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* MemeticMutation: The book and movie made "Turkish prison" synonymous with [[PrisonRape sexual abuse]].

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* MemeticMutation: MemeticMolestor: The book and movie made "Turkish prison" synonymous with [[PrisonRape sexual abuse]].
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* ValuesDissonance: The film's downright racist portrayal of the Turks as AlwaysChaoticEvil brutes and use of [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign foreign-sound gibberish]] would never be tolerated in a mainstream film nowadays.

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* ValuesDissonance: The film's downright racist portrayal of the Turks as AlwaysChaoticEvil brutes and use of [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign foreign-sound foreign-sounding gibberish]] would never be tolerated in a mainstream film nowadays.

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%%* AcceptableTargets: Turkey and its people.

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%%* * AcceptableTargets: Turkey and its people.people, who are all portrayed without exception as rude at best and sadistic at worst.


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* ValuesDissonance: The film's downright racist portrayal of the Turks as AlwaysChaoticEvil brutes and use of [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign foreign-sound gibberish]] would never be tolerated in a mainstream film nowadays.

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* AcceptableTargets: Turkey and its people.

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* {{TearJerker}}: When Billy's father finds out about the sentence, loses it, and tells Billy he loves him. Anyone who has a loving father can feel the pain.

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When Billy's father finds out about the sentence, loses it, and tells Billy he loves him. Anyone who has a loving father can feel the pain.

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Marking first Harsher In Hindsight as a zero context example. Deleting second because it doesn't really lay out where the "Hindsight" comes in.


* HarsherInHindsight:
** Seeing Randy Quaid playing a prisoner, now that he really is a fugitive.
** The premise of a man being sentenced to an extraordinarily long prison term for drug possession, upgraded to "possession with intent to distribute" is basically the daily life for plenty of people in America.

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* HarsherInHindsight:
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%%* HarsherInHindsight: Seeing Randy Quaid playing a prisoner, now that he really is a fugitive.
** The premise of a man being sentenced to an extraordinarily long prison term for drug possession, upgraded to "possession with intent to distribute" is basically the daily life for plenty of people in America.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** Music/GiorgioMoroder's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViN2bRGrBx8 theme]] (used in Coast to Coast AM) and his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkeDj2FVK4U&fmt=18 haunting electronic score.]] It was the first 100% electronic score to be awarded an Academy Award.
** "Chase" in particular had a pretty prominent place in pop culture.



* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Music/GiorgioMoroder's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViN2bRGrBx8 theme]] (used in Coast to Coast AM) and his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkeDj2FVK4U&fmt=18 haunting electronic score.]] It was the first 100% electronic score to be awarded an Academy Award.
** "Chase" in particular had a pretty prominent place in pop culture.
* HarsherInHindsight: Seeing Randy Quaid playing a prisoner, now that he really is a fugitive.
** There's also the fact the premise of a man being sentenced to an extraordinarily long prison term for drug possession, upgraded to "posession with intent to distribute" is basically the daily life for plenty of people in America.

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Music/GiorgioMoroder's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViN2bRGrBx8 theme]] (used in Coast to Coast AM) and his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkeDj2FVK4U&fmt=18 haunting electronic score.]] It was the first 100% electronic score to be awarded an Academy Award.
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** "Chase" in particular had a pretty prominent place in pop culture.
* HarsherInHindsight:
Seeing Randy Quaid playing a prisoner, now that he really is a fugitive.
** There's also the fact the The premise of a man being sentenced to an extraordinarily long prison term for drug possession, upgraded to "posession "possession with intent to distribute" is basically the daily life for plenty of people in America.
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** There's also the fact the premise of a man being sentenced to an extraordinarily long prison term for drug possession, upgraded to "posession with intent to distribute" is basically the daily life for plenty of people in America.

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Added examples that were mistakenly included on the Nightmare Fuel page. Also, Values Dissonance was a Zero Context Example.


* ValuesDissonance

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* ValuesDissonance{{TearJerker}}: When Billy's father finds out about the sentence, loses it, and tells Billy he loves him. Anyone who has a loving father can feel the pain.
** The scene where Billy reconvenes with his girlfriend. You can see the absolute devastation of the characters and it's probably the most powerful moment in the film.
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* NightmareFuel: Very. The torture scenes are very brutal,considering that this is not a horror film, the desolate atmosphere of Turkish prison life, and all of the scenes in the prison's insane asylum. Also see the NauseaFuel section.



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* CompleteMonster: [[WardensAreEvil Hamidou]], the brutish and abusive chief guard of the [[HellholePrison hellish]] Sağmalcılar prison, uses his job as a mean to frequently beat, torture and rape the inmates. When the American [[TheProtagonist Billy Hayes]] steals a blanket during his first night in prison to cover himself from the cold, Hamidou sadistically beats him and then hangs him upside down in order to rape him. He forces his two sons [[ForcedToWatch to watch him]] while he [[WouldHurtAChild tortures some young boys]] by [[AgonyOfTheFeet hitting them on their feet]] with his stick. When Jimmy, one of Billy's friends, is caught trying to escape, Hamidou beats him so bad he causes him a severe hernia and makes him lose a testicle. Toward the ending Billy tries to bribe him to into taking him to the sanitarium. Hamidou takes the money, but he brings him instead in another isolated room where he prepares to beat him and rape him once again.

