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This is for the 2008 film version of ''The Spirit''; for the comic series, see [[The Spirit|here]].
In Central City, rookie cop Denny Colt [[Back
The Octopus wanted the mystical Blood of Heracles to become immortal and Sand wanted the Golden Fleece of the Argonauts, but both ended up with the wrong one. The Spirit must track down and stop The Octopus before he trades chests with Sand, becoming immortal.
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* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: According to some.
* [[Affectionate Parody]]:
** Of comic books. (Though more of deliberately decadent, exploitive action comics than of the medium in general.)
** [[Self-Parody]]: Frank Miller claims this was his intention.
* [[And This Is For]]:
** Sand, Me and [[Cute Kitten|Muffin]]!!!
** Then, Sand again.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: This does not even '''begin''' to describe The Octopus.
* [[Back
* [[Berserk Button]]:
** Octopus just loves his eggs...except for when they're thrown at his face. They never are in the film, but he considers any embarrassment or failure (as well as most attacks on his face) akin to one. And doesn't take kindly them.
** Never hurt a cat in front of The Spirit.
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: At one point the Spirit looks directly at the audience and explains who Plaster of Paris is.
* [[Cargo Ship]]:
** [[In
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** He's also very attached to his hat (who he repeatedly calls "Buddy") and his red tie.
* [[Chick Magnet]]: So much so that it may as well be considered a superpower.
* [[City Noir]]: Central City.
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* [[Cute Kitten]]: Sort of. The kitten is killed off right away...and the only remains are its eyes.
* [[Dead Little Sister]]: Sand's father.
* [[Death
* [[Death
* [[Dirty Old Man]]: [[Frank Miller]]
* [[The Ditz]]: Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Dialos, Thermos, Huevos, Rancheros, Tacos, Matzos, Fatsos, Nervos, Dildos, etc...
** Thankfully the actor playing the clones is only credited as being "Athos, Etc." in the end titles.
* [[The Dragon]]: Silken Floss.
* [[The End -
* [[Fan Service]]: It's a Frank Miller film with [[Scarlett Johansson]], Eva Mendes, Paz Vega, and Jaime King. You work it out.
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]:
** {{spoiler|The Octopus is not dead. He's just spread all over the alley. Think about it.}}
** It's implied that he'll recover from the finger that Silken Floss put in her [[Victoria's Secret Compartment]].
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** Also, Morgenstern's facial expressions when The Spirit is talking to the commissioner.
* [[The Grim Reaper]]: Lorelei Rox.
* [[Groin Attack]]:
** The Octopus on The Spirit. With a ''9 foot lug wrench''. Ow.
** [[Healing Factor|It'll heal]].
* [[Handsome Lech]]: The Spirit is portrayed as a total skirt-chaser, when he was more of a [[Celibate Hero]] in the comics. More to the point, he would appear embarrassed and chagrined by the advances of [[Femme Fatales]].
* [[Hammerspace]]: The Octopus' guns in the final shootout. The first six might have ''possibly'' be hidden inside his coat, but...
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* [[Healing Factor]]: The Spirit is given one of these in his [[Backstory]], rather than just make him a [[Badass Normal]].
* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: The Octopus seems to have a very [[Batman and Robin (
▲* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: The Octopus seems to have a very [[Batman and Robin (Film)|Mr. Freeze-esque]] way to talk about eggs.
* [[Hypocrisy]]- just before the climax, Sand and the Octopus are planning on exchanging their respective [[MacGuffin|MacGuffins]]. Sand tells her latest cohort to blow the Octopus' head off the moment the transaction is complete. But the moment she arrives, she lectures Silken Floss about how the Octopus can't be trusted and will undoubtedly betray her (despite it never having been so much as ''hinted'' that either one is unsatisfied with the other).
* [[Impossibly Cool Weapon]]:
** With just a hint of [[BFG]].
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'''Morgenstern:''' No, sir, they're just equipped! }}
* [[Incoming Ham]]:
** '''''[[Samuel L. Jackson|I'M GONNA KILL YOU ALL KINDS OF DEAD!!!]]'''''
** Full of trademark [[Frank Miller]]-esque dialog: "That's crazy talk...you're talkin' crazy talk!" Only Frank and Mickey Spillane talk like that.
* [[In the Style Of]]:
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** As it would be an [[Affectionate Parody]] of comic books made by [[Frank Miller]].
