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