Line #65 Film/BuryingTheEx


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2	[[caption-width-right:300: [[{{Tagline}} Some relationships just won't die.]]]]
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4	''Burying the Ex'' is a 2015 horror/comedy film directed by Creator/JoeDante and written by Alan Trezza. It was originally a short film made in 2008.
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6	Max (Creator/AntonYelchin) decides to ask his girlfriend, Evelyn (Creator/AshleyGreene), to move in with him, a decision he quickly regrets after Evelyn reveals herself to be a controlling shrew. Just as Max prepares to end their relationship at the urging of his half-brother Travis (Oliver Cooper), Evelyn is hit by a bus and dies. After a period of mourning, Max strikes up a relationship with Olivia (Creator/AlexandraDaddario), an ice cream shop owner whom Evelyn earlier insulted. Unfortunately, Evelyn comes {{back from the dead}} and returns to Max, who now finds himself torn between his girlfriend and his new love interest. Even worse, Evelyn threatens to turn him into one of the living dead so they'll be together forever.
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8	!!This film contains examples of the following tropes:
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10	* ActorAllusion:
11	** Near the beginning of the film, Max has ''Film/FrightNight1985'' playing on his TV. Creator/AntonYelchin starred in ''Film/FrightNight2011''.
12	** Travis suggests trying to re-kill Evelyn via a stake through the heart, to which Max responds that "she's not a vampire." Creator/AshleyGreene is of course well-known for her role as Alice Cullen in ''Film/{{Twilight}}''.
13	* AdaptationNameChange: The protagonist of the 2008 short film was named "Zak". Here, it's "Max".
14	* AttractiveZombie: Evelyn retains most of her beauty after coming back to life.
15	* AutoErotica: Late in the movie, Max and Olivia have sex in the backseat of her station wagon.
16	* AxCrazy: Evelyn slowly becomes this after coming back as a zombie.
17	* BackFromTheDead:
18	** Evelyn returns as a zombie after being hit by a bus.
19	** [[spoiler:Travis does, too, after being mauled by Evelyn when he attempts to kill her.]]
20	* BadassNormal: [[spoiler:Both Max and Olivia fight decently well against Evelyn in the end, though it's [[NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay Travis who finally puts a permanent end to Evelyn]].]]
21	* BettyAndVeronica: Max becomes involved in this kind of relationship with Evelyn and Olivia.
22	* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Max arrives in time to stop Evelyn from killing Olivia.]]
23	* BondOneLiner: Evelyn, after [[spoiler:killing and eating Travis]].
24	-->'''Evelyn:''' This better not go straight to my thighs.
25	* BringMyBrownPants: Travis mentions soiling his underwear after seeing that Evelyn is a zombie.
26	* BullyingADragon: [[spoiler:Travis, dude, you really should've just killed Evelyn before she went and turned you into one of the undead.]]
27	* TheCameo:
28	** Creator/DickMiller as the police officer whose assistance Max tries to get.
29	** Mark Alan as the Goth club bartender, essentially reprising his role from ''Splatter''.
30	* ClingyJealousGirl: Evelyn is very possessive of Max, reacting with suspicion and hostility against any woman whom she thinks likes him.
31	* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler:Max, during his fight with Evelyn. Olivia gives him a helping hand, throwing a vase at Evelyn's head while she's attacking Max.]]
32	* ControlFreak: Evelyn, all the way. She forced Max to trade his car for a scooter and switch to a vegetarian diet, and after they move in together, she re-decorates the apartment without asking for his permission or input, ruining the vintage horror movie posters he was going to sell.
33	* DoesNotLikeGuns: In response to Travis's suggestion that he shoot Evelyn in the head, Max states that he doesn't believe in firearms.
34	* FatSlob: Travis lives in a garage and is on the heavy side.
35	* FreakOut: [[spoiler:Evelyn does this after learning of Max's infidelity, crushing his phone and screaming in rage.]]
36	* FreudianExcuse: It's implied that Evelyn's clingy-ness and hyper-sexual urges stem from losing her mom at a young age. Early in the movie, she tells Max that a part of her broke when her mom died, and she feels that ever since dating Max, she felt that she was brought back to life. As a result, she seems to have developed an over-dependence on Max to satisfy herself and make herself feel safe, which is why she fears losing him.
37	* HilariousOuttakes: An outtake of the embalming fluid vomiting scene is featured as a post-credits [[TheStinger stinger]].
38	* HorrorHunger: For most of the film, post-resurrection Evelyn doesn't eat at all. But then she sees a clip from ''The Gore Gore Girls'' and it stirs something inside her.
39	-->'''Evelyn:''' I just got the strangest craving.
40	-->'''Travis:''' For what?
41	-->'''Evelyn:''' [[BrainFood Brains]].
42	* GranolaGirl: Evelyn is a vegan environmentalist blogger who uses organic wheatgrass-based wall paint and buys hypo-allergenic throw rugs.
43	* GreenEyedMonster: Once she's a zombie, Evelyn graduates from a ClingyJealousGirl into this. Once she finds that he and Olivia started a relationship after her death, she immediately jumps to MurderTheHypotenuse as her solution for this.
44	* IAmTheTrope: "I AM RESURRECTED!!!" Shouted by Evelyn [[spoiler:before she kidnaps Olivia]].
