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* {{Deconstruction}}: The movie takes the typical ''Film/BillyMadison'' / ''Film/HappyGilmore''-style Creator/AdamSandler character and deconstructs him by showing the real-life consequences of his behavior and how dangerous that person would feel to you if you actually met one. It also touches on the horrible upbringing that would result in cause a real life person to develop a personality like that.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: The movie takes the typical ''Film/BillyMadison'' / ''Film/HappyGilmore''-style Creator/AdamSandler character and almost deconstructs him, him by showing the real-life consequences of his behavior, behavior and how dangerous such a that person would feel to you if you actually met one.one. It also touches on the horrible upbringing that would result in a personality like that.
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''Punch-Drunk Love'' (2002) is a romantic comedy/drama that tells the story of Barry Egan (Creator/AdamSandler), an introverted, sweet but socially inept ManChild, whose life revolves around his novelty plunger business ([[IncrediblyLamePun "Fun-gers"]]) and attempts to extricate himself from the domineering influence of his seven sisters. His interests mainly include buying up large quantities of pudding to take advantage of their air miles offer, and using phone sex lines to alleviate his loneliness.
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* BerserkButton: Barry's gets pushed when Lena gets injured in a car accident by the phone sex thugs. For more details, see TookALevelInBadass.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: The movie takes the typical BillyMadison ''Film/BillyMadison'' / HappyGilmore-style ''Film/HappyGilmore''-style Creator/AdamSandler character and almost deconstructs him, showing the real-life consequences of his behavior, and how dangerous such a person would feel to you if you actually met one.
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* BigBad: Dean "The Mattress Man" Trumbell arguably acts as one for Barry, with his threats and attempted extortion of Barry jeopardizing his relationship with Lean and providing much of the tension in the movie.
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* HypocriticalHumor: The Mattress Man and his gang consistently call Barry a "pervert". You know, for calling a phone sex line that THEY OPERATE.
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* HypocriticalHumor: The Mattress Man and his gang consistently call Barry a "pervert". You know, for calling a phone sex line that THEY OPERATE.''they operate''.
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* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Barry isn't turned on by the phone sex hotline he dials, despite repeated, not-so-subtle hints from the woman on the other line to get horny. He just wanted someone to talk to.
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** He basically suggests he's going to use them to be with Lena while she's travelling.
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* GainaxEnding: Inverted. The movie opens with Barry on the phone talking about [[ChehkovsGun the frequent flier miles promotion]] while random sounds are playing in the background. He opens the warehouse door, stands in the parking lot, witnesses a random car crash, then a group of men in a van pull up and drop off the harmonium. The film becomes more normal from there.
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* GainaxEnding: Inverted. The movie opens with Barry on the phone talking about [[ChehkovsGun [[ChekhovsGun the frequent flier miles promotion]] while random sounds are playing in the background. He opens the warehouse door, stands in the parking lot, witnesses a random car crash, then a group of men in a van pull up and drop off the harmonium. The film becomes more normal from there.
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* GainaxEnding: Inverted. The movie opens with Barry on the phone talking about [[ChekovsGun [[ChehkovsGun the frequent flier miles promotion]] while random sounds are playing in the background. He opens the warehouse door, stands in the parking lot, witnesses a random car crash, then a group of men in a van pull up and drop off the harmonium. The film becomes more normal from there.
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''Punch-Drunk Love'' (2002) tells the story of Barry Egan (Creator/AdamSandler), an introverted, sweet but socially inept ManChild, whose life revolves around his novelty plunger business (''Fun-gers'') ([[IncrediblyLamePun "Fun-gers"]]) and attempts to extricate himself from the domineering influence of his seven sisters. His interests mainly include buying up large quantities of pudding to take advantage of their air miles offer, and using phone sex lines to alleviate his loneliness.
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Barry is talking to his third sister, you can see his second-in-command bashing a Funger in order to show it off to a customer.
