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'''''Porco Rosso''''' or ''Kurenai no Buta'' / 紅の豚, which roughly translates as "The Crimson Pig" or "The Red Pig", is a 1992 film by [[Hayao Miyazaki]], a homage to the early days of aviation and cinema.
The film tells the story of a renowned Italian fighter pilot, a veteran of the First World War who has been mysteriously transformed into a pig. During [[The Great Depression]], Porco Rosso, the 'Red Pig' makes his living as a mercenary, flying a crimson seaplane and doing battle with pirates. Things really start to get interestig for Porco when the pirates, tired of having their butts handed to them by a pig, hire Curtis, a famed American aviator, to take him down. Pursued by the Fascist military he deserted years ago, Porco gains a teenage sidekick, Fio, and takes the fight to the pirates. What follows is an epic journey of self-discovery and general [[Badass]]ery in the great [[Studio Ghibli]] tradition. It's got all the hallmarks of a Miyazaki movie; strong women, flying machines, air-pirates and an undertone of the supernatural.
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* [[Acoustic License]]: Played straight and averted. Sometimes, people communicate plane-to-plane via
* [[Affably Evil]]: Curtis, and even [[A Lighter Shade of Grey|"evil" is debatable]]; he's more of just [[The Rival]] to Porco as a pilot and [[The Lady's Favour|for Gina's affections.]]
* [[A-Team Firing]]: Lots of bullets are fired, but no people (or pigs) are ever hit.
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* [[Betty and Veronica]]: [[Glamorous Wartime Singer|Gina]], Porco's old friend who's always been in love with him and was always waiting for him, and [[Plucky Girl|Fio]], Porco's young and feisty mechanic who also has feelings for him. They never meet until the end of the film and become good friends. {{spoiler|The ending narration is deliberately ambiguous as to which one Porco chooses though the circumstances imply it was Gina.}}
** Gina has to choose between Porco and Curtis, an American pilot who proposes to her. She makes it clear her choice is Porco.
* [[Celebrity Voice Actor]]:
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** The Disney dub also featured [[Brad Garrett]] as Boss.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "That can't be good" in the English dub; "A pig's gotta fly" in the original.
* [[The Chanteuse]]: Gina.
* [[Cool Hat]]: Porco
* [[Cool Plane]]: Porco's Savoia S-21 is one of the most beautiful planes on film and Curtis' Curtis R3C-2 is based on the airplane that Jimmy Doolittle flew to win the 1925 Schneider Cup.
** Also averted by the [[Sky Pirates]] motley collection of flying contraptions, though those are all caricatures of genuine aircraft as well.
* [[Cool Shades]]: Porco
* [[Completely Missing the Point]]: Porco tells Fio he's a known womanizer who lives on a small island in a tent. Her response? "That's OK, I like camping."
* [[Day of the Jackboot]]: There are underlying hints of this, supposedly
* [[Eagle Land]]: Curtis, who shifts from Flavor 1 to Flavor 2 depending upon how high his hormones are running at the moment.
* [[Fake American]]: Englishman Cary Elwes does a mighty fine job as Curtis.
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* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Boss, a mild case. Not exactly a genius, but surprisingly enlightened nonetheless.
* [[Ghibli Hills]]: shown passing under Porco's plane as he and Fio escape Italy.
* [[Ghibli Plains]]: Passes under Porco's plane ''alongside'' Ghibli Hills. If Porco isn't flying over water, he's flying over Ghibli Plains.
* [[Glamorous Wartime Singer]]: Gina.
* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]: What the epic air fight between Porco and Curtiss boils down to after both their guns fail.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Most of the pirate bosses have nasty-looking facial scars.
* [[Gratuitous Foreign Language]]:
** [[Gratuitous French]]: The song "
** [[Gratuitous Italian]]: Not as much as you'd think, though [[Meaningful Name|the hero's name means]] [[Bilingual Bonus|"red pig" in Italian]]. This is also the meaning of the Japanese title.
* [[Goldfish Poop Gang]] / [[Harmless Villain|Harmless Villains]]: The sky pirates.
* [[Homage]]: Porco's vision of a great procession of dead war pilots ascending to heaven in their planes was inspired by a [[Roald Dahl]] short story, incidentally providing a [[Genius Bonus]] for those who know Dahl himself was an Adriatic fighter pilot in [[WWII]].
