Nemo

Nemo (released in some countries under the title Dream One) is a 1984 Fantasy film loosely based on Little Nemo in Slumberland.

It begins with the eponymous main character's parents going out to the opera. Their butler, Benjamin promises to tell Nemo a bedtime story involving rocket ships, Zorro, and Alice in Wonderland -- but before Benjamin has a chance to tell the story, Nemo gets out of bed and goes into an elevator which takes him to a beach on a world where it's always twilight during the daytime. There he encounters several strange characters, including Princess Alice of Yonderland, The Legend (a Captain Ersatz of Zorro), and a mysterious alien named Rals-Akrai (who arrives in a rocket ship). A significant portion of the story takes place in the Nautilus (the submarine from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea). The film has a dream-like feel to it -- it's very surreal and in parts, somewhat creepy.


 * Alice Allusion
 * All Just a Dream: Possibly averted; the ending implies that the events of the film really did happen.
 * Aristocrats Are Evil: Boris initially seems like he might be an example of this trope (one of the first things he does is shoot Cunegond for stealing a necklace from his tent), but later in the film he is shown in a much more sympathetic light.
 * The Bechdel Test: Passes due to a brief conversation between Alice and Duchka.
 * Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: A mixed-gender example; Nemo is the blond, Alice is the brunette, and Cunegond is the redhead.
 * Brother-Sister Incest: Boris's relationship with Duchka might not be 100% platonic.
 * But You Were There and You And You: Mr. Rip, Cunegond, Boris, and Duchka are played by the same actors as Benjamin, the elevator operator, and Nemo's parents, respectively.
 * Captain Ersatz: The Legend.
 * Chekhov's Gun: The Nautilus spends most of the film stuck on the beach..
 * Coming of Age Story
 * Cool Ship: The Nautilus, of course.
 * Dance of Romance: Duchka and The Legend.
 * Disney Death:.
 * A Dog Named "Dog": Subverted with Monkey, who is actually an ape.
 * Down the Rabbit Hole
 * Everything's Better With Monkeys
 * Everything's Better With Princesses
 * Fainting: Alice faints a few times.
 * Gainax Ending
 * Green-Skinned Space Babe: Rals-Akrai.
 * Healing Hands: Mr. Rip heals Cunegond's gunshot wound.
 * Inexplicably Awesome: Mr. Rip.
 * Intellectual Animal: Monkey seems to be this (despite Cunegond insisting otherwise), although he has difficulty communicating with the other characters due to not being a Talking Animal.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold: Cunegond shows signs of this.
 * Killed Off for Real:.
 * Love At First Sight: When he first sees Alice, Nemo gushes over how beautiful she is. Later on, Duchka has a similar reaction when she first sees The Legend.
 * Love Dodecahedron: First Nemo falls in love with Alice, then The Legend falls in love with Alice, then Alice falls in love with Nemo (after he gets a Plot-Relevant Age-Up), then Duchka falls in love with The Legend, which makes Boris very jealous (and speaking of Boris, one throwaway line implies that he might have a bit of a crush on Rals-Akrai).
 * Man Child: Nemo, after his Plot-Relevant Age-Up. Which makes sense since he probably still has the mind of a little kid.
 * May-December Romance: Nemo and Alice (sort of).
 * Mind Screw: Justified since the story runs on dream logic.
 * Name's the Same: Nemo points out that he has the same name as the captain of the Nautilus.
 * Non-Human Sidekick: Monkey.
 * Pajama-Clad Hero: Subverted; Nemo wears pajamas at first, but he soon gets a different outfit.
 * Pantomime Animal: Monkey.
 * Plot-Relevant Age-Up: Nemo (most likely to keep his romance with Alice from being Squicky).
 * Princess Classic: Alice.
 * Rescue Romance: Nemo and Alice.
 * Shirtless Scene: At the end of the film, Nemo takes his shirt off for no apparent reason.