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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When walking with Millicent in an area where the [[SerialKiller Dog Killer]] has been active, Sam dismisses her concerns. Initially this seems to be because they don't have a dog to kill, but Sam's conversation with the Hobo King heavily implies that it's because [[spoiler: Sam is, in fact, the killer and thus knows they're safe.]]
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* FilmNoir: The film riffs on noir trappings in an updated setting, with a detective searching for clues in the underbelly of Los Angeles, dealing with mysterious women and shadowy killers.
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* NeoNoir: The film riffs on noir trappings in an updated setting, with a detective searching for clues in the underbelly of Los Angeles, dealing with mysterious women and shadowy killers.
* SunshineNoir: The film has many noir elements and takes place during the daytime for about half its run time.
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* TitleDrop: Sam pronounces "Under the Silver Lake" at one point.
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* TitleDrop: Sam pronounces reads a comic out loud about secrets hiding "Under the Silver Lake" at one point.Lake."
* TomatoSkunkStinkCure: Sam takes a tomato sauce bath after getting sprayed in the face by a skunk. He spends the rest of the film being told that he smells bad.
* TomatoSkunkStinkCure: Sam takes a tomato sauce bath after getting sprayed in the face by a skunk. He spends the rest of the film being told that he smells bad.
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* DropDeadGorgeous: [[spoiler:Millicent Severence is fatally shot while swimming naked, and she sinks to the bottom of the reservoir in a pose mirroring Sam's favorite Playboy cover]].
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* DropDeadGorgeous: [[spoiler:Millicent Severence Sevence is fatally shot while swimming naked, and she sinks to the bottom of the reservoir in a pose mirroring Sam's favorite Playboy cover]].
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Jefferson Sevence, the bearded, globetrotting daredevil billionaire, is clearly based on Richard Branson.
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* SceneryCensor: When Sam and Millicent are skinny dipping, some convenient bubbles obstruct Sam's genitals, and [[spoiler:a cloud of blood]] obscures Millicent's crotch.
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* FullFrontalAttack: The Owl's Kiss attacks people wearing only a face mask.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
** The third child vandal runs away after watching Sam beat down his two compatriots.
** The Owl's Kiss stalks toward Sam with a knife, but when he turns and points a gun at her, she squeaks in surprise and runs away.
** The third child vandal runs away after watching Sam beat down his two compatriots.
** The Owl's Kiss stalks toward Sam with a knife, but when he turns and points a gun at her, she squeaks in surprise and runs away.
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* {{Homage}}:
** When Sam spies on his neighbor with binoculars, he's in the same pose as James Stewart's character from ''Film/RearWindow''. Creator/GraceKelly and Alfred Hitchcock receive shout-outs later in the film.
** When Sam dreams of Sarah swimming in the pool, her pose is identical to a scene from Creator/MarilynMonroe's unfinished film ''Something's Got to Give.'' Sarah is made to look like Monroe in the sequence.
** Given the neo-noir setting, Sam's name is likely a nod to iconic noir/hardboiled detective Sam Spade.
** When Sam spies on his neighbor with binoculars, he's in the same pose as James Stewart's character from ''Film/RearWindow''. Creator/GraceKelly and Alfred Hitchcock receive shout-outs later in the film.
** When Sam dreams of Sarah swimming in the pool, her pose is identical to a scene from Creator/MarilynMonroe's unfinished film ''Something's Got to Give.'' Sarah is made to look like Monroe in the sequence.
** Given the neo-noir setting, Sam's name is likely a nod to iconic noir/hardboiled detective Sam Spade.
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* LoserProtagonist: Sam is a slacker with no purpose in life who spends most of his time watching old movies, playing video games, and spying on his neighbors instead of looking for a job.
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* LoserProtagonist: Sam is a slacker appears to have dropped out of his life ever since he broke up with his girlfriend. In spite of his nice apartment, muscle car and no purpose in life who lack of cash for bars and prostitutes, he has no job and can't make his rent or car payments. He spends most of his time slacking off, watching old movies, playing video games, and spying on his neighbors instead while hiding the fact that he's spiraling out of looking for a job.control from everyone he knows. He seems completely unconcerned with the fact that he's about to be evicted.