* [[Karma Houdini]]: {{spoiler|Sand Saref.}}
* [[Kick the Dog]]: The Octopus, in a scene oddly reminiscent of the scene with the shoe in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]''.
* [[Kiss of Death]]: Quite literally.
* [[Large Ham]]: They are indeed ordered in large quantities, and [[Samuel L. Jackson]] delivers with customary gusto. [[Chewing the Scenery|The green screen will never be the same again]].
** Also, rookie cop Stana Katic insists on SHOUTING EVERYTHING SHE SAYS FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
* [[Love Triangle]]:
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* [[Mad Scientist]] AND [[Mad Doctor]]: The Octopus
* [[Male Gaze]]: The film shamelessly indulges in this, although, given that the director is [[Frank Miller]], this isn't particularly surprising.
* [[Married to
* [[Meganekko]]: "Silken Floss is the most beautiful woman in the world. And she will remain so as long as she never takes those fucking things off."
* [[Men Are the Expendable Gender]]: If you are a female character, it doesn't matter whether you are good or bad - you'll survive the film ({{spoiler|and get away
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]:
** "''Heracles''? I always thought it was pronounced ''Hercules''!"
** This line [[Lampshade Hanging|hangs a lampshade]] on the fact that the Romanized version of the name (Hercules) has generally replaced the original Greek (Heracles) in popular culture.
* [[New Powers
* [[Not So Different]]:
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* [[Pimp Duds]]: The Octopus's last outfit.
* [[Public Domain Artifact]]: The Golden Fleece.
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* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]: The Octopus has DEFINITE shades of this. See the death of Muffin for a perfect example.
* [[Redshirt Army]]: The Octopus' cloned henchmen.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]:
** The fact that the Octopus is black (and a tad insane) is main reason he was able to [[Put On the Reich]] without looking like a giant asshole. Though none of his outfits really make sense.
** Three of his outfits (Kabuki, Nazi, Russian pimp) reflect America's past enemies.
* [[Rise
* [[Running Gag]]:
** The Octopus and Silken Floss wear different (and ridiculous) costumes every time we see them, most memorably the previously mentioned...uh, [[Putting
** And The Octopus's apparent egg fetish...
** The Spirit would like to remind you that he's "'''''NOT ON DRUGS!!'''''"
* [[Scary Black Man]]: Because he's '''''BAD!!!'''''
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Supernatural Powers]]: What The Octopus ''plans'' on doing once he gets his [[MacGuffin]].
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* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]: Both The Octopus and The Spirit.
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** Iger Street, Old Man Kurtzberg, Ditko Delivery -- all names of comic book artists. An Eisner drawing of The Spirit is shown as well.
** According to the movie credits, the "butcher's chart" of The Spirit was drawn by [[Geof Darrow]].
** Denny rises from his grave in a manner similar to [[Kill Bill|The Bride]].
* [[Sliding Scale of Silliness Versus Seriousness]]:
** Starts pretty serious but, then, it becomes downright silly.
** Then again the comics the movie was based on slide all over the scale too.
* [[Spam Attack]]:
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* [[Stripped to
* [[Surrounded
** The Octopus can clone expendable henchmen, but can't make them smart.
** Well, he tried to make a smart clone. But the results were just... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5xWXJpSvzM plain damn weird].
* [[Theme Naming]]:
** The Octopus' henchmen's names, Ethos, Pathos, Logos, etc. Towards the end, it starts getting weird (the last two are Adios and Amigos).
** Particularly since Huevos was standing next to Rancheros.
* [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill]]: Because The Octopus and The Spirit are immortal.
* [[This Is Gonna Suck]]:
** ''sniffs'' "What smells [[Depraved Dentist|dental]]?" [[Beat]] "Dental ''and'' [[Those Wacky Nazis|Nazis]], [[Sarcasm Mode|great]]."
** It's [[Shout-Out|probably]] [[Marathon Man|NOT safe.]]
* [[Toilet Humor]]: The Octopus ''knows'' that toilets are always funny. So he picks one up and [[Improvised Weapon|smacks The Spirit with it]].
* [[Twinkle Smile]]: And wash your teeth...
* [[Victoria's Secret Compartment]]:
** Silken Floss at the end.
** You've never read "Life Below", have you?
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