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''Trauma'' is a {{Giallo}} film released in 1993, directed by the master Creator/DarioArgento. It stars his daughter Creator/AsiaArgento, Creator/PiperLaurie, and Creator/BradDourif. Aura Petrescu (Argento), an [[WeightWoe anorexic]] girl, escapes from a mental asylum to find the killers of her parents. She is aided in this quest by David (Creator/ChristopherRydell), who works as an artist for a news channel.
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''Trauma'' is a {{Giallo}} film released in 1993, directed by the master Creator/DarioArgento.Creator/DarioArgento, who also co-wrote the screenplay with acclaimed horror author Creator/TEDKlein. It stars his daughter Creator/AsiaArgento, Creator/PiperLaurie, and Creator/BradDourif. Aura Petrescu (Argento), an [[WeightWoe anorexic]] girl, escapes from a mental asylum to find the killers of her parents. She is aided in this quest by David (Creator/ChristopherRydell), who works as an artist for a news channel.
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* DropTheHammer: Some victims get pacified with hammer blows from the killer before getting decapitated.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Arnie, the boy living next door to the killer, ends up [[spoiler:beheading the killer [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with her own decapitation device]] when she is about to kill David and Aura.]]
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* BigDamnHeroes: Arnie, Gabriel, the boy living next door to the killer, ends up [[spoiler:beheading the killer [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with her own decapitation device]] when she is about to kill David and Aura.]]
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''Trauma'' is a {{Giallo}} film released in 1993, directed by the master Creator/DarioArgento. It stars his daughter Creator/AsiaArgento, Creator/PiperLaurie, and Creator/BradDourif. Aura Petrescu (Argento), an [[WeightWoe anorexic]] girl, escapes from a mental asylum to find the killers of her parents. She is aided in this quest by David (Christopher Rydell), (Creator/ChristopherRydell), who works as an artist for a news channel.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Scientific evidence has suggested that it ''is'' actually possible for a severed head to remain alive for a few seconds after being separated from the body. (Speaking and screaming without lungs, however, is not.)
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''Trauma'' is a {{Giallo}} film released in 1993, directed by the master Creator/DarioArgento. It stars his daughter Creator/AsiaArgento, Creator/PiperLaurie, and Creator/BradDourif. Aura Petrescu (Argento), an [[WeightWoe anorexic]] girl, who escapes from a mental asylum to find the killers of her parents. She is aided in this quest by David ( Christopher Rydell) who works an artist for a news channel.
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Wasn't regarded too well by audiences upon release primarily because Argento toned down (but didn't eliminate) his stylistic flourishes. But it's reputation has improved due to a well-maintained mystery, suspense and the usual flair exhibited by Argento.
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''Trauma'' is a {{Giallo}} film released in 1993, directed by the master Creator/DarioArgento. It stars his daughter Creator/AsiaArgento, Creator/PiperLaurie, and Creator/BradDourif. Aura Petrescu (Argento), an [[WeightWoe anorexic]] girl, who escapes from a mental asylum to find the killers of her parents. She is aided in this quest by David ( Christopher Rydell) (Christopher Rydell), who works as an artist for a news channel.
Wasn't regarded too well by audiences upon release primarily because Argento toned down (but didn't eliminate) his stylistic flourishes.But it's Its reputation has improved improved, however, due to a well-maintained mystery, suspense and the usual flair exhibited by Argento.
Wasn't regarded too well by audiences upon release primarily because Argento toned down (but didn't eliminate) his stylistic flourishes.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Some victims are able to speak and scream even after their heads are separated from their bodies. Needless to say, this is physically imnpossible.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Some victims are able to speak and scream even after their heads are separated from their bodies. Needless to say, this is physically imnpossible.impossible.
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* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler: What kicks off the killings in the first place.]]
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* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler:A horrific aversion of this trope kicks off the killings in the first place.]]
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Some victims are able to speak and scream even after their heads are separated from their bodies.
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''Trauma'' is a {{Giallo}} film released in 1993, directed by the master Creator/DarioArgento. It stars his daughter Creator/AsiaArgento, Creator/PiperLaurie, and Creator/BradDourif. Aura Petrescu (Argento), an [[WeightWoe anorexic]] girl, who escapes from a mental asylum to find the killers of her parents. She is aided in this quest by David (Creator/ChristopherLydell) ( Christopher Rydell) who works an artist for a news channel.
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''Trauma'' is a {{Giallo}} film released in 1993, directed by the master Creator/DarioArgento. It stars his daughter Creator/AsiaArgento, Creator/PiperLaurie, and Creator/BradDourif. Aura Petrescu (Argento), an [[WeightWoe anorexic]] girl, who escapes from a mental asylum to find the killers of her parents. She is aided in this quest by David (Christopher Lydell) (Creator/ChristopherLydell) who works an artist for a news channel.
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* DeadStarWalking: Piper Laurie is billed third but gets killed off in barely twenty minutes. [[spoiler:Subverted. Turns out not only is she NotQuiteDead, she is the ''killer''.]]