* NeoNoir: The film riffs on noir trappings in an updated setting, with a detective searching for clues in the underbelly of Los Angeles, dealing with mysterious women and shadowy killers.
* TheNineties: The film portrays Silver Lake as obsessed with vintage culture. Sam appears particularly stuck in the 90s. He's a huge fan of Nirvana, RetroGaming, vinyl records and ''Wheel of Fortune''. He goes to a club on "old music day" and dances to rock hits from the 90s. Even the conspiracy that he investigates hides clues referencing old Hollywood and 90s nostalgia.
* TheNineties: The film portrays Silver Lake as obsessed with vintage culture. Sam appears particularly stuck in the 90s. He's a huge fan of Nirvana, RetroGaming, vinyl records and ''Wheel of Fortune''. He goes to a club on "old music day" and dances to rock hits from the 90s. Even the conspiracy that he investigates hides clues referencing old Hollywood and 90s nostalgia.
* RuleOfThree: Various sets of three women crop up throughout the film.
* ShoutOut:
** Sam has a number of posters on his walls of classic movies.
** Bar Buddy plays ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrothers'' on Sam's Nintendo Entertainment System. Some ''Nintendo Power'' magazines also show many vintage games.
** A ''VideoGame/LegendOfZelda'' map has plot significance.
** Sam meets the prostitute/actresses beside Creator/AlfredHitchcock's grave.
** Sam has to rub a bust of Creator/JamesDean at the Griffith Observatory.
** Sam is a big fan of Music/{{Nirvana}} and has a poster of Kurt Cobain on his wall, signed by Frances Cobain.
** Sam has analyzed every single episode of ''Series/WheelOfFortune''
** The Comic Man has life casts of various celebrities on his walls.
** The Songwriter plays various hit songs and memorable themes, most notably "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and the theme from ''Series/{{Cheers}}''.
** Sam and Sarah watch ''Film/HowToMarryAMillionaire''. The film poster also appears.
** Sam has a number of posters on his walls of classic movies.
** Bar Buddy plays ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrothers'' on Sam's Nintendo Entertainment System. Some ''Nintendo Power'' magazines also show many vintage games.
** A ''VideoGame/LegendOfZelda'' map has plot significance.
** Sam meets the prostitute/actresses beside Creator/AlfredHitchcock's grave.
** Sam has to rub a bust of Creator/JamesDean at the Griffith Observatory.
** Sam is a big fan of Music/{{Nirvana}} and has a poster of Kurt Cobain on his wall, signed by Frances Cobain.
** Sam has analyzed every single episode of ''Series/WheelOfFortune''
** The Comic Man has life casts of various celebrities on his walls.
** The Songwriter plays various hit songs and memorable themes, most notably "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and the theme from ''Series/{{Cheers}}''.
** Sam and Sarah watch ''Film/HowToMarryAMillionaire''. The film poster also appears.
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* WouldHurtAChild: After finding his car defaced, Sam tracks down the two 12-year-old vandals and pummels them mercilessly.
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* WouldHurtAChild: After finding his car defaced, Sam tracks down the two 12-year-old vandals and pummels two of them mercilessly.
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* ActorAllusion: Sam is seen in one scene with a copy of ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' stuck to his hand.
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* KickTheDog: An early scene has Sam pummeling a pair of child vandals. While we can understand his anger, his brutality shows that Sam isn't just some harmless goofball.
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* WouldHurtAChild: After finding his car defaced, Sam tracks down the two 12-year-old vandals and pummels them mercilessly.
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* BourgeoisBohemian: Silver Lake is extremely gentrified, and everyone seems to be some sort of hipster artist, actor or performer.
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* DropDeadGorgeous: [[spoiler:Millicent Severence is fatally shot while swimming naked, and she sinks to the bottom of the reservoir in a pose mirroring Sam's favorite Playboy cover]].
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Sam gives a short rant about hating the homeless, but he's about to be evicted himself.
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* ObliquelyObfuscatedOccupation: Sam has apparently stopped working, perhaps as a result of his sorrow over losing his girlfriend, but hides this fact from everyone he knows. When asked what he does, he refuses to say, so we don't even know what he used to do. His friends "Bar Buddy" and Allen reference working, but they also never reveal what they do to afford their bohemian lifestyles in Silver Lake.
