History Film / TheDeathOfDickLong

-->''"Hey. You motherfuckers wanna get weird?"''

-->'''Richter''': Since then, we've been able to.....nail down something a little more ''conclusive'', if that's what you wanna call it. [..] Like, the semen, the sperm...it's--it's not from a human being. [...]
-->'''Dudley''': Are you talking about the semen?
-->'''Richter''': Yes, ma'am.
-->'''Spenser''': Where the hell did it come from?
-->'''Richter''' .....[[BestialityIsDepraved it's from a horse.]]

''The Death of Dick Long'' is a 2019 [[BlackComedy black]] {{dramedy}} film directed and produced by Daniel Scheinert, one half of the Daniels filmmaking duo (of ''Film/SwissArmyMan'' fame), and released by Creator/{{A24}}.

-->''Hey. You motherfuckers wanna get weird?''

* BaitAndSwitch: The film keeps the means of Dick's death a secret for half the film but provides false leads that would explain Zeke and Earl's extreme guilt over the matter. During the BingeMontage, we see Zeke and Earl prank Dick by setting fire to the couch he passed out on, suggesting that Dick died from an even more dangerous prank. Later, we see Earl carefully setting aside a wicked-looking knife while cleaning up from their night of debauchery, which suggests that all of Dick's blood came from a stab wound. Still later, we're told that Dick died of anal rape, suggesting that Earl and Zeke raped him to death. All of these false leads prove false.

* BaitAndSwitch: The film keeps the means of Dick's death a secret for half the film but provides false leads before the reveal. First, we see Earl carefully setting aside a wicked-looking knife while cleaning up from their night of debauchery, which suggests that all of Dick's blood came from a stab wound. Later, we're told that Dick died of anal rape, suggesting that Earl and Zeke raped him to death, which would explain their severe guilt over the matter.

'''''The Death of Dick Long''''' is a 2019 [[BlackComedy black]] {{dramedy}} film directed and produced by Daniel Scheinert, one half of the Daniels filmmaking duo (of ''Film/SwissArmyMan'' fame), and released by Creator/{{A24}}.

* BestialityIsDepraved: Dick died from having anal sex with Zeke's pet horse, Comet. Zeke also reveals the trio have engaged in similar acts with Comet for years, predating Zeke's marriage.

Dick, Zeke, and Earl are three friends in Alabama who one day decide to spend the night "getting weird". They get drunk and stoned, shotgun tons of beer, shoot off fireworks, and casually play deadly pranks on each other. The night ends with Zeke and Earl [[BreadEggsMilkSquick dumping Dick's dead body onto an ER parking lot]].

* BadLiar: Zeke and Earl cannot keep up a lie to save their lives.
** This especially comes to bite Zeke in the ass during the big reveal, where he manages to change his story four times before ultimately telling the truth.
* BasedOnATrueStory: Parts of Dick's death were inspired by a similar and infamous case involving a man's death in Enumclaw, Washington.
* BestialityIsDepraved: Dick died from having anal sex with Zeke's pet horse, Comet. Zeke also reveals the trio engaged in similar acts with Comet years before marrying Lydia.
* BittersweetEnding: So bittersweet it almost borders towards a DownerEnding. Zeke and Earl admit that they engaged in [[BestialityIsDepraved sexual activities with animals]] and that Dick's death was the result of such acts. Lydia estranges Zeke from their family, and he winds up living in a motel with Earl and Lake. However, while the two will probably [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten live forever in shame about what they did]], Officer Dudley decides to release Zeke from jail, as the charges he'd face wouldn't help him and only do harm to his and Dick's families. Lake is also unaware of the incident, though that will definitely not last for long.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to ''Film/SwissArmyMan''. While not entirely devoid of comedy, it is a lot more serious in tone than that film.
* DownerEnding: After revealing that they had sexual activities with Dick's pet horse and that his death was the primary result of that, Zeke is estranged from his family. He ultimately moves into a motel with Earl and his girlfriend Lake, and while she's completely unaware of what's going on, it's only soon before long that she finds out.

