History Film / Bullshot

''Bullshot'' is a 1983 film adaptation of the play ''Theatre/BullshotCrummond'', which parodied 1930s British heroes like Literature/BulldogDrummond and Literature/{{Biggles}}. The film was written by and starred Ronald E. House, Diz White, and Alan Shearman.[[note]]The original play had two additional co-writers and co-stars, John Neville-Andrews and Derek Cunningham, who were not involved in the film.[[/note]] The main characters are:

* BraggingThemeTune: A jaunty 1930s-style song praising Bullshot plays over the end credits. An instrumental version is played by a band during the first meeting between Bullshot and Rosemary.

* UnEntendre: Bullshot is shocked by the apparently rude nature of Rosemary's pro-feminist speech.
-->'''Rosemary''': "Times are changing, Hugh Crummond. I feel it in my bweast."
-->'''Bullshot''' (gulps): "Please! That's trench language!"
-->'''Rosemary''': "Not the soft words of the flapper or the housewife, but the exposed words of a new woman, a naked woman. Soon to be joined in her march to freedom by her sisters, who will eat and [[LesYay sleep together]], and drive twactors for a living! Who needs a man's crutch? Your sex is all washed up!"

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* KidnappedScientist
* LanternJawOfJustice: Spoofed by having Bullshot thrusting out his jaw when he walks on-screen.

* TemptingFate: "Oh you Scotland Yard chaps see spies behind every bush. What could possibly happen out here in the English countryside?" Cue dramatic music as we see the villains lurking in the bushes. After they've successfully kidnapped the Professor, Otto boasts "[[NothingCanStopUsNow No-one can stop us now!]]" Cue dramatic music as Bullshot strides into view, his LanternJawOfJustice out-thrust.

-->'''Rosemary''': "Not the soft words of the flapper or the housewife, but the exposed words of a new woman, a naked woman. Soon to be joined in her march to freedom by her sisters, who will eat and sleep together, and drive twactors for a living! Who needs a man's crutch? Your sex is all washed up!"

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: [[BigMonsterCuteName Myra]] the [[GiantSquid giant octopus]] reaches into some extremely personal places.
-->'''Bullshot''': "I can't control this thing between my legs! It's got a mind of its own!"
-->'''Rosemary''': "It's so...big!"
-->'''Bullshot''': "Never mind that! Beat it off!"

* ExplosiveResults: When Professor Fenton's clumsy daughter causes an explosion in his lab he exclaims: "I told you ''never'' to do that! That's how we lost Mummy!"

* EducationThroughPyrotechnics: When Professor Fenton's clumsy daughter causes an explosion in his lab he exclaims: "I told you ''never'' to do that! That's how we lost Mummy!"

* RagingStiffie: Archy walks in on Bullshot dressed in his underclothes, excited by the fact that he's got a case to solve. The exact [[RagingStiffie nature of his excitement]] is...[[BiggerIsBetterInBed obvious]].

->''There was a time when heroes were straight-limbed, lantern-jawed, well-bred, and British!''

* HonorBeforeReason: In an aerial duel in UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, Bullshot forgoes the chance to kill Otto von Bruno when he sees the machine-gun on his Fokker D7 has jammed. Bullshot flies alongside and salutes his worthy adversary, only to receive an "[[UnusualEuphemism ancient Teutonic gesture]]" in response. The act of chivalry is unfortunate, for as the {{Narrator}} points out: "The events you are about to witness would never have occurred, if he'd finished off that [[UnusualEuphemism Fokker]] in the first place."

* SomethingElseAlsoRises: Archy walks in on Bullshot dressed in his underclothes, excited by the fact that he's got a case to solve. The exact [[RagingStiffie nature of his excitement]] is...[[BiggerIsBetterInBed obvious]].

* SomethingElseAlsoRises: Archy walks in on Bullshot dressed in his underclothes, excited by the fact that he's got a case to solve. The exact nature of his excitement is...[[BiggerIsBetterInBed obvious]].

* HonorBeforeReason: In an aerial duel in WorldWarOne, Bullshot forgoes the chance to kill Otto von Bruno when he sees the machine-gun on his Fokker D7 has jammed. Bullshot flies alongside and salutes his worthy adversary, only to receive an "[[UnusualEuphemism ancient Teutonic gesture]]" in response. The act of chivalry is unfortunate, for as the {{Narrator}} points out: "The events you are about to witness would never have occurred, if he'd finished off that [[UnusualEuphemism Fokker]] in the first place."

* Count Otto von Bruno: a [[{{Fatherland}} Notorious Hun]] and MasterOfDisguise; who along with the evil...

''Bullshot'' is a 1983 film adaptation of the play ''Theatre/BullshotCrummond'', which parodied 1930s British heroes like Literature/BulldogDrummond and {{Biggles}}. The film was written by and starred Ronald E. House, Diz White, and Alan Shearman.[[note]]The original play had two additional co-writers and co-stars, John Neville-Andrews and Derek Cunningham, who were not involved in the film.[[/note]] The main characters are:

-->"Just ignore me! I'm a collector of unusual insects!"