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* RiddleForTheAges: The film leaves a number of mysteries unresolved:
** What is the Owl's Kiss?
** Who is the Dog Killer? [[spoiler:It's teased that it might be Sam himself, but not confirmed]].
** What is the parrot saying? It's given an [[TheUnReveal unreveal]] in the end.
** What is the Owl's Kiss?
** Who is the Dog Killer? [[spoiler:It's teased that it might be Sam himself, but not confirmed]].
** What is the parrot saying? It's given an [[TheUnReveal unreveal]] in the end.
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* TheUnReveal: Sam wonders what his neighbor's parrot is saying through much of the film. In the end, he sleeps with the neighbor to find out what it's saying. She says she doesn't know.
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* Foreshadowing: When walking with Millicent in an area where the [[SerialKiller Dog Killer]] has been active, Sam dismisses her concerns. Initially this seems to be because they don't have a dog to kill, but Sam's conversation with the Hobo King heavily implies that it's because [[spoiler: Sam is, in fact, the killer and thus knows they're safe.]]
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* Foreshadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: When walking with Millicent in an area where the [[SerialKiller Dog Killer]] has been active, Sam dismisses her concerns. Initially this seems to be because they don't have a dog to kill, but Sam's conversation with the Hobo King heavily implies that it's because [[spoiler: Sam is, in fact, the killer and thus knows they're safe.]]
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*Foreshadowing: When walking with Millicent in an area where the [[SerialKiller Dog Killer]] has been active, Sam dismisses her concerns. Initially this seems to be because they don't have a dog to kill, but Sam's conversation with the Hobo King heavily implies that it's because [[spoiler: Sam is, in fact, the killer and thus knows they're safe.]]
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* ChekovsGun: The disappearance [[spoiler: (and eventual discovery of the death)]] of Jefferson Sevence, and his daughter Millicent's presence in the circle of personalities Sam keeps running into. At first they seem like a parallel story in the backdrop of Sam's search for Sarah. [[spoiler: Turns out, Sarah and Jefferson's deaths were faked together so that she could become one of his harem brides.]]
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* ChekovsGun: ChekhovsGun: The disappearance [[spoiler: (and eventual discovery of the death)]] of Jefferson Sevence, and his daughter Millicent's presence in the circle of personalities Sam keeps running into. At first they seem like a parallel story in the backdrop of Sam's search for Sarah. [[spoiler: Turns out, Sarah and Jefferson's deaths were faked together so that she could become one of his harem brides.]]
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* SmellySkunk: After being pursued by a shadowy figure, Sam ends up accidentally scaring a skunk into spraying him. The next scene is Sam in the bath, trying out the TomatoSkunkStinkCure, while talking to the Actress, who brought him the tomatoes. [[TruthInTelevision It doesn't work all that well.]]
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* Sam manages to escape this fate, not once but twice. [[spoiler: The third time, the Hobo King warns him not to divulge anything of what he's seen to anyone, and threatens he'll end up dead. Sam agrees, and that's enough to convince the Hobo King to let him go.]]
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* NoNameGiven: Many characters are never addressed by their name and are only credited as Comic Man, the Actress, the Songwriter etc.
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* ChekovsGun: The disappearance [[spoiler: (and eventual discovery of the death)]] of Jefferson Severance, and his daughter Millicent's presence in the circle of personalities Sam keeps running into. At first they seem like a parallel story in the backdrop of Sam's search for Sarah. [[spoiler: Turns out their deaths were faked together so that she could become one of his harem brides.]]
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* ChekovsGun: The disappearance [[spoiler: (and eventual discovery of the death)]] of Jefferson Severance, Sevence, and his daughter Millicent's presence in the circle of personalities Sam keeps running into. At first they seem like a parallel story in the backdrop of Sam's search for Sarah. [[spoiler: Turns out their out, Sarah and Jefferson's deaths were faked together so that she could become one of his harem brides.]]
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Comic Man and Millicent Sevence are assassinated because they came too close to uncovering the conspiracy. Surprisingly, Sam is spared in the end, but not without being warned that if he ever tells anyone else, he'll be silenced as well]].
