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