Tropescilloscope: '80s Hair
Hairstyles from the 1980s (i.e., big, poofy bouffants, Joe Piscopo-style man perms, jheri curls, crimped ponytails on teenaged girls, mullets, mohawks, etc) (read more at tvtropes.org )
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Sacrificial Lion
Funny Background Event
Retcon
Bad "Bad Acting"
Expy
Break the Cutie
Kubrick Stare
The Faceless
I Have Your Wife
Pretty Little Headshots
Flashback
Jerkass Has a Point
Downer Ending
No OSHA Compliance
Toplessness from the Back
Bar Brawl
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Action Prologue
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Affectionate Parody
Chiaroscuro
Dissonant Serenity
Evil Sounds Deep
Adaptational Badass
The Bad Guy Wins
Psychological Thriller
Artistic License Military
I'm a Humanitarian
Narrator
Destination Defenestration
Left the Background Music On
Authority Equals Asskicking
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Parental Abandonment
Undying Loyalty
Retirony
Frame-Up
Arranged Marriage
Domestic Abuse
Fanservice Extra
Plot Hole
Re-Cut
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Dirty Cop
Bury Your Gays
All There in the Script
Fatal Flaw
For the Evulz
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
The Voiceless
Arch-Enemy
Unusual Euphemism
Bittersweet Ending
The Stoner
Brick Joke
Neck Lift
The Mole
Contrived Coincidence
Unreliable Narrator
Calling the Old Man Out
Beard of Evil
Video Credits
Translation Convention
Artistic License Biology
Only One Name
Pimped-Out Dress
Green-Eyed Monster
Curb-Stomp Battle
From Nobody to Nightmare
Honor Before Reason
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Taking You with Me
Training Montage
Call-Forward
Evil vs. Evil
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Slashed Throat
Greater-Scope Villain
Accidental Misnaming
Anti-Villain
Combat Pragmatist
Dark Action Girl
Pretty in Mink
Smoking Is Cool
Laser-Guided Karma
A Father to His Men
Chase Scene
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Meet Cute
NO INDOOR VOICE
Get Out!
Fate Worse than Death
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Closed Circle
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Artistic License Gun Safety
Bald of Evil
The Film of the Book
Rated M for Manly
Oh, Crap!
Break the Haughty
Nice Guy
Adaptation Name Change
Alas, Poor Villain
Coming-of-Age Story
Chekhov's Gunman
Depraved Bisexual
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Becoming the Mask
Back from the Dead
Film Noir Index
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
A Date with Rosie Palms
Woman in White
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Worthy Opponent
It Can Think
Vitriolic Best Buds
Vomit Discretion Shot
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Animal Motifs
Nice Hat
Nothing Is Scarier
Crazy-Prepared
The Ditz
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Bait-and-Switch
Butt-Monkey
Bilingual Bonus
Hypocritical Humor
Adaptation Distillation
All for Nothing
Cool Old Guy
You Have Failed Me
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Dutch Angle
Four-Temperament Ensemble
The Reveal
Death by Sex
Darker and Edgier
Developing Doomed Characters
Evil Is Hammy
Bond Villain Stupidity
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Chekhov's Skill
The '90s
Really Gets Around
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Parental Substitute
Title Drop
Mind Screw
Improbable Weapon User
Heroic Sacrifice
Punch-Clock Villain
Tagline
Up to Eleven
The Alleged Car
Horror Films
Antagonist Title
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Mighty Whitey
Idiot Ball
Death Seeker
Italian Films
BFG
N-Word Privileges
Casting Gag
Ripped from the Headlines
Funny Foreigner
20 Minutes into the Future
The Place
The Smurfette Principle
Mad Scientist
Adults Are Useless
Villain with Good Publicity
Spared by the Adaptation
Evil Is Petty
Bullying a Dragon
Camera Abuse
Famous Last Words
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Body Horror
Kill 'em All
Sir Swears-a-Lot
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
For Want of a Nail
Gold Digger
Would Hurt a Child
Major Injury Underreaction
Establishing Character Moment
Framing Device
Spell My Name with an "S"
Cloudcuckoolander
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Sole Survivor
Deconstruction
Cold-Blooded Torture
Eldritch Abomination
Genre Throwback
Easily Forgiven
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Credits Gag
Mundane Made Awesome
Disney Death
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Diabolus ex Machina
Ass Shove
Rule of Three
Genre Shift
Stalker with a Crush
Ironic Echo
Super Strength
Canadian Movies
Mexican Standoff
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Agony of the Feet
Madness Mantra
Historical-Domain Character
Abhorrent Admirer
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Insistent Terminology
Intergenerational Friendship
Death by Adaptation
As the Good Book Says...