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* DeadStarWalking: Piper Laurie is billed third but gets killed off in barely twenty minutes. [[spoiler:Subverted. Turns out not only is she NotQuiteDead, FakingTheDead, she is the ''killer''.]]
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''Trauma'' is a {{Giallo}} film released in 1993, directed by the master Creator/DarioArgento. It stars his daughter Creator/AsiaArgento, Creator/PiperLaurie, and Creator/BradDourif. Aura Petrescu, Petrescu (Argento), an [[WeightWoe anorexic]] girl, who escapes from a mental asylum to find the killers of her parents. She is aided in this quest by David (Christopher Lydell) who works an artist for a news channel.
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''Trauma'' is a {{Giallo}} film released in 1993, directed by the master Creator/DarioArgento. It stars his daughter Creator/AsiaArgento as Creator/AsiaArgento, Creator/PiperLaurie, and Creator/BradDourif. Aura Petrescu, an [[WeightWoe anorexic]] girl girl, who escapes from a mental asylum to find the killers of her parents. She is aided in this quest by David (Christopher Lydell) who works an artist for a news channel.
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[[SimilarlyNamedWorks No relation]] to the 2011 [[VideoGame/{{Trauma}} game]], or to the Creator/{{NBC}} [[Series/{{Trauma}} medical drama]].
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* LosingHerHead: One of the beheading victims talks to David ''while her head is separated from her body.''
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* LosingHerHead: LosingYourHead: One of the beheading victims talks to David ''while her head is separated from her body.''
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Scientific evidence has suggested that it ''is'' actually possible for a severed head to remain alive for a few seconds after being separated from the body. (Speaking and screaming without lungs, however, is not.)
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: The killer is decapitated with her own garrotte device.]]
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: The very first victim is a black chiropracter who gets beheaded in her own office.
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* DeadStarWalking: Piper Laurie is billed third but gets killed off in barely twenty minutes. [[spoiler:Turns out not only is she NotQuiteDead, she is the ''killer''.]]
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* DeadStarWalking: Piper Laurie is billed third but gets killed off in barely twenty minutes. [[spoiler:Turns [[spoiler:Subverted. Turns out not only is she NotQuiteDead, she is the ''killer''.]]
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* AmateurSleuth: David starts investigating the Head Hunter killings by himself when Aura comes to him after the deaths of her parents.
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* DecapitationPresentation: Aura becomes tangled with the Head Hunter killings when she comes across the headless body of her mother, and then sees the killer holding up her parents' heads, which obfuscates his features. [[spoiler:The trope is played straight with her father's head, but is subverted with her mother, who is actually the killer. The body on the ground belongs to someone else, and she is holding her own head in such way that it makes Aura think that she is seeing her mother's decapitated head being displayed on front of the killer]].
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* PetTheDog: The killer is shown petting a cat before another bloody murder, and even starts taking care of the lizards that belonged to the first victim.
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* AxCrazy: The killer, [[spoiler: Adriana Petrascu]] though not for lack of reason.
* BigDamnHeroes: The boy, Arnie ends up [[spoiler: beheading the killer when she is about to kill David and Aura.]]
* DeadStarWalking: Piper Laurie is billed third but gets killed off in barely twenty minutes. [[spoiler: Turns out not only is she NotQuiteDead, she is the ''killer''.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: Aura is trying to commit suicide but David ends up saving her.
* TheCameo: A highly important one. [[spoiler: Brad Dourif]] as Dr. Lloyd.
* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler: A horrific aversion of this trope kicks off the killings in the first place.]]
* OffWithHisHead: The killer uses an improvised garrotte to behead the victims. [[spoiler: Turns out Adriana's baby was accidentally beheaded by Dr. Lloyd who along with his fellow nurses and Adriana's husband chose to electrocute her to get rid of the memory which didn't quite work.]]
* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler: Dr. Judd who also takes the fall for Adriana's killings.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Adriana Petrascu.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: The boy, Arnie ends up [[spoiler: beheading the killer when she is about to kill David and Aura.]]
* DeadStarWalking: Piper Laurie is billed third but gets killed off in barely twenty minutes. [[spoiler: Turns out not only is she NotQuiteDead, she is the ''killer''.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: Aura is trying to commit suicide but David ends up saving her.
* TheCameo: A highly important one. [[spoiler: Brad Dourif]] as Dr. Lloyd.
* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler: A horrific aversion of this trope kicks off the killings in the first place.]]
* OffWithHisHead: The killer uses an improvised garrotte to behead the victims. [[spoiler: Turns out Adriana's baby was accidentally beheaded by Dr. Lloyd who along with his fellow nurses and Adriana's husband chose to electrocute her to get rid of the memory which didn't quite work.]]
* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler: Dr. Judd who also takes the fall for Adriana's killings.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Adriana Petrascu.]]
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Some victims are able to speak and scream even after their heads are separated from their bodies.
* AxCrazy: The killer,[[spoiler: Adriana [[spoiler:Adriana Petrascu]] though not for lack of reason.
* BigBad: The Head Hunter killer, [[spoiler:Adriana Petrascu]].
