Tropescilloscope: Adaptation Expansion
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Didn't Think This Through
Tagline
Epic Fail
Foreshadowing
Evil Is Hammy
The Bad Guy Wins
Credits Gag
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Never My Fault
The Oner
Action Survivor
Babies Ever After
Mighty Whitey
Defrosting Ice Queen
Calling the Old Man Out
Index of Film Westerns
Driven to Suicide
An Axe to Grind
Kill It with Fire
Jerk Jock
Lighter and Softer
Amoral Attorney
Frame-Up
Your Cheating Heart
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Bloody Hilarious
Bilingual Bonus
Red Right Hand
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Easily Forgiven
Cold-Blooded Torture
The Ditz
The Dog Bites Back
Superhero
Cowboy Cop
Cool Old Lady
Manly Tears
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Only Sane Man
Pay Evil unto Evil
He Who Fights Monsters
Freudian Excuse
Parental Abandonment
The '70s
French Films
Too Dumb to Live
Composite Character
Genre Savvy
Irony
In the Back
Bolivian Army Ending
Chase Scene
Unresolved Sexual Tension
The Lost Lenore
Spared by the Adaptation
Cat Fight
Cluster F-Bomb
Tranquil Fury
Bottomless Magazines
And the Adventure Continues
Only One Name
Evil Sounds Deep
The Power of Love
Bad "Bad Acting"
Black Best Friend
Nothing Is Scarier
Death Seeker
Dwindling Party
Silent Movie
BrotherSister Incest
Zombie Stories
Drill Sergeant Nasty
And I Must Scream
Those Wacky Nazis
Made of Iron
Dying Moment of Awesome
Cool Car
Meaningful Name
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Same Language Dub
Bring My Brown Pants
Vacation Films
She's Got Legs
Romantic Comedy
Retcon
Batman Gambit
What the Hell, Hero?
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Faking the Dead
Playing Gertrude
Animated Credits Opening
Bait-and-Switch
Book-Ends
Mugging the Monster
I Did What I Had to Do
Hollywood Darkness
Hell Is That Noise
Mercy Kill
Gainax Ending
FaceHeel Turn
Heroic Sacrifice
Tempting Fate
Yandere
Villainous Breakdown
Facial Horror
Love at First Sight
Insult Backfire
She Cleans Up Nicely
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Those Two Guys
Dull Surprise
Hope Spot
Ship Tease
Ambiguous Disorder
Australian Movies
Evil Counterpart
Knife Nut
Morality Pet
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Bittersweet Ending
Manipulative Bastard
Woman Scorned
Adaptation Expansion
Adaptation Distillation
Crazy Jealous Guy
Insistent Terminology
Rated M for Manly
Toplessness from the Back
Fanservice
Ripped from the Headlines
Historical-Domain Character
Big-Bad Ensemble
The Atoner
Obstructive Bureaucrat
The Faceless
One-Man Army
The Smart Guy
Police Brutality
Sequel Escalation
Jerkass Has a Point
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Bloodier and Gorier
Ambiguous Ending
This Is Gonna Suck
Kids Are Cruel
Artistic License Gun Safety
Neck Snap
Shirtless Scene
Poor Communication Kills
Let's Get Dangerous!
Crazy-Prepared
Adult Fear
Fanservice Extra
Reasonable Authority Figure
Humans Are Bastards
Blood from the Mouth
Shout-Out
Reality Has No Subtitles
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Taking You with Me
Unreliable Narrator
Even Evil Has Standards
Final Girl
Parental Neglect
Depraved Bisexual
Would Hit a Girl
You Have Failed Me
Police are Useless
Hidden Depths
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Undying Loyalty
Agony of the Feet
Parental Incest
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Outrun the Fireball
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Overly Long Gag
Call-Back
Guns Akimbo
Military and Warfare Films
Department of Redundancy Department
Comically Missing the Point
Arc Words
Big Fancy House
Historical Hero Upgrade
Black Comedy
What Happened to the Mouse?
Drives Like Crazy
Intrepid Reporter
Contrived Coincidence
Star-Crossed Lovers
Loophole Abuse
Disappeared Dad
Evil Laugh
Whole Plot Reference
Drugs Are Bad
Oh, Crap!
