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