Tropescilloscope: I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
A case of negligent gun handling actually getting someone shot. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Police are Useless
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Really Gets Around
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Cool Old Guy
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Fanservice Extra
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Calling the Old Man Out
Sexy Discretion Shot
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Defiant to the End
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
All There in the Script
Mexican Standoff
Adaptation Name Change
Mooks
It's Personal
The Hero Dies
Knight Templar
One-Man Army
Black Comedy
Sole Survivor
Took a Level in Badass
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Papa Wolf
The Mafia
Developing Doomed Characters
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Easily Forgiven
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Parental Incest
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
The Chessmaster
Evil Is Hammy
Camera Abuse
Expy
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What the Hell, Hero?
Retired Badass
Only One Name
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Gratuitous English
Red Herring
Dirty Cop
Hypocrite
Moment Killer
Face Death with Dignity
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Broken Aesop
Hell Is That Noise
Artistic License Gun Safety
Actually Pretty Funny
Rule of Funny
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Mama Bear
This Is Gonna Suck
Sacrificial Lion
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Neck Snap
All Men Are Perverts
Black Comedy Rape
The Stoner
Fiery Redhead
Product Placement
And I Must Scream
Bolivian Army Ending
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
A God Am I
Casting Gag
What Happened to the Mouse?
Informed Ability
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Serial Killer
Your Cheating Heart
Diabolus ex Machina
Superhero
Motor Mouth
Card-Carrying Villain
Bare Your Midriff
Here We Go Again!
Police Brutality
Major Injury Underreaction
Up to Eleven
Jitter Cam
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Armor-Piercing Question
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Paper-Thin Disguise
Those Two Bad Guys
Dull Surprise
Vampire Fiction
Early-Bird Cameo
Precision F-Strike
Bald of Evil
Genre Shift
Fatal Family Photo
Badass Boast
Jerkass Has a Point
Bittersweet Ending
Chekhov's Gun
Recycled IN SPACE!
The Alleged Car
Five-Man Band
Sealed Evil in a Can
Soft Glass
Biopic
The Great Depression
Humans Are Bastards
Greater-Scope Villain
Sanity Slippage
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Blood from the Mouth
Protagonist Title
Arc Words
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Have a Gay Old Time
Music Stories
Totally Radical
Body Horror
Match Cut
Mystery and Detective Films
Bavarian Fire Drill
FaceHeel Turn
Pimped-Out Dress
It Will Never Catch On
Amusing Injuries
Green-Eyed Monster
Show Within a Show
Romantic Comedy
BFG
Laser-Guided Karma
Author Appeal
Black Dude Dies First
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Psycho for Hire
Car Fu
Our Vampires Are Different
Not So Stoic
Immune to Bullets
Villain Opening Scene
Funny Background Event
I Need a Freaking Drink
Hidden Depths
Public Domain Feature Films
Married to the Job
Ominous Latin Chanting
Homage
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Bullying a Dragon
Celebrity Paradox
Evil vs. Evil
Final Girl
Ambiguously Gay
Ghost Fiction
Video Credits
Those Two Guys
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Famous Last Words
Villain Protagonist
Kick the Dog
The Dog Bites Back
Distracted by the Sexy
Revenge
True Companions
Dual Wielding
Camp Gay
Science Fiction Films
Age Lift
Rule of Symbolism
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Eiffel Tower Effect
Manly Tears
Brainless Beauty
Drives Like Crazy
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
The Stinger
Bound and Gagged
Chiaroscuro
Awesome, but Impractical
Slashed Throat
Did Not Get the Girl
Fire-Forged Friends
Never My Fault
Earn Your Happy Ending
Animated Credits Opening
Dark Action Girl
She Cleans Up Nicely
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Reality Has No Subtitles
Evil Laugh
Logo Joke
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Artistic License History
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Kill It with Fire
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It Can Think
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Translation Convention
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She's Got Legs
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Tempting Fate
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Costume Porn
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Coming-of-Age Story
Only Known by Their Nickname
Determinator
Shown Their Work
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O.O.C. Is Serious Business
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Disproportionate Retribution
Evil Brit
Real Life
Extremely Short Timespan
Gorn
You Killed My Father
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Fat Bastard
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Hero Antagonist
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Bury Your Gays
No-Sell
Offscreen Teleportation
Index of Film Westerns
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I Did What I Had to Do
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Take a Third Option
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Depraved Bisexual
Heroic Sacrifice
Silence Is Golden
Didn't Think This Through
Extreme Doormat
La Résistance
Big Eater
Historical Villain Upgrade
The Quiet One
Rousing Speech
Chekhov's Gunman
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
"Awesome McCool" Name
Parental Neglect
Once More, with Clarity!
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
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Captain Ersatz
One Steve Limit
Everyone Has Standards
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My God, What Have I Done?
Smoking Is Cool
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Nice Guy
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Man on Fire
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Country Matters
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Nice Hat
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Curb-Stomp Battle
Adapted Out
Kids Are Cruel
Bloodier and Gorier
Killed Mid-Sentence
Villain with Good Publicity
Evil Counterpart
Almost Kiss
Toplessness from the Back
Artistic License Biology
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Happily Married
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Badass in a Nice Suit
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Film Noir Index
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Tagline
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Taking You with Me
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Say My Name
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Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
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Implacable Man
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Men Are the Expendable Gender
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
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Morality Pet
Better to Die than Be Killed
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"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Red Right Hand
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Plot Hole
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Evil Plan
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Love at First Sight
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Knife Nut
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Missing Mom
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Historical In-Joke
Never Found the Body
The '70s
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And Starring
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
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Cassandra Truth
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Book-Ends
Fate Worse than Death
The Smart Guy
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Properly Paranoid
Asshole Victim
World of Ham
Madness Mantra
Our Zombies Are Different
Bond Villain Stupidity
Canon Foreigner
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Eyepatch of Power
Oh, Crap!