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* CompleteMonster: [[WardensAreEvil Hamidou]], the brutish and abusive chief guard of the [[HellholePrison hellish]] Sağmalcılar prison, uses his job as a mean to frequently beat, torture and rape the inmates. When the American [[TheProtagonist Billy Hayes]] steals a blanket during his first night in prison to cover himself from the cold, Hamidou sadistically beats him and then hangs him upside down in order to [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape him.him]]. He forces his two sons [[ForcedToWatch to watch him]] while he [[WouldHurtAChild tortures some young boys]] by [[AgonyOfTheFeet hitting them on their feet]] with his stick. When Jimmy, one of Billy's friends, is caught trying to escape, Hamidou beats him so bad he causes him a severe hernia and makes him lose a testicle. Toward the ending Billy tries to bribe him to into taking him to the sanitarium. Hamidou takes the money, but he brings him instead in another isolated room where he prepares to beat him and rape him once again.

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* AwardSnub: Despite being nomimated John Hurt did not get the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, even though he did win the Golden Globe and BAFTA.

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* AwardSnub: Despite being nomimated John Hurt nominated, Creator/JohnHurt did not get the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, even though he did win the Golden Globe and BAFTA.



* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Music/GiorgioMoroder's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViN2bRGrBx8 theme]] (used in Coast to Coast AM) and his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkeDj2FVK4U&fmt=18 haunting electronic score.]] It was the first 100% electronic score to be awarded an Acadamy Award.

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Music/GiorgioMoroder's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViN2bRGrBx8 theme]] (used in Coast to Coast AM) and his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkeDj2FVK4U&fmt=18 haunting electronic score.]] It was the first 100% electronic score to be awarded an Acadamy Academy Award.



* TearJerker: The movie is just plain gut-wrenching. But some standout moments include:
** When Billy's father finds out about the sentence, loses it, and tells Billy he loves him. Anyone who has a loving father can feel the pain.
** The scene where Billy reconvenes with his girlfriend. You can see the absolute devastation of the characters and it's probably the most powerful moment in the film.


* TheyJustDidntCare: The Turkish men wear fezzes and the Turkish women wear niqabs. These garments are very outdated in Turkey - they've been illegal since 1925. The movie takes place half a century after that.
** The Turkish characters are actually speaking Greek. Made even more hilarious by the fact that the Greeks and Turks have had a long-standing rivalry.
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Approved by the thread.

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*CompleteMonster: [[WardensAreEvil Hamidou]], the brutish and abusive chief guard of the [[HellholePrison hellish]] Sağmalcılar prison, uses his job as a mean to frequently beat, torture and rape the inmates. When the American [[TheProtagonist Billy Hayes]] steals a blanket during his first night in prison to cover himself from the cold, Hamidou sadistically beats him and then hangs him upside down in order to rape him. He forces his two sons [[ForcedToWatch to watch him]] while he [[WouldHurtAChild tortures some young boys]] by [[AgonyOfTheFeet hitting them on their feet]] with his stick. When Jimmy, one of Billy's friends, is caught trying to escape, Hamidou beats him so bad he causes him a severe hernia and makes him lose a testicle. Toward the ending Billy tries to bribe him to into taking him to the sanitarium. Hamidou takes the money, but he brings him instead in another isolated room where he prepares to beat him and rape him once again.
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* MemeticMutation: The book and movie made "Turkish prison" synonymous with [[PrisonRape sexual abuse]].



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* ValuesDissonanceValuesDissonance

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* AwardSnub: Despite being nomimated John Hurt did not get the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, even though he did win the Golden Globe and BAFTA.
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* UnfortunateImplications: All over the place.
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* AcceptableTargets: Turkey and its people.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Music/GiorgioMoroder's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akyx5iu_z8Y theme]] (used in Coast to Coast AM) and his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkeDj2FVK4U&fmt=18 haunting electronic score.]] It was the first 100% electronic score to be awarded an Acadamy Award.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViN2bRGrBx8 "Chase"]] in particular had a pretty prominent place in pop culture.

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Music/GiorgioMoroder's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akyx5iu_z8Y com/watch?v=ViN2bRGrBx8 theme]] (used in Coast to Coast AM) and his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkeDj2FVK4U&fmt=18 haunting electronic score.]] It was the first 100% electronic score to be awarded an Acadamy Award.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViN2bRGrBx8 "Chase"]] "Chase" in particular had a pretty prominent place in pop culture.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Seeing Randy Quaid playing a prisoner, now that he really is a fugitive.
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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViN2bRGrBx8 "Chase"]] in particular had a pretty prominent place in pop culture.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: GiorgioMoroder's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akyx5iu_z8Y theme]] (used in Coast to Coast AM) and his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkeDj2FVK4U&fmt=18 haunting electronic score.]] It was the first 100% electronic score to be awarded an Acadamy Award.

