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=== Tropes in this film: === |
=== Tropes in this film: === |
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* [[Armor |
* [[Armor-Piercing Question]]: "Why aren't you popular with the Chicago Police Department?" |
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* [[Authentication By Newspaper]] |
* [[Authentication By Newspaper]] |
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* [[Bavarian Fire Drill]]: Walsh and Mardukas pretend to be FBI agents so they can "confiscate some counterfeit money". |
* [[Bavarian Fire Drill]]: Walsh and Mardukas pretend to be FBI agents so they can "confiscate some counterfeit money". |
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* [[Bowdlerise]]: Grodin's rant about plane crashes was heavily edited for airplane showings of the movie, for obvious reasons. |
* [[Bowdlerise]]: Grodin's rant about plane crashes was heavily edited for airplane showings of the movie, for obvious reasons. |
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* [[Chained Heat]] |
* [[Chained Heat]] |
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* [[Cluster F |
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: Jack's a pottymouth. So are Eddie Moscone and Jimmy Serrano. |
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* [[The Consigliere]]: Serrano's advisor Sidney, whose advice Jimmy frequently disregards. |
* [[The Consigliere]]: Serrano's advisor Sidney, whose advice Jimmy frequently disregards. |
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* [[Cuffs Off Rub Wrists]]: Apparently Grodin suffered permanent scarring from the handcuffs. |
* [[Cuffs Off Rub Wrists]]: Apparently Grodin suffered permanent scarring from the handcuffs. |
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* [[Police Are Useless]]: Man, let's hope the FBI isn't as incompetent as it comes off in this movie. |
* [[Police Are Useless]]: Man, let's hope the FBI isn't as incompetent as it comes off in this movie. |
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* [[Race Against the Clock]] |
* [[Race Against the Clock]] |
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* [[Recycled |
* [[Recycled: The Series]]: as a series of [[Made for TV Movie|Made For TV Movies]] for the [[Action Pack]], starring Christopher McDonald in the DeNiro role and various guest-stars as the Grodin-equivalents. |
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* [[The Rival]]: Marvin to Jack. |
* [[The Rival]]: Marvin to Jack. |
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* [[Road Movie]] |
* [[Road Movie]] |