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* MayDecemberRomance: Travis is over 35 years Jane senior, if not more. [[spoiler:It'd be difficult to call it a romance though.]]

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* MayDecemberRomance: Travis Travis' age is over 35 never stated, but he seems to be around 20 years Jane Jane's senior, if not more. [[spoiler:It'd be difficult to call it a romance though.]]more, and she was only 17 when they first got together. Harry Dean Stanton was in fact 58 when filming - ''34 years'' older than Kinski - but the character seems more likely in his late forties.
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* ThickerThanWater: Walt misses out on a few days of work to drive Travis from Texas to California and even gives him the credit cards and cash he needs to find Jane all because he is his brother.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: Travis suffers from loss of memory which he successively recovers from. He is afraid of flying and displays some autistic behavior when insisting to continue their road trip in the same car they had before. The exact nature of his disorder is never revealed though.
* ChekhovsBoomerang: The walkie-talkies Hunter wants for the ride come in handy when they split out to look for Jane at the bank. Later Travis uses one to record a message to Hunter.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Travis imagined that Jane was seeing other men when he was working. He became abusive to her because of that.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: The film takes its time revealing what exactly had happened between the seemingly happy couple of Travis and Jane. It turns out he was abusive towards her and [[spoiler:kept her locked in their home, and when she escaped, she tried to burn him alive along with the rest of the house.]]
* DestructiveRomance: Travis and Jane. They loved each other, but in the end Travis [[spoiler:locked Jane up in their trailer, Jane escaped and set fire to the trailer, while Travis was sleeping inside]].
* DomesticAbuse: Travis was abusive with Jane when they were in a relationship. In the end, he [[spoiler:locked Jane up in their trailer]].

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\n* AmbiguousDisorder: Travis suffers from loss of memory which BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Travis helps Hunter reunite with his mother Jane, but he successively recovers from. He is afraid of flying and displays some autistic behavior when insisting doesn't feel like he deserves to continue be in their road trip lives because of what he had done in the same car they had before. The exact nature of his disorder is never revealed though.
past and leaves the two to be alone.]]
* ChekhovsBoomerang: The walkie-talkies Hunter wants for the ride come in handy when they split out to look for Jane at the bank. Later Travis uses one to record a message to Hunter.
Hunter with the help of a tape recorder.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Travis [[spoiler:Travis imagined that Jane was seeing other men when he was working. He became abusive to her because of that.
that.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: The film takes its time revealing what exactly had happened between the seemingly happy couple of Travis and Jane. It turns out he [[spoiler:he was abusive towards her and [[spoiler:kept kept her locked in their home, and when she escaped, she tried to burn him alive along with the rest of the house.]]
* DestructiveRomance: Travis and Jane. They loved each other, but in the end Travis [[spoiler:locked [[spoiler:strapped Jane up to the stove in their trailer, trailer and Jane escaped and set fire to the trailer, trailer while Travis was sleeping inside]].
* DomesticAbuse: Travis was abusive DomesticAbuse: [[spoiler:Travis's previous relationship with Jane when they were in a relationship. In eventually got abusive to the end, point where he [[spoiler:locked Jane tied her up in their trailer]].to the the stove so she wouldn't escape.]]



* MayDecemberRomance: Travis is over 35 years Jane senior, if not more. [[spoiler:It'd be difficult to call it a romance though.]] Many viewers have reported being irritated by the age gap being too unrealistic.

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* MayDecemberRomance: Travis is over 35 years Jane senior, if not more. [[spoiler:It'd be difficult to call it a romance though.]] Many viewers have reported being irritated by the age gap being too unrealistic.]]



* TheOneThatGotAway: Jane. At the beginning of the film she's been missing for four years, with the majority of Travis' actions being motivated by his memories of her and desire to reconnect. [[spoiler:Travis finds her in the end.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: Hunter's parents have disappeared for four years at the start of the movie. {{Subverted|Trope}} because his dad is found at the beginning of the movie. In the end, [[spoiler:he is reunited with his mother again. Double subverted, because his father then leaves him again.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: Walt and Anne adopt their nephew Hunter after his parents have disappeared. Hunter calls them dad and mom.

