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Pulling Practical Jokes on people is all well and good in a comedy -- it's part and parcel of the laugh department, and we love watching some pompous ass get taken down a peg or two in some clever and humorous fashion. But in a drama, mystery or horror movie, a practical joke, if it's not played with cruel and malicious intent by cruel and malicious people, has a very high chance of going horribly wrong and ending with somebody getting seriously hurt or even killed as a result of the prank, such as the old guy you meant to give a harmless scare turning out to have a heart condition, or someone cracking their skull after slipping on a banana peel, or any number of other horrible unforeseen consequences.

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  • Pulling Practical Jokes on people is all well and good in a comedy -- it's part and parcel of the laugh department, and we love watching some pompous ass get taken down a peg or two in some clever and humorous fashion. But in a drama, mystery or horror movie, a practical joke, if it's not played with cruel and malicious intent by cruel and malicious people, has a very high chance of going horribly wrong and ending with somebody getting seriously hurt or even killed as a result of the prank, such as the old guy you meant to give a harmless scare turning out to have a heart condition, or someone cracking their skull after slipping on a banana peel, or any number of other horrible unforeseen consequences.
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  • Pulling Practical Jokes on people is all well and good in a comedy -- it's part and parcel of the laugh department, and we love watching some pompous ass get taken down a peg or two in some clever and humorous fashion. But in a drama, mystery or horror movie, a practical joke, if it's not played with cruel and malicious intent by cruel and malicious people, has a very high chance of going horribly wrong and ending with somebody getting seriously hurt or even killed as a result of the prank, such as the old guy you meant to give a harmless scare turning out to have a heart condition, or someone cracking their skull after slipping on a banana peel, or any number of other horrible unforeseen consequences. If you're in a drama, you will most likely have to deal with the fallout, emotional and otherwise, of what you've done, with plenty of Anvilicious Can't Get Away with Nuthin' overtones. And god help you if this happens in a horror movie, as chances are excellent that your victim or one of their loved ones will come after your sorry hide for some very bloody vengeance, even if they have to rise up from the grave in order to do so. Some Deadly Pranks are meant to end in the other person getting hurt or killed, like the variety of the Prank Date that ends in the victim getting robbed, raped or killed, and such pranks signify that their perpetrators are utter scum who get their amusement from making other people suffer. Contrast Massive Multiplayer Scam. Also contrast Youth Is Wasted on the Dumb. Examples of Deadly Prank include:
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