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“	This is definitely the root of all of our psychological dysfunction.	”
— Darlene

The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie is a slasher film directed by Douglas Carlton and distributed by E-Corp Home Entertainment.

Premise

On New Years' Eve 1985, five years after "Uncle Conrad" was forced out of the Miranda family business and committed suicide at sea, a masked man appears to take bloody revenge on a group of yuppies.

History

The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie is a childhood favorite of Elliot and Darlene. (“eps2.2_init1.asec”) They also shared it with their friend Angela Moss. (“eps2.5_h4ndshake.sme”) The movie had a strong influence on the political ethos and visual style of fsociety.

An eight-minute short version of the film is available online, entitled Careful.Massacre.of.the.Bourgeoisie.1984-VHSrip.

Trivia

The movie takes its title from Luis Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, a surrealist film released in 1972. Buñuel criticizes classism, prejudice, and hypocrisy though an abstract, dreamlike narrative.
With his top hat, suit and moustache, Uncle Conrad bears a significant resemblance to the mascot of the Monopoly board game, known as "Mr. Monopoly". Created by Dan Fox, Uncle Pennybags was inspired by the turn-of-the-century captains of industry like J.P. Morgan.

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-{{Cquote|This is definitely the root of all of our psychological dysfunction.|4 = Darlene}}'''''The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie''''' is a little-known slasher movie directed by Douglas Carlton and distributed by [[E Corp]] Home Entertainment. On New Years' Eve 1985, five years after "Uncle Conrad" was forced out of the Miranda family business and committed suicide at sea, a masked man appears to take bloody revenge on a group of yuppies.
+{{Cquote|This is definitely the root of all of our psychological dysfunction.|4 = Darlene}}
+'''''The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie''''' is a slasher film directed by Douglas Carlton and distributed by [[E-Corp]] Home Entertainment.
+==Premise==
-''The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie'' is a childhood favorite of [[Darlene]] and [[Elliot Alderson]]. {{Crossref|eps2.2}} They also shared it with their friend [[Angela Moss]]. {{Crossref|eps2.5}}The movie had a strong influence on the political ethos and visual style of [[fsociety]].
+On New Years' Eve 1985, five years after "Uncle Conrad" was forced out of the Miranda family business and committed suicide at sea, a masked man appears to take bloody revenge on a group of yuppies.
+==History==
+[[File:Massacre.jpg|thumb|300px]]''The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie'' is a childhood favorite of [[Elliot Alderson|Elliot]] and [[Darlene Alderson|Darlene]]. {{Crossref|eps2.2}} They also shared it with their friend [[Angela Moss]]. {{Crossref|eps2.5}} The movie had a strong influence on the political ethos and visual style of [[fsociety]].
-[[File:Massacre.jpg|thumb|300px]]
 An eight-minute short version of the film is [https://www.whoismrrobot.com/massacre/ available online], entitled '''Careful.Massacre.of.the.Bourgeoisie.1984-VHSrip'''.
-== Background ==
+==Trivia==
-* The movie takes its title from Luis Buñuel's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discreet_Charm_of_the_Bourgeoisie ''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie''], a surrealist film released in 1972. Buñuel criticizes classism, prejudice, and hypocrisy though an abstract, dreamlike narrative.
+*The movie takes its title from Luis Buñuel's ''[[Wikipedia:The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie|The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie]]'', a surrealist film released in 1972. Buñuel criticizes classism, prejudice, and hypocrisy though an abstract, dreamlike narrative.
-* With his top hat, suit and moustache, Uncle Conrad bears a significant resemblance to the mascot of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_(game) Monopoly board game] , known as "Rich Uncle Pennybags" or "Mr. Monopoly". Created by Dan Fox, Uncle Pennybags was inspired by turn-of-the-century captains of industry like J.P. Morgan.
+*With his top hat, suit and moustache, Uncle Conrad bears a significant resemblance to the mascot of the [[Wikipedia:Monopoly (game)|''Monopoly'' board game]], known as "Mr. Monopoly". Created by Dan Fox, Uncle Pennybags was inspired by the turn-of-the-century captains of industry like J.P. Morgan.
+[[Category:Films]]