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