* GainaxEnding: Inverted. The movie opens with Barry on the phone talking about [[ChekovsGun the frequent flier miles promotion]] while random sounds are playing in the background. He opens the warehouse door, stands in the parking lot, witnesses a random car crash, then a group of men in a van pull up and drop off the harmonium. The film becomesa lot more normal from there.
* GainaxEnding: Inverted. The movie opens with Barry on the phone talking about [[ChekovsGun the frequent flier miles promotion]] while random sounds are playing in the background. He opens the warehouse door, stands in the parking lot, witnesses a random car crash, then a group of men in a van pull up and drop off the harmonium. The film becomes
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Then one day, [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Lena Leonard]] (Creator/EmilyWatson) walks into his life, and everything changes.
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* Jerkass: The Mattress Man and Barry's sisters, most notably Elizabeth.
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* HypocriticalHeartwarming: Despite how much Elizabeth browbeats Barry [[spoiler: she gets defensive when Lena calls him strange.]]
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Then one day, [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Lena Leonard]] (EmilyWatson) walks into his life, and everything changes.
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''Punch Drunk Love'' is notable as one of [[Creator/PaulThomasAnderson P.T. Anderson's]] low-key works, made between the epics ''{{Magnolia}}'' and ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'', and for showcasing the dramatic chops of Creator/AdamSandler while simultaneously being a warped PostModern take on the RomanticComedy and Creator/AdamSandler movies in general.
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Then one day, [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Lena Leonard]] (EmilyWatson) (Creator/EmilyWatson) walks into his life, and everything changes.
''Punch Drunk Love'' is notable as one of [[Creator/PaulThomasAnderson P.T. Anderson's]] low-key works, made between the epics''{{Magnolia}}'' ''Film/{{Magnolia}}'' and ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'', and for showcasing the dramatic chops of Creator/AdamSandler while simultaneously being a warped PostModern take on the RomanticComedy and Creator/AdamSandler movies in general.
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* {{Homage}}: The soundtrack contains the song "He Needs Me" from RobertAltman's ''Film/{{Popeye}}'' film. Also, the supermarket where Barry shops bears a remarkable similarity to the supermarket photographed by Andreas Gursky in his picture [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Cent_II_Diptychon ''99 Cent''.]]
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* {{Homage}}: The soundtrack contains the song "He Needs Me" from RobertAltman's Creator/RobertAltman's ''Film/{{Popeye}}'' film. Also, the supermarket where Barry shops bears a remarkable similarity to the supermarket photographed by Andreas Gursky in his picture [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Cent_II_Diptychon ''99 Cent''.]]
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''Punch Drunk Love'' is notable as one of [[PaulThomasAnderson [[Creator/PaulThomasAnderson P.T. Anderson's]] low-key works, made between the epics ''{{Magnolia}}'' and ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'', and for showcasing the dramatic chops of Creator/AdamSandler while simultaneously being a warped PostModern take on the RomanticComedy and Creator/AdamSandler movies in general.
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* TheDogBitesBack: Barry, to both his sister, Elizabeth when he's in Hawaii [[spoiler: and to The Mattress Man.]]
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* Jerkass: The Mattress Man and Barry's sisters, most notably Elizabeth.
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* RedHerring: Barry's plan to amass an enormous amount of frequent flyer miles by collecting pudding cups. He never uses the miles.
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* FreudianExcuse: It's implied that a lot of Barry's issues stem from his relationship with his older sisters, who are simultaneously dominating and cruelly bullying.
