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* [[Buddy Cops]]: Neither of them really like each other, though.

* [[Bullying a Dragon]]: A thug in a bar decides to give Lt. Col Caldwell a hard time while he's trying to have a cup of coffee. For his part, Caldwell tried to ignore him, until the guy put his cigar out in Caldwell's cup of coffee, leading to [[Cherry Tapping]], below.

* [[Chase Scene]]: Several, including a [[Hot Pursuit]] in the beginning of the film, a foot chase later on, and even a car chase as foreplay.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The over-watered plant at the O Club, as well as a [[Cool Gun|Colt M1911 handgun.]]

* [[Captain Obvious|Colonel Obvious]]

'''Caldwell:''' "Because you broke the law! ''(shakes his head in disbelief)'' You still don't get that, do you?" }}

* [[Cutting the Knot]]: Caldwell kicks down a door that Austin is trying to lockpick.

* [[Fake Nationality]]: Averted. Colonel Caldwell was born in Scottland, and moved to America with his father when he was ten. Seeing the Statue of Liberty for the first time inspired him to join the Army to protect his new homeland.

* [[Floating Head Syndrome]]: As seen in the image above. They included more than the main actors' heads, but it is effectively Sean Connery, Marc Harmon, and the Golden Gate Bridge cut-and-pasted over a black background.

** So he has her close the door, then knocks on it and does it again, [[Crowning Moment of Funny|doing a perfect rendition of a cop introducing himself with badge presented.]]

* [[Groin Attack]]: Austin knees another one of Donna's potential suitors in the nuts at a dinner party at the O Club.

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Caldwell has one when he nearly strikes his daughter in anger during a heated argument.

* [[Hidden in Plain Sight]]: The reason why the bottles of water are important? The bad guys are smuggling jewels in them, since diamonds turn invisible when immersed in water, due to both materials having the same refraction index.

* [[Immigrant Patriotism]]: Caldwell moved to America with his father when he was a child. He fell in love with the United States when he saw the Statue of Liberty, and decided to join the Army in order to protect his new homeland.

* [[Insistent Terminology]]: The thug at the bar makes a point of repeatedly addressing Lt. Col. Caldwell as a Major, making it pretty obvious that he ''knows'' how to read the rank insignia on his uniform, he just wants to get a rise out of him. After beating some sense into the man, Caldwell instructs him on the difference between the two rank insignias, so that he can avoid pissing off another officer of the Army.<ref> Majors and Lieutenant Colonels have similar rank insignia: An oak leaf. Majors have gold oak leaves, and the higher ranking Lt. Colonels have silver oak leaves.</ref>

** Also between Austin and Colonel Lawrence.

* [[Mineral MacGuffin]]: The heroes don't figure it out until the climax, but the bad guys are smuggling diamonds from Asia on Air Force transports, in [[Hidden in Plain Sight|bottles of water]].

* [[Offscreen Teleportation]]: A heroic example, justified in that it takes place in a bottling plant that was suffering from [[Excessive Steam Syndrome]] due to the ongoing gunfight.

* [[Put Down Your Gun and Step Away]]: Averted. Also Austin's [[Establishing Character Moment]].

* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler|1=McClure decides to make it all right.}}

* [[Retired Badass]]: Sergeant Major (Retired) Ross McClure, who was so badass during the [[Vietnam War]] that he managed to save Caldwell's life. Mind you, Caldwell is played by ''[[Sean Connery]]''.

 

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