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{{quote|''There is the story of a boy genius, and the game show host, and the ex-boy genius.''<br />
''There is the story of the dying man, his lost son, and the dying man's wife, and the caretaker.''<br />
''And there's the story of a mother, and the daughter, and the police officer in love.''<br />
''And this will all make sense in the end.''|[[The Narrator]] (Ricky Jay), Magnolia [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwXDHSrNFbQ Trailer]}}
 
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* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: Most of the film's characters could fall under this trope (Good examples are Marcy and Claudia's beginning scenes).
** However, none of them can seem to reach the extent that Linda Partridge does with this trope. She says the word "fuck" in virtually every scene she's in, and it's usually never uttered just once.
{{quote| '''Linda Partridge (to the pharmacist #1):''' You motherfucker. You motherfucker, you fucking asshole, who the fuck are- who the fuck do you think you are? I come in here, you don't know me, you don't know who I am, what my life is, and you have the balls, the indecency to ask me a question about my life? '''(to pharmacist #2)''' And fuck you too, don't you call me lady!... I have sickness all around me, and you fucking ask me my life? What's wrong? Have you seen death in your bed? In your house? Where's your fucking decency? And that I'm asked fucking questions, what's WRONG? Suck my dick! That's what's wrong! And you! You fucking call me lady! }}
* [[Creator Cameo]]: P.T. Anderson is a member of the "What Do Kids Know?" crew.
* [[Crowd Song]]: "Wise Up", which manages to combine this with [[Lonely Piano Piece]], for an effect that depending on your perspective is either [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] or a total [[Narm]].
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* [[Sensei for Scoundrels]]: Frank T.J. Mackey.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Several lines are quoted or paraphrased lyrics from [[Aimee Mann]] songs, the most obvious being the opening line of "Deathly":
{{quote| '''Claudia Gator:''' Now that I've met you, would you object to never seeing me again? }}
* [[Smash to Black]]: The ending.
* [[This Is the Part Where]]: Possibly one of the most [[Tear Jerker|tear-jerking examples ever.]]
{{quote| '''Phil''': I know this sounds silly, and I know that I might sound ridiculous...like this is the scene of the movie...where the guy is trying to get a hold of the long-lost son, y'know, but this is that scene. This is that scene. And I think they have those scenes in movies because they're true. Y'know, because they really happen. And you gotta believe me, this is really happening. I mean, I can give you my number and you can go check with whoever you gotta check with and call me back. But do not leave me hanging on this. Please. I'm just -- please. See...this is the scene of the movie where you help me out.}}
** Ties in neatly with our own [[Tropes Are Tools]] article.
* [[Urban Legends]]: No, the three anecdotes that open the movie are not true stories.
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