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* PaperTiger: Dean, the Mattress Man. He's tough and threatening when surrounded by and working through his mooks, and even keeps his smirk as he's acceding to Barry's demands to leave him alone. But when he decides to get the last word in, and Barry doesn't react well, he basically folds:
-->'''Dean:''' Now get the fuck outta here, pervert!\\
'''Barry:''' ''[Swinging around threateningly]'' ''Didn't I warn you?!''\\
'''Dean:''' ''[Alarmed]'' Th-that's that! ''[Scurries away]''
-->'''Dean:''' Now get the fuck outta here, pervert!\\
'''Barry:''' ''[Swinging around threateningly]'' ''Didn't I warn you?!''\\
'''Dean:''' ''[Alarmed]'' Th-that's that! ''[Scurries away]''
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* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Part of why Lena seems so besotted with Barry is that he's so helpless. Lampshaded by the soundtrack with the song ''He Needs Me''.
* {{Homage}}: The soundtrack contains the song ''He Needs Me'' from RobertAltman's Film/{{Popeye}} film. Also, the supermarket where Barry shops bears a remarkable similarity to the supermarket photographed by Andreas Gursky in his picture [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Cent_II_Diptychon ''99 Cent''.]]
* {{Homage}}: The soundtrack contains the song ''He Needs Me'' from RobertAltman's Film/{{Popeye}} film. Also, the supermarket where Barry shops bears a remarkable similarity to the supermarket photographed by Andreas Gursky in his picture [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Cent_II_Diptychon ''99 Cent''.]]
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* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Part of why Lena seems so besotted with Barry is that he's so helpless. Lampshaded by the soundtrack with the song ''He "He Needs Me''.
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* {{Homage}}: The soundtrack contains the song
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* TookALevelInBadass: Barry in his second run-in with the Mattress Man's gang. [[ThePowerOfLove Lena getting injured might have something to do with it]].
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* TookALevelInBadass: Barry in his second run-in with the Mattress Man's gang. [[ThePowerOfLove Lena getting injured might have something to do with it]].
* TranquilFury: Barry dealing with the Mattress Man'smooks.mooks.
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->''"I have a love in my life. [[ThePowerOfLove It makes me stronger than anything you can imagine]]."''
-->-- '''Barry Egan'''
''Punch Drunk Love'' (2002) tells the story of Barry Egan (Creator/AdamSandler), an introverted, sweet but socially inept ManChild, whose life revolves around his novelty plunger business (''Fun-gers'') and attempts to extricate himself from the domineering influence of his seven sisters. His interests mainly include buying up large quantities of pudding to take advantage of their air miles offer, and using phone sex lines to alleviate his loneliness.
Then one day, [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Lena Leonard]] (EmilyWatson) walks into his life, and everything changes.
''Punch Drunk Love'' is notable as one of [[PaulThomasAnderson P.T. Anderson's]] low-key works, made between the epics ''{{Magnolia}}'' and ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'', and for showcasing the dramatic chops of Creator/AdamSandler while simultaneously being a warped PostModern take on the RomanticComedy and Creator/AdamSandler movies in general.
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!!This Film Contains Examples of the following tropes:
* ActorAllusion: In many ways, PunchDrunkLove serves as much as a commentary on Creator/AdamSandler films as it does [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]]. P.T. Anderson referred to it as "an arthouse Creator/AdamSandler film".
* {{Angrish}}: "SHUT UP! SHUT THE [[PrecisionFStrike FUCK]] UP! Shut up, will you SHUTUP SHUTUP! SHUT SHUT SHUT SHUT SHUTUP... SHUTUP! NOW [{{Beat}}] Are you threatening me, dick?"
* {{Anticlimax}}: Barry is frantically [and painfully] running from the Four Blonde Brothers when they drive past him and casually remind Barry that "''they know where he lives''". Barry stops running after this. They show up later and crash his car. [[spoiler:Barry gets out and smashes their truck with a crowbar, flies to meet their boss, and gets him to back down. In the words of the Matress Man, "That's, that."]]
* ApologisesALot: Barry, and frequently when he's not even done anything wrong.
* BigShutUp: The Mattress Man to Barry over the phone.
* CanNotSpitItOut: Lena has to take the initiative. A lot.
* ClusterFBomb: Most of Mattress Man Dean's dialogue when he's not shooting ads.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: See ThePowerOfLove.