45	* ItsAllAboutMe: Evelyn has this mindset about, well, just about everything.
46	* JackassGenie: As if the name ''Satan Genie'' wasn't already obvious enough, the magical statue that sets the plot into motion even has a note attached that states it fulfills wishes in the worst way possible.
47	* {{Jerkass}}: Evelyn treats Travis and Olivia like shit, to put it simply. She gets [[FromBadToWorse worse]] after becoming a zombie.
48	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Travis is a lazy bum, but he cares about his half-brother Max, encouraging him to go meet with Olivia and [[spoiler:taking up the task of killing Evelyn when Max can't go through with it]].
49	* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Evelyn kills Travis after he tries to kill her. Travis, however, comes back to life in time to put a final end to Evelyn.]]
50	* KavorkaMan: Travis, a FatSlob who somehow scores with attractive women (even if one of the women bolts after they come upon Max in a compromising position with an unconscious, undead Evelyn).
51	* LargeHam: Evelyn ranting at Olivia in the ice cream shop early on in the movie and later shouting "I AM RESURRECTED!" put her in this category.
52	* LikesOlderWomen: At one point, Travis mentions hooking up with a MILF.
53	* LookBothWays: Evelyn crosses the street on her way to meet with Max, realizing too late that she's in the path of an oncoming bus.
54	* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Everything Evelyn does is because she's madly in love with Max.
55	* MacheteMayhem: After discussing several potential ways to "re-kill" Evelyn, Travis decides that [[OffWithHisHead decapitation]] via machete would be the most effective.
56	* MissingMom: Evelyn mentions that her mom died sometime ago.
57	* MsFanservice: Olivia, as played by Creator/AlexandraDaddario. The AutoErotica scene gives us a nice shot of her cleavage in a black bra, and in the ending scene, her nipples are visible underneath her top.
58	* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler:After finding out that Max was with Olivia the night before, Evelyn kidnaps Olivia and prepares to kill her until Max arrives to stop her.]]
59	* NiceGuy:
60	** Max is nothing short of pleasant, despite all the crap that happens to him over the course of the film.
61	** Olivia, while far from perfect (she forced her previous boyfriend to choose between her and his newfound Christian faith), is a ''much'' nicer person than Evelyn.
62	* NoIndoorVoice: Evelyn, when she's [[spoiler:about to kidnap Olivia]] (see IAmTheTrope above.)
63	* NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay: [[spoiler:Travis comes back to life as a zombie just in time to kill Evelyn, thus saving Max and Olivia.]]
64	* OhCrap: Max gets a handful of these after Evelyn comes back to life.
65	* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Evelyn is a FleshEatingZombie who, although decaying as the film progresses, nevertheless still acts like herself apart from talking about killing Max to make him like her, even enjoying how her undead body can bend when doing yoga. She eventually [[spoiler:[[PlagueZombie ends up turning Travis into one of the living dead]]]].
66	* PoliceAreUseless: After Evelyn threatens to turn him into a zombie, Max runs to the police station and tries to convince an officer of the truth. He doesn't get any help, as the officer assumes Max is on drugs.
67	* PornStash: At one point, Travis makes a reference to his "spank material."
68	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Olivia gives a short one to Evelyn after finding out that [[spoiler:she's actually Max's zombiefied soon-to-be-ex girlfriend]].
69	-->'''Olivia:''' You know, I met you before, and you were a bitch then, and you're an even bigger bitch now!
70	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Evelyn gets this at times as a zombie.
71	* ResurrectedRomance: {{Defied\|Trope}}. After coming {{back from the dead}}, Evelyn tries to have sex with Max, who understandably resists her advances.
72	* ShoutOut:
73	** Evelyn calls one of the girls at the Goth club "[[Franchise/TheAddamsFamily Morticia]]."
74	** Travis calls Evelyn "Music/{{Thriller}}."
75	** There's a "[[Film/LivingDeadSeries Romero & Sons]]" moving van in one scene.
76	** Evelyn's embalming fluid vomit scene looks a whole lot like the infamous pea soup puke scene from ''Film/TheExorcist''.
77	** Travis claims that the last time he lent Max a DVD, it got so scratched up it looked like a game of ''Videogame/{{Tetris}}''.
78	* SoapboxSadie: Evelyn is a committed vegan and environmentalist who blogs about this as her job. She's very pushy about it to her boyfriend Max, while berating other people who don't abide by her principles, like Olivia.
79	* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:After Max officially breaks up with her, Evelyn decides to try and make him one of the undead. Fortunately, she doesn't succeed thanks to an undead Travis, so this trope is {{downplayed\|Trope}}.]]
80	* ThreewaySex: Travis is introduced having fallen asleep right on the floor of his half-brother Max's apartment, having had sex with two women the night before there.
81	* VomitIndiscretionShot: Evelyn pukes embalming fluid on Max shortly after coming back from the dead.
82	* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:At the end, after he finally officially breaks up with Evelyn and [[TakingYouWithMe she attempts to kill him]], Max responds accordingly, bashing a framed picture on her head and finally stabbing her in the stomach and then the head.]]
83	* ZombiePukeAttack: Evelyn accidentally vomits embalming fluid all over Max. It's not actually harmful, but the shock of the whole ordeal causes Max to faint.

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