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''The Wolf of Snow Hollow'' is a dark comedy-horror film written and directed by Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1986}}.
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''The Wolf of Snow Hollow'' is a dark comedy-horror film written and directed by Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1986}}.
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* TheDissenterIsAlwaysRight: After John goes OffTheWagon, [[spoiler: the murderer is inexplicitly found dead with a lot of incriminating evidence. People start to mock John, and he, with his enormous ego, just can't accept the fact that he didn't catch a guy ''this'' obvious and close, which everyone interprets as John being an even bigger loser and resents him even more. The case is closed, the families of the victims are given their personal possessions back... and this is when John figures out on his own who the real killer is. By the end it becomes clear he was right all the time and everyone got too distracted by their desire to get a closure on the serial killings, rather than really finding the killer]].
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* {{Expy}}: John Marshal is virtually the same character as Cummings' previous role Jim Arnaud in ''Film/ThunderRoad''. They're both unstable and incompetent law enforcement officers who are prone to crying and losing their temper, have an ex-wife and an estranged daughter, drink to excess, and [[spoiler:cope with the loss of a parent]]. In the end, they both [[spoiler:reconcile with their daughter and leave the force (if John does indeed do so as it is implied)]].
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* {{Expy}}: John Marshal Marshall is virtually the same character as Cummings' previous role Jim Arnaud in ''Film/ThunderRoad''. They're both unstable and incompetent law enforcement officers who are prone to crying and losing their temper, have an ex-wife and an estranged daughter, drink to excess, and [[spoiler:cope with the loss of a parent]]. In the end, they both [[spoiler:reconcile with their daughter and leave the force (if John does indeed do so as it is implied)]].
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* IronicName: John '''Marshal''', who works as a deputy sheriff. So does his father Hadley, being the town's sheriff for most of his life.
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* IronicName: John '''Marshal''', '''Marshall''', who works as a deputy sheriff. So does his father Hadley, being the town's sheriff for most of his life.
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* BadBoss: John repeatedly screams at his fellow officers, attacks Hugh and later fires him for spilling investigation info within earshot of the press, and fires the coroner due to a personal dispute.
* BeneathSuspicion: [[spoiler: The killer, quite literally, avoids suspicion by hiding his true height and appearing small . . . until John asks him to stand up to full (and considerable) height.]]
* BeneathSuspicion: [[spoiler: The killer, quite literally, avoids suspicion by hiding his true height and appearing small . . . until John asks him to stand up to full (and considerable) height.]]
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: John and Jenna, his daughter, have a severe argument that turns into unloading their mutual resentment after she crosses the path with the killer, and she harbours clear resentment for him being an always absent and indifferent father. But when John goes OffTheWagon with his alcoholism, she takes care of him - and it's implied it's not the first time. John, on his side, when not under massive pressure, is far more empathic and supportive of his daughter.
* BadBoss: ZigZagged. John repeatedly screams at his fellow officers, attacks Hugh and later fires him for spilling investigation info within earshot of the press, and fires the coroner due to a personaldispute.
dispute. However, his underlings are not just incompetent, but actively trying to ignore the investigation and shove it on other agencies, while making the ongoing case even harder than it already is to solve.
* BeneathSuspicion: [[spoiler: The killer, quite literally, avoids suspicion by hiding his true height and appearingsmall . . .small... until John asks him to stand up to full (and considerable) height.]]
* BadBoss: ZigZagged. John repeatedly screams at his fellow officers, attacks Hugh and later fires him for spilling investigation info within earshot of the press, and fires the coroner due to a personal
* BeneathSuspicion: [[spoiler: The killer, quite literally, avoids suspicion by hiding his true height and appearing
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: After Jenna narrowly avoids being attacked by the killer and John comes to her rescue, he unloads on her for being TooDumbToLive, breaking an obvious curfew with a known killer prowling around to have random sex in a truck with some guy. Jenna strikes back by pointing out that the only reason her father cares is how all of this will reflect on him as both an alimony payer and a deputy, being indifferent to Jenna's ''bleeding from the skull'' and never being there in her life to maybe even ''once'' show her any affection or interest.
* IronicName: John '''Marshal''', who works as a deputy sheriff. So does his father Hadley, being the town's sheriff for most of his life.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Julia and John are work partners and while it is clear they are close, they are so as best friends, rather than anything romantic.