All There in the Script
Funny Foreigner
Spiteful Spit
Brick Joke
I Have Your Wife
Damsel in Distress
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Becoming the Mask
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Berserk Button
Major Injury Underreaction
Stealth Pun
Sequel Hook
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Alas, Poor Villain
No OSHA Compliance
Femme Fatale
Ghost Fiction
Alliterative Name
Reckless Gun Usage
Cassandra Truth
Closed Circle
Black and Gray Morality
Aside Glance
One Steve Limit
Novelization
Failed a Spot Check
Heroic BSoD
Sacrificial Lion
All There in the Manual
Motor Mouth
Sinister Minister
My Greatest Failure
Would Hurt a Child
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Ominous Latin Chanting
Amusing Injuries
Evil Brit
Parental Substitute
Artistic License Biology
Meaningful Background Event
The Stoner
Only Known by Their Nickname
Missing Mom
Awesome, but Impractical
Gold Digger
Flipping the Bird
Bullying a Dragon
Daylight Horror
The Big Guy
Mama Bear
Catapult Nightmare
Jump Scare
NO INDOOR VOICE
Fingore
Mystery and Detective Films
Imagine Spot
The '50s
Disproportionate Retribution
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
"Awesome McCool" Name
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
BFG
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Historical Villain Upgrade
The X of Y
Slashed Throat
Martial Arts Movie
Eureka Moment
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
MayDecember Romance
Costume Porn
Chekhov's Gunman
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Hair-Trigger Temper
All Just a Dream
Neck Lift
Shower Scene
The Sociopath
Self-Deprecation
Genre Shift
Stepford Smiler
Expy
Real Life
Totally Radical
Manchild
Dark and Troubled Past
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Black Comedy Rape
Slasher Smile
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Naked People Are Funny
Historical In-Joke
Despair Event Horizon
Attempted Rape
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Spiritual Successor
Fatal Flaw
Decoy Protagonist
Bare Your Midriff
Broken Aesop
Moment Killer
Body Horror
Adaptation Name Change
Really Gets Around
Killed Mid-Sentence
Country Matters
The Casanova
Psychopathic Manchild
Nice Hat
Curb-Stomp Battle
Have a Gay Old Time
Extremely Short Timespan
Animal Motifs
Translation Convention
Chiaroscuro
Be Careful What You Wish For
The Ghost
Idiot Ball
Fantastic Racism
timeperiod
The Dreaded
Boom, Headshot!
Eiffel Tower Effect
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Russian Films
Anachronic Order
Make It Look Like an Accident
Good Is Not Nice
Improbable Weapon User
For Want of a Nail
Downer Ending
Left the Background Music On
Daddy's Girl
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
In Medias Res
Rule of Three
Big Damn Heroes
Villain Opening Scene
Leave the Camera Running
Conspicuous CG
Straight Gay
Gone Horribly Right
Redshirt Army
Horror Films
Politically Incorrect Villain
Framing Device
What You Are in the Dark
Mooks
You Killed My Father
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Evil-Detecting Dog
Pragmatic Villainy
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Running Gag
Grievous Bottley Harm
Hypocrite
The Lancer
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Double-Meaning Title
Bland-Name Product
Disney Death
Together in Death
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Stuff Blowing Up
The Hero
Bond One-Liner
Artistic License Military
Precision F-Strike
Bond Villain Stupidity
Break the Haughty
Monumental Damage
Anti-Hero
Humiliation Conga
Cain and Abel
Improvised Weapon
The End... Or Is It?
Artistic License Physics
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
The '90s
Camera Abuse
My Beloved Smother
Bloodless Carnage
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Dramatic Gun Cock
Bar Brawl
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Obviously Evil
Hero of Another Story
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Race Lift
Big Bad Duumvirate
The '60s
Back from the Dead
Informed Ability
The Un-Reveal
Cool Shades
Token Minority
Adults Are Useless
Psychological Thriller
Obfuscating Stupidity
Only in It for the Money
Brutal Honesty
Kick the Dog
Skewed Priorities
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Big "NO!"
Famous Last Words
Never Found the Body
The Great Depression
Plot Hole
Silence Is Golden
Everyone Has Standards
Blackmail
More Dakka
Gorn
Death by Irony
Fire-Forged Friends
Deadpan Snarker
Loads and Loads of Characters
Gender Flip
Redemption Equals Death
Beard of Evil
Plucky Comic Relief
It's All About Me
Film Noir Index
Lock and Load Montage
Broken Pedestal
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Dies Wide Open
Brainless Beauty
Mundane Made Awesome
Bi the Way
Soundtrack Dissonance
Blood Knight
Put on a Bus
Face Death with Dignity
Beware the Nice Ones
A Father to His Men
Groin Attack
Determinator
The Bully
Death Glare
Sports Stories
Time Skip
The Smurfette Principle
Heel Realization
Camp Gay
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Corpsing
Darker and Edgier
Badass Boast
Noodle Incident
Large Ham
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
In Name Only
Eyepatch of Power
Affectionate Parody
Fatal Family Photo
Offscreen Teleportation
Eagleland
The Film of the Book
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Half the Man He Used to Be
Revenge
Gory Discretion Shot
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Advertised Extra
Took a Level in Jerkass
B-Movie
Stylistic Suck
Rule of Cool
Anguished Declaration of Love
Shut Up, Hannibal!
