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** The Baron himself with his sword in the theater.
** Vulcan also gets like this. Given that the Baron was openly flirting with, and then kissing, his wife (and that Venus wasn't known for being the most faithful wife in Greek mythology), yeah.
* [[Based Onon a True Story]]: Well, not really, but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Munchhausen Munchhausen was a real person] (who accumulated his tall tales while fighting as a mercenary, mostly for the Russians against the Turks).
* [[Berserk Button]]: Doctor?! ''No doctors!''
* [[Big Little Man]]: The Baron and friends fall on a pit and see Vulcan, the God of Fire, towering above them. It's only when he pulls them out of the pit that they see that Vulcan is a head shorter than the Baron.
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* [[Cool Horse]]: Bucephalus.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: The Baron and all of his friends (with the exception of Sally) at one point or another.
* [[Covers Always Lie]]: The DVD cover includes Venus' face alongside Berthold's and the Baron's, and it lists [[Uma Thurman]] as one of the three main stars. In fact, Venus is a [[One -Scene Wonder]] with very little impact on the plot--even if [[Uma Thurman]] is the biggest name in the cast other than [[Robin Williams]] (who appears uncredited).
* [[Crapsack World]]: The nameless European city under constant bombardment from the Turks is this.
* [[Death Seeker]]: He doesn't admit it, but he enjoys death - it's implied he enjoys it because it makes for a good story.
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* [[Divine Date]]: narrowly averted with Venus.
* [[Empathic Environment]]: And ''how''.
* [[Five -Man Band]]:
** [[The Munchausen|Baron Munchausen]] as [[The Hero]]
** [[Fragile Speedster|Berthold]] as [[The Lancer]]
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* [[The Grim Reaper]]
* [[Happily Ever After]]:"Everyone - who had a talent for it - lived happily ever after."
* [[Hey ItsIt's That Guy]]: [[Eric Idle|one of the]] [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Pythons]] as the Baron's right hand man, and [[Pirates of the Caribbean|Governor Swan]] as the Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson.
* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: Adolphus pulls of some [[Rule of Cool|truly ludicrous]] shots.
* [[Invisible Advertising]]: Where the U.S. release was concerned.
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* [[Nested Story Reveal]]: turns out {{spoiler|most of the movie}} was a story cooked up by Munchausen. {{spoiler|[[Real After All|Or maybe not.]]}}
* [[Nipple and Dimed]]: A notable subversion. Although [[Ms. Fanservice|Venus]]' introduction shows some rather interesting anatomy at the bottom edge of the screen, the movie itself is rated PG. [[Fetish Fuel|And did we mention that Venus is played by]] [[Uma Thurman]]?
* [[One -Scene Wonder]]: [[Robin Williams]] as The King Of The Moon (credited as [[Stage Names|Ray D. Tutto]]) among others. The Baron doesn't stay in one place long enough for anyone to get more than one scene. Uma Thurman as Venus also stands out (though she is also part of the [[And You Were There]] actresses in the theatrical [[Book Ends]]).
** It should also be noted that [[Robin Williams]] ' ''entire performance'' was ad-libbed. Let's hear it for cocaine!
* [[Parental Bonus]]: The movie manages to get away with a PG rating in spite of some pretty saucy sexual innuendo in the scene with the King of the Moon, including the King calling the Queen a "puttana" (Italian for "whore") at one point. And the adults in the audience probably found [[Fan Service|Venus']] [[Naked On Arrival|introduction]] a lot more interesting than the kids.
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* [[Tall Poppy Syndrome]]: Mr. Jackson has [[The Cameo|Sting]] executed for excessive heroism, because it's demoralizing to the mediocre people of the town.
* [[Trickster Archetype]]: The Baron
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: Vulcan and Venus. It's a bit of a [[Deconstructed Trope]], as, though Vulcan is obviously proud of his beautiful young wife, it's just as clear that they're making each other ''miserable''.
* [[War Elephants]]: The Grand Turk uses elephants to propel his War Machines. The Baron gets them to back off with the strategic use of mice.
* [[Wheel -O -Feet]]: Used when Berthold runs off to Austria for a bottle of wine.
* [[Where's the Fun In That?]]
{{quote| '''Baron Munchausen:''' What's this?<br />
'''Vulcan:''' Oh, this is our prototype. RX, uh, Intercontinental, radar-sneaky, multi-warheaded nuclear missile.<br />
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