* {{Deconstruction}}: The movie takes the typical BillyMadison / HappyGilmore-style Creator/AdamSandler character and almost deconstructs him, showing the real-life consequences of his behavior, and how dangerous such a person would feel to you if you actually met one.
* {{Determinator}}: "I'd say, 'That's that, [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Mattress Man]].'"
* DreamMelody: The five note descending melody which pops up repeatedly on the soundtrack is actually played by Barry on the harmonium at one point.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Part of why Lena seems so besotted with Barry is that he's so helpless. Lampshaded by the soundtrack with the song ''He Needs Me''.
* {{Homage}}: The soundtrack contains the song ''He Needs Me'' from RobertAltman's Film/{{Popeye}} film. Also, the supermarket where Barry shops bears a remarkable similarity to the supermarket photographed by Andreas Gursky in his picture [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Cent_II_Diptychon ''99 Cent''.]]
* HypocriticalHumor: The Mattress Man and his gang consistently call Barry a "pervert". You know, for calling a phone sex line that THEY OPERATE.
** It seems to be a trap for blackmailing people out of money. It seems they feel justified in their actions due to their victims being pervs.
* IrisOut: A particularly sweet example, as the Iris centres on Barry and Lena's hands clasped together and actually follows it as they disappear around a corner.
* TheKlutz: Barry's not only clumsy, but accidents also seem to happen just by virtue of his presence.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Barry and the harmonium.
* LimitedWardrobe: Barry wears the same blue suit in every scene.
* OpenHeartDentistry:
-->'''Barry''': I wanted to ask you something because you're a doctor. I don't like myself sometimes. Can you help me?
-->'''Walter''': Barry— [[CrowningMomentOfFunny I'm a dentist]].
* ThePowerOfLove: Enables Barry to become a total {{Badass}}.
* TookALevelInBadass: Barry in his second run-in with the Mattress Man's gang. [[ThePowerOfLove Lena getting injured might have something to do with it]].
* PsychopathicManchild: Although not villainous, it's clear that Barry's got serious anger issues.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Barry's Pudding/Frequent Flyer Miles plan was based on an article P.T. Anderson read in ''Time'' Magazine about a civil engineer called David Phillips who did pretty much the same thing.
** Read more about it [[http://www.cracked.com/article_18753_the-6-most-creative-abuses-loopholes.html?wa_user1=2&wa_user2=Weird+World&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=recommended here]]. (#5)
* SmugSnake: The Mattress Man.
* ThrowItIn: Barry's line, "That would be very food" was a typo which P.T. Anderson decided to leave in when filming.
** Also, the effect of the camera suddenly jumping to an out-of-focus shot and then quickly refocusing came about when the steadicam being operated bumped into a table.
* TranquilFury: Barry dealing with the Mattress Man's mooks.
->''"I have a love in my life. [[ThePowerOfLove It makes me stronger than anything you can imagine]]."''
-->-- '''Barry Egan'''
''Punch Drunk Love'' (2002) tells the story of Barry Egan (Creator/AdamSandler), an introverted, sweet but socially inept ManChild, whose life revolves around his novelty plunger business (''Fun-gers'') and attempts to extricate himself from the domineering influence of his seven sisters. His interests mainly include buying up large quantities of pudding to take advantage of their air miles offer, and using phone sex lines to alleviate his loneliness.
Then one day, [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Lena Leonard]] (EmilyWatson) walks into his life, and everything changes.
''Punch Drunk Love'' is notable as one of [[PaulThomasAnderson P.T. Anderson's]] low-key works, made between the epics ''{{Magnolia}}'' and ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'', and for showcasing the dramatic chops of Creator/AdamSandler while simultaneously being a warped PostModern take on the RomanticComedy and Creator/AdamSandler movies in general.
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!!This Film Contains Examples of the following tropes:
* ActorAllusion: In many ways, PunchDrunkLove serves as much as a commentary on Creator/AdamSandler films as it does [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]]. P.T. Anderson referred to it as "an arthouse Creator/AdamSandler film".
