Ice Cold in Alex: Difference between revisions

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=== '''This film provides examples of''': ===

* [[Companion Cube]]: Katy.

* [[Cool Car|Cool Ambulance]]: ''Katy'', the Austin K2/Y Ambulance.

* [[Crossing the Desert]]: [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Probably the best]] [[Trope Codifier]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun|in the world]].

* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: van der Poel is exceptionally cocky and doesn't take Anson seriously... until his stroll across the minefield is abruptly halted by a round metal object under his boot.

* [[Dramatic Necklace Removal]]: {{spoiler|Tom Pugh has to rip off Otto's South African dog-tags to prevent him from being identified as a spy}}.

* [[Drinking On Duty]]: Anson spends the start of the film slightly... chemically imbalanced.

* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]: Anson is a borderline alcoholic due to the stress he's been put under during the African campaign. After he gets a nurse killed by his own stupidity, he vows not to drink until they're out of the desert and safe in Alexandria.

** [[The Hero]]: Captain Anson who successfully navigates the crew through incredibly hostile territory.

** [[The Lancer]]: Sister Murdoch; not second in command as such, but a stark contrast to Anson who helps keep him sane.