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* ''[[Alien (Filmfranchise)|Alien]]''
** ''Alien<sup>3</sup>'' tends to be jokingly referred to as ''Alien Cubed'' among the fandom due to the inexplicable superscript use of the number 3 in the movie's title.
*** Other fans, also jokingly, insisted it should be called ''Alienses'', to reflect a proper progression from ''Alien'' and ''Aliens''.
** Space Jockey - the alien pilot aboard the derelict ship -- extended to the rest of his race, as well. Derived from a name used by the film crew; in the canon, it's never named.
** Xenomorph - Used once, among many other words, to describe the aliens in the franchise, this word stuck as the standard term used by fans.
*** As a matter of fact, none of the life cycle stages (i.e. Facehugger, Chestburster, Drone) were ever officially named. They were given Fan Nicknames which simply stuck.
* ''[[Avatar (Filmfilm)|Avatar]]''
** Colonel Coffee - Quaritch, for the scene of him drinking coffee while his men raze Home Tree.
*** Also Colonel Strawman, for obvious reasons.
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** USB braids: Those things that the Na'vi use to commune with their mounts and their goddess.
*** Also includes Tree CP/IP, and Ethernet.
* ''[[Back to Thethe Future (Filmfilm)|Back to The Future]]''
** Russell - The fandom's name for the scarecrow that Marty crashes into in the first movie.
** Wallet Guy- The guy in Part II that tells Biff where Marty went after Marty knocks Biff out. Called 'CPR Guy' in the script (since he asked Marty what CPR is after he mentions it, [[Don't Explain the Joke|CPR not having been invented in 1955]]) but he says he thinks Marty took Biff's wallet at least three times in his scene.
* ''[[Batman (Filmfilm)|Batman]]''
** Bat-Nipple Suit - [[George Clooney]]'s costume in ''[[Batman and Robin (Filmfilm)|Batman and Robin]]'' and [[Val Kilmer]]'s suit in ''[[Batman Forever (Film)|Batman Forever]]''.
** Lando- Based on the [[Race Lift]] of Harvey Dent in ''[[Batman (Filmfilm)|Batman]]''
** Batman on Ice - Based on a scene where Batman and Robin pop ice skates from under their feet in ''[[Batman and Robin (Filmfilm)|Batman and Robin]]''.
** Patrick Batman - [[Christian Bale]] in ''Batman Begins''; he also played Patrick Bateman in ''[[American Psycho]]''.
** The Nolanverse - The collective term for the Universe ''[[Dark Knight Trilogy|Batman Begins]]'' [[Dark Knight Trilogy|and its sequel(s)]] are set in; named after writer/director [[Christopher Nolan]].
** "[[Joss Whedon]] Wannabe" - Derisive nickname for Nolan after [[Stuffed Into the Fridge|a certain plot twist]] in ''[[The Dark Knight]]''.
*** One guy on a [[My SpaceMyspace]] group started referring to [[Katie Holmes]] as Katie Who? after [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]] was announced as her replacement. After seeing the movie, and the aforementioned plot twist, he changed it to "Should've Been You Bitch". He's a little bitter.
*** A somewhat more complimentary nickname has been [[Creator Worship|Christ Nolan]]
** LeJoker - Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker in ''[[The Dark Knight]]''.
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** Baconface- Twoface, as this incarnation of the villain is extra-crispy.
** [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]] [[David Bowie|Bowie]], after her [[Bifauxnen|outfit]] in that one interrogation scene.
* ''[[Battle: Los Angeles]]''
** Aquids, Aquiods, Aquamen: Nicknames for the unnamed aliens who seem to prefer water.
** [[Space: Above and Beyond|Chigs]]: Due to resemblance to the aliens in the potholed series.
** Landsharks: due to the tie-in website referring to the aliens' biology being similar to sharks
** Staff Sergeant Two-Face: Staff Sergeant Nantz, played by Aaron Eckhart, who played Two-Face in ''[[The Dark Knight]]''.
* ''[[Cloverfield]]''
** Clovie/Clover - The Monster terrorizing the city. The latter was actually what the monster was called during production.
** Mr. Grumpypants or MGP - the unofficial name given the monster by [https://web.archive.org/web/20131030184707/http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/ Unfiction forum members] during the Cloverfield ARG/viral marketing campaign.
** Or, in the case of at least one fan, 'Delilah'. As in, 'Hey There Delilah What's It Like In New York City'.
** Also [[Too Dumb to Live|Darwin]], based on some extremely dumb moves by the cast.
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** Little CJ/Oliver - Christopher Johnson's unnamed son
** Dickus - Used by some as a nickname for Wikus. Because he's kind of a dick.
*** Also, {{spoiler|Prawnkus}}, for when {{spoiler|he is fully alien}}.
* ''[[Eraserhead]]''
** Spike - [[Body Horror|the baby]].
* ''[[Friday the 13 th13th (Filmfilm)|Friday the 13 th]]''
** ''Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'' has been nicknamed Jason vs. Carrie, due to its heroine's [[Psychic Powers]].
