History Film / Hop

* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailers for this movie made it look like an AlvinAndTheChipmunks rip-off.

* TheSlacker: JamesMarsden's character, Fred, at least according to synopsis.

''Hop'' is a 2011 {{Creator/Universal}} live-action/CG film focusing on the exploits of E.B.(RussellBrand), a young rabbit who is next in line to become the world famous Easter Bunny of legend. His father can't wait to provide him with the title, but E.B. tends to sway more to the young, hip side of the Bunny family tree, and doesn't want to follow in his father's footsteps, instead wanting to make it big in the world of rock.

He leaves for Hollywood in order to realize his dream, and happens upon Fred (JamesMarsden), a kindred slacker who is house-sitting a mansion. After being nearly run over by Fred's car, he reluctantly takes in E.B., who wastes no time in causing him as much grief as possible. Soon however, Fred and E.B. learn that they have to contend with Carlos, one of the Easter Bunny chick assistants who decides that it's time for them to take over the holiday due to their doing all the work.

* AdamWesting: Creator/DavidHasselhoff AsHimself, the host and judge of talent contest "Hoff Knows Talent", which does sound [[AmericasGotTalent slightly]] [[AmericanIdol familiar]] and of course odd talking things are [[KnightRider nothing new to him]].

''Hop'' is a 2011 {{Universal}} live-action/CG film focusing on the exploits of E.B.(RussellBrand), a young rabbit who is next in line to become the world famous Easter Bunny of legend. His father can't wait to provide him with the title, but E.B. tends to sway more to the young, hip side of the Bunny family tree, and doesn't want to follow in his father's footsteps, instead wanting to make it big in the world of rock.

** Maybe; Fred's age is never stated (and to be fair, James Marsden does not look 38).

* EverythingsBetterWithChickens: The chicks who run Easter's candy factory business. True, one's evil, but they're all so cute.

* ProductPlacement: Heavily advertised by Walmart. None in the actual film, though.
* ShoutOut: The film has a reference to AlvinAndTheChipmunks' infamous "raisin" gag and turns it into something [[IncrediblyLamePun more palatable]].
** At one point, the shadows of the Pink Berets briefly mimic the cover of the first CharliesAngels movie.

** [[{{FridgeHorror}} Or Not]]

* ToiletHumor: You see the picture above (which may be changed soon) where E.B. is showing some jellybeans? He shat them out.

* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: [[spoiler: E. B. and Fred being crowned co-Easter Bunnies.]]

* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: After Carlos goes OneWingedAngel, he easily wipes the floor with E.B.]]

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Carlos, the second-in-command chick to the Easter Bunny empire who wants to take the mantle for himself. Even though the Easter Bunny is a good guy, Carlos has been somewhat of a jerk for a while, which would make him a subversion of TheStarscream as well.]]

* HiddenDepths: Fred [[spoiler:apparently speaks perfect Mandarin, enabling him and E.B. to finally penetrate the China market.]]

* LargeAndInCharge: Carlos who is the largest chick seen. [[spoiler:He gets larger when he goes one winged angel.]]

* NumberTwo: It's constantly brought up that Carlos is E.B.'s father's number two chick [[spoiler: and he is ''not'' happy about it]].
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: Carlos undergoes a transformation into a chick/bunny hybrid when the Egg of Destiny scepter bestows its powers upon him. Unfortunately it also increases his size and strength right before E.B. has to take him on.]]

* {{The Slacker}}: JamesMarsden's character, Fred, at least according to synopsis.

* TheStinger: [[spoiler: A return visit to China.]]

* ToiletHumor: You see the picture above (which may be changed soon) where E.B. is showing some jellybeans? [[spoiler: He shat them out.]]
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Trailers revealed everything from [[spoiler: the assistant's]] FaceHeelTurn to the OneWingedAngel incident.
* TrainingFromHell: What E.B. puts Fred through [[spoiler:to see if he is capable of being the Easter Bunny, and the young bunny eventually realizes the human has some talent for it.]]

* WeaksauceWeakness: [[spoiler:Phil's uncontrollable compulsion to dance when E.B. plays the drums, causing him to direct the sled out of control and into a crash landing.]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:We don't see the Pink Berets again after Carlos chocolate-coats them. It's easy enough to assume they were freed afterward, but it's never seen.]]
** [[spoiler:[[{{FridgeHorror}} Or Not]]]]

* AdamWesting: DavidHasselhoff AsHimself, the host and judge of talent contest "Hoff Knows Talent", which does sound [[AmericasGotTalent slightly]] [[AmericanIdol familiar]] and of course odd talking things are [[KnightRider nothing new to him]].

* TemptingFate: "how could this night get any worse? Oh I see, car accident, thank you"

* DawsonCasting: Marsden was 38 when the film was made, but is playing someone in his early 20s. (Not convincingly.)

* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: A pretty funny subversion with Carlos, who undergoes a transformation into a chick/bunny hybrid when the Egg of Destiny scepter bestows its powers upon him. Unfortunately it also increases his size and strength right before E.B. has to take him on.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks''. It helps that they have the same freakin' director.

** "Yes, she is single and she is looking for a rabbit"

* {{Family Business}}: Easter is like this, currently under the ownership of E.B.'s soon-to-retire father.
* {{Follow In My Footsteps}}: E.B.'s father, owner of the title of Easter Bunny, wants his son to continue the legacy.

* HiddenDepths: Fred [[spoiler:apparently speaks perfect Mandarin, enabling he and E.B. to finally penetrate the China market.]]

* ProductPlacement: Heavily advertised by Wal-mart.

* HoYay: Fred and E. B. have a fair bit between them, [[InterspeciesRomance oddly enough]]. Hell, the [[spoiler:coronation scene]] is played like a wedding!
** "Come on, Fred! You're just a handsome blur with great hair!" Did anyone else hear that?
* IAmNotShazam: There's no one in the movie actually named Hop.