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'''''Hook''''' is a [[Steven Spielberg]] film featuring an [[All-Star Cast]], and is an unofficial sequel to ''[[Peter Pan]]''.
In the present day, Peter Banning ([[Robin Williams]]) is an overworked mergers and acquisitions lawyer whose work keeps him from his wife Moira and his two kids, preteen Jack and little Maggie. The family travels to London, England to attend the dedication of a new wing of the Great Ormond Street Hospital, to be named after "Granny" Wendy Darling (Maggie Smith) -- Moira's grandmother and the woman who raised the orphan Peter before placing him with American parents. While most of the adults are at the dedication ceremony, the children are kidnapped, and the ransom note left behind is a scroll pinned to the door with a dagger, requesting Peter's presence and signed by one James Hook.
Wendy reveals to Peter that she and her brothers were not only the ones who gave James M. Barrie the inspiration to write ''Peter Pan'', but that the story was an account of true experiences. Peter is the now-grown-up Pan, and Captain Hook still wants revenge upon him, so he kidnapped the kids. Having no memory of life before he was twelve years old, he does not believe this -- but later that night, he is approached by Tinker Bell (Julia Roberts) herself, and she hauls him off to Neverland (as he has no happy thoughts to make the fairy dust work).
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Hook himself ([[Dustin Hoffman]]) is horrified to discover what's become of his nemesis -- Peter hasn't just [[Forgot I Could Fly|forgotten how to fly]], but has a ''fear of heights'' -- and Tinker Bell makes a deal with him to straighten Peter out in three days so that the war the villain always wanted can take place. Peter is taken back to the hideout of the Lost Boys (now led by the cunning Rufio) to relearn his old ways. As his skills slowly return to him, he comes to remember both why he left Neverland and what he lost ''and'' gained in doing so. But in the meantime, Hook discovers and plays upon Jack's resentment towards his dad to prepare the ultimate revenge...
Highly anticipated, but with a difficult shoot and a big budget to earn back. The film got a mixed critical reception when it opened a few weeks before Christmas 1991 (Disney's ''[[
Compare and contrast with ''[[Return to Oz]]'' and ''[[Alice in Wonderland (
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* [[Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder]]: Wendy tells Peter that she was in love with him as a young woman and even wished that he would've came and broke up her wedding.
▲* [[Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder]]: Wendy tells Peter that she was in love with him as a young woman and even wished that he would've came and broke up her wedding.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Tootles shouts "Seize the day!" in the final scene, a reference to ''[[Dead Poets Society]]'' and Robin Williams' character.
** And also Smee shouting "GOOD MOOOOOOOORNING NEVERLAND!", in reference to ''[[Good Morning Vietnam]]''.
** One that is also a case of [[Real Life]] [[Actor Allusion]] for [[Robin Williams]] occurs when Peter learns to use his imagination again. Rufio gets pissed and throws a coconut at him. Someone throws Peter a sword; he sticks the sword out and executes a perfect [[The Legend of Zelda
* [[Adult Child]]: Peter after he regains his memories. Inverted slightly with Rufio.
* [[Adult Fear]]: Not only does Captain Hook kidnap Peter's children and threaten to do the same to his descendants, he tries to brainwash them into loving ''him'' instead.
* [[All Myths Are True]]: As much as Mr. Pan/Banning would like you to not believe in such silly things, the Wendy Lady's totally telling the truth.
* [[All-Star Cast]]: Most of the adult performers.
* [[An Asskicking Christmas]]: And how.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Rufio
* [[And This Is For]]:
** "...never letting me blow bubbles in my chocolate milk!"
** "...making promises and breaking them!"
** "...never doing anything with me."
* [[And You Were There]]: As a likely [[Shout-Out]] to the original play's invocation of this trope, the trash sweeper at the end is also played by Bob Hoskins. A subtle joke early on is that the ''captain'''s voice on the plane to England is Dustin Hoffman's, and it's the same voice he uses for Hook.
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* [[Antagonist Title]]
* [[Bamboo Technology]]: Including armour, which is not unlike wooden armour used by Samurai.
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* [[Big No]]: {{spoiler|Peter, when Rufio is killed.}}
* [[Big "Shut Up!"]]: Combined with [[Kick the Dog]].
