Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 81 (click to see context) from:
* ChivalrousPervert: Harry has a serious case of this - no problem hitting on, looking at, or sleeping with women, but he has deep issues with any unsolicited contact and is uncomfortable with "easy" Hollywood girls. Early on in the movie he gets beat up preventing a guy from groping a sleeping Harmony at a party, only to hit on her hours after, and then sleep with her friend. Later, [[AccidentalPervert he touches her breast to get a spider]], and when says she didn't mind if he had copped a feel, he freaks out and says there's something wrong with her and the guys she hangs out with if she's become that blasé about being groped. He ;ater adamantly refuses "pity sex".
to:
* ChivalrousPervert: Harry has a serious case of this - no problem hitting on, looking at, or sleeping with women, but he has deep issues with any unsolicited contact and is uncomfortable with "easy" Hollywood girls. Early on in the movie he gets beat up preventing a guy from groping a sleeping Harmony at a party, only to hit on her hours after, and then sleep with her friend. Later, [[AccidentalPervert he touches her breast to get a spider]], and when says she didn't mind if he had copped a feel, he freaks out and says there's something wrong with her and the guys she hangs out with if she's become that blasé about being groped. He ;ater later adamantly refuses "pity sex".sex".
* CoincidentalDisguiseComplementingTrait: Early in the film, Harry Lockhart's attempted burglary of a toy store goes horribly wrong, resulting in his friend and partner-in-crime getting shot dead by the shop owner, while Harry himself is forced to hide in an audition for a crime thriller film with the cops hot on his tail. At first, Harry only fits in because he's dressed in the same gear as the other auditionees, being otherwise a terrible actor. However, just as the cops are about to walk in, the script brings up the line "you got your partner killed," prompting Harry to suffer a very real HeroicBSOD. Not only are the cops completely fooled, but Harry gets the part!
* CoincidentalDisguiseComplementingTrait: Early in the film, Harry Lockhart's attempted burglary of a toy store goes horribly wrong, resulting in his friend and partner-in-crime getting shot dead by the shop owner, while Harry himself is forced to hide in an audition for a crime thriller film with the cops hot on his tail. At first, Harry only fits in because he's dressed in the same gear as the other auditionees, being otherwise a terrible actor. However, just as the cops are about to walk in, the script brings up the line "you got your partner killed," prompting Harry to suffer a very real HeroicBSOD. Not only are the cops completely fooled, but Harry gets the part!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 12,13 (click to see context) from:
To avoid confusion it's worth mentioning that two other films also exist with the same title, one from 1966 and one from 2001. They have absolutely nothing to do with each other. Likewise, no relation to ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang''.
to:
To avoid confusion it's worth mentioning that two other films also exist with the same title, one from 1966 and one from 2001. They have absolutely nothing to do with each other. Likewise, no relation to ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang''.
''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang''. (This film was actually loosely adapted from a 1940s pulp fiction detective novel called ''Literature/BodiesAreWhereYouFindThem''.)
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 163 (click to see context) from:
** Characters frequently comment on the quality of the writing, catching each other on misused phrases, overly obscure references. At one point a man complains that the death threat he's receiving is grammatically ambiguous.
to:
** Characters frequently comment on the quality of the writing, catching each other on misused phrases, overly obscure references. At one point a man complains that the death threat he's receiving is grammatically syntactically ambiguous.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Three Amigos is a disambiguation
Changed line(s) 271,272 (click to see context) from:
* ThreeAmigos: Harry, Perry and Harmony make up the TokenTrio variety.
* TookALevelInBadass: Harry.
* TookALevelInBadass: Harry.
to:
*
Changed line(s) 284 (click to see context) from:
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Harry and Perry.
