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* People assume Stokely is a lesbian, but is shown to be interested in Stan and eventually gets with him after the events of the film. Considering the setting is in a high school, it's likely that people assume Stokely is a lesbian because of a cruel rumor.
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** For the students standing outside hearing something: The reason why the people side the door heard the sound of Drake infecting the officer was because they were in an office in school afterhours. Considering how busy the hallway is when they are calling people to the office, there's a good chance any similar sounds would be drawn out by the typical activity of the hallway (in addition to the infector covering the mouth of the infectee, any sounds of struggle wouldn't be heard). Anyone who remembers going to high school remembers how loud an active hallway can be during class change.

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** For the students standing outside not hearing something: The reason why the people side the office door heard the sound of Drake infecting the officer was because they were in an office in school afterhours. Considering how busy the hallway is when they are calling people to the office, there's a good chance any similar sounds would be drawn out by the typical activity of the hallway (in addition to the infector covering the mouth of the infectee, any sounds of struggle wouldn't be heard). Anyone who remembers going to high school remembers how loud an active hallway can be during class change.

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** And maybe they learned once Casey and Delilah saw Nurse Harper's attack. They realised they'd need a quieter way of infecting the students.

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** And maybe they learned once Casey and Delilah saw Nurse Harper's attack. They realised realized they'd need a quieter way of infecting the students.students.
** For the students standing outside hearing something: The reason why the people side the door heard the sound of Drake infecting the officer was because they were in an office in school afterhours. Considering how busy the hallway is when they are calling people to the office, there's a good chance any similar sounds would be drawn out by the typical activity of the hallway (in addition to the infector covering the mouth of the infectee, any sounds of struggle wouldn't be heard). Anyone who remembers going to high school remembers how loud an active hallway can be during class change.

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* Fridge Heartwarming - Delilah starts mocking Marybeth for why she's suddenly new in town. Zeke angrily tells her to shut up. This is because Marybeth told him her parents died in an accident and she's moved here to be with family - so he doesn't want Delilah to upset her.
* Delilah is also extremely combative with Marybeth. [[spoiler: She constantly accuses her of being the alien, and since she is, and Delilah is already infected, she's deliberately making Marybeth look like a RedHerring]].
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** Another possibility that since the VHS, in retrospect, aren't known for top quality video in comparison to now, and in the early days of the Internet, there were supposed "porn clips" of famous actresses who turned out later to be clips of porn actresses, it could be possible that Zeke may have found porn actress clips that have female performers that looked like the two actresses and spliced them in. Also, around this time (1998), home video editing software and hardware had made readily available for anyone to start editing video. Zeke would be smart enough to do such modifications to video to trick his buyers into buying fake celebrity porn they think is real. It's still a practice that is going on, and even with TechnologyMarchesOn, Deep Fakes have even made it more plausible to trick people who don't know better.

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** Another possibility that since the VHS, in retrospect, aren't known for top quality video in comparison to now, and in the early days of the Internet, there were supposed "porn clips" of famous actresses who which turned out later to be clips of porn actresses, it could be possible that Zeke may have found porn actress clips that have female performers that looked like the two actresses and spliced them in. Also, around this time (1998), home video editing software and hardware had made readily available for anyone to start editing video. Zeke would be smart enough to do such modifications to video to trick his buyers into buying fake celebrity porn they think is real. It's still a practice that is going on, and even with TechnologyMarchesOn, Deep Fakes have even made it more plausible to trick people who don't know better.
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** Another possibility that since the VHS, in retrospect, aren't known for top quality video in comparison to now, and in the early days of the Internet, there were supposed "porn clips" of famous actresses who turned out later to be clips of porn actresses, it could be possible that Zeke may have found porn actress clips that have female performers that looked like the two actresses and spliced them in. Also, around this time (1998), home video editing software and hardware had made readily available. Zeke would be smart enough to do such modifications to video to trick his buyers into buying fake celebrity porn they think is real. It's still a practice that is going on, and even with TechnologyMarchesOn, Deep Fakes have even made it more plausible to trick people who don't know better.

