processing of the human carcasses shown in the film is based on actual advice on the subject from The Church Of Euthanasia.


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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The film ends with one of these.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the film, the forensic pathologist has a bulletin board covered in missing person’s posters, and directly behind him is [[Spoiler:the missing poster of a little girl named Ashley Sedgewick, last seen December 06, 2001. This is the little girl Anthony later confesses to having killed and eaten.]]

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the film, the forensic pathologist has a bulletin board covered in missing person’s posters, and directly behind him is [[Spoiler:the [[spoiler:the missing poster of a little girl named Ashley Sedgewick, last seen December 06, 2001. This is the little girl Anthony later confesses to having killed and eaten.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the film, the forensic pathologist has a bulletin board covered in missing person’s posters, and directly behind him is [[Spoiler: the missing poster of a little girl named Ashley Sedgewick, last seen December 06, 2001. This is the little girl Anthony later confesses to having killed and eaten.]]

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the film, the forensic pathologist has a bulletin board covered in missing person’s posters, and directly behind him is [[Spoiler: the [[Spoiler:the missing poster of a little girl named Ashley Sedgewick, last seen December 06, 2001. This is the little girl Anthony later confesses to having killed and eaten.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the film, the forensic pathologist has a bulletin board covered in missing person’s posters, and directly behind him is [[Spoiler: the missing poster of a little girl named Ashley Sedgewick, last seen December 06, 2001. This is the little girl Anthony later confesses to having killed and eaten.]]
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-->''"Two desperate filmmakers began a documentary about a cannibalistic serial killer. What follows is their actual footage."''

'''''Long Pigs''''' is a 2007 {{Canadian|Media}} comedic {{Slasher|Movie}} {{Mockumentary}} film.

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'''''Long Pigs''''' ''Long Pigs'' is a 2007 {{Canadian|Media}} comedic {{Slasher|Movie}} {{Mockumentary}} film.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Anthony has eaten a kid before, and the only thing stopping him from doing so again is [[PragmaticVillainy the vanished kid brings]].

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* WouldHurtAChild: Anthony has eaten a kid before, and the only thing stopping him from doing so again is [[PragmaticVillainy the vanished kid brings]].brings too much attention]].
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* VillainProtagonist: The two unnamed filmmakers who stand by and let a cannibalistic SerialKiller do his thing so they can film it, and sometimes assist.
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'''''Long Pigs''''' is a 2007 {{Canadian|Media}} comedic {{Slasher|Movie}} {{Mockumentary}} film.

Two documentary filmmakers are desperate for work. They soon discover their big break: a cannibalistic SerialKiller willing to be filmed! All seems to be going well. However, our protagonists are starting to get second thoughts...
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!!This film contains examples of:

* BigBad: Anthony [=McAllister=], the cannibalistic SerialKiller being filmed.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Anthony may be a cannibal, but he's still distraught when he learns his mom is dying.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Anthony acts friendly enough, but considers morality to be "a crapshoot," and says "tough luck" when asked about the families of his victims.
* ShoutOut: Anthony notes that people expect serial killers to be like Franchise/HannibalLecter when TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse.
* SnuffFilm: Anthony's killings are filmed for the documentary.
* WouldHurtAChild: Anthony has eaten a kid before, and the only thing stopping him from doing so again is [[PragmaticVillainy the vanished kid brings]].
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