Fourth Date Marriage
Insane Troll Logic
Older Than They Look
Say My Name
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Ambiguous Disorder
Those Wacky Nazis
Novelization
Kick the Dog
Fingore
Faking the Dead
Pay Evil unto Evil
Outrun the Fireball
Mooks
All Men Are Perverts
Big "NO!"
The Chessmaster
Actor Allusion
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Zombie Stories
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Stealth Hi/Bye
Blood Knight
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Non-Indicative Name
Kids Are Cruel
Meaningful Background Event
An Arm and a Leg
Award-Bait Song
Psychopathic Manchild
Armor-Piercing Question
Villain Ball
Historical Hero Upgrade
In the Back
Evil-Detecting Dog
Badass Longcoat
Intrepid Reporter
Apocalypse How
Humiliation Conga
Chewing the Scenery
Reasonable Authority Figure
Trailers Always Spoil
Lock and Load Montage
Darkest Hour
Not So Stoic
Love at First Sight
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Setting Update
Insult Backfire
The Dragon
Ax-Crazy
What the Hell, Hero?
Attempted Rape
Dropped a Bridge on Him
As Himself
Expository Hairstyle Change
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
It Will Never Catch On
Vacation Films
Empathic Environment
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
The Alcoholic
Rasputinian Death
The Starscream
Instant Death Bullet
Word of God
Woman Scorned
Gilligan Cut
Sanity Slippage
Race Lift
Distracted by the Sexy
MayDecember Romance
Politically Incorrect Villain
Red Herring
Never Found the Body
Dramatic Gun Cock
Eye Scream
He Knows Too Much
Not What It Looks Like
Red Shirt
Mugging the Monster
Badass Grandpa
Captain Obvious
Large Ham
Reality Ensues
And the Adventure Continues
Cassandra Truth
Small Name, Big Ego
Not So Different
Shown Their Work
Awesome, but Impractical
BrotherSister Incest
Biopic
Made of Explodium
Took a Level in Jerkass
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Children Are Innocent
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Villainous Breakdown
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Anti-Hero
Cruel and Unusual Death
Random Events Plot
Christmas Movies Index
Demoted to Extra
Air-Vent Passageway
The Dog Bites Back
Gender Flip
Implacable Man
Precision F-Strike
The '60s
Maybe Ever After
Artistic License Geography
Didn't Think This Through
Gratuitous English
Betty and Veronica
Smug Snake
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Ambiguously Gay
From Bad to Worse
Curse Cut Short
She's Got Legs
Film Noir
Exact Words
FaceHeel Turn
Imagine Spot
Motor Mouth
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Catapult Nightmare
Deal with the Devil
Retired Badass
Epic Movie
Only Known by Their Nickname
Obfuscating Stupidity
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Big Damn Heroes
Dirty Coward
Here We Go Again!
Based on a True Story
A God Am I
An Aesop
Actually Pretty Funny
Laughing Mad
Foil
Breaking the Fourth Wall
It's All About Me
Pet the Dog
Last-Name Basis
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Faux Affably Evil
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Mystery and Detective Films
Broken Aesop
Action Genre
Face Death with Dignity
Real Life Writes the Plot
Skewed Priorities
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Moment Killer
The Dreaded
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Hong Kong Films
Totally Radical
Facial Horror
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Sexy Discretion Shot
Brainless Beauty
Rewatch Bonus
Everyone Has Standards
Kick the Son of a Bitch
The Quiet One
Extremely Short Timespan
Camp Gay
Eiffel Tower Effect
Genre Savvy
Eagleland
Same Language Dub
No Antagonist
Morality Pet
Wham Line
Black Dude Dies First
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Once More, with Clarity!
Anachronism Stew
Cowboy Cop
Sadistic Choice
Covers Always Lie
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Anachronic Order
Deadpan Snarker
Truth in Television
Final Girl
Naïve Newcomer
Death of a Child
Demonic Possession
Crapsack World
Hell Is That Noise
The Load
Riddle for the Ages
Product Placement
Never Trust a Trailer
Death Glare
Despair Event Horizon
Have a Gay Old Time
Black Comedy Rape
Hypocrite
Thriller
Horror Comedy
Parental Neglect
Dirty Old Man
Boom, Headshot!
Sequel Escalation
Fun with Acronyms
Rule of Symbolism
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Guile Hero
Only a Flesh Wound
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Stuff Blowing Up
Together in Death
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
The Power of Love
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Big Eater
My God, What Have I Done?