* ''[[Godzilla]]''
** The Big G - The Japanese Godzilla
** GINO (Godzilla [[In Name Only]]) - The American version from the 1998 film (a later film actually gave it the name of simply "Zilla".). The film itself is often called "Deanzilla".
** The Airplane Toilet - Derogatory nickname for the 90's Mechagodzilla resulting from a Godzilla forum member's frustrations at one of its victories in a [[Serious Business|fantasy monster fight tournament held annually on the board]].
** Burning Godzilla, because our guy [[Superpower Meltdown|wasn't looking well]] in ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''.
** Gokuzilla, Norriszilla - The Final Wars incarnation of Godzilla as a result of how overpowered he is.
* ''[[Green Lantern (Filmfilm)|Green Lantern]]''
** ''[[Star Trek: theThe Motion Picture (Film)|Green Lantern: The Motion Picture]]'', due to the movie being seen as boring and flashy, and the ending, which suggests that the sequel, if there is one, will be more like ''[[Star Trek II: theThe Wrath of Khan (Film)|Green Lantern II: The Wrath of Sinestro]]''.
* ''Gwoemul'' (called ''[[The Host (Film2006 film)||The Host]]'' in English dub)
** "Steve Buscemi" - The special effects crew's nickname for the anonymous monster. The reasons why are intensely obvious to anyone who's seen the movie.
* ''[[Highlander (Franchise)|Highlander]]''
** Highlander: The Sickening, for ''[[Highlander II the Quickening]]''.
** Highlander: Final Dementia for ''[[Highlander III the Sorcerer|Final Dimension]]''.
** Highlander: The Blortch, for ''[[Highlander: theThe Source (Film)|Highlander the Source]]''. (Because Blortch is the noise you make when you throw up, and it's worse than the Sickening.}
** Highlander: The Sauce , for The Source
** Ever since [[The Spoony Experiment (Web Video)|Spoony's]] review of Highlander 2, some people have started referring to General Katana's goggled, cackling henchmen as "The Insano Brothers"
* ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''
** Sergeant Bitchface, Sergeant Pitbull: Sergeant Hugo Stiglitz
* ''[[James Bond (Filmfilm)|James Bond]]''
** Ursula Undress - Ursula Andress. If you've ever seen ''[[Dr. No (Film)|Dr. No]]'', you'll know why.
** Most of the films are often referred to by their acronyms, i.e. TLD for ''[[The Living Daylights (Film)|The Living Daylights]]''. More amusingly, this is why ''[[The World Is Not Enough (Film)|The World Is Not Enough]]'' is sometimes referred to as ''Twine''.
* ''[[Jaws (Filmfilm)|Jaws]]''
** Bruce - the shark, which the crew nicknamed after Spielberg's lawyer.
*** Hang on ... a shark ... named 'Bruce' ... [[Finding Nemo|does this remind you of anything?]]
**** That was a deliberate [[Shout -Out]] on Pixar's part.
***** This Troper always wondered if, with the Australian accent, they were going for [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|a two-fer]]...
**** Hey fish are friends not food, never said anything about humans.
****** [[Peep Show|I always thought the shark was called Jaws...]]
* ''[[Jurassic Park]]''
** Hock-a-loogie-saurus - Nickname for the Dilophosaurs, also known as ''spitters'', for their ability to spit a loogie of paralyzing poison at its victims.
** Chickensaurus - Nickname for dinosaurs of species Gallimimus, since that term roughly translates from scientific latin as "Chicken Imitator".
** Munchenaries - Nickname for the ''Mercenaries'' hired by William H. Macy and Tea Leoni's characters in the third movie, due to their tendency to be eaten by dinos.
** Shityerpantsosaurus - One friend's name for Spinosaurus. He was more of a fan of that movie than most people.
* ''[[Labyrinth (Film)|Labyrinth]]''
** The Area - David Bowie's crotch.
* ''[[The Last Airbender]]''
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* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
** Agent Elrond - [[Hugo Weaving]]'s portrayal of Elrond the Elf Lord, which was remarkably similar to his Agent Smith portrayal in the ''[[The Matrix|Matrix]]'' trilogy.