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Changed line(s) 127 (click to see context) from:
* GenreRoulette: As a result of Shane Black attempting GenreAdultery and giving up. [[http://www.gq.com/story/shot-callers-shane-black-the-nice-guys In his own words:]]
to:
* GenreRoulette: As a result of Shane Black attempting GenreAdultery to do a CreatorsOddball and giving up. [[http://www.gq.com/story/shot-callers-shane-black-the-nice-guys In his own words:]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 12,13 (click to see context) from:
To avoid confusion it's worth mentioning that two other films also exist with the same title, one from 1966 and one from 2001. They have absolutely nothing to do with each other.
to:
To avoid confusion it's worth mentioning that two other films also exist with the same title, one from 1966 and one from 2001. They have absolutely nothing to do with each other.
other. Likewise, no relation to ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 42 (click to see context) from:
* BarelyMIssedCushion: A corpse is thrown from the roof and hits the edge of the presumably soft dumpster. It bounces.
to:
* BarelyMIssedCushion: BarelyMissedCushion: A corpse is thrown from the roof and hits the edge of the presumably soft dumpster. It bounces.
Changed line(s) 47 (click to see context) from:
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The case gets solved and the protagonists survive, but it doesn't change the fact that Harmony's sister ''did'' kill herself, and both Dexter and Harmony's rapist fathers suffer little retribution considering their crimes.]] One of the characters even notes that things turn bitter somewhat suddenly:
to:
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The case gets solved and the protagonists survive, but it doesn't change the fact that Harmony's sister ''did'' kill herself, and both Dexter and Harmony's rapist fathers suffer father suffers little retribution considering their his crimes.]] One of the characters even notes that things turn bitter somewhat suddenly:
Changed line(s) 65 (click to see context) from:
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: SubvertedTrope. It looks like he was fatally wounded, but it turns out to be JustAFleshWound.]]]
to:
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: SubvertedTrope.SubvertedTrope via DisneyDeath. It looks like he was fatally wounded, but it turns out to be JustAFleshWound.]]]
Changed line(s) 81 (click to see context) from:
* ChivalrousPervert: Harry has a serious case of this - no problem hitting on, looking at, or sleeping with women, but he has deep issues with any unsolicited contact and is uncomfortable with "easy" Hollywood girls. Early on in the movie he gets beat up preventing a guy from groping a sleeping Harmony at a party, only to hit on her hours after, and then sleep with her friend. Later, [[AccidentalPervert he touches her breast to get a spider]], and when says she didn't mind if he had copped a feel, he freaks out and says there's something wrong with her and the guys she hangs out with if she's become that blasé about being groped. He adamantly refuses "pity sex".
to:
* ChivalrousPervert: Harry has a serious case of this - no problem hitting on, looking at, or sleeping with women, but he has deep issues with any unsolicited contact and is uncomfortable with "easy" Hollywood girls. Early on in the movie he gets beat up preventing a guy from groping a sleeping Harmony at a party, only to hit on her hours after, and then sleep with her friend. Later, [[AccidentalPervert he touches her breast to get a spider]], and when says she didn't mind if he had copped a feel, he freaks out and says there's something wrong with her and the guys she hangs out with if she's become that blasé about being groped. He ;ater adamantly refuses "pity sex".
* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler: Harry and Harmony do not end up together, as far as we know. In the final scene, Perry claims that he and Harry are now a couple, although this could be a joke.]]
Changed line(s) 112 (click to see context) from:
* FakeOutMakeOut: Perry plants a big one on Harry to fool a passerby (or if you prefer, [[Film/BatmanForever Batman]] planted one on Film/IronMan).
to:
* FakeOutMakeOut: Perry plants a big one on Harry to fool a passerby (or if you prefer, [[Film/BatmanForever Batman]] planted one on Film/IronMan).some passing cops.
Changed line(s) 126 (click to see context) from:
* GenreRoulette: As a result of Shane Black attempting genre adultery and giving up. [[http://www.gq.com/story/shot-callers-shane-black-the-nice-guys In his own words:]]
to:
* GenreRoulette: As a result of Shane Black attempting genre adultery GenreAdultery and giving up. [[http://www.gq.com/story/shot-callers-shane-black-the-nice-guys In his own words:]]
Deleted line(s) 136 (click to see context) :
* GrammarNazi: Harmony corrects Harry when he says "I feel badly". Harry later tries to do the same to Perry when Perry urges him to "sleep badly", but it [[SubvertedTrope doesn't work out]].
