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* NeckSnap: An eloborate one on multiple targets. Since Vincent doesn't want to kill his buried "animals" cruelly, he uses special equipment to hypnotize them while placing nooses around their necks, and when the time is right, he revs up the tractor that the nooses are connected to, and drives forward to break multiple necks at once.

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* NeckSnap: An eloborate elaborate one on multiple targets. Since Vincent doesn't want to kill his buried "animals" cruelly, he uses special equipment to hypnotize them while placing nooses around their necks, and when the time is right, he revs up the tractor that the nooses are connected to, and drives forward to break multiple necks at once.
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A remake for the film is in DevelopmentHell, with Arthur C. Miller (''Automaton Transfusion'') currently attached to do the directing.

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A remake for the film is in DevelopmentHell, with Arthur C. Miller (''Automaton Transfusion'') currently attached to do the directing. The movie was also loosely adapted into a 3-issue comic miniseries of the same name by Creator/IDWPublishing which released in 2011 as part of their short-lived ''Midnite Movies'' label.
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* SkewedPriorities: Vincent killed people and processed them into food. [[spoiler:Upon his death, he is mostly conserned about how he lied about using preservatives on his meat products]].
* TheSpeechless: Smiths' victims, who can only make out unintelligible gurgling due to Ida's surgery on them to remove their vocal cords.

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* SkewedPriorities: Vincent killed people and processed them into food. [[spoiler:Upon his death, he is mostly conserned concerned about how he lied about using preservatives on his meat products]].
* TheSpeechless: Smiths' victims, who can only make out unintelligible gurgling due to Ida's surgery on them to remove their vocal cords.
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* AndIMustScream: The Smith siblings' "crops" have their throats cut and the wounds sewn shut before being buried from the neck down. They're kept alive and only able to emit gurgling sounds until they are inevitably killed.

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* AndIMustScream: The Smith siblings' "crops" have their throats cut and the wounds sewn shut before being buried from the neck down. They're kept alive and only able to emit gurgling sounds gurgle in place of speech until they are they're inevitably killed.


* TheresNoBInMovie: Terry and Bruce go to watch ''Film/TheMonsterThatChallengedTheWorld'', which is playing at the drive-in.

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* TheresNoBInMovie: UnabashedBMovieFan: Terry and Bruce go to watch ''Film/TheMonsterThatChallengedTheWorld'', which is playing at the drive-in.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Humorously [[spoiler: subverted with Vincent's last words where he looks like he is going to make a confession about his crimes and it turns out that he was speaking about using preservatives in his meat.]]

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* AlasPoorVillain: Humorously [[spoiler: subverted with Vincent's last words where he looks like he is going to make making a confession about his crimes and it turns out that he was speaking about which consist of using preservatives in his meat.]]
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* AndIMustScream: The Smith siblings' "crops" have their throats cut and the wounds sewn shut before being buried from the neck down. They're kept alive and only able to emit gurgling sounds until they are inevitably killed.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Humorously [[spoiler: subverted with Vincent's last words where he looks like he is going to make a confession about his crimes and it turns out that he was speaking about using preservatives in his meat.]]
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* NeckSnap: An eloborate one on multiple targets. Since Vincent wants to kill the people

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* NeckSnap: An eloborate one on multiple targets. Since Vincent wants doesn't want to kill his buried "animals" cruelly, he uses special equipment to hypnotize them while placing nooses around their necks, and when the people time is right, he revs up the tractor that the nooses are connected to, and drives forward to break multiple necks at once.
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* MakeOutPoint: Bruce takes Terry to a popular one, where he puts the sirens on so that the two can watch a DriveIn movie for free with binoculars.

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* MakeOutPoint: Bruce takes Terry to a popular one, where he puts the sirens on so that the two can watch a DriveIn movie at a local DriveInTheater for free with binoculars.

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[[caption-width-right:290:[[VideoGame/{{Manhunt}} Piggsy]]? Is that you?]]

->''"It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters."''

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'''''Motel Hell''''' is a horror comedy film from the year 1980. It was directed by Kevin Connor and stars Rory Calhoun (''Film/NightOfTheLepus''), Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod and Paul Linke. [[Creator/PixarRegulars John Ratzenberger]] also appears in a bit part.

