History Film / TuckerAndDaleVsEvil

* SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror: Comedy dominant. The film is a straight DeconstructiveParody that flips the HillbillyHorrors genre on its head by making the hillbillies the heroes. Even the goriest deaths are BloodyHilarious and not really played for horror.

* {{Irony}}: Chad both passionately despises hillbillies and has a major thing for Allison. At one point, however, we learn that Allison grew up on a farm. This means that the girl Chad is most attracted to in his social circle is also the girl who is probably closest to the hillbillies he detests.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Subverted. Allison is really trying for this one in her attempts to mediate. It doesn't work.

-->'''Allison:''' I'm a terrible therapist.

* IdiotBall: The movie's premise is that all the college students firmly grab the idiot ball at some point which leads to their deaths.

* FreudianExcuse: Chad's hatred for hillbillies comes from the fact that they attacked his parents 20 years ago.

* AccidentalSuicide: [[PlayedForLaughs Played for BIG laughs]]. The college kids, in their hysteria and fear that Tucker and Dale are killer hillbillies, try to "defend" themselves against them, only to end up killing themselves and [[AccidentalMurder each other]] in absurd ways. One guy even lunges into a working woodchipper. Tucker and Dale are so confused by the situation that they believe that the kids must be in some sort of SuicidePact.

** Chuck tries to shoot at the hillbillies, but the safety on his gun is on. [[spoiler:Dale unfortunately tells him how to fix it. Chuck frantically struggles with it while looking down the barrel and ends up shooting himself in the face]].

* BaitAndSwitch: In terms of perspective -- the movie starts off following Allison's group of friends, but switches to Tucker and Dale after the two groups meet at the country store.
* BatterUp: Subverted. Dale finds a baseball bat and suggests using it as a weapon, but discovers it's hollow and made of plastic.

* {{Fanservice}}: Allison undressing for a swim and Chloe topless (distantly) during said swim.

-->'''Shopkeeper:''' three-quarter-inch nails, hacksaw, baling hooks, brush-clearing scythe, clamps... crosscutting handsaw, '''''lubricated condoms''''', hand drill, '''''feminine napkins''''', stone bit, one-eighth hole saw,...

** Despite looking like the embodiment of SlashersPreferBlondes, Allison reveals that she grew up on a farm, and is no stranger to digging a hole for an outhouse. Also, she's pursuing a degree in psychology and genuinely wants to help people communicate better.

* SouthernFriedGenius: Dale, sort of. He didn't finish grade school, but apparently has a very good mind for trivia.

* TokenMinority: There are precisely two black characters (Jason and his girlfriend) and one Native American one (the Sheriff.)

* MurderByCremation: Happens to one of the college kids, [[spoiler:namely Chad's father]], during the Memorial Day Massacre. [[spoiler:However, such a death never occurred since it turns out Chad's father was one of the murderous hillbillies who raped his mother]]

* StockholmSyndrome: When Allison tries to explain to Chad and Naomi what happened, [[TheVictimMustBeConfused Naomi erroneously deduces that she is going through this]]. Even worse is that Naomi clearly has [[HollywoodPsych only the most basic idea of what Stockholm Syndrome even]] ''[[HollywoodPsych is]]'', much less how to diagnose it.

* PoliceAreUseless: Averted, though it certainly ''seems'' like it's played straight from the perspectives of the scared teens. Despite finding Tucker and Dale in some ''very'' [[NotWhatItLooksLike incriminating]] [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe circumstances]], the local sheriff gives them a [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure chance to explain their side of the story]] and, despite his clear skepticism, follows them into their cabin and confirms for himself that Allison wasn't seriously injured. Afterwards, while he does [[WhatTheHellHero dress the duo down for not heeding his warning about the woods]], his mention of involuntary manslaughter makes it clear that he at least believes the deaths of the teens were accidental. It was just bad luck he accidentally impaled himself in the head by [[ChekhovsGun leaning on the faulty beam]].

* MistakenForSuicidal: As the college kids start killing themselves on Tucker and Dale's property in various hilarious accidents because they are TooDumbToLive, Tucker and Dale are obviously horrified and believe the kids are engaging in some sort of twisted SuicidePact that would involve Allison as well.

* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Allison is knocked out twice and spends several hours unconscious each time. In RealLife these would be severe and potentially life-threatening head injuries, especially since they occurred in rapid succession. She'd be suffering serious cognitive and functional after affects and would require immediate hospitalization.

* IfICantHaveYou: When Allison appears to be developing some affection for [[spoiler:Dale, we see that Chad]] would rather kill her then accept that she doesn't have feelings for him.

* ImprovisedWeapon: Jason with a weed whacker. It does not end well for [[spoiler:Naomi.]]
** [[spoiler:If the college boy lunatic JerkAss trying to kill you is allergic to chamomile and you happen to come across a carton of chamomile tea...]]
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Tucker drinks and pours beer on his hornet stings and severed finger stumps.