Meaningful Echo
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Dutch Angle
Last-Name Basis
Does Not Like Shoes
Anti-Hero
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Playing Gertrude
Eldritch Abomination
Light Is Not Good
Eye Scream
Daddy's Girl
The Mole
Badass Longcoat
Due to the Dead
Wretched Hive
Neck Lift
Deal with the Devil
Ripped from the Headlines
All Just a Dream
Foil
Curse Cut Short
Action Survivor
The Bad Guy Wins
Creative Closing Credits
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Domestic Abuse
Eureka Moment
Fourth Date Marriage
Idiot Ball
The Ghost
Arranged Marriage
Crazy-Prepared
Reality Ensues
Driven to Suicide
Annoying Younger Sibling
Spell My Name with an "S"
Stepford Smiler
Male Frontal Nudity
Black and Gray Morality
Psychological Thriller
The Power of Love
Death Glare
Heroes Want Redheads
Gory Discretion Shot
Anyone Can Die
Big Brother Instinct
Instant Death Bullet
Slap-Slap-Kiss
An Arm and a Leg
Break the Haughty
Never Trust a Trailer
Call-Back
Villain Ball
Reckless Gun Usage
Horror Comedy
Storming the Castle
Sports Stories
Skewed Priorities
Shipper on Deck
Unusual Euphemism
Mundane Made Awesome
Dwindling Party
I'm a Humanitarian
Stylistic Suck
Darker and Edgier
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Combat Pragmatist
Romantic False Lead
As the Good Book Says...
Pragmatic Villainy
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Manchild
Artistic License Law
Be Careful What You Wish For
Sassy Black Woman
Nothing Is Scarier
Authority Equals Asskicking
Tap on the Head
Race Against the Clock
Freudian Excuse
Rich Bitch
Drugs Are Bad
Ms. Fanservice
Dramedy
Bar Brawl
Henpecked Husband
Rape as Drama
For Want of a Nail
Rewatch Bonus
Adaptational Villainy
Blood Knight
Disney Death
No Name Given
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Mugging the Monster
Ass Shove
Artistic License Military
Riddle for the Ages
Fanservice
Taking the Bullet
Psychopathic Manchild
From Bad to Worse
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
BrotherSister Incest
The Vamp
Heroic BSoD
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Star-Crossed Lovers
Faux Affably Evil
Trailers Always Spoil
No Ending
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Bad Boss
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Disguised in Drag
Historical Hero Upgrade
Mr. Exposition
Berserk Button
Monumental Damage
Time Skip
Adaptation Dye-Job
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Affably Evil
Yandere
Badass Grandpa
Shower Scene
Abusive Parents
Dark Is Not Evil
In the Back
Artistic License Physics
HeelFace Turn
Downer Ending
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Intrepid Reporter
Insult Backfire
The '50s
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Grievous Bottley Harm
War Is Hell
Hero of Another Story
Ship Tease
Death by Adaptation
Failed a Spot Check
Naked People Are Funny
Male Gaze
You Have Failed Me
Dies Wide Open
Politically Incorrect Villain
I Have Your Wife
The Hero
Brick Joke
Guns Akimbo
Creepy Child
Gold Digger
Pay Evil unto Evil
How We Got Here
Take That!
Adaptation Expansion
Bait-and-Switch
Bland-Name Product
Half the Man He Used to Be
Dissonant Serenity
Maybe Ever After
Word of God
Continuity Nod
Those Wacky Nazis
Credits Gag
Slasher Smile
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Daylight Horror
Pretty in Mink
Let's Get Dangerous!
Mercy Kill
Death by Irony
Alas, Poor Villain
Adaptational Badass
Recap /
RiffTrax
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Crapsack World
The Alcoholic
The Lost Lenore
Enemy Mine
Boom, Headshot!
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
In Name Only
Deadpan Snarker
An Axe to Grind
The '90s
Stalker with a Crush
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
The '60s
Award-Bait Song
Important Haircut
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Arch-Enemy
Imagine Spot
Malevolent Masked Men
Heel Realization
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Punch-Clock Villain
Military and Warfare Films
Bond One-Liner
Evil Sounds Deep
Interrupted Suicide
Captain Obvious
Sci-Fi Horror
Scary Black Man
Beard of Evil
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Documentary
The X of Y
Off with His Head!
Together in Death
Kill 'em All
Cruel and Unusual Death
Pet the Dog
Twist Ending
Market-Based Title
Mythology Gag
Cool Guns
Overprotective Dad
Guile Hero
Woman Scorned
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No Antagonist
Contrived Coincidence
The Dreaded
Random Events Plot
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Advertised Extra
Older Than They Look
Death by Sex
Batman Gambit
Genre Savvy
Exact Words
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
The Bully
Shirtless Scene
Bowdlerise
Would Hurt a Child
Agony of the Feet
Chekhov's Skill
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Hypocritical Humor
Big Damn Heroes
Fainting
Only Sane Man
Sadistic Choice
Cat Scare
Evil-Detecting Dog
Double Entendre
Setting Update
Lighter and Softer
In Medias Res