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: GiorgioMoroder's Music/GiorgioMoroder's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akyx5iu_z8Y theme]] (used in Coast to Coast AM) and his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkeDj2FVK4U&fmt=18 haunting electronic score.]] It was the first 100% electronic score to be awarded an Acadamy Award.
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* TheyJustDidntCare: The Turkish men wear fezzes and the Turkish women wear niqabs. These garments are very outdated in Turkey - they've been illegal since 1925. The movie takes place half a century after that.
** The Turkish characters are actually speaking Greek. Made even more hilarious by the fact that the Greeks and Turks have had a long-standing rivalry.

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* CompleteMonster: The Turkish Prison officials.



* TearJerker: The entire movie is just plain gut-wrenching. But some standout moments include:

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* TearJerker: The entire movie is just plain gut-wrenching. But some standout moments include:
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Giorgio Moroder's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akyx5iu_z8Y theme]] (used in Coast to Coast AM) and his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkeDj2FVK4U&fmt=18 haunting electronic score.]] It was the first 100% electronic score to be awarded an Acadamy Award.

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Giorgio Moroder's GiorgioMoroder's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akyx5iu_z8Y theme]] (used in Coast to Coast AM) and his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkeDj2FVK4U&fmt=18 haunting electronic score.]] It was the first 100% electronic score to be awarded an Acadamy Award.
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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Very. The torture scenes are very brutal (considering that this is not a horror film), the desolate atmosphere of Turkish prison life, and all of the scenes in the prison's insane asylum. Also see the NauseaFuel section.
* NauseaFuel: In a fit of rage, Billy ''bites'' off a piece of Rifki's tongue in a kiss, and spits it out onto the ground.
* TearJerker: The '''entire''' movie is just plain gut-wrenching. But some standout moments include:

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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: NauseaFuel: In a fit of rage, Billy bites off a piece of Rifki's tongue in a kiss, and spits it out onto the ground.
* NightmareFuel:
Very. The torture scenes are very brutal (considering brutal,considering that this is not a horror film), film, the desolate atmosphere of Turkish prison life, and all of the scenes in the prison's insane asylum. Also see the NauseaFuel section.
* NauseaFuel: In a fit of rage, Billy ''bites'' off a piece of Rifki's tongue in a kiss, and spits it out onto the ground.
* TearJerker: The '''entire''' entire movie is just plain gut-wrenching. But some standout moments include:



* UnfortunateImplications: all over the place.

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* UnfortunateImplications: all All over the place.
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* TearJerker: The '''entire''' movie is just plain gut-wrenching. But some standout moments include:
** When Billy's father finds out about the sentence, loses it, and tells Billy he loves him. Anyone who has a loving father can feel the pain.
** The scene where Billy reconvenes with his girlfriend. You can see the absolute devastation of the characters and it's probably the most powerful moment in the film.
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* NauseaFuel: In a fit of rage, Billy ''bites'' off a piece of Rifki's tongue in a kiss, and spits it out onto the ground.

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* NauseaFuel: In a fit of rage, Billy ''bites'' off a piece of Rifki's tongue in a kiss, and spits it out onto the ground.ground.
* UnfortunateImplications: all over the place.
* ValuesDissonance
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Giorgio Moroder's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akyx5iu_z8Y theme]] (used in Coast to Coast AM) and his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkeDj2FVK4U&fmt=18 haunting electronic score.]] It was the first 100% electronic score to be awarded an Acadamy Award.

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Giorgio Moroder's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akyx5iu_z8Y theme]] (used in Coast to Coast AM) and his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkeDj2FVK4U&fmt=18 haunting electronic score.]] It was the first 100% electronic score to be awarded an Acadamy Award.Award.
* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Very. The torture scenes are very brutal (considering that this is not a horror film), the desolate atmosphere of Turkish prison life, and all of the scenes in the prison's insane asylum. Also see the NauseaFuel section.
* NauseaFuel: In a fit of rage, Billy ''bites'' off a piece of Rifki's tongue in a kiss, and spits it out onto the ground.
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* AdaptationDisplacement: The film these days is better known than the book.

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* AdaptationDisplacement: The film these days is better known than the book.book.
* CompleteMonster: The Turkish Prison officials.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Giorgio Moroder's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akyx5iu_z8Y theme]] (used in Coast to Coast AM) and his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkeDj2FVK4U&fmt=18 haunting electronic score.]] It was the first 100% electronic score to be awarded an Acadamy Award.
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* AdaptationDisplacement: The film these days is better known than the book.

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