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