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