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|name = Last Chance General Store
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|location = Hinterlands, near [[Heimlich Hospital]]
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{{Dialogue|speaker a = [[Klaus Baudelaire]]|quote a = "Last Chance General Store." An ominous name.|speaker b = [[Violet Baudelaire]]|quote b = It probably means it's the only building around for miles.|speaker c = Klaus Baudelaire|quote c = I guess a last chance is better than no chance.|description = "[[The Hostile Hospital: Part One]]"}}
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'''Last Chance General Store''' is a general store located in [[the Hinterlands]] which is practically in the middle of nowhere. They do have a telegram service though.
  
   
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'''Last Chance General Store''' is a decrepit-looking convenience store located in [[the Hinterlands]], which is practically in the middle of nowhere. It does offer a telegram service, however. It appears in the book ''[[The Hostile Hospital]]'' as well as its Netflix series adaptation.
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The [[Baudelaire Family|Baudelaires]] stop there when they escape the [[Village of Fowl Devotees]], and from there they attempt to send a telegram to [[Mr. Poe]].{{r|The Hostile Hospital}}
  
   
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It also appears in the [[Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (film)|film]], renamed '''The Last Chance Superette''', and is located next to a crossroad of train tracks.
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The owner of the store is Milt. When the Baudelaires come he bakes them cranberry muffins. He does not charge the [[Volunteers Fighting Disease]].<ref name="THH"/>
  
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The owner of the store is [[Milt]]. In the movie, there is a [[Grocery Clerk|grocery clerk]] who may or may not be Milt, although it is unclear.
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==History==
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=== ''The Hostile Hospital'' ===
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The [[Baudelaire family|Baudelaire children]] stop there during their escape from the [[Village of Fowl Devotees]] and the law. When they went inside, they asked Milt if they could send a telegram to [[Mr. Poe]] explaining their situation. He kindly offers them cranberry muffins, but his generosity quickly turns to animosity when that day's edition of [[The Daily Punctilio]] is delivered to the store. This is because he instantly recognized the Baudelaires as [[Count Olaf]]'s "murderers". [[Milt]] and [[Lou]] attempted to summon the police immediately afterwards, but not before the children managed to hide in the van that transported the Volunteers Fighting Disease to [[Heimlich Hospital]] in the nick of time.
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=== Film ===
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In the film, Count Olaf parks the Baudelaires on the nearby train tracks. He enters the store and waits inside browsing while he waits for a train to crash into his car and kill them. This scene is not in the books at all, although [[Milt]] makes an appearance.
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===Netflix Series===
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The events that occurred at the general store in the Netflix series remains relatively the same as they were told in the eighth book. One remarkable difference between the two adaptations is that Count Olaf and his troupe shows up at the store while the Baudelaires were still inside. This forced them to hitch a ride with the Volunteers Fighting Disease in their van in order to escape.
   
 
== Description ==
  
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It is described to be "covered with fading posters that advertised what was sold."<ref name="THH"/>
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It is described to be "covered with fading posters that advertised what was sold."{{r|THH}}
   
 
=== Products ===
  
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The store is known to sell a number of things such as, fresh limes, plastic knives, canned meat, white envelopes, mango flavored candy, red wine, leather wallets, fashion magazines, goldfish bowls, sleeping bags, roasted figs, cardboard boxes, controversial vitamins, asparagus, fountain pens, onions, peacock feathers, cooking utensils, chandeliers, tiles, cat food, fish nets, mirrors, socks, ivy, matches, shoes, gasoline, nylon rope, floor wax, soup bowls, window curtains, rocking horses, top hats, fibre-optic cable, pink lipstick, apricots, magnifying glasses, umbrellas, paintbrushes, French horns, pepper grinders, safety pins, candy canes, ashtrays, construction paper, canned peas, undershirts, clocks, towel racks, piggy banks, placid skirts, slippers, sausages, bathtubs and newspapers.<ref name="THH"/>
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The store is known to sell a number of things such as, fresh limes, plastic knives, canned meat, white envelopes, mango flavored candy, red wine, leather wallets, fashion magazines, goldfish bowls, sleeping bags, roasted figs, cardboard boxes, controversial vitamins, asparagus, fountain pens, onions, peacock feathers, cooking utensils, chandeliers, tiles, cat food, fish nets, mirrors, socks, ivy, matches, shoes, gasoline, nylon rope, floor wax, soup bowls, window curtains, rocking horses, top hats, fibre-optic cable, pink lipstick, apricots, magnifying glasses, umbrellas, paintbrushes, French horns, pepper grinders, safety pins, candy canes, ashtrays, construction paper, canned peas, undershirts, clocks, towel racks, piggy banks, placid skirts, slippers, sausages, bathtubs and newspapers.This store basically sells everything!{{r|THH}}
   
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== Behind the scenes ==
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== Trivia ==
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* It is never said what inspired the store's name, although there is a Last Chance store in ''Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III''.[https://i.redd.it/l5o0afnjguu21.png]
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*The Last Chance General Store is seen in the [[Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (film)|movie]], right next to a train track.
  