* {{Angrish}}: "SHUT UP! SHUT THE [[PrecisionFStrike FUCK]] UP! Shut up, will you SHUTUP SHUTUP! SHUT SHUT SHUT SHUT SHUTUP... SHUTUP! NOW [{{Beat}}] Are you threatening me, dick?"
* {{Anticlimax}}: Barry is frantically [and painfully] running from the Four Blonde Brothers when they drive past him and casually remind Barry that "''they know where he lives''". Barry stops running after this. They show up later and crash his car. [[spoiler:Barry gets out and smashes their truck with a crowbar, flies to meet their boss, and gets him to back down. In the words of the Matress Man, "That's, that."]]
* ApologisesALot: Barry, and frequently when he's not even done anything wrong.
* BigShutUp: The Mattress Man to Barry over the phone.
* CanNotSpitItOut: Lena has to take the initiative. A lot.
* ClusterFBomb: Most of Mattress Man Dean's dialogue when he's not shooting ads.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: See ThePowerOfLove.
* {{Deconstruction}}: The movie takes the typical BillyMadison / HappyGilmore-style Creator/AdamSandler character and almost deconstructs him, showing the real-life consequences of his behavior, and how dangerous such a person would feel to you if you actually met one.
* {{Determinator}}: "I'd say, 'That's that, [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Mattress Man]].'"
* DreamMelody: The five note descending melody which pops up repeatedly on the soundtrack is actually played by Barry on the harmonium at one point.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Part of why Lena seems so besotted with Barry is that he's so helpless. Lampshaded by the soundtrack with the song ''He Needs Me''.
* {{Homage}}: The soundtrack contains the song ''He Needs Me'' from RobertAltman's Film/{{Popeye}} film. Also, the supermarket where Barry shops bears a remarkable similarity to the supermarket photographed by Andreas Gursky in his picture [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Cent_II_Diptychon ''99 Cent''.]]
* HypocriticalHumor: The Mattress Man and his gang consistently call Barry a "pervert". You know, for calling a phone sex line that THEY OPERATE.
** It seems to be a trap for blackmailing people out of money. It seems they feel justified in their actions due to their victims being pervs.
* IrisOut: A particularly sweet example, as the Iris centres on Barry and Lena's hands clasped together and actually follows it as they disappear around a corner.
* TheKlutz: Barry's not only clumsy, but accidents also seem to happen just by virtue of his presence.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Barry and the harmonium.
* LimitedWardrobe: Barry wears the same blue suit in every scene.
* OpenHeartDentistry:
-->'''Barry''': I wanted to ask you something because you're a doctor. I don't like myself sometimes. Can you help me?
-->'''Walter''': Barry— [[CrowningMomentOfFunny I'm a dentist]].
* ThePowerOfLove: Enables Barry to become a total {{Badass}}.
* TookALevelInBadass: Barry in his second run-in with the Mattress Man's gang. [[ThePowerOfLove Lena getting injured might have something to do with it]].
* PsychopathicManchild: Although not villainous, it's clear that Barry's got serious anger issues.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Barry's Pudding/Frequent Flyer Miles plan was based on an article P.T. Anderson read in ''Time'' Magazine about a civil engineer called David Phillips who did pretty much the same thing.
** Read more about it [[http://www.cracked.com/article_18753_the-6-most-creative-abuses-loopholes.html?wa_user1=2&wa_user2=Weird+World&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=recommended here]]. (#5)
* SmugSnake: The Mattress Man.
* ThrowItIn: Barry's line, "That would be very food" was a typo which P.T. Anderson decided to leave in when filming.
** Also, the effect of the camera suddenly jumping to an out-of-focus shot and then quickly refocusing came about when the steadicam being operated bumped into a table.
* TranquilFury: Barry dealing with the Mattress Man's mooks.
