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* [[Ax Crazy]] -- Drexl
* [[Ax Crazy]] -- Drexl
* {{spoiler|[[Babies Ever After]] -- aww, Elvis.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Babies Ever After]] -- aww, Elvis.}}
* [[Badass]] -- Definitely Alabama for {{spoiler|turning the tables during her [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]] from Virgil}}
* [[Badass]] -- Definitely Alabama for {{spoiler|turning the tables during her [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] from Virgil}}
* [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]] -- Brutally averted in the fight between Alabama and Virgil.
* [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]] -- Brutally averted in the fight between Alabama and Virgil.
* [[Black and Grey Morality]]
* [[Black and Grey Morality]]
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* [[Meet Cute]] -- Subverted. Clarence thinks he's having one of these, but Alabama has been paid to be there. Of course, then she ''does'' fall in love with him.
* [[Meet Cute]] -- Subverted. Clarence thinks he's having one of these, but Alabama has been paid to be there. Of course, then she ''does'' fall in love with him.
* [[Mexican Standoff]] -- Tarantino's trademark.
* [[Mexican Standoff]] -- Tarantino's trademark.
* [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]] -- Virgil to Alabama. But then...
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] -- Virgil to Alabama. But then...
* [[No Kill Like Overkill]] -- The way {{spoiler|Alabama kills Virgil.}} {{spoiler|She uses A cork screw, a toilet lid, a bust of [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]], an Aerosol Flamethrower and a shotgun}}. BAD. ASS.
* [[No Kill Like Overkill]] -- The way {{spoiler|Alabama kills Virgil.}} {{spoiler|She uses A cork screw, a toilet lid, a bust of [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]], an Aerosol Flamethrower and a shotgun}}. BAD. ASS.
* [[One Last Smoke]] -- Although he quit smoking, Clarence's father indulges in one last smoke when he {{spoiler|decides to commit suicide by gangster}}.
* [[One Last Smoke]] -- Although he quit smoking, Clarence's father indulges in one last smoke when he {{spoiler|decides to commit suicide by gangster}}.
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* [[Psycho for Hire]] -- Virgil, the hitman who seems to delight in torturing his victims first.
* [[Psycho for Hire]] -- Virgil, the hitman who seems to delight in torturing his victims first.
* [[Rasputinian Death]] -- {{spoiler|Virgil, and deservedly so.}}
* [[Rasputinian Death]] -- {{spoiler|Virgil, and deservedly so.}}
* [[Shout Out]] -- The use of "Gassenhauser" in the score could be seen as a reference to ''[[Badlands]]''. That or [[Hans Zimmer]] ripping off [[Carl Orff]].
* [[Shout-Out]] -- The use of "Gassenhauser" in the score could be seen as a reference to ''[[Badlands]]''. That or [[Hans Zimmer]] ripping off [[Carl Orff]].
* [[Silent Offer]] -- The protagonist makes an offer in an envelope for his "peace of mind." The envelope is empty.
* [[Silent Offer]] -- The protagonist makes an offer in an envelope for his "peace of mind." The envelope is empty.
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]] -- The upbeat techno music during the scene with Drexl, the calm soothing piece during the Virgil scene and the Sicilian scene.
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]] -- The upbeat techno music during the scene with Drexl, the calm soothing piece during the Virgil scene and the Sicilian scene.
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[[Category:Films of the 1990s]]
[[Category:Films of the 1990s]]
[[Category:True Romance]]
[[Category:True Romance]]
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