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{{quote|''When you wish evil on someone... evil might be listening.''}}


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''[[Cornered!]]'' is a 2009 [[Slasher Film]].
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{{quote| ''When you wish evil on someone... evil might be listening.''}}


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In the fall of 2008, the city of [[Los Angeles]] finds itself gripped with terror as a [[Serial Killer]] runs amok during the night, his MO being to break into mini marts, liquor stores or gas stations after hours and viciously torture-murder any employees still inside, taking the security tapes afterward to help him relive his crimes over and over again. In a desperate bid to catch this ruthless maniac, the mayor's office puts out a reward of half a million dollars on his head; and that's where our story begins, in a small corner store where the deliveryman, Morty, sparks a discussion among the friends inside about what they'd do if they caught the Convenience Store Killer (hereby known as CSK for simplicity's sake). Disembowelment, stabbing, [[Eye Scream|eye gouging]], and [[Off with His Head|beheading]] are all suggested by the main players, who are listed below:
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'''''Cornered!''''' is a 2009 [[Slasher Film]].

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In the fall of 2008, the city of [[Los Angeles]] finds itself gripped with terror as a [[Serial Killer]] runs amok during the night, his MO being to break into mini marts, liquor stores or gas stations after hours and viciously torture-murder any employees still inside, taking the security tapes afterward to help him relive his crimes over and over again. In a desperate bid to catch this ruthless maniac, the mayor's office puts out a reward of half a million dollars on his head; and that's where our story begins, in a small corner store where the deliveryman, Morty, sparks a discussion among the friends inside about what they'd do if they caught the Convenience Store Killer (hereby known as CSK for simplicity's sake). Disembowelment, stabbing, [[Eye Scream|eye gouging]], and [[Off With His Head|beheading]] are all suggested by the main players, who are listed below:


* Steve, the gruff store owner.
* Steve, the gruff store owner.
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* Mona, a phone sex girl, and Jess's friend.
* Mona, a phone sex girl, and Jess's friend.


After the discussion, a suspicious man goes running out of the store, but the group think nothing of that, believing he was just a simple shoplifter. After Morty leaves, the place is closed down, and everyone heads up to Steve's apartment for poker night, Jess having been convinced to stay by Donny; Jimmy is also forced to participate by his uncle, who wants to keep an eye on him, essentially [[Nailed to The Wagon|nailing him to the wagon]]. As the night drags on, it becomes apparent that Steve's place is CSK's latest target. After disposing of Jacko, a vagrant who lives in the alleyway behind the store, the gimp-masked maniac somehow gets inside, and begins whittling down the five main characters, in exactly the same way they said they'd off him.
After the discussion, a suspicious man goes running out of the store, but the group think nothing of that, believing he was just a simple shoplifter. After Morty leaves, the place is closed down, and everyone heads up to Steve's apartment for poker night, Jess having been convinced to stay by Donny; Jimmy is also forced to participate by his uncle, who wants to keep an eye on him, essentially [[Nailed to the Wagon|nailing him to the wagon]]. As the night drags on, it becomes apparent that Steve's place is CSK's latest target. After disposing of Jacko, a vagrant who lives in the alleyway behind the store, the gimp-masked maniac somehow gets inside, and begins whittling down the five main characters, in exactly the same way they said they'd off him.

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In essence, it's essentially a sleazier, smaller scale version of ''[[Intruder (Film)|Intruder]]''.


