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* DidntThinkThisThrough: While trying to escape from the zoo, Eric pulls the switch that opens all of the cages in the carnivore house; releasing all of the big cats. This does cause his pursuers to hurriedly back off. However, only after he has done this does he seem to realise that he is now inside the building with all of the escaped predators.
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* MisplacedWildlife: One of the animals that Gorman brings from China is a lion, which isn't indigenous to Southeastern Asia.

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* IronicFear: Peter Yates takes a job as press agent for the zoo despite being afraid of animals
* MisplacedWildlife: One of the animals that Gorman brings from China is a lion, which isn't indigenous to Southeastern Asia. Neither are chimpanzees or green mambas.
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* NoOSHACompliance: The zoo has an unenclosed bridge on a public path that crosses over the crocodile pool. Unsurprisingly, Eric Gorman pushes his wife to her death off it


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* SharkPool: Eric Gorman pushes his wife into the zoo's crocodile pond.
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* ThisBearWasFramed: Eric Gorman uses a fake snake head to inject green mamba venom into Hewitt, making it look like he has been bitten by a snake. He later tries to do the same thing to Jack Woodford.
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* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Eric fakes his poisonings as Green Mamba bites. [[spoiler:He also meets his end by entering a boa cage for safety from lions, and is crushed to death by it]].

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* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: SnakesAreSinister: Eric fakes his poisonings as Green Mamba bites. [[spoiler:He also meets his end by entering a boa cage for safety from lions, and is crushed to death by it]].
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* ComicRelief: Peter Yates, who provides humour by being constantly scared by animals and by regularly stumbling over his words.


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* PluckyComicRelief: Peter Yates, who provides humour by being constantly scared by animals and by regularly stumbling over his words.
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A horror thriller from 1933, starring Lionel Atwill.

Eric Gorman is a big game hunter, who is murderously jealous about his wife, Evelyn. After bringing animals to a zoo from one of his expeditions, he ends up committing few murders too many and desperately seeks to clear his tracks.

!!This film has the examples of:

* TheAlcoholic: Yates is a former alcoholic, who returns to his old habits after the film's events prove to be too much for him.
* BringMyBrownPants: Alluded to after Yates regains his consciouness after finding the mamba.
-->'''Jerry:''' Peter, Peter, listen to me! Say something to me!
-->'''Peter:''' Is there a good laundry in this town?
* ChekhovsGun: The pullswitch for the doors of lion cages comes back in the climax when Eric releases them to hinder his pursuers.
* ComicRelief: Peter Yates, who provides humour by being constantly scared by animals and by regularly stumbling over his words.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Eric murders anyone who tries to take his wife from him.
* GenderBlenderName: Jerry, who is a woman.
* MisplacedWildlife: One of the animals that Gorman brings from China is a lion, which isn't indigenous to Southeastern Asia.
* MouthStitchedShut: The film opens in Indo-China, where Eric sews one of Evelyn's would-be lovers' mouth shut, and [[LeftForDead leaves him for dead]] in the middle of a jungle. Within a day, he is killed by tigers.
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Eric eventually murders Evelyn when she threatens to expose his crimes by dumping her into an alligator pond.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Eric fakes his poisonings as Green Mamba bites. [[spoiler:He also meets his end by entering a boa cage for safety from lions, and is crushed to death by it]].
* VillainProtagonist: Eric Gorman.

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