{{quote| '''Agent Elrond''': You will help us, Mr. Baggins, whether you wish to or not.<br />
'''Agent Elrond''': What good is a ring, Mr. Sauron, if you do not have any fingers?<br />
'''Agent Elrond''': I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species. I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal in Middle-Earth instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you Orcs do not. You move to an area, and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed.<br />
'''Agent Elrond''': Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson. }}
*** Viggo Mortensen said in an interview that in a take of filming the [[Cool Sword|Anduril]] delivery, Weaving was dressed as Smith, and said: "Mr. Anderson! What are you doing with this sword?".
*** "[[V for Vendetta|No, what you orcs have is arrows, and the hope that once those arrows are fired, I will no longer be standing, because if I am, I'll kill every one of you before you've managed to reload.]]"
** [[Captain Obvious]] - Legolas. Oh so very much.
** Figwit - [[Flight of the Conchords|Brett McKenzie's]] minor, yet [[Ensemble Darkhorse|absurdly]] [[One -Scene Wonder|popular]] character that shows up in the Council of Elrond. The name itself is an acronym for a memorable fan reaction to recognizing him ('''F'''rodo '''i'''s '''g'''rea-'''W'''HO '''I'''S '''T'''HAT!?). Also called Melpomaen in fanfiction, which is a rough Elvin translation of his name (Melpo = fruit, maen = wit). He only gets a speaking part in ''Return of the King''.
** Boromir el Boromido- a play on the words "Boromir" and "dormir" (Spanish for "sleep") and "dormido" ("asleep"). Based on Sean Bean's perceivedly-wooden perfomance.
** Jean-Claude - What some message boards at the time were calling the first movie's water monster.
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** Super Burly Brawl - The final batle between Neo and Smith in ''The Matrix Revolutions''.
 
* ''[[Plan Nine9 Fromfrom Outer Space]]''
** Not-Bela - The "actor" (actually Ed Wood's chiropractor, Tom Mason) who replaces the late Bela Lugosi after the first few minutes of the film, despite clearly being noticeably taller and thinner than him (and whose only concession to hiding their difference is a cape in front of his face).
* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''
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** Andrew, most often used fanon first name for Lt Gillette
* ''[[The Prestige]]''
** ''Batman vs. Wolverine'' - the movie itself due to being one of the most [[Memetic Mutation|memetic]] examples of [[Role Association]] in recent history. Likewise, nobody refers to the characters by their names. ''Ever''. Instead, Borden is [[Batman]], Angier is [[X -Men|Wolverine]], Cutter is [[Batman|Alfred]], Alley is [[The Lord of the Rings|Gollum]], and [[Nikola Tesla]] is [[Labyrinth (Film)|Jareth the Goblin King]].
* ''[[Real Steel]]''
** ''Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots: [[The Movie]]'' - The film in question. [http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/realsteel/ Look at the trailer] and tell us that isn't the first thing that comes to your mind.
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* ''[[The Room]]''
** Greg Sestero (Mark) is referred to as "Sestosterone", because of his sexiness
* ''[[Sherlock Holmes (Filmfilm)|Sherlock Holmes]]''
** Frycroft - [[Stephen Fry]] as Mycroft Holmes.
* ''[[Serenity (Film)|Serenity]]''
** The [[Big Damn Movie]] - The film itself.
* ''[[Stargate]]''
** Kawoosh - the visual effect that appears when the Stargate is activated. Used in scripts, and in-universe by Carter.
* ''[[Star Trek: the Motion Picture (Film)|Star Trek theThe Motion Picture]]'' - [[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]] The Motionless Picture or The Slow-Motion Picture. Due the film's plodding pace and huge amounts of padding in the form of [[Scenery Porn]].
** Also Star Trek: The Motion Sickness.
** Also "Where Nomad Has Gone Before" due to similarity to the TOS episode "The Changeling".
** "Spockalypse Now" has also made the rounds.
* ''[[Star Trek (Filmfilm)|Star Trek]]'' (2009)
** Captain Fine - Nickname for [[Chris Pine]], aka Captain Kirk.
*** [[Chris Pine]] is also known as 'Princess Whitelaw' and 'Chris Fine'. Some people have forgotten his real name, even.
** Sylock, Spylar, Spocklar - Spock, as played be Zachary Quinto, a. k. a. [[Heroes (TV series)|Sylar]].
** Spocktimus Prime - Punny nickname for Spock Prime.
** Reboot/Nu - Used to describe anything related to the 2009 film, such as Reboot!Sulu.
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** Mannequin Skywalker in Episode I.
** In Russian, there is "vedroid" (portmanteau of "vedro" (bucket) and "droid") for both R2-D2 (and other astromechs) and [[Knights of the Old Republic|T3-M4]].
** Babe-a Fett - [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Aurra_Sing Aurra Sing]. Supposedly, the crew of ''[[The Phantom Menace]]'' called her this before the character's name was revealed.