   
 
== Appearances ==
  
== Appearances ==
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*''[[The Hostile Hospital]]''
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* ''[[The Hostile Hospital]]''
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*''[[Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (film)]]''
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* ''[[Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (film)]]''
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*[[A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)|''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' (TV series)]]
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* [[A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)|''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' (TV series)]]
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**''[[The Hostile Hospital: Part One]]''
   
 
== Sources ==
  
== Sources ==
 
{{reflist}}
  
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== Gallery ==
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== Gallery  ==
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=== Book===
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LastChanceStore.png|Last Chance in the book.
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File:Last Chance.PNG
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File:LastChance.png
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===Movie===
 
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Lastchance.png|Last Chance in the 2004 film.
  
Lastchance.png|Last Chance in the 2004 film.
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PossiblyMiltMovie.png|Possibly Milt.
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File:Screenshot 2021-10-26 3.31.04 PM.png
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File:Jim-Carrey-as-Count-Olaf-in-Lemony-Snicket-s-A-Series-Of-Unfortunate-Events-jim-carrey-29300965-1360-768.jpg
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===TV series===
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HinterlandsTV.png|On the map.
 
LastChanceTV.png|Last Chance in the TV series.
  
LastChanceTV.png|Last Chance in the TV series.
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Milt.jpg|Milt in the TV series.
 
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Latest revision as of 16:10, 31 January 2022

Klaus Baudelaire: "Last Chance General Store." An ominous name.
Violet Baudelaire: It probably means it's the only building around for miles.
Klaus Baudelaire: I guess a last chance is better than no chance.
—"The Hostile Hospital: Part One"

Last Chance General Store is a decrepit-looking convenience store located in the Hinterlands, which is practically in the middle of nowhere. It does offer a telegram service, however. It appears in the book The Hostile Hospital as well as its Netflix series adaptation.

It also appears in the film, renamed The Last Chance Superette, and is located next to a crossroad of train tracks.

The owner of the store is Milt. In the movie, there is a grocery clerk who may or may not be Milt, although it is unclear.

History

The Hostile Hospital

The Baudelaire children stop there during their escape from the Village of Fowl Devotees and the law. When they went inside, they asked Milt if they could send a telegram to Mr. Poe explaining their situation. He kindly offers them cranberry muffins, but his generosity quickly turns to animosity when that day's edition of The Daily Punctilio is delivered to the store. This is because he instantly recognized the Baudelaires as Count Olaf's "murderers". Milt and Lou attempted to summon the police immediately afterwards, but not before the children managed to hide in the van that transported the Volunteers Fighting Disease to Heimlich Hospital in the nick of time.

Film

In the film, Count Olaf parks the Baudelaires on the nearby train tracks. He enters the store and waits inside browsing while he waits for a train to crash into his car and kill them. This scene is not in the books at all, although Milt makes an appearance.

Netflix Series

The events that occurred at the general store in the Netflix series remains relatively the same as they were told in the eighth book. One remarkable difference between the two adaptations is that Count Olaf and his troupe shows up at the store while the Baudelaires were still inside. This forced them to hitch a ride with the Volunteers Fighting Disease in their van in order to escape.

Description

It is described to be "covered with fading posters that advertised what was sold."[1]

Products

The store is known to sell a number of things such as, fresh limes, plastic knives, canned meat, white envelopes, mango flavored candy, red wine, leather wallets, fashion magazines, goldfish bowls, sleeping bags, roasted figs, cardboard boxes, controversial vitamins, asparagus, fountain pens, onions, peacock feathers, cooking utensils, chandeliers, tiles, cat food, fish nets, mirrors, socks, ivy, matches, shoes, gasoline, nylon rope, floor wax, soup bowls, window curtains, rocking horses, top hats, fibre-optic cable, pink lipstick, apricots, magnifying glasses, umbrellas, paintbrushes, French horns, pepper grinders, safety pins, candy canes, ashtrays, construction paper, canned peas, undershirts, clocks, towel racks, piggy banks, placid skirts, slippers, sausages, bathtubs and newspapers.This store basically sells everything![1]

Trivia

  • It is never said what inspired the store's name, although there is a Last Chance store in Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III.[1]

Appearances

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 PROSE: The Hostile Hospital

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