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** Another possibility that since the VHS, in retrospect, aren't known for top quality video in comparison to now, and in the early days of the Internet, there were supposed "porn clips" of famous actresses who turned out later to be clips of porn actresses, it could be possible that Zeke may have found porn actress clips that have female performers that looked like the two actresses and spliced them in. Also, around this time (1998), home video editing software and hardware had made readily available.available for anyone to start editing video. Zeke would be smart enough to do such modifications to video to trick his buyers into buying fake celebrity porn they think is real. It's still a practice that is going on, and even with TechnologyMarchesOn, Deep Fakes have even made it more plausible to trick people who don't know better.
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** Another possibility that since the VHSes aren't known for top quality video and in the early days of the Internet, there were supposed "porn clips" of famous actresses who turned out later to be clips of porn actresses, it could be possible that Zeke may have found porn actress clips that have female performers that looked like the two actresses and spliced them in. Also, around this time (1998), home video editing software and hardware had made readily available. Zeke would be smart enough to do such modifications to video to trick his buyers into buying fake celebrity porn.

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** Another possibility that since the VHSes VHS, in retrospect, aren't known for top quality video in comparison to now, and in the early days of the Internet, there were supposed "porn clips" of famous actresses who turned out later to be clips of porn actresses, it could be possible that Zeke may have found porn actress clips that have female performers that looked like the two actresses and spliced them in. Also, around this time (1998), home video editing software and hardware had made readily available. Zeke would be smart enough to do such modifications to video to trick his buyers into buying fake celebrity porn.porn they think is real. It's still a practice that is going on, and even with TechnologyMarchesOn, Deep Fakes have even made it more plausible to trick people who don't know better.
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** Another possibility that since the VHSes aren't known for top quality video and in the early days of the Internet, there were supposed "porn clips" of famous actresses who turned out later to be clips of porn actresses, it could be possible that Zeke may have found porn actress clips that have female performers that looked like the two actresses and spliced them in. Also, around this time (1998), home video editing software and hardware had made readily available. Zeke would be smart enough to do such modifications to video to trick his buyers into buying fake celebrity porn.
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* In a blink and you'll miss it cut after Zeke cuts off Dr. Furlong's fingers and one of the aliens falls onto the floor, you can see the alien beginning to climb up [[spoiler:Delilah's]] leg, with [[spoiler:Marybeth]] right next to her. Later it's discovered that [[spoiler: Delilah is a host, and that Marybeth is the Queen]], but this information puts this scene in perspective for both characters, as it was likely [[spoiler:the scene where Delilah was taken over, and makes the later mystery much more obvious in hindsight.]]

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** The parasite is said to dry out its hosts, so that they need regular water to keep hydrated. So maybe the blood dried up that fast.




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** And maybe they learned once Casey and Delilah saw Nurse Harper's attack. They realised they'd need a quieter way of infecting the students.
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* Considering that the movie takes great inspiration from TheBreakfastClub, one could potentially figure out the big twist at the end. [[spoiler: In both movies, a small group of students, each embodying a specific teenage stereotype, receives the main focus. Just like in Breakfast Club, you have the brain (Casey), the athlete (Stan), the basket case (Stokely), the princess (Delilah), and the criminal (Zeke), but there's someone missing: Marybeth (the new girl). Seeing how she doesn't belong in the group, you can guess that she may not be all that she seems.]]