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Comic Man and HeKnowsTooMuch:
** [[spoiler: MillicentSevence are assassinated because they came too close to uncovering the conspiracy. Surprisingly, Sevence]] is shot and killed after telling Sam what she knew. Sam is spared in shot at by the end, same assailant, but he manages to escape.
** [[spoiler: Comic Man]] is found dead in an apparent suicide, but Sam discovers he was killed by [[spoiler:the Owl's Kiss.]]
* Sam manages to escape this fate, notwithout being warned that if he ever tells anyone else, once but twice. [[spoiler: The third time, the Hobo King warns him not to divulge anything of what he's seen to anyone, and threatens he'll be silenced as well]].end up dead. Sam agrees, and that's enough to convince the Hobo King to let him go.]]
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** [[spoiler: Comic Man]] is found dead in an apparent suicide, but Sam discovers he was killed by [[spoiler:the Owl's Kiss.]]
* Sam manages to escape this fate, not
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Comic Man and Millicent Sevrance are assassinated because they came too close to uncovering the conspiracy. Surprisingly, Sam is spared in the end, but not without being warned that if he ever tells anyone else, he'll be silenced as well]].
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Comic Man and Millicent Sevrance Sevence are assassinated because they came too close to uncovering the conspiracy. Surprisingly, Sam is spared in the end, but not without being warned that if he ever tells anyone else, he'll be silenced as well]].
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* RaceAgainstTheClock: Sam is five days away from being evicted from his apartment when he meets Sarah. He's only got that much time to figure out what happened. [[spoiler: He ends up going over-time, but gets a 24-hour extension from the LA County Sheriff who hates doing evictions.]]
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* RunningGag: Even days after Sam gets sprayed by a skunk, even after washing off with the traditional tomato juice bath, the people he meets keep asking him if he's aware that he smells bad.
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* AllForNothing: At the end of the film, [[spoiler:Sam has finally uncovered the truth about the conspiracy, but he doesn't get back together with Sarah, still doesn't know what do to with his life, and is still going to be evicted from his apartment, leaving him exactly where he was in the beginning]].
* AmbiguouslyHuman: It is never revealed whether Owl's Kiss is a real supernatural creature or just a masked SerialKiller with an unusual ''modus operandi''.
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* AllForNothing: At the end of the film, [[spoiler:Sam Sam has finally uncovered the truth about the conspiracy, but conspiracy.[[spoiler: But he doesn't get back together with Sarah, still doesn't know what do to with his life, and is still going to be now technically homeless, having been evicted from his apartment, leaving him exactly where slightly worse off than he was in the beginning]].
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: It is never revealed whether the Owl's Kiss is a real supernatural creature or just a masked SerialKiller with an unusual ''modus operandi''.
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* TheConspiracy: Sam is convinced that Sarah's disappearance is connected to a vast conspiracy. [[spoiler:He turns out to be right, although the truth is not quite what he expected]].
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* TheConspiracy: Sam is convinced that Sarah's disappearance is connected to a vast conspiracy. [[spoiler:He [[spoiler: He's right - but it turns out Sarah willingly disappeared into, to be right, although the truth is not quite what he expected]].become one of Jefferson Sevence's harem wives]].
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** Sam believes that popular culture is full of hidden messages and codes that can only be understood by a select few, and becomes more and more fixated on decyphering these clues as the story progresses.
** Comic Man is an even more extreme example of this trope, having dedicated his entire life to collecting and over-analyzing enormous amounts of pop cultural artifacts and locking himself in his house out of fear that he will be killed by the conspiracy if he ever goes out.
** Comic Man is an even more extreme example of this trope, having dedicated his entire life to collecting and over-analyzing enormous amounts of pop cultural artifacts and locking himself in his house out of fear that he will be killed by the conspiracy if he ever goes out.
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** Sam believes that popular culture is full of hidden messages and codes that can only be understood by a select few, and only becomes more and more fixated on decyphering deciphering these clues as the story progresses.
** Comic Man is an even more extreme example of this trope, having dedicated his entire life to collecting and over-analyzing enormous amounts of pop cultural artifacts and locking himself in his house out of fear that he will be killed by the conspiracy if he ever goes out. [[spoiler: Even with his paranoia, he ends up dead at the hands of the Owl's Kiss.]]