* [[I Work Alone]]: Porco's refusal to join the Italian <s>navy</s> air force.▼
* [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]]: The sky pirates.
* [[In Love with Love]]/[[Meet Cute]]: Curtis, who proposes to Gina and Fio upon meeting them at different points of the film. Gina quickly refuses him in favor of Porco, while Fio's hand in marriage is set up as Curtis's prize during a duel between Porco and Curtis.
▲* [[I Work Alone]]: Porco's refusal to join the Italian <s>navy</s> air force.
* [[Little Stowaway]]: Fio on Porco's plane. She claims she needs to go with him to ensure it runs properly after repairs--and pretending to be his hostage may prevent the secret police from arresting her family.
* [[Magical Realism]]: Porco is magically transformed into a pig. Why? Where does the magic come from? Who cares? No [[Studio Ghibli]] work explains these things. Just enjoy the movie!
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Gina is named after the G-91R aircraft's nickname, manufactured by Italian-Brazilian joint venture AMX. The series it belongs to? "Ghibli", which is where [[Studio Ghibli]]'s name comes from.
* [[Missing Mom]]: Fio's mother. Her father's absence is justified, as he has left to find work like the rest of Piccolo's sons. Her mother, however, is never shown or mentioned, and it appears that Piccolo himself is responsible for Fio.
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* [[Not So Crazy Anymore]]: Gina bursts out laughing when Curtis "modestly" confides that becoming a famous Hollywood star is merely the first step towards his real goal: [[Ronald Reagan|''The President!'']]
* [[Olive Garden]]: Every stereotype you know about pre-WWII Italy is milked, although it's done so well you can't complain.
* [[Opposite Gender Protagonists]]: The titular Porco Rosso and Fio Piccolo. Fio jumps on Porco's plane to ensure he'll pay his debt back ''and'' to assist him with his newly modified plane. Fio's {{spoiler|hand in marriage}} is used in a wager at the end of the film. Their interactions and Fio's [[Plucky Girl]] attitude provides humorous interactions. Porco barely wins the wager, and sends Fio away with Gina. The two leads do not engage in a romance, and Porco chooses to be with Gina at the end. The two advances the story while they travel together, and no other character plays as prominent of a role as these two.
* [[Plucky Girl]]: Fio.
* [[Pun-Based Title]], Porco Rosso, or the red pig, is a pun on the [[Red Baron]].
* [[The Power of Love]]: What inspires Porco to [[Heroic Second Wind|get up and win the fight]], {{spoiler|and may be what turns him back into a man. Though perhaps Porco simply let go of his cynicism. Damn you, ambiguous endings!}}
* [[Precocious Crush]]: 17-year-old Fio having a crush on the more [[Vague Age|middle-aged]] Porco.
* [[Reused Character Design]]: Fio looks very similar to
* [[The Roaring Twenties]]: Everywhere from Gina's flapper outfits to the plane designs.
* [[Romantic False Lead]] {{spoiler|Fio.}}
* [[Shaming the Mob]]: Fio delivers an absolutely classic example to the pirate gang by appealing to their sense of honour.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The new engine Piccolo installs in Porco's plane has "GHIBLI" embossed in the valve covers. (Perhaps it was <s> stolen</s> liberated from a [[w:Caproni Ca.309|Caproni Ca.309]]?)
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Even more than usual for Miyazaki.
** All the planes are absolutely correct (though the Pirates' are exaggerated) down to the fascist axe symbols.
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* [[Suspiciously Apropos Music]]: [[wikipedia:Le Temps des cerises|"Les Temps des Cerises"]], sung by Gina and playing on the radio in the beginning.
* [[Truce Zone]]: Gina's ''Cafe Adriano''. Both pirates and pigs enter, but neither make any trouble inside; when it looks like the pirate gangs are about to start a fight, all it takes is a bit of gentle chiding from Gina and they're falling over themselves like bashful kids.
* [[The Ugly
* [[Unfortunate Names]]: When your gang's name (Mamma Aiuto) means "Help me, Mommy!", you're not going to get much respect.
* [[The Un-Reveal]]:
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