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* TheOneThatGotAway: Jane. At the beginning of the film she's been missing for four years, with the majority of Travis' actions being motivated by his memories of her and desire to reconnect. [[spoiler:Travis finds her in the end.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: Hunter's parents have disappeared for four years at the start of the movie. {{Subverted|Trope}} because his dad is found at the beginning of the movie. In the end, [[spoiler:he is reunited [[spoiler:It turns out that Jane took Hunter with his mother again. Double subverted, because his father then leaves him again.so she could escape from Travis's abuse and left Hunter with Walt and Anne as she is unable to properly care for him herself.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: Walt and Anne adopt their nephew Hunter after his parents have disappeared. Hunter calls them dad and mom.mom, though he eventually calls them by their first names once he's accepted Travis as his father.



* RoadTripPlot: A quintessential one. Travis travel across West Texas and Southern California. Ironically though, they never actually reach Paris.

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* RoadTripPlot: A quintessential one. Travis travel across travels from West Texas and to Southern California. Ironically though, they never actually reach Paris.California with Walt and back again with Hunter.
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Sexy Sweater Girl is new name, must be "tight sweaters for fanservice"


* SweaterGirl: The first time we see Jane, she is wearing a [[PinkMeansFeminine pink sweater]]. Likely [[InvokedTrope invoked]], since it's technically a costume for her job.
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* MayDecemberRomance: Travis is over 35 years Jane senior, if not more. [[spoiler:It'd be difficult to call it a romance though.]] Many viewers have reported being irritated by the age gap being too unrealistic. [[AluminumChristmasTrees However]], it should be noted that at the time of filming 57 year old Creator/HarryDeanStanton dated 24 year old actress Creator/RebeccaDeMornay.

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* MayDecemberRomance: Travis is over 35 years Jane senior, if not more. [[spoiler:It'd be difficult to call it a romance though.]] Many viewers have reported being irritated by the age gap being too unrealistic. [[AluminumChristmasTrees However]], it should be noted that at the time of filming 57 year old Creator/HarryDeanStanton dated 24 year old actress Creator/RebeccaDeMornay.

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* MayDecemberRomance: Travis is over 35 years Jane senior, if not more. [[spoiler:It'd be difficult to call it a romance though.]]
** Many viewers have reported being irritated by the age gap being too unrealistic. [[AluminumChristmasTrees However]], it should be noted that at the time of filming 57 year old Creator/HarryDeanStanton dated 24 year old actress [[https://allstarbio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Rebecca-De-Mornay-photos-Bio-Net-worth-Height-Boyfriend-Body-Affair-Married-Ethnicity-678x381.jpg Rebecca De Mornay]].

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* MayDecemberRomance: Travis is over 35 years Jane senior, if not more. [[spoiler:It'd be difficult to call it a romance though.]]
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]] Many viewers have reported being irritated by the age gap being too unrealistic. [[AluminumChristmasTrees However]], it should be noted that at the time of filming 57 year old Creator/HarryDeanStanton dated 24 year old actress [[https://allstarbio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Rebecca-De-Mornay-photos-Bio-Net-worth-Height-Boyfriend-Body-Affair-Married-Ethnicity-678x381.jpg Rebecca De Mornay]].Creator/RebeccaDeMornay.
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* AdultFear: Walt and Anne fear losing Hunter to Travis. Also their reaction when hearing that Travis took Hunter on a road trip to Houston without their consent.
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The film was a great critical success, earning the UsefulNotes/PalmeDOr at the Cannes Film Festival 1984 and several other awards, including the UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} Best Director Award for Wim Wenders. Also of note is Robby Müller's breathtaking photography, portraying the vast expanses of the desert and its colorful bars, roads and motels.
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The film was a great critical success, earning the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival 1984 and several other awards, including the BAFTA's Best Director Award for Wim Wenders. Also of note is Robby Müller's breathtaking photography, portraying the vast expanses of the desert and its colorful bars, roads and motels.

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The film was a great critical success, earning the Golden Palm UsefulNotes/PalmeDOr at the Cannes Film Festival 1984 and several other awards, including the BAFTA's UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} Best Director Award for Wim Wenders. Also of note is Robby Müller's breathtaking photography, portraying the vast expanses of the desert and its colorful bars, roads and motels.

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