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* Considering that the movie takes great inspiration from TheBreakfastClub, ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'', one could potentially figure out the big twist at the end. [[spoiler: In both movies, a small group of students, each embodying a specific teenage stereotype, receives the main focus. Just like in ''The Breakfast Club, Club'', you have the brain (Casey), the athlete (Stan), the basket case (Stokely), the princess (Delilah), and the criminal (Zeke), but there's someone missing: Marybeth (the new girl). Seeing how she doesn't belong in the group, you can guess that she may not be all that she seems.]]
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* Considering that the movie takes great inspiration from TheBreakfastClub, one could potentially figure out the big twist at the end. [[spoiler: In both movies, a small group of students, each embodying a specific teenage stereotype, receives the main focus. Just like in Breakfast Club, you have the brain (Casey), the athlete (Stan), the basket case (Stokely), the princess (Delilah), and the criminal (Zeke), but there missing someone. Marybeth (the new girl). Seeing how she doesn't belong in the group, you can guess that she may not be all that she seems.]]

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* Considering that the movie takes great inspiration from TheBreakfastClub, one could potentially figure out the big twist at the end. [[spoiler: In both movies, a small group of students, each embodying a specific teenage stereotype, receives the main focus. Just like in Breakfast Club, you have the brain (Casey), the athlete (Stan), the basket case (Stokely), the princess (Delilah), and the criminal (Zeke), but there missing someone. there's someone missing: Marybeth (the new girl). Seeing how she doesn't belong in the group, you can guess that she may not be all that she seems.]]
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* Considering that the movie takes great inspiration from TheBreakfastClub, one could potentially figure out the big twist at the end. [[spoiler: In both movies, a small group of students, each embodying a specific teenage stereotype, receives the main focus. Just like in Breakfast Club, the stereotypes, you have the brain (Casey), the athlete (Stan), the basket case (Stokely), the princess (Delilah), and the criminal (Zeke), but there missing someone. Marybeth (the new girl). Seeing how she doesn't belong in the group, you can guess that she may not be all that she seems.]]

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* Considering that the movie takes great inspiration from TheBreakfastClub, one could potentially figure out the big twist at the end. [[spoiler: In both movies, a small group of students, each embodying a specific teenage stereotype, receives the main focus. Just like in Breakfast Club, the stereotypes, you have the brain (Casey), the athlete (Stan), the basket case (Stokely), the princess (Delilah), and the criminal (Zeke), but there missing someone. Marybeth (the new girl). Seeing how she doesn't belong in the group, you can guess that she may not be all that she seems.]]
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* Considering that the movie takes great inspiration from TheBreakfastClub, one could potentially figure out the big twist at the end. [[spoiler: In both movies, a small group of students, each embodying a specific teenage stereotype, receives the main focus. Just like in Breakfast Club, the stereotypes, you have the brain (Casey), the athlete (Stan), the basket case (Stokely), the princess (Delilah), and the criminal (Zeke), but there missing someone. Marybeth (the new girl). Seeing how she doesn't belong in the group, you can guess that she may not be all that she seems.]]
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* One of Zeke's money-making schemes other than dealing drugs is selling VHS tapes with nude scenes featuring actresses like Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt and Creator/NeveCampbell. Only those two never did nude scenes[[note]]At least, not at the time. While Hewitt has, to paraphrase [[Film/{{Scream 1996}} another Kevin Williamson film]], "kept it PG-13", Campbell has done nude scenes in a number of films since.[[/note]]... and Zeke probably knew it. Given that the guy's day job is fairly sleazy, it wouldn't be at all surprising if he were ripping off those two horny classmates.

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* One of Zeke's money-making schemes other than dealing drugs is selling VHS tapes with nude scenes featuring actresses like Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt and Creator/NeveCampbell. Only those two never did nude scenes[[note]]At least, not at the time. While Hewitt has, to paraphrase [[Film/{{Scream 1996}} another Kevin Williamson film]], "kept it PG-13", Campbell has done nude scenes in a number of films since. There was Campbell's [[GirlOnGirlIsHot lesbian makeout scene]] with Creator/DeniseRichards in ''Film/WildThings'', but unlike Richards, she didn't actually show anything in that scene.[[/note]]... and Zeke probably knew it. Given that the guy's day job is fairly sleazy, it wouldn't be at all surprising if he were ripping off those two horny classmates.




