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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Russell and Hawthorne grabbing Mrs. Marcus upside down and shaking her to get Hawthorne's keys back.
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They are subsequently joined in their treasure hunt by vacationing [[FunnyForeigner English Army officer]] Algernon Hawthorne (Creator/TerryThomas), wily ConMan Otto Meyer (Creator/PhilSilvers), Russell's hot-tempered {{Beatnik}} brother-in-law Sylvester (Dick Shawn), and eventually a pair of Santa Rosita cab drivers (Creator/PeterFalk and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson).

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They are subsequently joined in their treasure hunt by vacationing [[FunnyForeigner English Army officer]] Algernon Hawthorne (Creator/TerryThomas), wily ConMan Otto Meyer (Creator/PhilSilvers), Russell's hot-tempered {{Beatnik}} brother-in-law Sylvester (Dick Shawn), (Creator/DickShawn), and eventually a pair of Santa Rosita cab drivers (Creator/PeterFalk and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson).
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When aging criminal "Smiler" Grogan (Creator/JimmyDurante) sails his car off a cliff in the Mojave Desert, he gives a FinalSpeech to the various strangers who gather around him, informing them as to [[TreasureMap where to find $350,000 in cash]],[[note]]Approximately $2.932 million in 2020 money[[/note]] hidden loot from an old robbery. He then kicks the bucket-- figuratively and [[VisualPun literally]]. After a spirited "negotiation" session regarding the allocation of said money breaks down, the witnesses decide to race each other to Santa Rosita State Park, where the loot is "buried under a big 'W'"... each now hoping to find it and keep it all for themself.

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When aging criminal "Smiler" Grogan (Creator/JimmyDurante) sails his car off a cliff in the Mojave Desert, he gives a FinalSpeech to the various strangers who gather around him, informing them as to [[TreasureMap where to find $350,000 in cash]],[[note]]Approximately $2.932 million in 2020 money[[/note]] hidden loot from an old robbery. He then kicks the bucket-- bucket -- figuratively and [[VisualPun literally]]. After a spirited "negotiation" session regarding the allocation of said money breaks down, the witnesses decide to race each other to Santa Rosita State Park, where the loot is "buried under a big 'W'"... each now hoping to find it and keep it all for themself.
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-->''"I've said it before and I'll say it again -- ''I'' didn't want to move to California!"''
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* TheStoic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejDx-zn7M5Y That chick Sylvester dances with]] is probably as close to live dancing robot as it is humanly possible. Made particularly funny since her deadpan expression is coupled with frenetic '60s go-go dancing.

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* TheStoic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejDx-zn7M5Y That chick Sylvester dances with]] is probably as close to live a dancing robot as it is humanly possible. Made particularly funny since her deadpan expression is coupled with frenetic '60s go-go dancing.
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* PlotSensitiveLatch: At the end the suitcase carrying the money pops open, [[spoiler:dumping the cash into a crowd of people.]]

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* PlotSensitiveLatch: At the end the suitcase carrying the money pops open, [[spoiler:dumping the cash into a crowd of people. Justified as it's been buried for years, and could have weakened due to exposure and water damage.]]

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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Otto's a {{Jerkass}} throughout most of the movie, yet his biggest setback only happens because he let a random guy hitch a ride to deliver medicine to his wife.

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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Otto's a {{Jerkass}} throughout most of the movie, yet his biggest setback only happens because he let a random guy hitch a ride to deliver medicine to his wife. The man lives at the end of a very rough and very steep jeep trail, and once Otto's driven in, he can't get his car back out. In frustration, he tries to ford a nearby river, under assurance that it isn't that deep - it is.
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* NoRulesRacing: Whole plot of the movie - the police are astonished at the running tally of felonies and misdemeanors the racers rack up on their way to the money.
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%% * 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.

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%% * 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.
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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Averted during the fire-engine ladder climax, in which only the men are involved. Otherwise the women suffer as much as them.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: By the end of the film, there's a dozen - and this is counting only those who try to lay their hands on the dough.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: By the end of the film, there's a dozen - and this is counting only those who try to lay their hands on the dough.

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* YouGetMeCoffee: At one point Culpeper's assistant says this to his secretary, Schwartz... leading to a DistractedByTheSexy moment as he and the other cops admire the nubile young woman's [[SexyWalk egress]].

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* YouGetMeCoffee: At one point Culpeper's assistant says this to his secretary, Schwartz... leading to a DistractedByTheSexy moment as he and the other cops admire the nubile young woman's [[SexyWalk egress]].egress.

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* LegFocus: Monica Crump's legs are accentuated with the dress rip she gets early in the movie.



* ShesGotLegs: Monica Crump, accentuated with the dress rip she gets early in the movie.
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* TheCameo: It ''lives'' for cameos.

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* TheCameo: It ''lives'' CameoCluster: Already a vehicle for cameos.an AllStarCast of comedians, it includes cameos from numerous other comedic actors of the day including Creator/BusterKeaton, Creator/JerryLewis, Film/TheThreeStooges, Creator/JackBenny, Creator/DonKnotts, and Creator/StanFreberg.
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* PyrrhicVillainy: Captain Culpeper, who was almost set to receive a triple pension which Chief Aloysius blackmailed the mayor into granting, ends up forfeiting the pension, his wife divorces him, and his daughter moves away from home and changes her name, gets chewed out by all the other treasure hunters for getting greedy:

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* PyrrhicVillainy: PyrrhicVictory: Captain Culpeper, who was almost set to receive a triple pension which Chief Aloysius blackmailed the mayor into granting, ends up forfeiting the pension, his wife divorces him, and his daughter moves away from home and changes her name, gets chewed out by all the other treasure hunters for getting greedy:
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* NiceHat: It's the early 60s, so most of the men (and Mrs. Marcus) wear one. Culp's is deliberately run over by Creator/JerryLewis, setting the tone for how the story's going to unfold for him.
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** Similarly, engaging in a wacky, slapstick-fueled car-chase in pursuit of stolen money involves breaking many, many laws, resulting in the whole cast facing criminal charges for reckless driving, assault, destruction of property, and so on.
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* PayPhone: A plot point in the middle of the film.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: It's an ensemble comedy with about a dozen main characters and wall-to-wall cameos, so...
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* WimpFight: Most of them, particularly the one between Russell and Hawthorne, where they take turns running away from each other, and hurt themselves almost every time they th

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* WimpFight: Most of them, particularly the one between Russell and Hawthorne, where they take turns running away from each other, and hurt themselves almost every time they thactually exchange blows.

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