A Date with Rosie Palms
Dark Reprise
Immune to Bullets
The Vamp
Implacable Man
Foregone Conclusion
Empathic Environment
Storming the Castle
Not Using the "Z" Word
Dramedy
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Action Girl
Car Fu
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Wham Shot
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
British Films
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Big Applesauce
Stalker with a Crush
Children Are Innocent
Dramatic Irony
Rousing Speech
Man on Fire
Took a Level in Badass
Insane Troll Logic
Card-Carrying Villain
A God Am I
Hero Antagonist
It's Personal
Foil
Mr. Exposition
Double Entendre
Rich Bitch
Christmas Movies Index
Central Theme
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Badass Normal
Only a Flesh Wound
As Himself
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Not Quite Dead
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
The Stoic
Catch-Phrase
Beta Couple
Faux Affably Evil
Badass Grandpa
Earn Your Happy Ending
Adaptational Badass
Say My Name
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Music Stories
Vampire Fiction
Honor Before Reason
The Musical
Dual Wielding
Documentary
As the Good Book Says...
Hollywood Law
Market-Based Title
Flashback
Not So Different
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Ironic Echo
Married to the Job
Video Credits
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Sanity Slippage
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Red Herring
All for Nothing
Not So Above It All
Homage
Horror Comedy
Accidental Murder
Papa Wolf
Male Gaze
Bowdlerise
Scenery Gorn
True Companions
The Dragon
Italian Films
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Properly Paranoid
Sealed Evil in a Can
Psycho for Hire
Laser-Guided Karma
Our Zombies Are Different
The Brute
Get Out!
Death of a Child
I Need a Freaking Drink
Annoying Younger Sibling
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Ms. Fanservice
Intergenerational Friendship
Visual Pun
Demoted to Extra
Word of God
Big Bad
No Name Given
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
The '80s
Hong Kong Films
Line-of-Sight Name
Race Against the Clock
And Starring
Captain Ersatz
Last-Name Basis
Epic Movie
Chewing the Scenery
Artistic License Law
Sassy Black Woman
Early-Bird Cameo
Bald of Evil
Grey and Gray Morality
Asshole Victim
Dirty Cop
Not What It Looks Like
The Remake
He Knows Too Much
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Every Car Is a Pinto
Based on a True Story
The Mafia
Naïve Newcomer
La Résistance
Establishing Character Moment
Friend to All Children
Black Dude Dies First
Continuity Nod
Anti-Villain
Early Installment Weirdness
Well-Intentioned Extremist
'80s Hair
Tap on the Head
Red Eyes, Take Warning
One-Word Title
Soft Glass
Retired Badass
Authority Equals Asskicking
Room Full of Crazy
Dark Action Girl
Extreme Doormat
The Mole
Trailers Always Spoil
Developing Doomed Characters
Interrupted Suicide
An Aesop
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Made of Explodium
Dirty Coward
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Cool Guns
Age Lift
Unusual Euphemism
Narrator
Hoist by His Own Petard
Deal with the Devil
Combat Pragmatist
Author Appeal
Animal Title Index
Improbable Aiming Skills
Scare Chord
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Happily Married
Mistaken for Gay
Darkest Hour
Abhorrent Admirer
Affably Evil
Captain Obvious
Fan Disservice
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Wretched Hive
Gratuitous English
Drowning My Sorrows
Serial Killer
Love Triangle
Kill 'em All
It Will Never Catch On
Sadistic Choice
Our Vampires Are Different
Small Name, Big Ego
Those Two Bad Guys
Actor Allusion
Fourth Date Marriage
Anyone Can Die
Does Not Like Shoes
Shown Their Work
Badass Longcoat
Disguised in Drag
The Hero Dies
Refuge in Audacity
Due to the Dead
Slasher Movie
Film Series
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Creator Cameo
No Ending
Re-Cut
N-Word Privileges
Award-Bait Song
Greater-Scope Villain
Adaptation Dye-Job
Eye Scream
Title Drop
Ambiguously Gay
Disney Villain Death
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
The Alleged Car
Product Placement
Older Than They Look
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Madness Mantra
Once More, with Clarity!
Rape as Drama
After the End
Truth in Television
Smug Snake
Maybe Ever After
Fiery Redhead
Vomit Discretion Shot
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Sexy Discretion Shot
From Bad to Worse
Evil Is Petty
Ass Shove
Green-Eyed Monster
No Antagonist
Nice Guy
Reality Ensues
A Minor Kidroduction
Bound and Gagged
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Broken Bird
Science Fiction Films
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Scary Black Man
Action Genre
Karma Houdini
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Better to Die than Be Killed
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Punny Name
Pet the Dog
I'm a Humanitarian
Four-Temperament Ensemble
It Can Think
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Actually Pretty Funny
Alpha Bitch
Twist Ending
Off with His Head!