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* About midway through the film, two of Zeke's longtime customers come up to him and start demanding his drugs. There's not one, but two explanations for their behavior that make sense: either those two guys [[HeroOfAnotherStory figured out on their own]] that Zeke's drugs can protect them from the aliens, or they've been puppetized themselves and are trying to stop him.
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* One of Zeke's money-making schemes other than dealing drugs is selling VHS tapes with nude scenes featuring actresses like Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt and Neve Campbell. Only those two never did nude scenes[[note]]At least, not at the time. While Hewitt has, to paraphrase [[Film/{{Scream 1996}} another Kevin Williamson film]], "kept it PG-13", Campbell has gotten naked in a number of films since.[[/note]]... and Zeke probably knew it. Given that the guy's day job is fairly sleazy, it wouldn't be at all surprising if he were ripping off those two horny classmates.

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* One of Zeke's money-making schemes other than dealing drugs is selling VHS tapes with nude scenes featuring actresses like Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt and Neve Campbell.Creator/NeveCampbell. Only those two never did nude scenes[[note]]At least, not at the time. While Hewitt has, to paraphrase [[Film/{{Scream 1996}} another Kevin Williamson film]], "kept it PG-13", Campbell has gotten naked done nude scenes in a number of films since.[[/note]]... and Zeke probably knew it. Given that the guy's day job is fairly sleazy, it wouldn't be at all surprising if he were ripping off those two horny classmates.
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* Why does Laura Harris put on such a [[JustAStupidAccent horrible]] [[AmericanAccents Dixie accent]] that even a New Yorker would find painfully fake? [[spoiler:Because her character is an alien, and is thus not a native speaker of the accent!]] Indeed, in the original version of the script, [[spoiler:she drops her accent just before TheReveal]].

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* Why does Laura Harris put on such a [[JustAStupidAccent horrible]] [[AmericanAccents [[UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents Dixie accent]] that even a New Yorker would find painfully fake? [[spoiler:Because her character is an alien, and is thus not a native speaker of the accent!]] Indeed, in the original version of the script, [[spoiler:she drops her accent just before TheReveal]].
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* Marybeth tells everyone she's from UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}. [[spoiler:She's not only from another planet, she's from a ''water'' planet. Kind of like... Atlant''is''.]]
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* One of Zeke's money-making schemes other than dealing drugs is selling VHS tapes with nude scenes featuring actresses like JenniferLoveHewitt and Neve Campbell. Only those two never did nude scenes[[note]]At least, not at the time. While Hewitt has, to paraphrase [[Film/{{Scream 1996}} another Kevin Williamson film]], "kept it PG-13", Campbell has gotten naked in a number of films since.[[/note]]... and Zeke probably knew it. Given that the guy's day job is fairly sleazy, it wouldn't be at all surprising if he were ripping off those two horny classmates.

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* One of Zeke's money-making schemes other than dealing drugs is selling VHS tapes with nude scenes featuring actresses like JenniferLoveHewitt Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt and Neve Campbell. Only those two never did nude scenes[[note]]At least, not at the time. While Hewitt has, to paraphrase [[Film/{{Scream 1996}} another Kevin Williamson film]], "kept it PG-13", Campbell has gotten naked in a number of films since.[[/note]]... and Zeke probably knew it. Given that the guy's day job is fairly sleazy, it wouldn't be at all surprising if he were ripping off those two horny classmates.