La Résistance
Bond One-Liner
Would Hit a Girl
Defiant to the End
Advertised Extra
Fainting
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
French Films
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
German Films
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Our Vampires Are Different
Berserk Button
Whole Plot Reference
Fat Bastard
Storming the Castle
Ms. Fanservice
Creative Closing Credits
Papa Wolf
Race Against the Clock
Did Not Get the Girl
All Just a Dream
The Un-Reveal
Badass Normal
Show Within a Show
Half the Man He Used to Be
The Oner
Kill It with Fire
Stylistic Suck
Not So Above It All
Psycho for Hire
Dogged Nice Guy
Tranquil Fury
Playing Gertrude
Anyone Can Die
Dressing as the Enemy
Disproportionate Retribution
Jerkass
Those Two Guys
Daylight Horror
In Name Only
Protagonist Title
The '50s
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Central Theme
Room Full of Crazy
Batman Gambit
Dwindling Party
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Reality Is Unrealistic
Big Brother Instinct
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Amusing Injuries
Guns Akimbo
Military and Warfare Films
Determinator
Decoy Protagonist
Dramatic Irony
Dies Wide Open
The '80s
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Comically Missing the Point
Wham Shot
Soundtrack Dissonance
Drugs Are Bad
Dark Is Not Evil
Crucified Hero Shot
Australian Movies
Vampire Fiction
MacGuffin
Ambiguous Ending
Disappeared Dad
Redshirt Army
Mr. Fanservice
Not Using the "Z" Word
Spiteful Spit
One-Word Title
Take That!
Rousing Speech
Plucky Comic Relief
Country Matters
What Happened to the Mouse?
Only in It for the Money
The Hero
Bound and Gagged
B-Movie
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Better to Die than Be Killed
And I Must Scream
Bloody Hilarious
Fish out of Water
Drives Like Crazy
Cain and Abel
Meaningful Name
In Medias Res
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
You Killed My Father
Cool Old Lady
Creepy Child
Market-Based Title
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Blood from the Mouth
The Chick
It's Personal
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Token Minority
Asshole Victim
Fire-Forged Friends
Cat Scare
Broken Pedestal
Overprotective Dad
Fake Shemp
Pragmatic Villainy
Rich Bitch
Drill Sergeant Nasty
He Who Fights Monsters
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Our Zombies Are Different
The Stinger
Chekhov's Gun
Age Lift
Never My Fault
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Auto Erotica
Adaptation Expansion
Double-Meaning Title
No-Sell
Cool Car
Parental Incest
Refuge in Audacity
Posthumous Character
Epic Fail
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Daddy's Girl
Pragmatic Adaptation
Irony
Adaptational Attractiveness
Music Stories
Improbable Aiming Skills
Manly Tears
No Ending
Mood Whiplash
Love Triangle
Killed Mid-Sentence
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Red Right Hand
The Brute
True Companions
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Manipulative Bastard
Arc Words
Properly Paranoid
Brutal Honesty
Badass Bookworm
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Adaptational Villainy
Spanner in the Works
Dying Moment of Awesome
timeperiod
The End... Or Is It?
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Driven to Suicide
The Atoner
Scare Chord
Karmic Death
Evil Counterpart
Russian Films
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Offscreen Teleportation
Ungrateful Bastard
Big Applesauce
The Sociopath
Historical Villain Upgrade
Neck Snap
My Greatest Failure
Gorn
Redemption Equals Death
Call-Back
Villain Protagonist
Karma Houdini
Overly Long Gag
Almost Kiss
Adaptation Dye-Job
Historical In-Joke
Star-Crossed Lovers
Homage
Stock Footage
Punny Name
Death by Irony
Creator Cameo
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
After the End
More Dakka
The Ace
Recycled IN SPACE!
Good Is Not Nice
Adaptational Heroism
Manchild
The Cavalry
Artistic License Physics
Hope Spot
Celebrity Paradox
The Big Guy
Hero of Another Story
HeelFace Turn
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Line-of-Sight Name
Obviously Evil
Canon Foreigner
Sealed Evil in a Can
Hero Antagonist
Card-Carrying Villain
Interrupted Suicide
Badass in a Nice Suit
Stepford Smiler
The Lancer
Book-Ends
Grievous Bottley Harm
I Need a Freaking Drink
Abusive Parents
Eureka Moment
Bavarian Fire Drill
Damsel in Distress
Fanservice
Flipping the Bird
Romantic False Lead
Taking the Bullet
Shirtless Scene
Crazy Jealous Guy
Due to the Dead
Serious Business
World of Ham
Ominous Latin Chanting
Action Survivor
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Shipper on Deck
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Yandere
Pyrrhic Victory
Babies Ever After
Real Life
Those Two Bad Guys
The Hero Dies
Blackmail
Shower Scene
Self-Deprecation
Accidental Murder
Cool Guns
Evil Laugh
Romantic Comedy
Japanese Films
Jerk Jock
Sassy Black Woman
British Films
Extreme Doormat
Police are Useless
Ship Tease
This Is Gonna Suck
Hate Sink
Character Development
Made of Iron
Gainax Ending
Improvised Weapon