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\n'''''Motel Hell''''' -->-- '''Farmer Vincent'''

''Motel Hell''
is a horror comedy film from the year 1980. It was directed by Kevin Connor and stars Rory Calhoun (''Film/NightOfTheLepus''), Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod and Paul Linke. [[Creator/PixarRegulars John Ratzenberger]] also appears in a bit part.



A remake for the film is [[strike:in talks]] in DevelopmentHell, with Arthur C. Miller (''Automaton Transfusion'') currently attached to do the directing.

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A remake for the film is [[strike:in talks]] in DevelopmentHell, with Arthur C. Miller (''Automaton Transfusion'') currently attached to do the directing.



* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Vincent killed people, processed them into food and used preservatives. The last one he takes greater regret from.



* AmericanGothicCouple: [[http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/MotelHell.jpg The original poster]].
* ChainsawGood: Emphasis on the word "good".
* ConveyorBeltODoom: Terry is tied to a conveyor belt in the climax, and is close being killed by a buzzsaw.
* CoolMask: The pig's head which Vincent wears in the climax, as seen above.
* CuriosityKilledTheCast: Averted.
* DepravedBisexual: The French couple who attend the motel at one point.
* EvilLaugh: Farmer Vincent loves chainsaw duels.

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* AmericanGothicCouple: [[http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/MotelHell.Ida and Vincent are depicted like this in [[http://screenfish.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/motel-hell-poster.jpg The the original poster]].
* BearTrap: Vinent causes the van carrying the rock band Ivan and the Terribles to crash by strategically placing couple of bear traps on the road.
* BestialityIsDepraved: While excitedly waiting for Vincent and Ida to join their evening of sexual debauchery, Debbie and Guy wonder if the two are into animals.
* BuriedAlive: [[spoiler:Smiths' "crops" manage to escape take their vengeance on Ida by ganging up on her, and burying her face down in the "secret garden" they used to be held in]].
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ChainsawGood: Emphasis on The climax of the word "good".
film has Bruce arriving to rescue Terry from his brother's smokery, only for Vincent to attack him with a chainsaw, forcing him to grab one of his own to defend himself.
* ConveyorBeltODoom: Terry is tied to a conveyor belt in the climax, and is close being killed by a buzzsaw.
buzzsaw.
* CoolMask: The pig's head which pig mask that Ida wears to scare away two snooping girls from the smokery. It later reappears worn by Vincent wears when he engages his kid brother in a chainsaw duel.
* CoveredInMud: After receiving a call for help from a woman being chased by Vincent on his CB, Sheriff Bruce Smith tries hurry to save her, only for his car to get stuck in a muddy pit. With Terry's help, he manages to free
the climax, as seen above.
* CuriosityKilledTheCast: Averted.
vehicle from it, with the cost of falling into the mud face-first, and being unable to find the woman he's supposed to help.
* DepravedBisexual: The French couple Guy and Debbie, who attend the motel at one point.
to engage in some kinky stuff with the Smiths. They end up being captured and buried in the Smiths' secret garden.
* EvilLaugh: Farmer Vincent loves During the chainsaw duels.duel against his brother, Vincent starts laughing with an evil glee.



* ForceFeeding: Victims are forcefed to make them fatter for smoking.
* GenderBlenderName: Terry.

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* ForceFeeding: Victims Smiths' victims are forcefed to make them fatter for smoking.
* GenderBlenderName: Terry.Terry, the girl that Vincent falls in love with, along with his younger brother.



* ImAHumanitarian: Vincent has been making his special meat for over 30 years.
* InstantSedation: Vincent's sleeping gas and the drink that Ida serves to Terry at one point.
* MakeOutPoint: Bruce takes Terry to one when they go see a drive-in movie.

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* ImAHumanitarian: Vincent has been making his special meat and has been feeding it to local populace for over 30 years.
* InstantSedation: Vincent's sleeping gas and the drink that Ida serves to Terry at one point.
point have this effect.
* LoveTriangle: Vincent falls in love with Terry, as does his younger brother.
* MakeOutPoint: Bruce takes Terry to one when they go see a drive-in movie.popular one, where he puts the sirens on so that the two can watch a DriveIn movie for free with binoculars.