Shipper on Deck
Coming-of-Age Story
Fake Shemp
Non-Indicative Name
Curse Cut Short
Artistic License Geography
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
No-Sell
HeelFace Turn
Accidental Misnaming
Laughing Mad
Big Eater
Woman in White
Expository Hairstyle Change
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Setting Update
Chekhov's Gun
Author Avatar
Show Within a Show
Paper-Thin Disguise
Punch-Clock Villain
As You Know
Pyrrhic Victory
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Death by Sex
Hypocritical Humor
The Reveal
Lampshade Hanging
Celebrity Paradox
Fate Worse than Death
Riddle for the Ages
Dumb Blonde
Evil vs. Evil
Overprotective Dad
Dirty Old Man
Meet Cute
Villain Protagonist
MacGuffin
Heroes Want Redheads
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Blatant Lies
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Break the Cutie
Sole Survivor
Crucified Hero Shot
The Stinger
Covers Always Lie
Dressing as the Enemy
Getting Crap Past the Radar
The Ace
Anachronism Stew
Cloudcuckoolander
Not So Stoic
Adaptational Attractiveness
Big Brother Instinct
Badass Bookworm
Rewatch Bonus
Fainting
Genre Throwback
Arch-Enemy
Match Cut
Leitmotif
Thriller
The Place
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Knight Templar
Adaptational Villainy
Rule of Symbolism
Recycled IN SPACE!
Adaptational Heroism
Armor-Piercing Question
Training Montage
Wrong Genre Savvy
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Fat Bastard
Stock Footage
Villain Song
Destination Defenestration
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Enemy Mine
Romantic False Lead
Posthumous Character
Important Haircut
Pimped-Out Dress
The Cameo
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Auto Erotica
Five-Man Band
The Cavalry
Badass in a Nice Suit
Instant Death Bullet
Real Life Writes the Plot
My God, What Have I Done?
The Starscream
Death by Adaptation
Your Head A-Splode
Distracted by the Sexy
Fun with Acronyms
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Cat Scare
Taking the Bullet
Ungrateful Bastard
Adorkable
Vitriolic Best Buds
Mythology Gag
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Eldritch Abomination
Funny Background Event
Mood Whiplash
The Quiet One
Logo Joke
Rule of Funny
Action Prologue
Adapted Out
Meaningful Echo
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Pragmatic Adaptation
Apocalypse How
Bavarian Fire Drill
Creepy Child
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Biopic
The Chick
Serious Business
Dark Is Not Evil
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Take That!
Hate Sink
Betty and Veronica
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
War Is Hell
Protagonist Title
Creative Closing Credits
Defiant to the End
Diabolus ex Machina
Deconstruction
Ascended Extra
Evil Plan
Japanese Films
Light Is Not Good
Crapsack World
Dogged Nice Guy
Cool Old Guy
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Wham Line
Random Events Plot
Abusive Parents
The Alcoholic
The Load
Reality Is Unrealistic
Public Domain Feature Films
Handicapped Badass
World of Ham
From Nobody to Nightmare
Did Not Get the Girl
Antagonist Title
Guile Hero
Villain Ball
Henpecked Husband
Never Trust a Trailer
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Chekhov's Skill
Up to Eleven
Demonic Possession
Canon Foreigner
Pretty Little Headshots
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Jitter Cam
Wicked Cultured
Rasputinian Death
Worthy Opponent
Pretty in Mink
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Character Development
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Artistic License History
Almost Kiss
Jerkass
German Films
Sci-Fi Horror
Bury Your Gays
Ax-Crazy
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
For the Evulz
Television Movie Index
Mind Screw
Exact Words
Deliberately Monochrome
Butt-Monkey
Red Shirt
Villain with Good Publicity
Fantasy Films
Arranged Marriage
Mad Scientist
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Gilligan Cut
Casting Gag
Deus ex Machina
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Scenery Porn
Bad Boss
Film Noir
Spell My Name with an "S"
All Men Are Perverts
Mr. Fanservice
Super Strength
Works Set in World War II
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
An Arm and a Leg
Dutch Angle
Malevolent Masked Men
Spanner in the Works
Air-Vent Passageway
Domestic Abuse
Cruel and Unusual Death
Call-Forward
Retirony
How We Got Here
Mexican Standoff
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Male Frontal Nudity
Fish out of Water
The Chessmaster
The Voiceless
Dissonant Serenity
Kubrick Stare
Here We Go Again!
Stealth Hi/Bye
Karmic Death
20 Minutes into the Future
Take a Third Option
Canadian Movies
Smoking Is Cool