Heel Realization
Index of Film Westerns
Dumb Blonde
Revenge
Mama Bear
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Foregone Conclusion
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Sci-Fi Horror
Documentary
Bring My Brown Pants
Sequel Hook
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Dark and Troubled Past
Author Appeal
Drowning My Sorrows
Jitter Cam
Cool Shades
Villain Song
Bloodless Carnage
Reckless Gun Usage
Hair-Trigger Temper
Broken Bird
Affably Evil
Big Bad
Enemy Mine
Silent Movie
Tempting Fate
Informed Ability
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Silence Is Golden
The Stoic
Eyepatch of Power
Car Fu
Big Bad Duumvirate
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Black and Gray Morality
Fatal Family Photo
Dramedy
Early Installment Weirdness
Freudian Excuse
Male Frontal Nudity
Lighter and Softer
Ascended Extra
Big Fancy House
Rape as Drama
Anguished Declaration of Love
Hollywood Darkness
Big-Bad Ensemble
Department of Redundancy Department
One Steve Limit
Noodle Incident
Animated Credits Opening
Film Series
Visual Pun
Take a Third Option
Superhero
Serial Killer
The Casanova
Dual Wielding
Alpha Bitch
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Gone Horribly Right
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Bad Boss
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Bare Your Midriff
Poor Communication Kills
Twist Ending
Five-Man Band
Stealth Pun
Hidden Depths
Alliterative Name
The Lost Lenore
Fan Disservice
And Starring
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
As You Know
Even Evil Has Standards
Aside Glance
Sinister Minister
Hollywood Law
Light Is Not Good
Disney Villain Death
Logo Joke
The Mafia
'80s Hair
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Failed a Spot Check
Police Brutality
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Works Set in World War II
Adorkable
Not Quite Dead
The Bully
Male Gaze
Black Comedy
No Name Given
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Loophole Abuse
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
The Cameo
Leave the Camera Running
Groin Attack
My Beloved Smother
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Be Careful What You Wish For
Let's Get Dangerous!
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Gory Discretion Shot
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Defrosting Ice Queen
Handicapped Badass
What You Are in the Dark
Catch-Phrase
Dull Surprise
Fantasy Films
The Ghost
Deus ex Machina
The Vamp
Bottomless Magazines
Rule of Cool
Humans Are Bastards
The Smart Guy
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Black Best Friend
The '70s
Jump Scare
Dark Reprise
The Great Depression
Composite Character
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Fiery Redhead
Hoist by His Own Petard
Heroes Want Redheads
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Match Cut
Animal Title Index
Off with His Head!
Bolivian Army Ending
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
All There in the Manual
The Musical
Action Girl
Spiritual Successor
Slasher Smile
Missing Mom
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Wretched Hive
War Is Hell
Bland-Name Product
Soft Glass
Running Gag
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
"Awesome McCool" Name
Fantastic Racism
Science Fiction Films
Heroic BSoD
Your Head A-Splode
Henpecked Husband
Femme Fatale
She Cleans Up Nicely
Mercy Kill
Evil Plan
Earn Your Happy Ending
Author Avatar
Important Haircut
Mythology Gag
Badass Boast
Slasher Movie
Deliberately Monochrome
Adapted Out
Grey and Gray Morality
Every Car Is a Pinto
Tap on the Head
Disguised in Drag
I Did What I Had to Do
Naked People Are Funny
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Bloodier and Gorier
A Minor Kidroduction
Leitmotif
Malevolent Masked Men
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Man on Fire
Immune to Bullets
Wrong Genre Savvy
Cluster F-Bomb
Only Sane Man
Loads and Loads of Characters
Monumental Damage
Reality Has No Subtitles
An Axe to Grind
Rule of Funny
Sports Stories
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Artistic License Law
Beware the Nice Ones
One-Man Army
Your Cheating Heart
Shout-Out
Scenery Gorn
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Friend to All Children
How We Got Here
Amoral Attorney
Too Dumb to Live
Paper-Thin Disguise
Continuity Nod
Put on a Bus
Beta Couple
Conspicuous CG
Scenery Porn
Villain Opening Scene
The X of Y
Corpsing
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Bi the Way
The Remake
Annoying Younger Sibling
Martial Arts Movie
Foreshadowing
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Married to the Job
Cat Fight
Artistic License History
Knight Templar
Adult Fear
Lampshade Hanging
Evil Brit
Mr. Exposition
Meaningful Echo
Mistaken for Gay
Scary Black Man
Double Entendre
Ghost Fiction
Costume Porn
Time Skip
Straight Gay
Happily Married
Captain Ersatz
Took a Level in Badass
Public Domain Feature Films
Make It Look Like an Accident
Blatant Lies
Wicked Cultured
Television Movie Index
Knife Nut
Does Not Like Shoes
Early-Bird Cameo
Bowdlerise