Intolerable Cruelty: Difference between revisions

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* [[Beleaguered Assistant]]: Wrigley to Miles.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I nailed his ass." (Or, "[[Gratuitous French|faire un coup de marteau sur des fesses]]".) Or, how you say, make hammer on the fanny.

* [[But I Play One On TV]]: Miles discovers that {{spoiler|Howard Doyle is not the real deal but rather just an actor}} when he sees him playing a doctor on a soap opera on TV.

* [[But I Play One on TV]]: Miles discovers that {{spoiler|Howard Doyle is not the real deal but rather just an actor}} when he sees him playing a doctor on a soap opera on TV.

* [[Fun ~~With~~ Acronyms]]: National Organization of Marital Attorneys [[Department of Redundancy Department|Nationwide]], or N.O.M.A.N. Their slogan is even [[As the Good Book Says...|"let N.O.M.A.N. put asunder..."]]

* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: National Organization of Marital Attorneys [[Department of Redundancy Department|Nationwide]], or N.O.M.A.N. Their slogan is even [[As the Good Book Says...|"let N.O.M.A.N. put asunder..."]]

* [[Funny Foreigner]]: Heinz, the Baron Krauss von Espy. "Silly man. I am a Baron."

** To a lesser extent, Geoffrey Rush's bit part as a larger-than-life Australian film director.

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* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: The depiction of divorce and how only the lawyers benefit from it is appropriately cynical. Even in a romcom.

* [[Throwing Out the Script]]: Miles does this with his keynote speech at the NOMAN divorce lawyer conference.

* [[Throw the Dog A Bone]]: After the husband in the beginning was left a bum by Massey, Marilyn manages to help him get him get back on top {{spoiler|in exchange for getting her in contact with Doyle.}}

* [[Throw the Dog a Bone]]: After the husband in the beginning was left a bum by Massey, Marilyn manages to help him get him get back on top {{spoiler|in exchange for getting her in contact with Doyle.}}

* [[Vader Breath]]: Wheezy Joe.