* ''[[Transformers Film Series|Transformers]]''
** Bayformers- For the work as a whole and as a description of the unique robot designs. It originally started off as a negative thing, but has progressed to be rather affectionate as a different take on the Transformers mythos.
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*** For the same character and reasons, "Hugotron." And Tankface, because in ROTF his alt-mode is, [[Captain Obvious|well...]]
** Itchy- the nameless cellphone Transformer
** Americanator- the nameless Pretender from "Revenge of the Fallen" who tries to seduce Sam in the guise of a college student called "Alice". Based on the fact that, according to [[The Other Wiki]], his real form resembles Alice from ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Literature)|Alice in Wonderland]]'', thus making it an "evil Alice", like the [[American McGee's Alice|American McGee one]].
** Dewbot/Dispensor - the Mountain Dew transformer
** Mohawk and Stripe: two of the Transfomers made from kitchen appliances in ''Revenge of the Fallen''. Named after the [[Gremlins]], due to being identical to them (Mohawk was the one from the second movie with fins on its back who drank spider DNA and turned into a spider Gremlin, while Stripe was the one from the first movie with hair on its back who gets killed last).
* ''[[Scanners]]''
** Exploding Head Man - Obviously, the man whose [[Your Head Asplode|head is exploded]] by Revok. Also called Dr. Phil, for his uncanny resemblance.
* ''[[Spider-Man (Filmfilm)|Spider-Man]]'':
** [[The Last Temptation of Christ|Goblin of Nazareth]], [[That '70s Show|Dumbass Venom(or, alternatively, Eddie Foreskin)]], [[Raiders of the Lost Ark (Film)|Doctor Satipopus]].
* ''[[Starship Troopers (Filmfilm)|Starship Troopers]]'':
** Doogie Howser, SS - Neil Patrick Harris' disturbingly chilly telepathic Intelligence Officer, whose uniform bore a distinct ([[Putting Onon the Reich|and deliberate on the part of the filmmakers]]) resemblance to those of the Death's-Head S.S.
*** Also "Doogie Himmler"
** Sgt. Revok - Michael Ironside's character, named after his previous role in ''[[Scanners]]''
** Sgt. Krabz - Clancy Brown's character, named after his later role on ''[[SpongebobSpongeBob SquarePants]]''. Alternately, it is acceptable to call his character [[The Shawshank Redemption|Sgt. Hadley]]
*** Or Sgt. [[Highlander (Film)|Kurgan]].
* [[The Silence of the Lambs|The Hannibal Lecter Series]]
** Scottish Lecter, Hannibulldog - Brian Cox in ''Manhunter'', who retains his Scots accent and does a creepy thing with his jaw that makes him look like a bulldog.
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** Arseface- Gary Oldman in "Hannibal", due to his resemblance to the "Preacher" character.
** Sexual Harassment Lecter - After [[Gaspard Ulliel]]'s take on the character in ''[[Hannibal Rising]]''
* [[Tron (Film)|Tron]] and [[Tron Legacy (Film)|Tron: Legacy]]
** {{spoiler|Tronzler}}: How he's referred to after his [[Fate Worse Than Death]], especially in post-Legacy storylines or in the period between films.
** Junior: [[Cillian Murphy]]'s character, Ed Dillinger Jr. (son of the first film's bad guy).
** Circuitsex: The [[Fanon]] (supported by a deleted scene in the first film) that the circuit lines are [[Fantastic Arousal|"sensitive"]]
** Sparkle Cape: Yori's attire in the aforementioned deleted scene.
** The Silver Fox: Legacy-era Alan Bradley
* ''[[X-Men (Filmfilm)|X-Men]]'':
** Dudepeel: [[Image Boards]] nickname for [[Deadpool]] [[In Name Only]] from ''[[Wolverine (Film)|X- Men Origins: Wolverine]]''. Also "[[Mortal Kombat|Barakapool]]" because of the swords in the arms.
** The Divorce: The beach scene at the climax of ''[[X-Men (Filmfilm)|X-Men: First Class]]'' wherein Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr's [[Heterosexual Life Partners|friendship]] is broken and the sides between Professor X and Magneto officially form.
** Dragneto for the deleted scene in which Charles projects an image of Erik in drag to an onlooker. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
** Bromance World Tour: term often used for the timeframe in which Charles and Erik traveled around America to recruit mutants. Alternatively called "The Honeymoon".
** ceiling!sex: nickname for the [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|rather popular]] [http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpbhlueSSS1ql5zj9.gif scene] in X-Men: First Class wherein Erik pins Charles down on the floor of a spinning aircraft to protect him.
** Oliver Splat: Due to the unfortunate fate of Oliver Platt's otherwise unnamed character (who's only listed as Man In Black in the credits)
 
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