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