* NoTellMotel: Vincent poses his motel as such at one point.
* RescueRomance: Terry falls in love with Vincent when he "rescues" her in the opening.
* RhymesOnADime: The "fitters" tagline.

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* NeckSnap: An eloborate one on multiple targets. Since Vincent wants to kill the people
* NoTellMotel: Vincent poses his motel as such at one point.
to ensnare the sexually deviant couple Guy and Debbie.
* RescueRomance: Terry falls starts falling in love with Vincent when after he "rescues" her in the opening.
from motorcycle crash and its later blooms fully afther he again "saves" her from drowning that his sister Ida orchestrated.
* RhymesOnADime: The "fitters" tagline.Both "meat's meat and man's gotta eat" and "it takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters" lines, both of which were also used as marketing {{tagline}}s for the film.



-->'''Vincent:''' There's too many people in the world and not enough food. Now this takes care of both problems at the same time.



* ShovelStrike: Done to Bob.

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* ShootOutTheLock: Bruce shoots the lock to his brother Vincent's smokery to enter inside to rescue Terry.
* ShovelStrike: Done to Bob.After Bob the health inspector discovers the Smiths' secret garden, he is knocked out by Vincent with a shovel.



* SignsOfDisrepair: Forms the [[TitleDrop film's title]].
* TheSpeechless: Smiths victims, who can only make out unintelligible gurgling due to Ida's surgery on them.

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* SignsOfDisrepair: Forms the [[TitleDrop film's title]].
title]], as the "o" in "Motel Hello" keeps flickering.
* SkewedPriorities: Vincent killed people and processed them into food. [[spoiler:Upon his death, he is mostly conserned about how he lied about using preservatives on his meat products]].
* TheSpeechless: Smiths Smiths' victims, who can only make out unintelligible gurgling due to Ida's surgery on them.them to remove their vocal cords.
* SpitefulSpit: Upon being confronted by the truth about Vincent's meat products, Terry spits on him when told to look at him.
* StillSucksThumb: Before going out hunting in the opening, Vincent checks on his sister Ida, who is shown sucking her thumb while sleeping.
* SuperWindowJump: Bo, Terry's boyfriend who just has managed to free himself and others from Smiths' secret garden enters the smokery to rescue her by crashing through a window.


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* WhipItGood: Debbie is shown playing with a whip in her and Guy's motel room while waiting for the Smiths to show up.
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* IAmAHumanitarian: Vincent has been making his special meat for over 30 years.
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* IAmAHumanitarian: ImAHumanitarian: Vincent has been making his special meat for over 30 years.
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The film centers around Motel Hello, which is run by sister and brother duo Vincent and Ida Smith. They have been killing people and turning them into meat pastries to lure in customers, which has been working fine for over three decades.
The man-to-food process works thusly: They bury their victims neck-deep into a hidden field, where they are forcefed for a while until they are dug back up and are taken to the Smiths slaughterhouse.

One day, Vincent causes a passing pair riding a motorcycle to crash. As he is taking them back to his farm, he takes a liking to Terry, female passenger of the duo. He fabricates a story that she and Bo, the rider, had an accident and he had to bury the deceased Bo (half of that statement is true) to the graveyard. Having no place to go, Terry decides stay in the farm as she is also starting to fall for her "rescuer".
Vincent's little brother, Sheriff Bruce Smith, also falls in love with Terry, thus complicating the matters as the truth about the motel is coming closer and closer to the light.

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The film centers around Motel Hello, which is run by sister and brother duo Vincent and Ida Smith. They have been killing people and turning them into meat pastries to lure in customers, which has been working fine for over three decades. \n The man-to-food process works thusly: They bury their victims neck-deep into a hidden field, where they are forcefed for a while until they are dug back up and are taken to the Smiths slaughterhouse.

One day, Vincent causes a passing pair riding a motorcycle to crash. As he is taking them back to his farm, he takes a liking to Terry, female passenger of the duo. He fabricates a story that she and Bo, the rider, had an accident and he had to bury the deceased Bo (half of that statement is true) to the graveyard. Having no place to go, Terry decides stay in the farm as she is also starting to fall for her "rescuer".
"rescuer". Vincent's little brother, Sheriff Bruce Smith, also falls in love with Terry, thus complicating the matters as the truth about the motel is coming closer and closer to the light.