** Comic Man is an even more extreme example of this trope, having dedicated his entire life to collecting and over-analyzing enormous amounts of pop cultural artifacts and locking himself in his house out of fear that he will be killed by the conspiracy if he ever goes out. [[spoiler: Even with his paranoia, he ends up dead at the hands of the Owl's Kiss.]]
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* ReallyGetsAround: Despite his somewhat scruffy appearance, poor personal hygiene and unemployment, Sam ends up having sex with nearly every woman he encounters over the course of the film's narrative.
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* ReallyGetsAround: Despite his somewhat scruffy appearance, poor personal hygiene and unemployment, lack of employment, Sam ends up making out or having sex with nearly every woman he encounters over the course a good chunk of the film's narrative.women who cross his path during the film.
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well im watching it right now and its before the 19th and its on prime video
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''Under the Silver Lake'' is a 2019 American film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. The film premiered on May 15, 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival and it will get a US release on April 19, 2019.
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''Under the Silver Lake'' is a 2019 American film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. The film premiered on May 15, 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival and it will get a got its US release on April 19, 2019.
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* InstrumentOfMurder: Sam beats [[spoiler:the Songwriter]] to death with Kurt Cobain's guitar.
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* InstrumentOfMurder: ImprobableWeaponUser: Sam beats [[spoiler:the Songwriter]] to death with Kurt Cobain's guitar.
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* LighterAndSofter: When you compare it to David Robert Mitchell's previous film [[Film/ItFollows]].
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* LighterAndSofter: When you compare it AllForNothing: At the end of the film, [[spoiler:Sam has finally uncovered the truth about the conspiracy, but he doesn't get back together with Sarah, still doesn't know what do to David Robert Mitchell's previous film [[Film/ItFollows]].with his life, and is still going to be evicted from his apartment, leaving him exactly where he was in the beginning]].
* AmbiguouslyHuman: It is never revealed whether Owl's Kiss is a real supernatural creature or just a masked SerialKiller with an unusual ''modus operandi''.
* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:The cultists believe that death is merely a gateway to another, more enlightened state of existence]].
* BuriedAlive: [[spoiler:The cult members entomb themselves alive with a harem of beautiful women and a copious amount of luxuries to make their passing into the next world as pleasant as possible]].
* TheConspiracy: Sam is convinced that Sarah's disappearance is connected to a vast conspiracy. [[spoiler:He turns out to be right, although the truth is not quite what he expected]].
* ConspiracyTheorist:
** Sam believes that popular culture is full of hidden messages and codes that can only be understood by a select few, and becomes more and more fixated on decyphering these clues as the story progresses.
** Comic Man is an even more extreme example of this trope, having dedicated his entire life to collecting and over-analyzing enormous amounts of pop cultural artifacts and locking himself in his house out of fear that he will be killed by the conspiracy if he ever goes out.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:Sam does not get back together with Sarah, because she was never really interested in him to begin with]].
* TheDulcineaEffect: Sam only spent one night with Sarah, and that's enough for him to go on a quest to find her.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Comic Man and Millicent Sevrance are assassinated because they came too close to uncovering the conspiracy. Surprisingly, Sam is spared in the end, but not without being warned that if he ever tells anyone else, he'll be silenced as well]].
* InstrumentOfMurder: Sam beats [[spoiler:the Songwriter]] to death with Kurt Cobain's guitar.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: It is never revealed whether Owl's Kiss is a real supernatural creature or just a masked SerialKiller with an unusual ''modus operandi''.
* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:The cultists believe that death is merely a gateway to another, more enlightened state of existence]].
* BuriedAlive: [[spoiler:The cult members entomb themselves alive with a harem of beautiful women and a copious amount of luxuries to make their passing into the next world as pleasant as possible]].
* TheConspiracy: Sam is convinced that Sarah's disappearance is connected to a vast conspiracy. [[spoiler:He turns out to be right, although the truth is not quite what he expected]].
* ConspiracyTheorist:
** Sam believes that popular culture is full of hidden messages and codes that can only be understood by a select few, and becomes more and more fixated on decyphering these clues as the story progresses.
