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** When Mikey is questioned by the Detective, he lies and says an intruder broke into his house, claiming he had bushy hair, a mustache, a red jacket, and a big and brown car. The Detective then goes on to suspect that the victims knew the killer, based on the fact that there was nothing stolen, the bodies were found so far apart, and that there was no forced entry.
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''Mikey'' is a SlasherMovie made in 1992 about a 9-year-old psychopath who longs for a loving family after being abused by his original family. When he feels that his foster families don't love him, he murders them or anyone else who makes him angry. The film starred Brian Bonsall as the title character.

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''Mikey'' is a SlasherMovie made in 1992 about a 9-year-old psychopath who longs for a loving family after being abused by his original family. When he feels that his foster families don't love him, he murders them or anyone else who makes him angry. The film starred stars Brian Bonsall as the title character.
character and features Creator/JohnDiehl and Creator/JosieBissett as his adoptive family members.
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** When Mikey is questioned by the Detective, he blames it on an intruder breaking in, claiming he had bushy hair, a mustache, and a red jacket, and had a big and brown car. The Detective then goes on to suspect that the victims knew the killer, based on the fact that there was nothing stolen, the bodies were found so far apart, and there was no forced entry.

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** When Mikey is questioned by the Detective, he blames it on lies and says an intruder breaking in, broke into his house, claiming he had bushy hair, a mustache, and a red jacket, and had a big and brown car. The Detective then goes on to suspect that the victims knew the killer, based on the fact that there was nothing stolen, the bodies were found so far apart, and that there was no forced entry.
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** When Mikey is questioned by the Detective, he blames it on an intruder breaking in, claiming he had bushy hair, a mustache, and a red jacket, and had a big and brown car. The Detective then goes on to suspect that the victims knew the killer, based on the fact that there was nothing stolen, the bodies were found so far apart, and there was no forced entry.
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* BullyingADragon: Mikey's first foster family were dead guilty of this. They slapped and scapegoated him, and hardly shown him any genuine affection merely because he's not biologically related to them, so he does them all in.

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* BullyingADragon: Mikey's first foster family were dead guilty of this. They slapped and scapegoated him, and hardly shown showed him any genuine affection merely because he's not biologically related to them, so he does them all in.
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* WeakenedBytheLight: During a Shirts Vs. Skin game, Mr. Jenkins tells Mikey to take off his shirt because he's a Skin, but Mikey wants to be a Shirt, because he says he's allergic to the sun.

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* WeakenedBytheLight: WeakenedByTheLight: During a Shirts Vs. Skin game, Mr. Jenkins tells Mikey to take off his shirt because he's a Skin, but Mikey wants to be a Shirt, because he says he's allergic to the sun.
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* WeakenedbytheLight: During a Shirts Vs. Skin game, Mr. Jenkins tells Mikey to take off his shirt because he's a Skin, but Mikey wants to be a Shirt, because he says he's allergic to the sun.

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* WeakenedbytheLight: WeakenedBytheLight: During a Shirts Vs. Skin game, Mr. Jenkins tells Mikey to take off his shirt because he's a Skin, but Mikey wants to be a Shirt, because he says he's allergic to the sun.
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* WeakenedbytheLight: During a Shirts Vs. Skin game, Mr. Jenkins tells Mikey to take off his shirt because he's a Skin, but Mikey wants to be a Shirt, because he says he's allergic to the sun.
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* BigNo: [[spoiler: Neil, when he sees the dead bodies of a child skeleton, Mr. Jeinkins, Miss Gilder, and Rachel at the dinner table, followed by Mikey blowing the house up with a Molotov Cocktail.]]

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* BigNo: [[spoiler: Neil, when he sees the dead bodies of a child skeleton, Mr. Jeinkins, Miss Gilder, and Rachel at the dinner table, followed by Mikey blowing the house up with a Molotov Cocktail.Cocktail, killing Neil in the process.]]
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* BigNo: Neil, when he sees the dead bodies of a child skeleton, Mr. Jeinkins, Miss Gilder, and Rachel at the dinner table, followed by Mikey blowing the house up with a Molotov Cocktail.

