Does the dog die?
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Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Movie • 1988 • Comedy
ReportWhen her great aunt dies, famed horror hostess Elvira heads for the uptight new England town of Falwell to claim her inheritance of a haunted house, a witch's cookbook and a punk rock poodle. But once the stuffy locals get an eyeful of the scream queen's ample assets, all hell busts out & breaks loose.
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synth1919
Elvira mentions she doesn't like little dogs and that she would kill the dog. She also tells him to run and catch the ball in the street, says an animal skull could be him etc. The dog is safe the whole film, however.
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Is an animal abandoned?
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rosetyler24
a character dies and leaves her dog with someone else
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Abuse
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I'd argue yes. There's a teenager with a very strict mum. I also recall teenagers/kids getting dragged by their ears at some point. My memories is a little foggy though.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone stalked?
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synth1919
A character hires people to follow Elvira.
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Addiction
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synth1919
Characters smoke and drink casually throughout film.
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Are animals abused?
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SiRenfield
A dog is "yeeted" into a dumpster by the villain at one point, but come out fine by the end
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Snake engulfs in flames.
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Does a dragon die?
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Not a dragon, but a creature that looks like one dies by a garburator.
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Are there bugs?
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synth1919
Worms are shown when Elvira makes dinner. She also throws what appears to be leeches at someone's face.
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Are there snakes?
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akn
Elvira mistakes a large snake for her romantic interest in a dark room.
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Are there spiders?
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Shown during the dance at the end.
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The station manager grabs Elvira’s chest during their first meeting and makes several lewd comments. She defends herself though.
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Characters throughout the film perform unwanted advances towards Elvira (e.g. grabbing, spanking etc.).
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Is there pedophilia?
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It can be argued that Elvira is predatory towards the younger boys.
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Is someone drugged?
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Not drugged. But a magic casserole that people eat, which makes them do things they wouldn't normally do.
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Is someone restrained?
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sapphire_8642
Elvira is tied up above a fire
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Cryptid_Crow
In the beginning of the movie during the black and white film, the monster's eye is set on fire, it bleeds, and it falls out of its face.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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TheDreammweaver
A window gets slammed on hands but they are fine. There is a little cracking noise though.
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Is someone burned alive?
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synth1919
They however get saved and don't die.
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Is there a hanging?
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There is a joke about hanging.
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Is there amputation?
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Six66
A hand is chopped off. There's some blood but not to an overly gory extent.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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There is a brief scene near the end where a character has a hand around their throat.
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Are any hands damaged?
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In the final fight scene, an arm gets chopped through, from about the mid-forearm. It continues to stay animated, and attacks Elvira. (It's older style practical effects. Stump is bloody and not clean cut, but not super graphic) In order to stop it, she tries to stab the hand and few times (no blood). After a brief struggle it is shown trapped (stabbed to the floor by a knitting needle), a fire all around it.
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Is someone stabbed?
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A fake stabbing. During an altercation Elvira stabs a man, but it is a fake retractable prop knife instead, and no injury is caused.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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SiRenfield
Elvira kind of uses her charms to get a group of young boys to do chores for her but in her defense it’s implied that she’s not sincere with her flirting and just wanted to get the house fixed by any means necessary
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Does a family member die?
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SiRenfield
The plot is kickstarted by Elvira’s aunt dying
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Fear
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Is someone possessed?
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synth1919
At the picnic the neighbourhood eats food that has a spell on it which makes their behaviour/influence change.
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Are there ghosts?
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synth1919
Elvira sees a sort of live corpse in the house that could be perceived as a ghost.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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synth1919
Elvira gags near the beginning with her finger down her throat when discussing the film.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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teaselkie
No, but Elvira pours liquid into the laps of two others, making it appear as if they've wet themselves.
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Does someone spit?
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Gas station attendant farts
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Elivira mentions hanging herself in the oven.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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teaselkie
A character implies they might "hang myself in the oven", but it is played lightly.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Yes, there's a thunderstorm that some boys are out during with occasional flashes of lightning, and one camera flash.
The final battle, theres magic being used, most that looks like a blue white lightning. And there's blue spirits / ghosts that spew out at the end of the battle.
The worst is the ending dance scene where Elvira is swinging the tassels, there is stobbing white lights. It lasts about 20-30 seconds.
The final battle, theres magic being used, most that looks like a blue white lightning. And there's blue spirits / ghosts that spew out at the end of the battle.
The worst is the ending dance scene where Elvira is swinging the tassels, there is stobbing white lights. It lasts about 20-30 seconds.
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Paranoia
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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SiRenfield
Baby Elvira (actually why is everyone voting no?)
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Is there hate speech?
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Town shows distaste for Elvira and believe she doesn't belong there due to her outward appearance going against their Christian values. They are also against witches and witchcraft and do everything to get her out.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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TheDreammweaver
No N words but an old white lady calls a song sung by a black man “jungle music”
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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TheDreammweaver
Elvira uses the phrase “spaz attack”
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Are there fat jokes?
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teaselkie
A character calls another "fatso" in a derisive manner.
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Relationships
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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synth1919
Lewd and suggestive phrases, dialogue, dancing etc. but no explicit actions shown.
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Are there nude scenes?
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Most you see is Elvira from behind when she is completely topless and only wearing underwear.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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SiRenfield
I mean this is Elvira we’re talking about, even if granted one of the themes of the film is about reclaiming power for herself
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Elvira's car breaks down which produces smoke and the front hood flies off and gets smashed.
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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A character gets stabbed in the head with a heel. A hand is cut off then stabbed with a knitting needle.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Gasoline explosion.
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