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