* IronicEcho: "You wanna get weird?" Said by Dick at the beginning of the film, and by Lake at the end of the film after all of what they went through.

* BittersweetEnding: So bittersweet it almost borders towards a DownerEnding. Zeke and Earl admit that they engaged in [[BestialityIsDepraved sexual activities with animals]] and that Dick's death was the result of such acts. Lydia estranges Zeke from their family, and he winds up living in a motel with Earl and Lake. However, while the two will probably [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten live forever in shame about what they did]], Officer Dudley decides to release Zeke from jail, as the charges he'd face would do more harm to his and Dick's families. Lake is also unaware of the incident, though that will definitely not last for long.

This movie revolves ''heavily'' around a major plot twist in its last half, one that alters its course so much that it would be [[SpoileredRotten extremely difficult to explain certain tropes of this film without spoiling it]]. As such, it is ''highly'' recommended you view the film before reading through this page (though do note said twist is ''very'' {{squick}}y), because '''[[Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned none of the spoilers on this page are marked]]'''.

-->''Hey. You motherfuckers wanna get weird?''

* BittersweetEnding: So bittersweet it almost borders towards a DownerEnding. Zeke and Earl admit that they engaged in [[BestialityIsDepraved sexual activities with animals]] and that Dick's death was the result of such acts. Lydia estranges Zeke from their family, and he winds up living in a motel with Earl and Lake. However, while the two will probably [[invoked]][[NeverLiveItDown live forever in shame about what they did]], Officer Dudley decides to release Zeke from jail, as the charges he'd face would do more harm to his and Dick's families. Lake is also unaware of the incident, though that will definitely not last for long.

* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Lydia's reaction when Zeke confesses about what happened to Dick. Who could blame her?

It's [[NoodleIncident not initially clear what happened to him]], but whatever happened must not have been good, as the two desperately scramble to try and cover up his death and what led to it, to the best of their ([[BadLiar limited]]) abilities. In the meantime, a doctor at the ER finds Dick's body, and he investigates with the town police over the cause of his death; they soon grow more and more disturbed over the circumstances of his death.

* BittersweetEnding: So bittersweet it almost borders towards a DownerEnding. Zeke and Earl admit that they engaged in [[BestialityIsDepraved sexual activities with animals]] and that Dick's death was the result of such acts. Lydia estranges Zeke from their family, and he winds up living in a motel with Earl and Lake. However, while the two will probably [[NeverLiveItDown live forever in shame about what they did]], Officer Dudley decides to release Zeke from jail, as the charges he would face would be very harmful to his and Dick's families. Lake is also unaware of the incident, though that will definitely not last for long.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to ''Film/SwissArmyMan''. While not entirely devoid of laughs, it is a lot more serious in tone than that film.

[[caption-width-right:350:Talk about going out with a bang.]]

* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: Lydia calls Zeke a "cocksucker" after he reveals what he did and she demands to get out of their house. Cynthia asks what it means.

* BittersweetEnding: So bittersweet it almost borders towards a DownerEnding. Zeke and Earl admit that they engaged in [[BestialityIsDepraved sexual activities with animals]] and that Dick's death was the result of such acts. Lydia estranges Zeke from their family, and he winds up living in a motel with Earl and Lake. However, while the two will probably [[NeverLiveItDown live forever in shame about what they did]], Officer Dudley decides to release Zeke from jail, as the charges he would face would be very harmful to his and Dick's families. Lake is also unaware about the incident, though that will definitely not last for long.

* DownerEnding: After revealing that they engaged in sexual activities with a horse and that Dick's death was the primary result of that, Zeke is estranged from his family. He ultimately moves into a motel with Earl, who is living with his girlfriend Lake, and while she's completely unaware of what's going on it's only soon before long that she finds out the truth.
* FromTheMouthsofBabes: Lydia calls Zeke a "cocksucker" after he reveals what he did and she demands to get out of their house. Cynthia asks what it means.

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