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* [[Bloodless Carnage]]: For all the swordplay, there isn't much blood, not even {{spoiler|when Rufio is killed.}} However, there's visible blood during the Pan-Hook duel.
* [[The Cameo]]: Several.
** [[Phil Collins]] as a police inspector.
** [[George Lucas]] and Carrie Fisher as the kissing couple sent into the air by pixie dust.
** Glenn Close (in drag) as Gutless, the pirate sent to the "Boo Box". Other pirates include David Crosby, [[Jimmy Buffett]], and even Spielberg himself.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Bangarang!", the Lost Boys' rallying cry.
** "Rufio! Rufio! RU! FI! OHHHHHHHHHHH!"
** [[Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty|"Bad Form!"]] Also [[Worthy Opponent|"Good Form"]]
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* [[Cutting the Electronic Leash]]: Moira throws Peter's cell phone out the window early on; Nana buries it. At the end, Peter retrieves it but subsequently throws it away himself.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Hook, on the few occasions he isn't being a [[Large Ham]]
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'''Hook:''' [[You Keep Using That Word|I think you mean an epiphany.]]
'''Smee:''' Lightning has just struck me brain!
'''Hook:''' That must have hurt. }}
* [[Deus Ex Machina]]: {{spoiler|At the end of Peter and Hook's duel, the crocodile begins to act almost lifelike again as it falls atop Hook and "eats" him.}}
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: Really, Jack? You're smashing the ''gold pocket watch'' your dad gave you because he wouldn't let you blow bubbles in your chocolate milk? It's a wonder he lets you have anything nice at all.
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: Tinker Bell is barefoot throughout.
* [[
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Having no nemesis since Peter's departure, Hook regularly contemplates and attempts suicide out of boredom with life, leaving it to Smee to stop him every time.
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'''Smee:''' Oh, not again...
'''Hook:''' This is it. My finger's on the trigger. Don't try to stop me this time, Smee! ''Don't'' try to stop me this time, Smee! Don't you ''dare'' try to stop me this time, Smee try to stop me. }}
* [[Easy Amnesia]]: Hooboy, Jack had this in spades. Justified in that as Maggie says so aptly, "Neverland makes you forget."
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* [[Flash Back]]: To Peter's life as Pan, from originally choosing not to grow up to the moment he decided to do so after all, once he regains his memory.
* [[Evil Lawyer Joke]]
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'''Peter Banning''': I'm not a pirate. It so happens I am a lawyer.
(beat)
'''Rufio''': Kill the lawyer!
'''Peter Banning''': I'm not ''that'' kind of lawyer! }}
* [[Flat Earth Atheist]]: Peter at first. He tells a fairy he doesn't believe in fairies, ''to her face,'' for crying out loud!
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* [[Foreshadowing]]: After Smee prevents Hook from killing himself (again), the gun accidentally hits a model of the Jolly Roger. The model which is set on fire and sinks into the model sea, a clear sign that the upcoming battle will not go well for the pirates.
** Jack's picture on the plane. "How come I didn't have a parachute, Jackie?" "Take a wild guess." The intention was that Jack wanted his father to drown and die, but it takes on a whole new meaning when it turns out the latter is Peter Pan.
* [[Flying Dutchman]]: [[Playing
* [[Generation Xerox]]: "Boy who dislikes home life ends up in Neverland, forgets his semi-neglectful family and decides to stay, {{spoiler|only to come to his senses once he realizes that the outside world is more important}}" certainly describes both Peter and Jack pretty well. There's also a few dropped hints that Maggie would have been the perfect successor of her grandmother Wendy.
* [[Groin Attack]]: Peter gets hit with one of the Lost Boys' fruit-tipped arrows, and cries "I've been shot!" in a falsetto voice. Thudbutt delivers this to one of the pirates in the climactic "war".
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* [[He's Back]]: The whole goddamn point of the movie.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Gwyneth Paltrow as young Wendy.
** [[Dante Basco]] (Rufio) went on to voice [[American Dragon: Jake Long|Jake Long]] and [[Avatar: The Last Airbender|Prince Zuko]]. This also makes ''[[But I'm a Cheerleader]]'' a hell of a lot more funny.