* AffablyEvil: Vincent and Ida are surprisingly a very likeable pair.

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* AffablyEvil: Vincent and Ida are surprisingly a very likeable likable pair.
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* TheresNoBInMovie: Terry and Bruce go to watch ''The Monster That Challenged The World'', which is playing at the drive-in.

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* TheresNoBInMovie: Terry and Bruce go to watch ''The Monster That Challenged The World'', ''Film/TheMonsterThatChallengedTheWorld'', which is playing at the drive-in.
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* InnOfNoReturn

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Smith siblings' "crops" manage to escape and bury Ida headfirst on their field.

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Smith [[spoiler:Smith siblings' "crops" manage to escape and bury Ida headfirst on their field.field]].
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'''''Motel Hell''''' is a horror comedy film from the year 1980. It was directed by Kevin Connor and stars Rory Calhoun (''Film/NightOfTheLepus''), Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod and Paul Linke. [[PixarRegulars John Ratzenberger]] also appears in a bit part.

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'''''Motel Hell''''' is a horror comedy film from the year 1980. It was directed by Kevin Connor and stars Rory Calhoun (''Film/NightOfTheLepus''), Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod and Paul Linke. [[PixarRegulars [[Creator/PixarRegulars John Ratzenberger]] also appears in a bit part.
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* TheSecretOfLongPorkPies: Farmer Vincent makes delicious smoked meat. Out of people.
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'''''Motel Hell''''' is a horror comedy film from the year 1980. It was directed by Kevin Connor and stars Rory Calhoun (''{{Night of the Lepus}}''), Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod and Paul Linke. [[PixarRegulars John Ratzenberger]] also appears in a bit part.

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'''''Motel Hell''''' is a horror comedy film from the year 1980. It was directed by Kevin Connor and stars Rory Calhoun (''{{Night of the Lepus}}''), (''Film/NightOfTheLepus''), Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod and Paul Linke. [[PixarRegulars John Ratzenberger]] also appears in a bit part.

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* ChaseScene
* ConveyorBeltODoom

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* ConveyorBeltODoom
ConveyorBeltODoom: Terry is tied to a conveyor belt in the climax, and is close being killed by a buzzsaw.



* NeckSnap



* RhymesOnADime

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* RhymesOnADimeRhymesOnADime: The "fitters" tagline.



* ShootOutTheLock



* WetSariScene
* WhipItGood
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Vincent killed people, processed them into food and used preservatives. The last one he takes greater regret from.

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* DepravedBisexual: The french couple who attend the motel at one point.

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* DepravedBisexual: The french French couple who attend the motel at one point.



* Everything's Better With Bob: Both Vincent and Ida are overjoyed when Bob the health inspector becomes one of their "plants".
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* EverythingsBetterWithBob: Both Vincent and Ida are overjoyed when Bob the health inspector becomes one of their "plants".

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* EverythingsBetterWithBob: Everything's Better With Bob: Both Vincent and Ida are overjoyed when Bob the health inspector becomes one of their "plants".
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* NightmareFuel: YourMileageMayVary , but for all the films goofy bits, there is something really frightening about the idea of being buried to your neck with a sack over your head, routinely forcefed and having surgery performed to your throat to make it impossible for you to scream for help - and the sounds they make INSTEAD are really unnerving.
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* NightmareFuel: YourMileageMayVary , but for all the films goofy bits, there is something really frightening about the idea of being buried to your neck with a sack over your head, routinely forcefed and having surgery performed to your throat to make it impossible for you to scream for help - and the sounds they make INSTEAD are really unnerving.
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* [=~Everything's Better With Bob~=]: Both Vincent and Ida are overjoyed when Bob the health inspector becomes one of their "plants".
* [=~Everything's Messier With Pigs~=]: Vincent has pig farm alongside with his motel.

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* [=~Everything's Better With Bob~=]: EverythingsBetterWithBob: Both Vincent and Ida are overjoyed when Bob the health inspector becomes one of their "plants".
* [=~Everything's Messier With Pigs~=]: EverythingsMessierWithPigs: Vincent has pig farm alongside with his motel.

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