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