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== Anime And Manga == |
== Anime And Manga == |
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* Gai Kurasawa, a minor character in ''[[Darker |
* Gai Kurasawa, a minor character in ''[[Darker than Black]]'' is an affectionate parody of the hardboiled detective. |
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== Comedy == |
== Comedy == |
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== Comic Books == |
== Comic Books == |
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* Hannibal King from [[Marvel Comics]] is a [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampiric]] hardboiled detective. |
* Hannibal King from [[Marvel Comics]] is a [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampiric]] hardboiled detective. |
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* Rorschach from ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'' has some elements that seem like a shout-out to the trope, including the trenchcoat and fedora and the [[Private Eye Monologue]] (which is actually excerpts from his journal). |
* Rorschach from ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'' has some elements that seem like a shout-out to the trope, including the trenchcoat and fedora and the [[Private Eye Monologue]] (which is actually excerpts from his journal). |
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* Dr. Occult from [[The DCU]] is a hardboiled [[Occult Detective]]. |
* Dr. Occult from [[The DCU]] is a hardboiled [[Occult Detective]]. |
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* ''[[The Big Sleep (film)|The Big Sleep]]'' features Bogart again as detective Philip Marlowe, probably the second best known example. |
* ''[[The Big Sleep (film)|The Big Sleep]]'' features Bogart again as detective Philip Marlowe, probably the second best known example. |
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* Another [[Humphrey Bogart]] example is ''[[Dirty Harry|The Enforcer]]'', where Bogie plays a hardboiled district attorney chasing gangsters. As a lawyer, he's more the [[Amateur Sleuth]] version in this one. |
* Another [[Humphrey Bogart]] example is ''[[Dirty Harry|The Enforcer]]'', where Bogie plays a hardboiled district attorney chasing gangsters. As a lawyer, he's more the [[Amateur Sleuth]] version in this one. |
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* A lesser known example would be the Bogart film ''[[Dead Reckoning]]''. He's actually an army man, so it's again more of an [[Amateur Sleuth]] type, but Bogart had a cool [[Private Eye Monologue]], which he didn't have in the more iconic Bogart films. |
* A lesser known example would be the Bogart film ''[[Dead Reckoning]]''. He's actually an army man, so it's again more of an [[Amateur Sleuth]] type, but Bogart had a cool [[Private Eye Monologue]], which he didn't have in the more iconic Bogart films. |
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* ''Out of the Past'' is a classic [[Film Noir]] starring Robert Mitchum as a hardboiled detective trying to escape his past (no spoiler to say [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|he's unsuccessful]]). |
* ''Out of the Past'' is a classic [[Film Noir]] starring Robert Mitchum as a hardboiled detective trying to escape his past (no spoiler to say [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|he's unsuccessful]]). |
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* Jake Gittes in [[Roman Polanski]]'s ''[[Chinatown]]'' is an homage to the archetype. |
* Jake Gittes in [[Roman Polanski]]'s ''[[Chinatown]]'' is an homage to the archetype. |
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* Parodied with hapless detective Rigby Reardon in the [[Steve Martin]] film, ''[[Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid]]'', which features lots of actual footage from classic [[Film Noir]] to add to the atmosphere. |
* Parodied with hapless detective Rigby Reardon in the [[Steve Martin]] film, ''[[Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid]]'', which features lots of actual footage from classic [[Film Noir]] to add to the atmosphere. |
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* ''[[The Animatrix]]'': "The Detective's Story" stars a hardboiled detective. |
* ''[[The Animatrix]]'': "The Detective's Story" stars a hardboiled detective. |
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* Eddie Valiant, the protagonist of ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'', which used appropriately parodic [[Film Noir]] atmospheric touches. |
* Eddie Valiant, the protagonist of ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'', which used appropriately parodic [[Film Noir]] atmospheric touches. |
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* [[H.P. Lovecraft]] in ''[[Cast a Deadly Spell]]'' is an [[Occult Detective]] who is also a perfect example of a Chandlerian detective. |
* [[H.P. Lovecraft]] in ''[[Cast a Deadly Spell]]'' is an [[Occult Detective]] who is also a perfect example of a Chandlerian detective. |
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* Hoyle from the surreal and cerebral Noir/SF crossover ''[[Yesterday Was a Lie]]'' is a distaff version, with fedora, trenchcoat and all, trying to find a missing scientist. |
* Hoyle from the surreal and cerebral Noir/SF crossover ''[[Yesterday Was a Lie]]'' is a distaff version, with fedora, trenchcoat and all, trying to find a missing scientist. |
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* The 1980s TV adaption of ''[[Mike Hammer]]'' is either a straight example or a parody, depending on who you ask. |
* The 1980s TV adaption of ''[[Mike Hammer]]'' is either a straight example or a parody, depending on who you ask. |
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* ''[[Spenser For Hire]]'' was a rarity; a [[Hardboiled Detective]] with an even harder-boiled partner. |
* ''[[Spenser For Hire]]'' was a rarity; a [[Hardboiled Detective]] with an even harder-boiled partner. |
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* Michael Garibaldi of ''[[Babylon 5]]'' has flashes of this from time to time. Picked up, bizarrely enough, by G'Kar of all people. |
* Michael Garibaldi of ''[[Babylon 5]]'' has flashes of this from time to time. Picked up, bizarrely enough, by G'Kar of all people. |
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* In ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'', Dixon Hill is a hardboiled detective holodeck character that Captain Picard is fond of playing. |
* In ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'', Dixon Hill is a hardboiled detective holodeck character that Captain Picard is fond of playing. |
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* Parodied in the [[PBS Kids]]' show, ''[[Between the Lions]]'', which had a recurring skit featuring "Sam Spud, [[Incredibly Lame Pun|parboiled potato]] detective". |
* Parodied in the [[PBS Kids]]' show, ''[[Between the Lions]]'', which had a recurring skit featuring "Sam Spud, [[Incredibly Lame Pun|parboiled potato]] detective". |
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== Webcomics == |
== Webcomics == |
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* In addition to the [[Neil Gaiman]] example above, [[Lawrence Talbot]] also headined a short-lived webcomic in this vein, complete with trenchcoat, fedora, and [[Private Eye Monologue]]. |
* In addition to the [[Neil Gaiman]] example above, [[Lawrence Talbot]] also headined a short-lived webcomic in this vein, complete with trenchcoat, fedora, and [[Private Eye Monologue]]. |
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* Parodied in ''[[Problem Sleuth]]'', where the main characters think they are this, and occasionally do things like practice their hardboiled monologues or are drawn in [[Chiaroscuro]]. From the reader's perspective, they act more like unspeakably, unspeakably silly [[Eastern RPG]] characters. |
* Parodied in ''[[Problem Sleuth]]'', where the main characters think they are this, and occasionally do things like practice their hardboiled monologues or are drawn in [[Chiaroscuro]]. From the reader's perspective, they act more like unspeakably, unspeakably silly [[Eastern RPG]] characters. |
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* ''[[Muktuk Wolfsbreath, Hard-Boiled Shaman]]'' is based on "the realization that shamans were kind of like detectives". |
* ''[[Muktuk Wolfsbreath, Hard-Boiled Shaman]]'' is based on "the realization that shamans were kind of like detectives". |