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* ActorAllusion: This isn't the first time that Edward Furlong dealt with [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay the end of the world coming]].
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Not to be confused with the Iranian documentary ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Not_a_Film This Is Not a Film]]''.
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'''This Is Not a Movie''' is a 2010 Mexican experimental science fiction film written and directed by Olallo Rubio. It stars Edward Furlong in three roles, playing different personalities of the same character (Pete Nelson), who prepares for the end of the world by sequestering himself in a UsefulNotes/LasVegas hotel while he grapples with existential questions. The score was composed by musician Slash. It premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival in 2010 and was released in Mexico on January 28, 2011.

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'''This ''This Is Not a Movie''' Movie'' is a 2010 Mexican experimental science fiction film written and directed by Olallo Rubio. It stars Edward Furlong in three roles, playing different personalities of the same character (Pete Nelson), who prepares for the end of the world by sequestering himself in a UsefulNotes/LasVegas hotel while he grapples with existential questions. The score was composed by musician Slash. It premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival in 2010 and was released in Mexico on January 28, 2011.
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* LiteralSplitPersonalityLiteralSplitPersonality: Pete Nelson is split into a few people representing various aspects of himself, including TheHedonist.



* TitleDrop: By Pete Nelson.

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* TitleDrop: By Pete Nelson.
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* [[spoiler:RageAgainstTheAuthor: Pete Nelson finds out that he is actually a writer's creation near the end.]]

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* [[spoiler:RageAgainstTheAuthor: Pete RageAgainstTheAuthor: [[spoiler:Pete Nelson finds out that he is actually a writer's creation near the end.]]
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* [[spoiler:RageAgainstTheAuthor: Pete Nelson finds out that he is actually a writer's creation near the end.]]

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'''This Is Not a Movie''' is a 2010 Mexican experimental science fiction film written and directed by Olallo Rubio. It stars Edward Furlong in three roles, playing different personalities of the same character (Pete Nelson), who prepares for the end of the world by sequestering himself in a Las Vegas hotel while he grapples with existential questions. The score was composed by musician Slash. It premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival in 2010 and was released in Mexico on January 28, 2011.

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'''This Is Not a Movie''' is a 2010 Mexican experimental science fiction film written and directed by Olallo Rubio. It stars Edward Furlong in three roles, playing different personalities of the same character (Pete Nelson), who prepares for the end of the world by sequestering himself in a Las Vegas UsefulNotes/LasVegas hotel while he grapples with existential questions. The score was composed by musician Slash. It premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival in 2010 and was released in Mexico on January 28, 2011.



* VivaLasVegas: The main setting of the film, although most of it is spent inside a hotel room.
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* RealTrailerFakeMovie: The trailers for movies such as "[[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre The Jesus Chain Saw Massacre]]", "[[Film/TheDeltaForce Reagan Force: Operation Freedom Lies]]", and "[[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack The System Strikes Back]]".

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* RealTrailerFakeMovie: The trailers for movies such as "[[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre "[[Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre The Jesus Chain Saw Massacre]]", "[[Film/TheDeltaForce Reagan Force: Operation Freedom Lies]]", and "[[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack The System Strikes Back]]".
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* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: What Pete Nelson is preparing himself for.

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* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: What Pete Nelson is preparing himself for. [[spoiler:It turns out that the "world" ends when the writer at the end of the film shoots himself in the head.]]
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* TheHedonist: One of Pete's alternate personalities, dressed up in long hair and a cowboy hat.

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* TheHedonist: One of Pete's alternate personalities, dressed up in long hair hair, sunglasses, and a cowboy hat.
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* TitleDrop: By Pete Nelson.
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* TheHedonist: One of Pete's alternate personalities, dressed up in long hair and a cowboy hat.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:The writer at the end of the film plans to kill himself after failing to complete his screenplay and puts a bullet in his head at the very end of the movie.]]
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* RealTrailerFakeMovie: The trailers for movies such as "The Jesus Chain Saw Massacre", "Reagan Force: Operation Freedom Lies", and "The System Strikes Back".

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* RealTrailerFakeMovie: The trailers for movies such as "The "[[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre The Jesus Chain Saw Massacre", "Reagan Massacre]]", "[[Film/TheDeltaForce Reagan Force: Operation Freedom Lies", Lies]]", and "The "[[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack The System Strikes Back".Back]]".
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* MileLongShip: The Pentagon appears in the form of an Imperial Star Destroyer from ''Franchise/StarWars'' and even makes its entry on the screen in the same fashion as in ''Film/ANewHope''.
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* RealTrailerFakeMovie: The trailers for movies such as "The Jesus Chain Saw Massacre", "Reagan Force: Operation Freedom Lies", and "The System Strikes Back".

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* RealTrailerFakeMovie: The trailers for movies such as "The Jesus Chain Saw Massacre", "Reagan Force: Operation Freedom Lies", and "The System Strikes Back".Back".
* VivaLasVegas: The main setting of the film, although most of it is spent inside a hotel room.
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'''This Is Not a Movie''' is a 2010 Mexican experimental science fiction film written and directed by Olallo Rubio. It stars Edward Furlong in three roles, playing different personalities of the same character (Pete Nelson), who prepares for the end of the world by sequestering himself in a Las Vegas hotel while he grapples with existential questions. The score was composed by musician Slash. It premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival in 2010 and was released in Mexico on January 28, 2011.
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* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: What Pete Nelson is preparing himself for.
* KungFuJesus: Jesus in "The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre" trailer.
* LiteralSplitPersonality
* RealTrailerFakeMovie: The trailers for movies such as "The Jesus Chain Saw Massacre", "Reagan Force: Operation Freedom Lies", and "The System Strikes Back".

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