** Comic Man is an even more extreme example of this trope, having dedicated his entire life to collecting and over-analyzing enormous amounts of pop cultural artifacts and locking himself in his house out of fear that he will be killed by the conspiracy if he ever goes out.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:Sam does not get back together with Sarah, because she was never really interested in him to begin with]].
* TheDulcineaEffect: Sam only spent one night with Sarah, and that's enough for him to go on a quest to find her.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Comic Man and Millicent Sevrance are assassinated because they came too close to uncovering the conspiracy. Surprisingly, Sam is spared in the end, but not without being warned that if he ever tells anyone else, he'll be silenced as well]].
* InstrumentOfMurder: Sam beats [[spoiler:the Songwriter]] to death with Kurt Cobain's guitar.
* LighterAndSofter: Compared to David Robert Mitchell's previous film ''Film/ItFollows'', although it does have a few scenes (especially those involving Owl's Kiss) that would not be out of place in a horror film.
* LoserProtagonist: Sam is a slacker with no purpose in life who spends most of his time watching old movies, playing video games, and spying on his neighbors instead of looking for a job.
* LoserProtagonist: Sam is a slacker with no purpose in life who spends most of his time watching old movies, playing video games, and spying on his neighbors instead of looking for a job.
* MysticalHollywood: The Hollywood depicted in the film is inhabited by a murderous owl-woman, an ancient songwriter who claims to be responsible for every major hit in modern history, and [[spoiler:a cult of millionaires and celebrities trying to obtain godhood]].
* NoNameGiven: Many characters are never addressed by their name and are only credited as Comic Man, the Actress, the Songwriter etc.
* OminousOwl: Owl's Kiss, a mythical half-woman, half-owl creature who kills men in their sleep.
* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler:Comic Man's paranoia turns out to be completely justified, as he's killed by Owl's Kiss after passing his knowledge onto Sam]].
* NoNameGiven: Many characters are never addressed by their name and are only credited as Comic Man, the Actress, the Songwriter etc.
* OminousOwl: Owl's Kiss, a mythical half-woman, half-owl creature who kills men in their sleep.
* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler:Comic Man's paranoia turns out to be completely justified, as he's killed by Owl's Kiss after passing his knowledge onto Sam]].
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* {{Succubus}}: The Owl Woman is very reminiscent of those: she [[DeathBySex seduces men, and then kills them in their sleep]].
* TheDulcineaEffect: Sam only spent one night with Sarah, and that's enough for him to go on a quest to find her.
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* ReallyGetsAround: Despite his somewhat scruffy appearance, poor personal hygiene and unemployment, Sam ends up having sex with nearly every woman he encounters over the course of the film's narrative.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The Songwriter delivers a particularly scathing one to Sam, telling him that the supposed counterculture he idolizes so much is just another part of the entertainment industry that exists solely to make money out of young people's dreams and desires.
* ShaggyDogStory: After spending the entirety of the film trying to find Sarah and rescue her from the clutches of the conspiracy, Sam finds out that [[spoiler:she left him of her own volition and has neither the means nor the desire to come back to him]].
* {{Succubus}}:The Owl Woman Owl's Kiss is very reminiscent of those: she [[DeathBySex seduces men, and then kills them in their sleep]].
*TheDulcineaEffect: Sam ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: Due to Sam's increasingly unstable mental state, it becomes difficult to discern what is real and which parts of the narrative only spent one night with Sarah, and that's enough for him to go on a quest to find her.happen in his imagination.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The Songwriter delivers a particularly scathing one to Sam, telling him that the supposed counterculture he idolizes so much is just another part of the entertainment industry that exists solely to make money out of young people's dreams and desires.
* ShaggyDogStory: After spending the entirety of the film trying to find Sarah and rescue her from the clutches of the conspiracy, Sam finds out that [[spoiler:she left him of her own volition and has neither the means nor the desire to come back to him]].
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* WorldOfMysteries: Parodied and deconstructed: the protagonist Sam ''sees'' Hollywood and Los Angeles as this, encounters some weird characters and finds hidden messages... however, there are certain hints that he's going off his rails, and at least some of this stuff is happening in his head.
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* {{Succubus}}: the Owl Woman is very reminiscent of those.
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* KingOfTheHomeless: The Hobo King who takes Sam to the underground tunnels.
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* {{Succubus}}: the Owl Woman is very reminiscent of those.
