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