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