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