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In essence, it's essentially a sleazier, smaller scale version of ''[[Intruder (film)|Intruder]]''.
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=== If you're heading out to the corner store, remember to pick up the following: ===


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{{tropelist|If you're heading out to the corner store, remember to pick up the following:}}
* [[A Bloody Mess]]: Since it was a ketchup bottle CSK got Jimmy with.
* [[A Bloody Mess]]: Since it was a ketchup bottle CSK got Jimmy with.
* [[The Alcoholic]]: Jacko and Steve.
* [[The Alcoholic]]: Jacko and Steve.
* [[An Arm and A Leg]]: One of the intro victims is missing his legs.
* [[An Arm and a Leg]]: One of the intro victims is missing his legs.
* [[Axe Before Entering]]: When the basement door is dead bolted, CSK starts sawing through it.
* [[Axe Before Entering]]: When the basement door is dead bolted, CSK starts sawing through it.
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: CSK.
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: CSK.
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* [[Batter Up]]: A baseball bat is kept around for security.
* [[Batter Up]]: A baseball bat is kept around for security.
* [[Big Beautiful Woman]]: Mona.
* [[Big Beautiful Woman]]: Mona.
* [[Big Creepy Crawlies]]: When crazy old Jimmy spots the gimp mask clad CSK on a monitor, he claims he's "a king cockroach".
* [[Big Creepy-Crawlies]]: When crazy old Jimmy spots the gimp mask clad CSK on a monitor, he claims he's "a king cockroach".
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Morty showing up and scaring Teddy off when he pulls a knife on Jess and Donny.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Morty showing up and scaring Teddy off when he pulls a knife on Jess and Donny.
* [[Big Eater]]: Mona and Donny.
* [[Big Eater]]: Mona and Donny.
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* [[Broken Heel]]: Donny slips on a donut, knocking himself out.
* [[Broken Heel]]: Donny slips on a donut, knocking himself out.
* [[Bug War]]: Jimmy becomes convinced the roaches are out to get them all, being rallied by "king cockroach".
* [[Bug War]]: Jimmy becomes convinced the roaches are out to get them all, being rallied by "king cockroach".
* [[Building of Adventure]]: The entire film takes place inside Steve's convenience store and his apartment upstairs.
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Jimmy attacking Steve, calling him out on his bullying behavior in the process.
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Jimmy attacking Steve, calling him out on his bullying behavior in the process.
* [[Can You Hear Me Now]]: Steve hasn't paid the phone bills, Mona is out of credits, Jess left her cellphone in a john's car, Donny fell on his, and Jimmy's was thrown out by the enclosed dumpster by Steve. Contrived, but it works.
* [[Can You Hear Me Now?]]: Steve hasn't paid the phone bills, Mona is out of credits, Jess left her cellphone in a john's car, Donny fell on his, and Jimmy's was thrown out by the enclosed dumpster by Steve. Contrived, but it works.
* [[Cassandra Truth]]: Nobody believes Jimmy when he spots CSK on a monitor, since he's tripping and all.
* [[Cassandra Truth]]: Nobody believes Jimmy when he spots CSK on a monitor, since he's tripping and all.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Teddy the john's knife.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Teddy the john's knife.
* [[Chainsaw Good]]: CSK disassembles the meat slicer, and goes to work on Steve with it.
* [[Chainsaw Good]]: CSK disassembles the meat slicer, and goes to work on Steve with it.
* [[Cold Blooded Torture]]: CSK's usual MO.
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: CSK's usual MO.
* [[Covers Always Lie]]: CSK never actually wields a knife.
* [[Covers Always Lie]]: CSK never actually wields a knife.
* [[Closed Circle]]
* [[Closed Circle]]
* [[Cluster F Bomb]]
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]
* [[Coitus Uninterruptus]]: Mona is on call, so a few times she graphically dirty talks in front of everyone.
* [[Coitus Uninterruptus]]: Mona is on call, so a few times she graphically dirty talks in front of everyone.
* [[Creator Cameo]]: A few crew members had bit parts.
* [[Creator Cameo]]: A few crew members had bit parts.
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* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Jimmy snapping and beating Steve.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Jimmy snapping and beating Steve.
* [[Curiosity Killed the Cast]]
* [[Curiosity Killed the Cast]]
* [[Dead Mans Chest]]: Mona gets stuffed in a freezer.
* [[Dead Man's Chest]]: Mona gets stuffed in a freezer.
