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