** The guy who played [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?|Eddie Valiant]] and [[Super Mario Bros. (
** Um, hello? Dame Maggie Smith as older Wendy -- it's [[Harry Potter (
** That flying couple appearing as Tinker Bell sends Peter to Neverland? It's [[Star Wars|George Lucas and Carrie Fisher]]!!
** [[Phil Collins]] as the police detective.
** {{spoiler|Glenn Close}} as Gutless, the Boo Box pirate. [[Dropped a Bridget On Him|No, really.]]
* [[Hook Hand]]: Naturally. Presenting the Captain with a new hook is a big deal in Pirate Town (Hook even has his own grindstone to sharpen it on). He also has items he can swap the hook out for as needed -- including a baseball glove, and a [[So Cool Its Awesome|wine goblet!]]
* [[Identity Amnesia]]: Peter for a good chunk of the movie. Only {{spoiler|[[Tap
* [[Interacting
* [[I Surrender, Suckers]]: After Hook is disarmed a second time (with Peter deciding to leave him instead of finishing him off), Hook pulls out a knife and tries to take out Peter.
* [[I Want My Mommy]]: Maggie's initial protest; {{spoiler|[[Ironic Echo|Hook's last words.]]}}
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* [[Mind Screw]]: {{spoiler|The groundskeeper at the end who may or may not be Smee.}}
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: {{spoiler|The battle between the pirates and Lost Boys is largely lighthearted and triumphant -- then Hook kills Rufio.}}
* [[Mouthy Kid]]: Jack and Rufio.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: At one point, Peter says to the Lost Boys "It's Hook or me this time". This is the name of one of the chapters from the original ''Peter and Wendy'' novel.
** Peter repeats one of his best-known lines during the climax: "To die would be a great adventure."
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** A possible clue regarding the kids comes as Peter is bidding the kids good night before leaving for the banquet. Maggie explains that a mean man who said he was a window washer took Jack's baseball -- now, it turns out Captain Hook has a baseball in Neverland. It's possible that it's the same ball, and the window washer was a pirate spy...All this was some pretty high-quality paranoia fuel for kids at the time, especially whose fathers were named Peter. "Careful, kids, at any moment you could be being ''stalked by pirates''."
*** The biggest set [[Plot Hole|plot holes]] come from the psychoanalysis segment of the movie, but there's some good theories to fill it in up in [[Fridge Logic]].
* [[Punishment Box]]: pirates who [[You Have Failed Me...|have failed]] are put into the "Boo Box", a chest which is also inhabited by several scorpions.
* [[Replacement Goldfish]]: Peter's parents were pretty cold, forgetting all about their lost baby when they have another kid.
* [[School Play]]: The film opens at an elementary school production of ''Peter Pan'' in which Maggie is playing Wendy.
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* [[This Is What the Building Will Look Like]]: Aside from the future tense, we just see the building of the hospital built thanks to Wendy.
* [[Throwing Down the Gauntlet]]: Hook to Peter when he tries to leave with his kids without finishing the fight.
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'''''Peter''' (slowly sets Maggie down, turns around)'' What do you want, old man?
'''Hook''': Just you. }}
* [[Totally Radical]]: These Lost Boys ride skateboards, play basketball in a makeshift court with (Neverland-specific) graffiti on the walls, etc. They also usually refer to Peter Pan as "The Pan" -- even "Pan the Man" at one point. This was a ''major'' complaint in negative reviews of the film.
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* [[When You Coming Home, Dad?]]: Jack is so bitter about his dad missing baseball games, not letting him jump on his bed, etc. that Hook doesn't have much trouble convincing him to turn to the bad guys' side.
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: Invoked during Pan and Hook's final duel.
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'''Peter:''' To die would be a great adventure.
'''Hook:''' Death is the only adventure you have left. }}
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Peter in Hook's eyes. Obsessively so, to the extent that Hook even attempts suicide when faced with the possibility that they won't be able to do battle again.
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: A variation of this when Hook has Gutless put in the Boo Box [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?|for betting against Hook succeeding in kidnapping Jack and Maggie.]]
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