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