The Alamo

"Remember the Alamo!"

- a Stock Phrase

Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and the Texas militia try to defend the Alamo from general Santa Anna.

The story has been turned into at least four movies:
 * The Alamo: Shrine of Texas Liberty, a 1936 film
 * The Alamo (1960 film), a film starring John Wayne
 * The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory, a 1987 film
 * The Alamo (2004 film)


 * Artistic License - Davy Crockett's last scene.
 * Badass - Pretty much all of the defenders fit into this trope.
 * Badass Boast - The Tennesseans did this a lot in the John Wayne version, and they had the ball's to back up thier claims.
 * Bittersweet Ending - Or Downer Ending, it depends (a little) on which film you watch.
 * Book Ends - The Wayne film opens and closes with a view of the Mission, and the guard at his post.
 * Butt Monkey - Beekeeper
 * Do Not Go Gentle
 * Final Battle - On the thirteenth day of the siege.
 * Gallows Humor - The defenders are realistic about their odds of survival.
 * Good Shepherd - The Parson, one of Crockett's Tennessee volunteers.
 * Jerkass - Travis in the John Wayne film.
 * Last Stand
 * Oh Crap - No one ever says so out loud but, you can see it on the faces of the defenders fairly often.
 * Only a Flesh Wound - Smitty tries to convince everyone (including a cute little lady that's very concerned for him) that the wound he has is nothing serious. Then Beekeeper goes and pours Whisky on it!
 * Shrouded in Myth - Davy Crockett has a BIG reputation.
 * Villain Song - The Mexican army plays Degüello, which translates to 'Slit throat'
 * The Cavalry - Discussed but averted
 * Taking You with Me - In the Wayne version, all three leading men make an effort to take as many of the enemy as they can with them as they go.