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