* RabidCop: With each new issue with the investigation, John becomes more and more unhinged, not helped by his general anger management issues. Notably, he starts the story pretty self-restrained and controlling himself, but it doesn't last for long.
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-->'''PJ''': Don't arrest him. Shoot him. Shoot him till you can see the ground through his face.
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-->'''PJ''': Don't arrest him. Shoot him. Shoot him [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill till you can see the ground through his face.face]].
* WellDoneSonGuy: After nearly becoming a victim of the killer and being pretty much ''blamed'' for this, Jenna chews John that he never was there for her, not even giving her the most vague platitudes of doing great, and how much she hates him for his indifference towards her life and how self-centred he is.
* WellDoneSonGuy: After nearly becoming a victim of the killer and being pretty much ''blamed'' for this, Jenna chews John that he never was there for her, not even giving her the most vague platitudes of doing great, and how much she hates him for his indifference towards her life and how self-centred he is.
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* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:We know that the taxidermist is almost certainly the killer, but John sits down and has coffee with the man, blissfully unaware]].
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** The first time we finally get a glimpse at the killer, it's an animalistic humanoid that just tore off the arm of his victim. Cue to John dismissing any indication that it's an animal attack, especially a wolf, and not wanting to hear about a werewolf. [[spoiler: Because werewolves aren't real and they are dealing with a psycho in a suit]].
** [[spoiler:We know that the taxidermist is almost certainly the killer, but John sits down and has coffee with the man, blissfully unaware]].
** The first time we finally get a glimpse at the killer, it's an animalistic humanoid that just tore off the arm of his victim. Cue to John dismissing any indication that it's an animal attack, especially a wolf, and not wanting to hear about a werewolf. [[spoiler: Because werewolves aren't real and they are dealing with a psycho in a suit]].
** [[spoiler:We know that the taxidermist is almost certainly the killer, but John sits down and has coffee with the man, blissfully unaware]].
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* ItsPersonal: John is heavily invested in the case from the start, but goes over the top once his daughter gets involved. This makes him ''fail'' the investigation, as he's too distracted, and as an indirect result, [[spoiler: deputy Gutierrez gets killed, easily overwhelmed in a one-on-one with the killer]].
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* PoliceAreUseless: Everyone in-universe sees the police as both useless and incompetent, while every single cop and county employee who isn't Julia and John is seen as neglectful and lazy. During the investigation, John has to threaten fellow deputies with firing them just to force them into doing their basic duties and investigating a blatantly obvious serial killer case.
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* CerebusSyndrome: The film starts as a comedy spoof of werewolf horrors, then goes into regular BlackComedy, then there are less and less jokes, and ultimately it's a pretty sombre drama with a whole lot of personal issues and an unhinged killer still on the loose.
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-->'''PJ''': Don't arrest him. Shoot him. Shoot him till you can see the ground through his face.
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''The Wolf of Snow Hollow'' is a dark comedy-horror film written and directed by [[Creator/JimCummings1987 Jim Cummings]].
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''The Wolf of Snow Hollow'' is a dark comedy-horror film written and directed by [[Creator/JimCummings1987 Jim Cummings]].Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1986}}.
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* BluffingTheMurderer: More like bluffing the beer bottle tosser after the coroner mocks John for not solving the case [[spoiler: John accuses him of throwing the beer bottle at their squad car. The coroner flinches, pauses and then tries to claim he didn't do it. He is fired two seconds later.]]
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* BluffingTheMurderer: More like bluffing the beer bottle tosser after When the coroner mocks John for not solving the case [[spoiler: John case, [[spoiler:John accuses him of throwing the beer bottle at their squad car. The coroner flinches, pauses and then tries to claim he didn't do it. He is fired two seconds later.]]That's all the proof John needs]].
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* LastSecondWordSwap: When his police officer subordinates keep talking about the killer as werewolf, John snaps, "Our killer is a guy! I'm gonna find him, and I'm gonna ki- ... and we're gonna bring him to justice."
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* LastSecondWordSwap: When his police officer subordinates keep talking about the killer as a werewolf, John snaps, "Our killer is a guy! I'm gonna find him, and I'm gonna ki- ... and we're gonna bring him to justice."
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*CensoredChildDeath: In one scene, it is shown the killer is killing a mother, but we never see him killing the baby. The only hint to the baby's death is a baby sized coffin shown at a funeral.
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*WouldHurtAChild: The killer does not only ends a mother's life, but also her baby that was supposed to be safe in the car.
