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