* [[Death By Irony]]: The cast are killed in the same ways they said they'd off CSK. {{spoiler|Since Donny never gave a method of death, Morty goes the extra mile of stuffing him full of donuts, his favorite food.}}
* [[Death by Irony]]: The cast are killed in the same ways they said they'd off CSK. {{spoiler|Since Donny never gave a method of death, Morty goes the extra mile of stuffing him full of donuts, his favorite food.}}
* [[Destination Defenestration]]: While fighting Jacko over a bottle of alcohol he is trying to steal, Donny accidentally knocks him through the glass door.
* [[Destination Defenestration]]: While fighting Jacko over a bottle of alcohol he is trying to steal, Donny accidentally knocks him through the glass door.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Jimmy's father is never mentioned, though his mother is still around, avoiding [[Nephewism]].
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Jimmy's father is never mentioned, though his mother is still around, avoiding [[Nephewism]].
* [[Disposable Vagrant]]: Jacko.
* [[Disposable Vagrant]]: Jacko.
* [[Dwindling Party]]
* [[Dwindling Party]]
* [[Edible Bludgeon]]: The killer murders Mona by jamming ice cream cones [[Eye Scream|through her eyes]].
* [[Erotic Eating]]: Mona and her popsicle.
* [[Erotic Eating]]: Mona and her popsicle.
* [[Excited Show Title]]
* [[Excited Show Title!]]
* [[Extremely Short Timespan]]: The events of the film cover one night (plus a very short epilogue than cannot be more than a day or two later, judging from the cut on {{spoiler|Morty}}'s face).
* [[Eye Scream]]: Mona gets stabbed in the eyes with cornettos.
* [[Eye Scream]]: Mona gets stabbed in the eyes with cornettos.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]: Jimmy.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]: Jimmy.
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* [[Force Feeding]]: {{spoiler|Donny's death.}}
* [[Force Feeding]]: {{spoiler|Donny's death.}}
* [[Foreshadowing]]: {{spoiler|Everytime somebody tells Donny that those donuts will be the death of him.}}
* [[Foreshadowing]]: {{spoiler|Everytime somebody tells Donny that those donuts will be the death of him.}}
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself Man]]: Jess smacks Donny when he starts letting out the below [[Madness Mantra]].
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Jess smacks Donny when he starts letting out the below [[Madness Mantra]].
* [[Gorn]]
* [[Gorn]]
* [[Gratuitous Spanish]]
* [[Gratuitous Spanish]]
* [[Grievous Bottley Harm]]: Jimmy gets stabbed to death with a broken ketchup bottle.
* [[Grievous Bottley Harm]]: Jimmy gets stabbed to death with a broken ketchup bottle.
* [[Groin Attack]]: CSK disembowels Steve with a saw, starting from the crotch.
* [[Groin Attack]]: CSK disembowels Steve with a saw, starting from the crotch.
* [[Gross Up Close Up]]
* [[Gross Up Close-Up]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Jess.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Jess.
* [[Half the Man He Used To Be]]: Jacko is somehow sliced in half.
* [[Half the Man He Used To Be]]: Jacko is somehow sliced in half.
* [[Hallucinations]]: Since Jimmy is going cold turkey and all.
* [[Hallucinations]]: Since Jimmy is going cold turkey and all.
* [[Hooker With a Heart of Gold]]: Jess.
* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]]: Jess.
* [[Hooks and Crooks]]: Steve is hung upside down from some old meat hooks in the basement.
* [[Hooks and Crooks]]: Steve is hung upside down from some old meat hooks in the basement.
* [[Hope Spot]]: {{spoiler|Jess answering Mona's incoming call only phone, Morty showing up for the morning delivery, and Donny knocking himself and Morty out in a scuffle.}}
* [[Hope Spot]]: {{spoiler|Jess answering Mona's incoming call only phone, Morty showing up for the morning delivery, and Donny knocking himself and Morty out in a scuffle.}}
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* [[Jerkass]]: Teddy, Jess's latest john.
* [[Jerkass]]: Teddy, Jess's latest john.
* [[The Ketchup Test]]: Justified, considering all the cans and bottles knocked onto the floor during Jimmy's struggle with CSK.
* [[The Ketchup Test]]: Justified, considering all the cans and bottles knocked onto the floor during Jimmy's struggle with CSK.
* {{spoiler|[[Kill Em All]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Kill'Em All]]}}
* [[Knife Nut]]: CSK gets ahold of a cleaver.
* [[Knife Nut]]: CSK gets ahold of a cleaver.
* [[Little No]]: When Jimmy starts going crazy and sees a cockroach coming towards him.
* [[Little No]]: When Jimmy starts going crazy and sees a cockroach coming towards him.
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* [[Mirror Scare]]: How Steve finds who he thinks is Jimmy.
* [[Mirror Scare]]: How Steve finds who he thinks is Jimmy.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: {{spoiler|''Mort''y.}}