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* BigNo: [[spoiler: Neil, when he sees the dead bodies of a child skeleton, Mr. Jeinkins, Miss Gilder, and Rachel at the dinner table, followed by Mikey blowing the house up with a Molotov Cocktail.]]
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* BigNo: Neil, when he sees the dead bodies of a child skeleton, Mr. Jeinkins, Miss Gilder, and Rachel at the dinner table, followed by Mikey blowing the house up with a Molotov Cocktail.
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* VillainProtagonist: Mikey is the main character of the film.
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It received the Podcast/Rifftrax treatment in June 2022.

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It received the Podcast/Rifftrax {{Podcast/Rifftrax}} treatment in June 2022.
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It received the Podcast/Rifftrax treatment in June 2022.
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* NeverMyFault: Beth, Mikey's (first?[[note]]on-screen at least[[/note]]) sister-in-law, acquits herself of the fire Mikey started which he claims he only did because Beth asked him to. Beth denies this and is believed by her mother, while Mikey gets a slap in the face. Angry and feeling betrayed, Mikey takes Beth's doll toy and uses it as [[spoiler: bait to drown her in the pool]].

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* NeverMyFault: Beth, Mikey's (first?[[note]]on-screen at least[[/note]]) sister-in-law, adoptive sister, acquits herself of the fire Mikey started which he claims he only did because Beth asked him to. Beth denies this and is believed by her mother, while Mikey gets a slap in the face. Angry and feeling betrayed, Mikey takes Beth's doll toy and uses it as [[spoiler: bait to drown her in the pool]].
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* NeverMyFault: Beth, Mikey's (first?[[note]]on-screen at least[[/note]]) sister-in-law, acquits herself of the fire Mikey started which he claims he only did because Beth asked him to. Beth is believed by her mother, while Mikey gets a slap in the face. Angry and feeling betrayed, Mikey takes Beth's doll toy and uses it as [[spoiler: bait to drown her in the pool]].

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* NeverMyFault: Beth, Mikey's (first?[[note]]on-screen at least[[/note]]) sister-in-law, acquits herself of the fire Mikey started which he claims he only did because Beth asked him to. Beth denies this and is believed by her mother, while Mikey gets a slap in the face. Angry and feeling betrayed, Mikey takes Beth's doll toy and uses it as [[spoiler: bait to drown her in the pool]].
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* BullyingADragon: Mikey's first foster family were dead guilty of this. They slapped and scapegoated him, and hardly shown him any genuine affection merely because he's not biologically related to them, so he does them all in.


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* NeverMyFault: Beth, Mikey's (first?[[note]]on-screen at least[[/note]]) sister-in-law, acquits herself of the fire Mikey started which he claims he only did because Beth asked him to. Beth is believed by her mother, while Mikey gets a slap in the face. Angry and feeling betrayed, Mikey takes Beth's doll toy and uses it as [[spoiler: bait to drown her in the pool]].

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* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler:Mikey kills both sets of adoptive parents he receives]]

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* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler:Mikey kills both sets of adoptive parents he receives]]receives.]]
* ShoutOut: The film's tagline references ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' and ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet''.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In the film's opening moments, Mikey Holt is shown to be a troublemaker and a serial killer who burns his adoptive sister's papers and steals her doll. Then, he proceeds to kill her in the pool.

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''Mikey'' is a film made in 1992 about a 9-year-old psychopath who longs for a loving family after being abused by his original family. When he feels that his foster families don't love him, he murders them or anyone else who makes him angry. The film starred Brian Bonsall as the title character.

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''Mikey'' is a film SlasherMovie made in 1992 about a 9-year-old psychopath who longs for a loving family after being abused by his original family. When he feels that his foster families don't love him, he murders them or anyone else who makes him angry. The film starred Brian Bonsall as the title character.



* FamilyExtermination: Basically Mikey's MO. He goes from family to family, killing everyone before moving on to his next victims.



* RecycledInSpace: The film is like ''Film/TheStepfather'', but with a boy instead of a man.

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* RecycledInSpace: The film is like ''Film/TheStepfather'', but with a boy young child instead of a man.fully-grown adult.


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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Mikey murders entire families, kills animals and peeps on Jessie, while she is undressing or going into her room.
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Compare ''Film/TheGoodSon'' and ''Literature/TheBadSeed'', which are movies that have similar premises to this film.

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