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