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