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