Changed line(s) 144 (click to see context) from:
* HollywoodSpelling: Averted when Perry briefs Harry on their assignment, giving the name of his client as "Allison Ames, A-M-E-S". (Although he probably could have clarified how "Allison" was spelled as well.)
to:
* HollywoodSpelling: Averted when Perry briefs Harry on their assignment, giving the name of his client as "Allison Ames, A-M-E-S". (Although he probably could have clarified how "Allison" was spelled as well.)) This ensures that, when we hear the name again, we remember it.
Changed line(s) 171 (click to see context) from:
%%* LittleUselessGun: [[spoiler: Subverted]]
to:
Changed line(s) 193 (click to see context) from:
* NeverSuicide: [[spoiler:It actually is a suicide, even though the characters assume it isn't and the suicide fits cleanly into one theory on what happened]].
to:
* NeverSuicide: [[spoiler:It actually is a suicide, even though the characters (except for Perry) assume it isn't and the suicide fits cleanly into one theory on what happened]].
Changed line(s) 197 (click to see context) from:
** {{Zig zagged|trope}} with Shannyn Sossamon's character -- even though she is eventually named, she is still dubbed "Pink Haired Girl".
to:
** {{Zig zagged|trope}} with Shannyn Sossamon's character -- even though she is eventually named, named (Mia Fry), she is still dubbed "Pink Haired Girl".
Changed line(s) 215 (click to see context) from:
** [[spoiler:Harlan Dexter is a borderline example of this, given he apparently had no qualms sleeping with a doppelgänger of his own daughter.]]
to:
** [[spoiler:Harlan Dexter is a borderline example of this, given he apparently had no qualms sleeping with a doppelgänger of his own daughter. Finding out about this was what [[DrivenToSuicide drove Jenna to suicide]], since she thought Harlan was her own real father, and didn't realize that what she saw wasn't actual incest.]]
Deleted line(s) 228 (click to see context) :
** Also, Mustard tries to give Harry a BreakingSpeech while Harry is hiding from him. Harry just shoots him dead while he prattles on,
Changed line(s) 236 (click to see context) from:
%%* SawAWomanInHalf: DoubleSubverted in the opening.
to:
Changed line(s) 244 (click to see context) from:
** The title itself is a ShoutOut to both the [[HistoricalInJoke 60's slang]] for noir spy movies and the unused ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'' theme "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang".
to:
** The title itself is a ShoutOut to both the [[HistoricalInJoke 60's '60s slang]] for noir spy movies and the unused ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'' theme "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang".
* SpiritualSuccessor: Shane Black's later film ''Film/TheNiceGuys'' has a very similiar buddy-comedy neo-noir vibe, and a few of the jokes echo the ones in this movie. Notably, both films involve a scene where a male character covers up the nudity of a dead woman.
Changed line(s) 257 (click to see context) from:
* StraightGay: "Gay" Perry, who is a badass and generally avoids gay stereotypes. On the other hand, he has several CampGay moments, such as having "I Will Survive" as a ringtone.
to:
* StraightGay: "Gay" Perry, who is a badass and generally avoids gay stereotypes. On the other hand, he has several CampGay moments, such as having "I Will Survive" as a ringtone. And he has perfect hair.
* TotallyRadical: A lot of the dialogue is written in a deliberately dated, noirish 1940s slang. See LegFocus above for an example; who calls women's legs "stems" anymore?
Changed line(s) 274 (click to see context) from:
* TrouserSpace: Gay Perry keeps a tiny derringer in the crotch of his pants, knowing that straight men never check a man's crotch too thoroughly. He's right.
to:
* TrouserSpace: Gay Perry keeps a tiny derringer in the crotch of his pants, knowing that homophobic straight men never check a man's crotch too thoroughly. He's right.
Changed line(s) 279 (click to see context) from:
* VitriolicBestBuds: Harry and Perry.
to:
* VitriolicBestBuds: Harry and Perry.Perry gradually become this.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Disambiguated.
