History Film / ShockEmDead

* IAmTheBand: With Jonny dead, Angel takes over as lead guitarist AND lead vocalist, and acts like he's bigger than the band, forcibly negotiating record deals and acting even more like it's he, and not the mild-mannered bassist, who should be dating manager Lindsay.

''Shock 'Em Dead'' (also known as ''Rock 'Em Dead'') is a 1990 horror-comedy film starring future MMA analyst Stephen Quadros and former adult film star Traci Lords in one of her first non-porn roles.

** Averted by Lindsay, who, despite being played by a former porn star, keeps her clothes on for the entire duration of the film.

''Shock 'Em Dead'' (also known as ''Rock 'Em Dead'') is a 1990 horror-comedy film starring [[HeyItsThatGuy future MMA analyst]] Stephen Quadros and former adult film star Traci Lords in one of her first non-porn roles.

* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Angel's death scene. [[spoiler:Greg injects Angel with some food concentrate, which causes him to explode in front of the band Spastique Kolon was to be supporting.]]

* ThePeepingTom: When not making sure each pizza has 16 slices of pepperoni on it (and often failing to do so), Martin spends his time spying on his female coworkers as they change into their job uniform.

* TheEndOrIsIt: Toward the end of the movie, the voodoo lady approaches the down-on-his-luck kid who narrowly missed out on being Spastique Kolon's new guitarist.

* TheEighties: Despite being released in 1990, the music, hairdos, and fashions are a cross between 1980s new wave and hair metal in influence.

* TheEighties: Despite being released in 1990, the music, hairdos, and fashions are a cross between 1980s new wave and hair metal.

* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Averted by Greg, who's dating the band's good-looking manager Lindsay, and is a far more pleasant character than vocalist Jonny.

* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Averted by Greg, who's dating the band's good-looking manager Lindsay, and is a far more pleasant character than vocalist Jonny.
* ThePeteBest: Jonny after his tantrum at the showcase gig, as Angel proves to be a far better singer. He doesn't have much time to bear such ignominy, as he gets killed by Angel shortly after the guards refuse to let him back in the venue.

* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Averted by Greg, who's dating the band's good-looking manager Lindsay, and is a far more pleasant character than vocalist Jonny.

** Jonny himself acts like he IS the band, treating Angel in a condescending manner even after he plays the hell out of the songs he wrote, and storming offstage at the showcase gig after being upstaged by Angel's guitar playing.

* IAmTheBand: With Jonny dead, Angel takes over as lead guitarist AND lead vocalist, and acts like he's bigger than the band, forcibly negotiating record deals and acting like it's he, and not the mild-mannered bassist, who should be dating manager Lindsay.

Eager to make something more out of himself, Martin unsuccessfully auditions for a rock band called Spastique Kolon, which is in search for a lead guitarist. After getting laughed out of his audition, he decides to take matters into his own hands, selling his soul to the Devil with the help of an [[NoNameGiven unnamed voodoo lady]], in exchange for rock stardom beyond his wildest dreams. When he comes to, Martin discovers he's living in a swanky house with three sexy ladies, is unbelievably fast and skilled on the guitar, and looks like a mash-up of every 1980s hair metal cliche. There is, however, one big catch to his new-found persona as "Angel Martin," and it eventually consumes him as he re-auditions for the band, takes over as its leader, and falls head over heels over the band's manager, Lindsay Roberts (Lords), who happens to be engaged to the bassist.

* TheDogBitesBack: Once he gets comfortable killing people for survival, Angel targets two people who used to make his life miserable when he was nerdy old Martin -- his abusive boss at the pizza place, and his trailer park landlord who evicted him from the park and complained about his guitar playing.

** The women are also shown reverting to their old selves after they get killed toward the end of the movie.

* IAmTheBand: With Johnny dead, Angel takes over as lead guitarist AND lead vocalist, and acts like he's bigger than the band, forcibly negotiating record deals and acting like it's he, and not the mild-mannered bassist, who should be dating manager Lindsay.

* CampGay: Jonny, vocalist of Spastique Kolon. While he writes and sings the band's songs in the POV of a heterosexual male, his camp traits are quite obvious, especially in what turns out to be his last gig.

Eager to make something more out of himself, Martin unsuccessfully auditions for a rock band in search for a lead guitarist, but after getting laughed out of his audition, he decides to take matters into his own hands, selling his soul to the Devil with the help of an [[NoNameGiven unnamed voodoo lady]], in exchange for rock stardom beyond his wildest dreams. When he comes to, Martin discovers he's living in a swanky house with three sexy ladies, is unbelievably fast and skilled on the guitar, and looks like a mash-up of every 1980s hair metal cliche. There is, however, one big catch to his new-found persona as "Angel Martin," and it eventually consumes him as he re-auditions for the band, takes over as its leader, and falls head over heels over the band's manager, Lindsay Roberts (Lords), who happens to be engaged to the bassist.

* CampGay: Johnny, vocalist of Spastic Colon. While he sings the band's songs in the POV of a heterosexual male, his camp traits become painfully obvious as he prepares for what turns out to be his last gig with the band.

* TheDogBitesBack: Once he gets comfortable killing people for survival, Angel targets two people who used to make his life miserable -- his abusive boss at the pizza place, and his trailer park landlord who used to complain about the racket he made on the guitar.

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