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: {{spoiler|''Mort''y.}}
* [[Nailed to The Wagon]]: Jimmy.
* [[Nailed to the Wagon]]: Jimmy.
* [[Nerdy Inhaler]]: Donny.
* [[Nerdy Inhaler]]: Donny.
* [[Nice Guy]]: Donny.
* [[Nice Guy]]: Donny.
* [[The Nicknamer]]: Steve.
* [[The Nicknamer]]: Steve.
* [[Nothing Is Scarier]]: What CSK did to his latest victims, which is briefly shown via blurry cam footage.
* [[Nothing Is Scarier]]: What CSK did to his latest victims, which is briefly shown via blurry cam footage.
* [[The Not Secret]]: Jimmy's drug addiction.
* [[The Not-Secret]]: Jimmy's drug addiction.
* [[Not Using the Z Word]]: While it's obvious what Jess is doing, she's never actually called a hooker or prostitute.
* [[Not Using the Z Word]]: While it's obvious what Jess is doing, she's never actually called a hooker or prostitute.
* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Jess mistakes the bulge caused by Donny's inhaler for a [[Raging Stiffie]].
* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Jess mistakes the bulge caused by Donny's inhaler for a [[Raging Stiffie]].
* [[Off With His Head]]: {{spoiler|Jess's death}}.
* [[Off with His Head]]: {{spoiler|Jess's death}}.
* [[Oh Crap]]: {{spoiler|Via security cam footage, Donny discovers the [[Red Herring]] was just a shoplifter, and that Morty is CSK.}}
* [[Oh Crap]]: {{spoiler|Via security cam footage, Donny discovers the [[Red Herring]] was just a shoplifter, and that Morty is CSK.}}
* [[Once Is Not Enough]]: Probably should have stabbed and bludgeoned him a few more times, Donny and Jess.
* [[Once Is Not Enough]]: Probably should have stabbed and bludgeoned him a few more times, Donny and Jess.
* [[One Word Title]]
* [[One Word Title]]
* [[Other Stock Phrases]]:
* [[Other Stock Phrases]]:
{{quote| '''CSK/{{spoiler|Morty}}''': "[[Pre Mortem One Liner|Clean up in aisle three.]]"}}
{{quote|'''CSK/{{spoiler|Morty}}''': "[[Pre-Mortem One-Liner|Clean up in aisle three.]]"}}
* [[Parental Substitute]]: Steve, to Jimmy.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: Steve, to Jimmy.
* [[Peek a Boo Corpse]]: Donny bumps into a shelf, causing Jimmy's saran wrapped body to fall off the top of it. Later, Mona's frosted over body is found in the freezer due to her ringing cellphone.
* [[Peek-a-Boo Corpse]]: Donny bumps into a shelf, causing Jimmy's saran wrapped body to fall off the top of it. Later, Mona's frosted over body is found in the freezer due to her ringing cellphone.
* [[Poetic Serial Killer]]
* [[Poetic Serial Killer]]
* [[Porn Stash]]: There's some naughty mags in Steve's hidden room.
* [[Porn Stash]]: There's some naughty mags in Steve's hidden room.
* [[Poker]]
* [[Poker]]
* [[Pun Based Title]]: [[Don't Explain the Joke|They're trapped in a corner store]].
* [[Pun-Based Title]]: [[Don't Explain the Joke|They're trapped in a corner store]].
* [[Red Herring]]: {{spoiler|The customer who overhears the deaths conversation.}}
* [[Red Herring]]: {{spoiler|The customer who overhears the deaths conversation.}}
* [[Red Shirt]]: Jacko.
* [[Red Shirt]]: Jacko.
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* [[Snuff Film]]: The security tapes CSK takes from each crime scene.
* [[Snuff Film]]: The security tapes CSK takes from each crime scene.
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: Funky Latin jazz plays over the credits.
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: Funky Latin jazz plays over the credits.
* [[Starts With Their Funeral]]: The film begins with covered bodies being wheeled out of the store.
* [[Starts with Their Funeral]]: The film begins with covered bodies being wheeled out of the store.
* [[Stealing From the Till]]: One of Mona's routines has her as a [[Sexy Secretary]] who is caught doing this by a caller.
* [[Stealing From the Till]]: One of Mona's routines has her as a [[Sexy Secretary]] who is caught doing this by a caller.
* [[Strip Poker]]: Suggested by Steve.
* [[Strip Poker]]: Suggested by Steve.
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* [[Villain Opening Scene]]: CSK watching some of his tapes.
* [[Villain Opening Scene]]: CSK watching some of his tapes.
* [[Wait Here]]: Jess tells Donny to keep hiding while she goes to get Morty.
* [[Wait Here]]: Jess tells Donny to keep hiding while she goes to get Morty.
* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Awesome]]: Jimmy being harassed by hallucinatory cockroaches.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: Jimmy being harassed by hallucinatory cockroaches.
* [[You're Insane]]: Though CSK claims that he's just doing to the victims the twisted things that they said they'd do to him.
* [[You're Insane!]]: Though CSK claims that he's just doing to the victims the twisted things that they said they'd do to him.
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Jess.
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Jess.