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* Imagine if [[spoiler: Marybeth and Zeke]] had actually managed to find the time to have sex. Without a doubt, he would have come away from it infected. The horror comes in when you consider [[OrificeInvasion the transmission vector those parasites would have likely taken.]]
**[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candiru Does this remind you of anything?]]
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** Once the parasites are on someone they can burrow in. Having an orifice like an ear just makes the process easier and less noticeable. Maybe they are forced to ingest them, leaving only a little blood inside their mouths.
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* One of Zeke's money-making schemes other than dealing drugs is selling VHS tapes with nude scenes featuring actresses like JenniferLoveHewitt and Neve Campbell. Only those two never did nude scenes[[note]]At least, not at the time. While Hewitt has, to paraphrase [[Film/{{Scream}} another Kevin Williamson film]], "kept it PG-13", Campbell has gotten naked in a number of films since.[[/note]]... and Zeke probably knew it. Given that the guy's day job is fairly sleazy, it wouldn't be at all surprising if he were ripping off those two horny classmates.

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* One of Zeke's money-making schemes other than dealing drugs is selling VHS tapes with nude scenes featuring actresses like JenniferLoveHewitt and Neve Campbell. Only those two never did nude scenes[[note]]At least, not at the time. While Hewitt has, to paraphrase [[Film/{{Scream}} [[Film/{{Scream 1996}} another Kevin Williamson film]], "kept it PG-13", Campbell has gotten naked in a number of films since.[[/note]]... and Zeke probably knew it. Given that the guy's day job is fairly sleazy, it wouldn't be at all surprising if he were ripping off those two horny classmates.
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* When [[spoiler:Principal Drake]] comes BackFromTheDead after getting shot, Marybeth [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill dumps the entire bucket of Zeke's drugs onto her]] to finish her off. [[spoiler:Just the way to deny the other kids the weapon they need to do the same to her.]]
* One of Zeke's money-making schemes other than dealing drugs is selling VHS tapes with nude scenes featuring actresses like JenniferLoveHewitt and Neve Campbell. Only those two never did nude scenes[[note]]At least, not at the time. While Hewitt has, to paraphrase [[Film/{{Scream}} another Kevin Williamson film]], "kept it PG-13", Campbell has gotten naked in a number of films.[[/note]]... and Zeke probably knew that. Given that the guy's day job is fairly sleazy, it wouldn't be at all surprising if he were ripping those two kids off.

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* When [[spoiler:Principal Drake]] comes BackFromTheDead after getting shot, Marybeth [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill dumps the entire bucket of Zeke's drugs onto her]] to finish her off. [[spoiler:Just Why would she squander so much drugs on one target? [[spoiler:Because it's just the way to deny the other kids the weapon they need to do the same to her.]]
* One of Zeke's money-making schemes other than dealing drugs is selling VHS tapes with nude scenes featuring actresses like JenniferLoveHewitt and Neve Campbell. Only those two never did nude scenes[[note]]At least, not at the time. While Hewitt has, to paraphrase [[Film/{{Scream}} another Kevin Williamson film]], "kept it PG-13", Campbell has gotten naked in a number of films.films since.[[/note]]... and Zeke probably knew that. it. Given that the guy's day job is fairly sleazy, it wouldn't be at all surprising if he were ripping off those two kids off.
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* One of Zeke's money-making schemes other than dealing drugs is selling VHS tapes with nude scenes featuring actresses like JenniferLoveHewitt and Neve Campbell. Only those two never did nude scenes[[hottip:*:At least, not at the time. While Hewitt has, to paraphrase another Kevin Williamson film, "kept it PG-13", Campbell has gotten naked in a number of films.]]... and Zeke probably knew that. Given that the guy's day job is fairly sleazy, it wouldn't be at all surprising if he were ripping those two kids off.
* Early in the film, after being begged for the (nonexistant) funds to put on a musical, the principal suggests recycling the sets from ''OurTown'' to save money. ''OurTown'' [[DontExplainTheJoke doesn't use a set]].

