They Cloned Tyrone

They Cloned Tyrone concludes with a powerful revelation about identity and racial injustice. Throughout the film, we see that the neighborhood of The Glen is just one part of a larger, sinister experiment conducted by a shadowy organization. This organization, mostly composed of white scientists, has been cloning Black residents to control and experiment on them, using mind control devices disguised as everyday products like fried chicken and hair perms. The recurring theme is racial oppression, with the clones serving as a metaphor for systemic exploitation. In the climax, it’s revealed that the individual called Fontaine, who has been trying to uncover the truth, is actually a clone himself—one of many copies created by the original scientist Fontaine. The real scientist, a former Black researcher with a tragic past involving his brother’s murder by a racist police officer, had initially begun the cloning project to fight racism in his own twisted way, by eliminating racial differences through cloning. His goal was to create a new, racially integrated future, but instead, his experiments became tools of control and subjugation.

The film’s final moments show the characters destroying the underground lab and releasing the trapped clones and victims. As the organization’s evil plans are exposed and dismantled, a new man who looks exactly like Fontaine appears on TV—revealed to be Tyrone, a different clone who lives far away in Los Angeles. This grand reveal implies that the cloning operation extended far beyond The Glen, possibly across the entire country, leaving audiences with a haunting question: Are all these versions of Fontaine just clones of the original Tyrone? Or could Tyrone have been the real person, the original from whom all the others, including Fontaine and the scientist, were cloned? The ending leaves it open-ended and thought-provoking, emphasizing the themes of racial identity, control, and the elusive nature of the “self” in a world where cloning and manipulation blur the lines of reality. Ultimately, it challenges viewers to reconsider what it means to be truly oneself when identities can be manufactured and replicated on such a massive scale.

Last Updated: June 25, 2025 at 08:59