Tucker and Dale vs. Evil · 2010 — 第 19 / 19 章 · 2'05" · B2

Dale and Tucker Find the Truth, Explained:tough as nails

Hiding in an abandoned house, Dale and Tucker search for a weapon and instead find an old newspaper. The clipping reveals that the Memorial Day Killer's only survivor was Chad's mother, which means Chad is the son of a hillbilly: "It's true, Chad. You're half hillbilly."

あらすじ

Dale and Tucker take cover in an abandoned house and look for something to defend themselves with. Going through the old belongings, they find a newspaper clipping about the Memorial Day Massacre, and realize that Chad's father was the killer and his mother the survivor, making Chad half hillbilly.

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このシーンの表現

tough as nails

very tough and hardy

After seeing what Chad can take, Tucker grudgingly admits the kid is tough as nails.

That old coach is tough as nails.

このシーンの他の表現

  • some kind of

    a type of, not specified

  • ain't

    is not, nonstandard

  • reported to have been

    said by reports to have been

  • think about it

    consider it

  • shut up

    be quiet

このシーンのメモ一覧

39 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

発音outta

Out of reduces and links into outta.

- Dale, over here! - Come on! Let's get outta here.
スラング · A2outta

out of, spoken — Spoken shorthand; avoid it in writing.

- Dale, over here! - Come on! Let's get outta here.
表現 · A2give someone something

hand it over

- Dale, here! - Oh, yeah, give me that.
表現 · A2a couple of something

two or a few

Put a couple boxes on there.
表現 · A2for a while

for some time

- OK. OK. - Looks like no one's been here for a while.
文法 · B1no one's been here

present perfect: The present perfect stresses a state lasting up to now: no one has been here.

- OK. OK. - Looks like no one's been here for a while.
表現 · A2need to do something

have to locate

Yeah. What we need to find is some kind of weapon,
表現 · B1something might work

could do the job

Oh, hey! This might work, huh?
表現 · B1something looks familiar

seem recognizable

- What? - Something look familiar?
表現 · A2right there

exactly there

- Hey, ain't that that dead Sheriff right there? - No, that picture.
発音ain't that

The t of ain't links straight into that.

- Hey, ain't that that dead Sheriff right there? - No, that picture.
発音just like

Link just into like so it sounds continuous.

He looks just like that Kentucky fried college kid down there.
スラング · B1Kentucky fried

a KFC joke nickname — A joking nickname among friends, not a real label.

He looks just like that Kentucky fried college kid down there.
表現 · B1it says here that ...

the text states

And it says here, "The single survivor leads police to the Memorial Day Killer.
文法 · B2is reported to have been

passive reporting: Is reported to have been reports a past event without naming a source.

"The survivor is reported to have been tortured and raped.
表現 · B1be captured

was taken prisoner

Think about it. He said his mother was captured and his father...
文法 · B1his mother was captured

object clause: The clause after said reports what Chad told them about his mother.

Think about it. He said his mother was captured and his father...
表現 · A2find someone

located him

I think we've just found him.
スラング · B1Holy

an exclamation — A casual exclamation of shock; informal.

Holy S-H-I-T.
スラング · B1freak

a weirdo, an insult — A taunting insult; use with care.

- Time to die, freak! - Wait!
表現 · A2one's real father

biological father

That's your real father. Right there!
スラング · B2hillbilly

rural folk, a slur — A slur for rural people; insulting in person.

It's true, Chad. You're half hillbilly.
表現 · A2it can't be

that is impossible

It can't be.

「Dale and Tucker Find the Truth」を読み解く

What's really going on

This is the reveal the whole film has been building toward. The newspaper in the abandoned house turns Chad's origin story inside out: the killer he has hated his whole life was his own father, and the survivor was his mother. The line that lands it is simple: "It's true, Chad. You're half hillbilly." Everything Chad has done has been built on that denial, and the proof is a clipping he cannot argue with. What makes the scene more than a twist is the pity underneath it. Chad is not just wrong, he is exactly what he has spent his life fearing, and the film lets that register before the violence resumes.

Theme

IdentityChad's entire self-image collapses when he learns the group he despises is his own blood.
DeceptionThe truth hidden in a newspaper undoes the story Chad has believed and repeated his whole life.

このチャプターで学べること

  • An old clipping turns a sad story into hard evidence.
  • The slur thrown back at Chad is the scene's real twist.
  • Newspaper passive sounds cold beside their panic.
  • Shut up here reveals a nerve, not strength.

発音のポイント

  • outta — Out of reduces and links into outta.
  • ain't that — The t of ain't links straight into that.
  • just like — Link just into like so it sounds continuous.
Oh, Jesus H Christ! That kid is tough as nails.

Tucker's awed reaction to how hard Chad is to stop, halfway between admiration and fear.

He looks just like that Kentucky fried college kid down there.

The offhand observation that links the old photo to Chad, the clue that cracks the case.

I think we've just found him.

Tucker realising that the killer in the story is standing right in front of them.

- You're a hillbilly, too! - Shut up!

The accusation Chad cannot tolerate, and his instant refusal to hear it.

That's your real father. Right there!

Dale pointing at the photo, the proof that Chad cannot deny.

It's true, Chad. You're half hillbilly.

The line that states the film's twist plainly, naming Chad's identity as the thing he hates.

このシーンについての質問

What does the newspaper reveal?

It reports that the Memorial Day Killer was caught with the help of the single survivor, and that survivor was Chad's mother. The photo shows a man who looks like Chad.

Why does this matter to Chad?

Chad has built his whole life around hating hillbillies for killing his family. The clipping proves his father was the killer, so he is half hillbilly himself.

How do Dale and Tucker figure it out?

They match the photo in the clipping to Chad, remember his story about his mother being captured and his father's body never being found, and realise the killer was his father.

What does 'tough as nails' mean?

It means very strong and hard to defeat. Tucker says it about Chad, who keeps getting back up no matter what happens to him.

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