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* One of Zeke's money-making schemes other than dealing drugs is selling VHS tapes with nude scenes featuring actresses like JenniferLoveHewitt and Neve Campbell. Only those two never did nude scenes[[hottip:*:At scenes[[note]]At least, not at the time. While Hewitt has, to paraphrase [[Film/{{Scream}} another Kevin Williamson film, film]], "kept it PG-13", Campbell has gotten naked in a number of films.]]...[[/note]]... and Zeke probably knew that. Given that the guy's day job is fairly sleazy, it wouldn't be at all surprising if he were ripping those two kids off.
* Early in the film, after being begged for the (nonexistant) funds to put on a musical, the principal suggests recycling the sets from ''OurTown'' to save money. ''OurTown'' [[DontExplainTheJoke doesn't use a set]].
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* Early in the film, after being begged for the (nonexistant) funds to put on a musical, the principal suggests recycling the sets from ''OurTown''. ''OurTown'' [[DontExplainTheJoke doesn't use a set]].

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* Early in the film, after being begged for the (nonexistant) funds to put on a musical, the principal suggests recycling the sets from ''OurTown''.''OurTown'' to save money. ''OurTown'' [[DontExplainTheJoke doesn't use a set]].
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* Early in the film, the principal suggests recycling the sets from ''OurTown'' in order to put on a musical that they don't have money for in the budget. ''OurTown'' [[DontExplainTheJoke doesn't use a set]].

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* Early in the film, after being begged for the (nonexistant) funds to put on a musical, the principal suggests recycling the sets from ''OurTown'' in order to put on a musical that they don't have money for in the budget.''OurTown''. ''OurTown'' [[DontExplainTheJoke doesn't use a set]].
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* Early in the film, the principal suggests recycling the sets from ''OurTown'' in order to put on a musical that they don't have money for in the budget. ''OurTown'' [[DontExplainTheJoke doesn't use a set]].
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* One of Zeke's money-making schemes other than dealing drugs is selling VHS tapes with nude scenes featuring actresses like JenniferLoveHewitt and Neve Campbell. Only those two never did nude scenes[[hottip:*:At least, not at the time. While Hewitt has, to paraphrase another Kevin Williamson film, "kept it PG-13", Campbell has gotten naked in a number of films.]]... and Zeke probably knew that. Given that the guy's day job is fairly sleazy, it wouldn't be at all surprising if he were ripping those two kids off.
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* After Nurse Harper is infected, the entire left side of her head is covered in blood. When she steps out of the teacher's lounge less than a minute later, it's all gone. How did she get herself cleaned off so quickly?
* For that matter, Nurse Harper's infection with the parasite is depicted as being incredibly painful and bloody. When the faculty gets around to infecting the students, surely someone in the huge lines outside the nurse's office would've heard something, or seen a few drops of blood that they may have missed when they were being cleaned off?

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* After Nurse Harper is infected, the entire left side of her head is covered in blood. When she steps out of the teacher's lounge less than a minute later, it's all gone. Ditto for the police officer moments later (though we don't see his infection). How did she they get herself themselves cleaned off so quickly?
* For that matter, Nurse Harper's infection with the parasite is depicted as being incredibly painful and bloody. And when Principal Drake infects one of the police officers, we hear a noise from inside her office. When the faculty gets around to infecting the students, surely someone in the huge lines outside the nurse's office would've heard something, or seen a few drops of blood that they may have missed when they were being cleaned off?
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* When [[spoiler:Principal Drake]] comes BackFromTheDead after getting shot, Marybeth [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill dumps the entire bucket of Zeke's drugs onto her]] to finish her off. [[spoiler:Just the way to deny the other kids the weapon they need to do the same to her.]]




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* After Nurse Harper is infected, the entire left side of her head is covered in blood. When she steps out of the teacher's lounge less than a minute later, it's all gone. How did she get herself cleaned off so quickly?
* For that matter, Nurse Harper's infection with the parasite is depicted as being incredibly painful and bloody. When the faculty gets around to infecting the students, surely someone in the huge lines outside the nurse's office would've heard something, or seen a few drops of blood that they may have missed when they were being cleaned off?

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