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* MocksteryTale: The movie has the form of a detective story, but in fact, it is more of a commentary on Hollywood, consumerist culture, and existential need for mysteries and "true meanings" where there are none.
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* PopCultureSymbology: The movie lives and breathes this trope: the protagonist, an amateur detective, attempts to solve a mystery by finding clues in pop music played backwards, video game magazines, and images on cereal boxes. Surprisingly, he succeeds in finding the answer... [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness or does he]]?
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''Under the Silver Lake'' is a 2019 American film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell.
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->''"Why do we assume that all this information is what we're told it is? Maybe there are people out there who are more important than us, more powerful, communicating things in the world that are meant for only them and not for us."''
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''Under the Silver Lake'' is a 2019 American film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. \n The film premiered on May 15, 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival and it will get a US release on April 19, 2019.
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It stars Andrew Garfield as Sam, an affable but aimless man who sets out on a quest to find Sarah (Creator/RileyKeough), the woman he met the night before in his apartment complex's swimming pool after she goes missing. As he combs through UsefulNotes/LosAngeles searching for clues with the help of his friend (Creator/TopherGrace), he stumbles upon a larger, more sinister conspiracy than he ever imagined, involving billionaires, celebrities, urban myths, and even pop culture as we know it.
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It stars Andrew Garfield Creator/AndrewGarfield as Sam, an affable but aimless man who sets out on a quest to find Sarah (Creator/RileyKeough), the woman he met the night before in his apartment complex's swimming pool after she goes missing. As he combs through UsefulNotes/LosAngeles searching for clues with the help of his friend (Creator/TopherGrace), he stumbles upon a larger, more sinister conspiracy than he ever imagined, involving billionaires, celebrities, urban myths, and even pop culture as we know it.
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It stars Andrew Garfield as Sam, an affable but aimless man who sets out on a quest to find the woman he met the night before in his apartment complex's swimming pool after she goes missing. As he combs through UsefulNotes/LosAngeles searching for clues, he stumbles upon a larger, more sinister conspiracy than he ever imagined, involving billionaires, celebrities, urban myths, and even pop culture as we know it.
The film also stars Creator/RileyKeough and Creator/TopherGrace. The first trailer can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwgUesU1pz4 here]].
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It stars Andrew Garfield as Sam, an affable but aimless man who sets out on a quest to find Sarah (Creator/RileyKeough), the woman he met the night before in his apartment complex's swimming pool after she goes missing. As he combs through UsefulNotes/LosAngeles searching for clues, clues with the help of his friend (Creator/TopherGrace), he stumbles upon a larger, more sinister conspiracy than he ever imagined, involving billionaires, celebrities, urban myths, and even pop culture as we know it.
Thefilm also stars Creator/RileyKeough and Creator/TopherGrace. The first trailer can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwgUesU1pz4 here]].
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* TheDulcineaEffect: Sam only spent one night with Sarah, and that's enough for him to go on a quest to find her.
* TitleDrop: Sam pronounces "Under the Silver Lake" at one point.
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* TheDulcineaEffect: Sam only spent one night with Sarah, and that's enough for him to go on a quest to find her.
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''Under the Silver Lake'' is a 2019 American film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell.
It stars Andrew Garfield as Sam, an affable but aimless man who sets out on a quest to find the woman he met the night before in his apartment complex's swimming pool after she goes missing. As he combs through UsefulNotes/LosAngeles searching for clues, he stumbles upon a larger, more sinister conspiracy than he ever imagined, involving billionaires, celebrities, urban myths, and even pop culture as we know it.
The film also stars Creator/RileyKeough and Creator/TopherGrace. The first trailer can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwgUesU1pz4 here]].
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!!''Under the Silver Lake'' provides examples of:
It stars Andrew Garfield as Sam, an affable but aimless man who sets out on a quest to find the woman he met the night before in his apartment complex's swimming pool after she goes missing. As he combs through UsefulNotes/LosAngeles searching for clues, he stumbles upon a larger, more sinister conspiracy than he ever imagined, involving billionaires, celebrities, urban myths, and even pop culture as we know it.
The film also stars Creator/RileyKeough and Creator/TopherGrace. The first trailer can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwgUesU1pz4 here]].
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