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Latest revision as of 11:59, 25 October 2021

Bring out the gimp.

When you wish evil on someone... evil might be listening.

Cornered! is a 2009 Slasher Film.

In the fall of 2008, the city of Los Angeles finds itself gripped with terror as a Serial Killer runs amok during the night, his MO being to break into mini marts, liquor stores or gas stations after hours and viciously torture-murder any employees still inside, taking the security tapes afterward to help him relive his crimes over and over again. In a desperate bid to catch this ruthless maniac, the mayor's office puts out a reward of half a million dollars on his head; and that's where our story begins, in a small corner store where the deliveryman, Morty, sparks a discussion among the friends inside about what they'd do if they caught the Convenience Store Killer (hereby known as CSK for simplicity's sake). Disembowelment, stabbing, eye gouging, and beheading are all suggested by the main players, who are listed below:

  • Steve, the gruff store owner.
  • Jimmy, Steve's nephew, new employee, and drug addict currently going through withdrawal.
  • Donny, Steve's bumbling and overweight other employee.
  • Jess, a prostitute just trying to make a living, and Donny's crush.
  • Mona, a phone sex girl, and Jess's friend.

After the discussion, a suspicious man goes running out of the store, but the group think nothing of that, believing he was just a simple shoplifter. After Morty leaves, the place is closed down, and everyone heads up to Steve's apartment for poker night, Jess having been convinced to stay by Donny; Jimmy is also forced to participate by his uncle, who wants to keep an eye on him, essentially nailing him to the wagon. As the night drags on, it becomes apparent that Steve's place is CSK's latest target. After disposing of Jacko, a vagrant who lives in the alleyway behind the store, the gimp-masked maniac somehow gets inside, and begins whittling down the five main characters, in exactly the same way they said they'd off him.

In essence, it's essentially a sleazier, smaller scale version of Intruder.

If you're heading out to the corner store, remember to pick up the following:

CSK/Morty: "Clean up in aisle three."

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