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=== Contains the following tropes: === |
=== Contains the following tropes: === |
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* [[Agent Peacock]]: Vida and Noxie do some asswhoopin' |
* [[Agent Peacock]]: Vida and Noxie do some asswhoopin' |
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* [[The Alleged Car]]: The yellow Cadillac, which doubles with [[Cool Car]]. It was chosen for its glamour rather than functionality, a decision that later comes back to haunt them when it breaks in the middle of "Gay Hell". |
* [[The Alleged Car]]: The yellow Cadillac, which doubles with [[Cool Car]]. It was chosen for its glamour rather than functionality, a decision that later comes back to haunt them when it breaks in the middle of "Gay Hell". |
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* [[Avengers Assemble]]: The various drag queens getting ready for the pageant in the movie's opening credits. |
* [[Avengers Assemble]]: The various drag queens getting ready for the pageant in the movie's opening credits. |
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* [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]: {{spoiler|Chi-Chi winning the pageant at the end}}. |
* [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]: {{spoiler|Chi-Chi winning the pageant at the end}}. |
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* [[Badass Boast]]: Chi Chi delivers two at once: |
* [[Badass Boast]]: Chi Chi delivers two at once: |
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{{quote|'''Chi Chi:''' I'm the Latina [[Marilyn Monroe]]. I got more legs than a bucket of chicken!}} |
{{quote|'''Chi Chi:''' I'm the Latina [[Marilyn Monroe]]. I got more legs than a bucket of chicken!}} |
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* [[Blithe Spirit]]: The girls serve as this to the people of Snydersville. |
* [[Blithe Spirit]]: The girls serve as this to the people of Snydersville. |
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* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: Blonde Vida, Redheaded (most of the times!) Noxie and Brunette Chi-Chi |
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: Blonde Vida, Redheaded (most of the times!) Noxie and Brunette Chi-Chi |
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* [[Directionless Driver]]: For a drag queen, Vida has a decidedly macho distaste for interstate maps. |
* [[Directionless Driver]]: For a drag queen, Vida has a decidedly macho distaste for interstate maps. |
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* [[Down on the Farm]]: Much of the movie takes place in a Midwestern rural hick town where the girls are stranded. |
* [[Down on the Farm]]: Much of the movie takes place in a Midwestern rural hick town where the girls are stranded. |
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* [[Drag Queen]]: Well duh! |
* [[Drag Queen]]: Well duh! |
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* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: In an attempt to keep Chi-Chi from running away after being deemed a "boy in a dress", Vida says that she's not quite a Drag Queen...she's a Drag Princess. |
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: In an attempt to keep Chi-Chi from running away after being deemed a "boy in a dress", Vida says that she's not quite a Drag Queen...she's a Drag Princess. |
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* [[Fan Service]]: The very first scene shows [[Mr. Fanservice|Patrick Swayze]] coming out of the [[Shower Scene|shower]]. Oh yeah! |
* [[Fan Service]]: The very first scene shows [[Mr. Fanservice|Patrick Swayze]] coming out of the [[Shower Scene|shower]]. Oh yeah! |
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* [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]]: John Leguizamo in drag. |
* [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]]: John Leguizamo in drag. |
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* [[Tap on the Head]]: It's worse than that. Vida simply ''shoves'' Sheriff Dollard, and he's out like a light. |
* [[Tap on the Head]]: It's worse than that. Vida simply ''shoves'' Sheriff Dollard, and he's out like a light. |
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* [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]]: Chi Chi and Noxeema don't exactly hit it off. Before long, Chi Chi has stirred up bad blood with Vida, also. |
* [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]]: Chi Chi and Noxeema don't exactly hit it off. Before long, Chi Chi has stirred up bad blood with Vida, also. |
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* [[Title Drop]]: The movie's title comes from an autograph Vida swipes from a ritzy Chinese bistro. We never find out who Wong Foo is, but he and Ms. Newmar are given a totemic reverence throughout the movie. |
* [[Title Drop]]: The movie's title comes from an autograph Vida swipes from a ritzy Chinese bistro. We never find out who Wong Foo is, but he and Ms. Newmar are given a totemic reverence throughout the movie. |
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* [[Token Trio]]: White Vida, black Noxeema, and Hispanic Chi-Chi. The movie tries to counter Vida being the leader (though she's the only one who ever drives the car) by giving the other girls' plots ample screentime and Wesley Snipes top billing, but the implication is still there. |
* [[Token Trio]]: White Vida, black Noxeema, and Hispanic Chi-Chi. The movie tries to counter Vida being the leader (though she's the only one who ever drives the car) by giving the other girls' plots ample screentime and Wesley Snipes top billing, but the implication is still there. |