* BigDamnHeroes:The boy, Arnie Arnie, the boy living next door to the killer, ends up [[spoiler: beheading [[spoiler:beheading the killer [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with her own decapitation device]] when she is about to kill David and Aura.]]
* DeadStarWalking: Piper Laurie is billed third but gets killed off in barely twenty minutes.[[spoiler: Turns [[spoiler:Turns out not only is she NotQuiteDead, she is the ''killer''.]]
*DrivenToSuicide: Aura is trying to commit suicide but David ends up saving her.
* TheCameo: A highly important one. [[spoiler: Brad Dourif]] as Dr. Lloyd.
DropTheHammer: Some victims get pacified with hammer blows from the killer before getting decapitated.
* InfantImmortality:[[spoiler: A [[spoiler:A horrific aversion of this trope kicks off the killings in the first place.]]
* InterruptedSuicide: Aura is introduced as she tries to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge but David ends up saving her.
* OffWithHisHead: The killer uses an improvised garrotte (called "noose-o-matic" behind the scenes) to behead the victims.[[spoiler: Turns [[spoiler:Turns out Adriana's baby was accidentally beheaded by Dr. Lloyd who along with his fellow nurses and Adriana's husband chose to electrocute use electroshock therapy on her to get rid of the memory that memory, which didn't quite work.]]
* SecretKeeper:[[spoiler: Dr. Judd [[spoiler:Dr. Judd, who also takes ends up taking the fall for Adriana's killings.killings for a while.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:[[spoiler: Adriana Petrascu.]][[spoiler:Adriana Petrascu, whose murderous rampage stems from the death of her baby.]]
* AxCrazy: The killer,
* BigBad: The Head Hunter killer, [[spoiler:Adriana Petrascu]].
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* TheCameo: A highly important one. [[spoiler: Brad Dourif]] as Dr. Lloyd.
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* InterruptedSuicide: Aura is introduced as she tries to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge but David ends up saving her.
* OffWithHisHead: The killer uses an improvised garrotte (called "noose-o-matic" behind the scenes) to behead the victims.
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Trauma is a {{Giallo}} film released in 1993 directed by the master DarioArgento. Creator/DarioArgento. It stars his daughter AsiaArgento Creator/AsiaArgento as an [[WeightWoe anorexic]] girl who escapes from a mental asylum to find the killers of her parents. She is aided in this quest by David who works an artist for a news channel.
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* BigDamnHeroes: The boy, Arnie ends up [[spoiler: beheading the killer when she is about to kill David and Aura.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: Aura is trying to commit suicide but David ends up saving her.
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* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler: A horrific aversion of this trope kicks off the killings in the first place.]]
* OffWithHisHead: The killer uses an improvised garrotte to behead the victims. [[spoiler: Turns out Adriana's baby was accidentally beheaded by Dr.Lloyd.Lloyd who along with his fellow nurses and Adriana's husband chose to electrocute her to get rid of the memory which didn't quite work.]]
* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler: Dr. Judd who also takes the fall for Adriana's killings.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Adriana Petrascu.]]
* OffWithHisHead: The killer uses an improvised garrotte to behead the victims. [[spoiler: Turns out Adriana's baby was accidentally beheaded by Dr.
* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler: Dr. Judd who also takes the fall for Adriana's killings.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Adriana Petrascu.]]
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Trauma is a {{Giallo}} film released in 1993 directed by the master DarioArgento. It stars his daughter AsiaArgento as an [[WeightWoe anorexic]] girl who escapes from a mental asylum to find the killers of her parents. She is aided in this quest by David who works an artist for a news channel.
Wasn't regarded too well by audiences upon release primarily because Argento toned down(but didn't eliminate) his stylistic flourishes. But it's reputation has improved due to a well-maintained mystery, suspense and the usual flair exhibited by Argento.
!! This film contains the following tropes:
* AxCrazy: The killer, [[spoiler: Adriana Petrascu]] though not for lack of reason.
* DeadStarWalking: Piper Laurie is billed third but gets killed off in barely twenty minutes. [[spoiler: Turns out not only is she NotQuiteDead, she is the ''killer''.]]
* TheCameo: A highly important one. [[spoiler: Brad Dourif]] as Dr. Lloyd.
* OffWithHisHead: The killer uses an improvised garrotte to behead the victims. [[spoiler: Turns out Adriana's baby was accidentally beheaded by Dr. Lloyd.]]
Wasn't regarded too well by audiences upon release primarily because Argento toned down(but didn't eliminate) his stylistic flourishes. But it's reputation has improved due to a well-maintained mystery, suspense and the usual flair exhibited by Argento.
!! This film contains the following tropes:
* AxCrazy: The killer, [[spoiler: Adriana Petrascu]] though not for lack of reason.
* DeadStarWalking: Piper Laurie is billed third but gets killed off in barely twenty minutes. [[spoiler: Turns out not only is she NotQuiteDead, she is the ''killer''.]]
* TheCameo: A highly important one. [[spoiler: Brad Dourif]] as Dr. Lloyd.
* OffWithHisHead: The killer uses an improvised garrotte to behead the victims. [[spoiler: Turns out Adriana's baby was accidentally beheaded by Dr. Lloyd.]]
