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"Go play your banjo, goober!"

A 1995 movie in which a piglet goes on a search for his family and along the way, he meets a country-singing girl with no mother and a rich boy with no father (Hey, it's a Disney-distributed movie!). Eventually, Gordy becomes famous.

The film was a failed attempt at providing an acting vehicle for Country Music singer Doug Stone, who also sang many of the songs in its soundtrack (including "More Love", which was a hit single for him).

Tropes used in Gordy include:

Artistic License - Film Production: Nobody during the filming of a commercial looks through the camera to see if they liked the footage so that they can't notice the lens has been replaced with a wide-angle lens.
The Cameo: Louis Rukeyser.
Caligula's Horse: Gordy is the head of a major company after the owner gives it to him.
Guess Who I'm Marrying
Heel Face Revolving Door: Jessica.
Hero of Another Story: The crazy cross-dressing robber with the pantyhose on his head.
Light Is Not Good: In a really awkward transition scene the main villain looks as if he's being surrounded by a heavenly glow, as a result of the effects guys doing a poor job of matting out the wall behind him.
Never Trust a Trailer: Rarely does Gordy actually speak, but the trailer makes it seem like he speaks throughout the movie.
One-Book Author: Still the only thing Doug Stone ever acted in. Strangely, his singing career also died not long afterward, but the film had nothing to do with that — health problems rendered him temporarily unable to record, and by the time he fully recovered, his style was out of mode.
Notable Original Music: "Pig Power in the House", a rap song which was made for the movie and even has a Music Video for it.
Pet Heir
Random Events Plot: The movie begins with Gordy being separated from his family and somehow ends up making him head of a major corporation.
Speaks Fluent Animal: According to this film, anyone can understand animals if they take the time to listen. Which apparently amounts to about ten seconds of silent observation.
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?: For some reason, the villains never consider just killing Gordy.

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-A 1995 movie in which a piglet goes on a search for his family and along the way, he meets a country-singing girl with no mother and a rich boy with no father (Hey, [[Inspector Gadget (Film)|it's a]] [[Disney]]-distributed [[Inspector Gadget (Film)|movie!]]). Eventually, Gordy becomes famous.
+A 1995 movie in which a piglet goes on a search for his family and along the way, he meets a country-singing girl with no mother and a rich boy with no father (Hey, [[Inspector Gadget (film)|it's a]] [[Disney]]-distributed [[Inspector Gadget (film)|movie!]]). Eventually, Gordy becomes famous.
 The film was a failed attempt at providing an acting vehicle for [[Country Music]] singer Doug Stone, who also sang many of the songs in its soundtrack (including "More Love", which was a hit single for him).
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-This film contains examples of:
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 * [[You Fail Film School Forever|Artistic License - Film Production]]: Nobody during the filming of a commercial ''looks through the camera'' to see if they liked the footage so that they can't notice {{spoiler|the lens has been replaced with a wide-angle lens}}.
 * [[The Cameo]]: Louis Rukeyser.
-* [[Caligulas Horse]]: Gordy is the head of a major company after the owner gives it to him.
+* [[Caligula's Horse]]: Gordy is the head of a major company after the owner gives it to him.
 * [[Guess Who I'm Marrying]]
 * [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]: Jessica.
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 * [[Light Is Not Good]]: In a really awkward transition scene the main villain looks as if he's being surrounded by a heavenly glow, as a result of the effects guys doing a poor job of matting out the wall behind him.
 * [[Never Trust a Trailer]]: Rarely does Gordy actually speak, but the trailer makes it seem like he speaks throughout the movie.
-* [[One Book Author]]: Still the only thing Doug Stone ever acted in. Strangely, his ''singing'' career also died not long afterward, but the film had nothing to do with that — health problems rendered him temporarily unable to record, and by the time he fully recovered, his style was out of mode.
+* [[One-Book Author]]: Still the only thing Doug Stone ever acted in. Strangely, his ''singing'' career also died not long afterward, but the film had nothing to do with that — health problems rendered him temporarily unable to record, and by the time he fully recovered, his style was out of mode.
 * [[Notable Original Music]]: "Pig Power in the House", a rap song which was made for the movie and even has a [[Music Video]] for it.
 * [[Pet Heir]]
 * [[Random Events Plot]]: The movie begins with Gordy being separated from his family and somehow ends up making him head of a major corporation.
 * [[Speaks Fluent Animal]]: According to this film, anyone can understand animals if they take the time to listen. Which apparently amounts to about ten seconds of silent observation.
-* [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him]]: For some reason, the villains never consider just killing Gordy.
+* [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?]]: For some reason, the villains never consider just killing Gordy.
 {{reflist}}
 [[Category:Films of the 1990s]]
 [[Category:Gordy]]
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