Deleted line(s) 158 (click to see context) :
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Perry to [[spoiler: Harmony's father at the end.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 8,9 (click to see context) from:
Sent to Hollywood for a screen test, Harry is partnered with a sassy, gay PrivateDetective called [[ShapedLikeItself Gay Perry]] (Creator/ValKilmer) to get a feel for his acting role. After stumbling upon childhood crush Harmony Lane (Creator/MichelleMonaghan), Harry heads on a routine stakeout with Perry; when the duo then inadvertently witnesses a body being dumped, they find themselves tangling with a surprisingly deep-rooted murder plot... [[GenreSavvy just like the pulp novels Harmony used to read as a kid.]]
to:
Sent to Hollywood for a screen test, Harry is partnered with a sassy, gay PrivateDetective called [[ShapedLikeItself [[PunnyName Gay Perry]] (Creator/ValKilmer) to get a feel for his acting role. After stumbling upon childhood crush Harmony Lane (Creator/MichelleMonaghan), Harry heads on a routine stakeout with Perry; when the duo then inadvertently witnesses a body being dumped, they find themselves tangling with a surprisingly deep-rooted murder plot... [[GenreSavvy just like the pulp novels Harmony used to read as a kid.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Before the dog eats Harry's finger, he sticks it in a bowl of ice to try and preserve it so that he can have a doc reattach it later. Unfortunately, with amputated digits or limbs, it's important that if you do this, ''you have to wrap it in plastic first''. Direct contact with the ice destroys the nerve endings, making reattachment impossible. Justified in that Harry knows absolutely nothing about medicine...
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
crosswicking
Changed line(s) 138 (click to see context) from:
* HiddenWeapons: Perry keeps a gun hidden under his ball sack.
to:
* HiddenWeapons: Perry keeps a small gun hidden under his ball sack.
Added DiffLines:
* TrouserSpace: Gay Perry keeps a tiny derringer in the crotch of his pants, knowing that straight men never check a man's crotch too thoroughly. He's right.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* HiddenWeapons: Perry keeps a gun hidden under his ball sack.
-->'''Perry:''' Homophobes never check there.
-->'''Perry:''' Homophobes never check there.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Shes Got Legs is not longer a trope
* LegFocus: Harmony has nice legs, as noted by Harry when discussing her in his narration.
-->Jeez, look at those stems, will you? Not that that's what constitutes why she should be here.
-->Jeez, look at those stems, will you? Not that that's what constitutes why she should be here.
Changed line(s) 167 (click to see context) from:
* LittleUselessGun: [[spoiler: Subverted]]
to:
Changed line(s) 202 (click to see context) from:
* TheOneThatGotAway: Harmony for Harry
to:
Changed line(s) 229 (click to see context) from:
* {{Retirony}}: Harry's partner in crime.
to:
Changed line(s) 232,233 (click to see context) from:
* SawAWomanInHalf: DoubleSubverted in the opening.
* ScaryBlackMan: Mustard.
* ScaryBlackMan: Mustard.
to:
Deleted line(s) 235,236 (click to see context) :
* ShesGotLegs: Harmony, as lampshaded by Harry when discussing her in his narration.
-->Jeez, look at those stems, will you? Not that that's what constitutes why she should be here.
-->Jeez, look at those stems, will you? Not that that's what constitutes why she should be here.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* MsFanservice: Harmony Lane. She wears a SexySantaDress through a portion of the film and goes nude at one point.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Playing Gertrude is now a disambig
Deleted line(s) 214 (click to see context) :
* PlayingGertrude: Harry and Harmony are the same age. Robert Downey Jr. is eleven years older than Michelle Monaghan.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler:A couple of Harlan's minions outlive him, barely.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* BarelyMIssedCushion: A corpse is thrown from the roof and hits the edge of the presumably soft dumpster. It bounces.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 238 (click to see context) from:
*** [[ShownTheirWork Every chapter]] is named after a Chandler work: "Trouble Is My Business" (novella), "The Lady In The Lake" (novel), "The Little Sister" (novel), "The Simple Art Of Murder" (essay), and "Farewell My Lovely" (novel).
to:
*** [[ShownTheirWork Every chapter]] is named after a Chandler work: "Trouble Is My Business" (novella), "The Lady In The Lake" "Literature/TheLadyInTheLake" (novel), "The Little Sister" "Literature/TheLittleSister" (novel), "The Simple Art Of Murder" (essay), and "Farewell My Lovely" "Literature/FarewellMyLovely" (novel).
