The Man Who Knew Too Little: Difference between revisions

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* [[French Maid]]: Lori's costume in her introductory scene.

* [[Hey Catch]]: "You've got to see just how dead they are. They might be able to '''catch this!'''"

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Guy]]: Alfred Molina (Doctor Octopus) as Boris the Butcher

* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: Alfred Molina (Doctor Octopus) as Boris the Butcher

** Peter Gallagher (Buddy Kane from ''[[American Beauty]]'') as the brother-in-law

* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: Sir Roger and Sergei {{spoiler|get blown up by their own bomb.}}

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* [[Mistaken for Spies]]

* [[Not So Fake Prop Weapon]]

* [[One Dialogue Two Conversations]]: Ninety-four solid minutes of this trope.

* [[One Dialogue, Two Conversations]]: Ninety-four solid minutes of this trope.

* [[Performance Anxiety]]:

{{quote| '''James:''' [Wallace] got the lead part in the school play, but on opening night... I never knew it was possible for someone to forget so much so quickly without a severe blow to the head.}}

* [[Professional Killer]]: Spencer, Boris, and The Plumbers. All are Hitmen rather than Assassins.

* [[Sociopathic Hero]]: Viewing the events of the movie from the point of view of the actual spies can lead to a wildly different interpretation of Wallace. He comes off as an absurdly skilled (even by badass standards) rogue agent who is doing everything he does just for laughs, and that it's so easy for him, he can afford to goof around and just do whatever amuses him at the time. Among his many deeds include pretending like he's going to execute Lori, [[For the Evulz|for no reason whatsoever,]] playing with a dead body and applauding it for being so remarkably dead, [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|and running over traffic cones]] while fleeing assassins, simply because he's always wanted to do it and now seemed like a good time. Basically, to those not in on the joke (Everyone but Wallace), he might as well be the super-spy version of [[The Joker]].

* [[Sociopathic Hero]]: Viewing the events of the movie from the point of view of the actual spies can lead to a wildly different interpretation of Wallace. He comes off as an absurdly skilled (even by badass standards) rogue agent who is doing everything he does just for laughs, and that it's so easy for him, he can afford to goof around and just do whatever amuses him at the time. Among his many deeds include pretending like he's going to execute Lori, [[For the Evulz|for no reason whatsoever,]] playing with a dead body and applauding it for being so remarkably dead, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|and running over traffic cones]] while fleeing assassins, simply because he's always wanted to do it and now seemed like a good time. Basically, to those not in on the joke (Everyone but Wallace), he might as well be the super-spy version of [[The Joker]].

* [[Shout Out]]: The man disguised as a waiter who approaches Wallace in the end of the film is addressed as [[Ghostbusters|"Venkman."]]

** When Boris leaves his minions alone with Wallace he instructs them "...and watch that man." - referencing the source material of the film.

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'''Wallace Ritchie''': Blockbuster Video, Des Moines Iowa!<br />

'''Boris the Butcher''': Damn! They train them so well! }}

* [[Why ~~Were~~ Bummed Communism Fell]]: Sir Roger and Sergai's motivation.

* [[Why We're Bummed Communism Fell]]: Sir Roger and Sergai's motivation.

* [[You Fail Geography Forever]]: Possibly an intentional use: During James' business presentation, the map of Germany is shown. The major cities are labeled... with the name of other German cities.