History Film / StartTheRevolutionWithoutMe

* BreakingTheFourthWall: [[spoiler:Hilariously done in the ending, when certain characters from the story show up to kill narrator Creator/OrsonWelles.]]

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* AffectionateParody

* ButtMonkey: The King.
* CampGay: Pierre.
-->'''Philippe:''' ONE DAY, I SHALL BE KING!\\
'''Pierre:''' And I shall be Queen!

* HairTriggerTemper: Philippe
* IdenticalStranger: The two pairs of identical twins also perfectly resemble the other pair.

* LargeHam: Philippe. But it is Creator/GeneWilder, what do you expect?
* LovableCoward: Both Charles and Claude, who will flee whenever danger erupts.
* MedievalMorons
* NoEnding
* ReallyGetsAround: Marie Antoinette
* SeparatedAtBirth: The two pairs of twins, with each family getting one from each pair.

* SwappedRoles

* TrapDoor: The doctor at the mental hospital has one in his office.
* TwinSwitch
* UpperClassTwit: King Louis

* LovableCoward: Both Charles and Claude who will flee whenever danger erupts

''Start the Revolution Without Me'' is a 1970 comedy film starring Creator/GeneWilder and Creator/DonaldSutherland as two sets of twins (one born from aristocrats, the other from peasants) who undergo a bizarre switch at birth after the doctor delivering them confuses the two sets; he switches one twin in each pair so each couple will get at least one of their own children. Years later, on the eve of TheFrenchRevolution, hilarity ensues as each pair plays a role in the upcoming events.

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''Start the Revolution Without Me'' is a 1970 comedy film starring Creator/GeneWilder and Creator/DonaldSutherland as two sets of twins (one born from aristocrats, the other from peasants) who undergo a bizarre switch at birth after the doctor delivering them confuses the two sets; he switches one twin in each pair so each couple will get at least one of their own children. Years later, on the eve of the French Revolution, hilarity ensues as each pair plays a role in the upcoming events.

* CultClassic: Likely because of the setting and the fact that it's one of the few spoof movies of the '70s that wasn't directed by MelBrooks.

* CultClassic: Likely because of the setting and the fact that it's one of the few spoof movies of the 70s that wasn't directed by MelBrooks.

* LoveableCoward: Both Charles and Claude who will flee whenever danger erupts

''Start the Revolution Without Me'' is a 1970 comedy starring Creator/GeneWilder and Creator/DonaldSutherland as two sets of twins (one born from aristocrats, the other from peasants) who undergo a bizarre switch at birth after the doctor delivering them confuses the two sets; he switches one twin in each pair so each couple will get at least one of their own children. Years later, on the eve of the French Revolution, hilarity ensues as each pair plays a role in the upcoming events.

'''''Start the Revolution Without Me''''' is a 1970 comedy starring Creator/GeneWilder and Creator/DonaldSutherland as two sets of twins (one born from aristocrats, the other from peasants) who undergo a bizarre switch at birth after the doctor delivering them confuses the two sets; he switches one twin in each pair so each couple will get at least one of their own children. Years later, on the eve of the French Revolution, hilarity ensues as each pair plays a role in the upcoming events.

* CultFilm: Likely because of the setting and the fact that it's one of the few spoof movies of the 70s that wasn't directed by MelBrooks.

* CombatPragmatist: Both Charles and Claude, who will run away and hide whenever the fighting starts.

* UpperClassTwit

* TheCastShowoff: Creator/GeneWilder with fencing. It shows up in several of his other movies too. Wilder was a college fencing champion and one of the best fencers in the country at one time.

* TheCastShowoff: Creator/GeneWilder with fencing. It shows up in several of his other movies too. Wilder was a college fencing champion and one of the best fencers in the country at one time.

* ArtisticLicense: The film is somewhat of a parody of various historical works about the French Revolution, and is not particularly concerned with historical accuracy.
* [[spoiler: BreakingTheFourthWall]]: [[spoiler: Hilariously done in the ending, when certain characters from the story show up to kill narrator OrsonWelles.]]

--> '''Philippe:''' ONE DAY, I SHALL BE KING!
--> '''Pierre:''' And I shall be Queen!

* UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution: Which, we're continually reminded, takes place in 1789.

-->'''Philippe:''' And what is the reward for this treachery?
-->'''Escargot:''' Half of France.
-->'''Philippe:''' Hmm. (''{{beat}}'') And for my brother?
* [[ItsACostumePartyISwear It's a Costume Ball, I Swear]]: Marie Antoinette humiliates King Louis by having him don a chicken costume for a palace ball.
* LargeHam: Philippe. But it is GeneWilder, what do you expect?

* SeparatedAtBirth / SwitchedAtBirth: Of course.

* TheCastShowoff: GeneWilder with fencing. It shows up in several of his other movies too. Wilder was a college fencing champion and one of the best fencers in the country at one time.

* HeyItsThatGuy: d'Escargot is played by Victor Spinetti, better known to most for his roles in Music/TheBeatles' films ''Film/AHardDaysNight'', ''Film/{{Help}}'', and ''Film/MagicalMysteryTour''.

''Start the Revolution Without Me'' is a 1970 comedy starring Creator/GeneWilder and Creator/DonaldSutherland as two sets of twins (one born from aristocrats, the other from peasants) who undergo a bizarre switch at birth after the doctor delivering them confuses the two sets; he switches one twin in each pair so each couple will get at least one of their own children. Years later, on the eve of the French Revolution, hilarity ensues as each pair plays a role in the upcoming events.

* TheFrenchRevolution: Which, we're continually reminded, takes place in 1789.

* CombatPragmatist: Both Charles and Claude who will run away and hide whenever the fighting starts.

''Start the Revolution Without Me'' was a 1970 comedy starring Creator/GeneWilder and Creator/DonaldSutherland. The film was about two sets of twins (one born from aristocrats, the other from peasants) that undergo a bizarre switch at birth after the doctor delivering them confuses the two sets; he switches one twin in each pair so each couple will get at least one of their own children. Years later, on the eve of the French Revolution, hilarity ensues as each pair plays a role in the upcoming events.

''Start the Revolution Without Me'' was a 1970 comedy starring GeneWilder and Donald Sutherland. The film was about two sets of twins (one born from aristocrats, the other from peasants) that undergo a bizarre switch at birth after the doctor delivering them confuses the two sets; he switches one twin in each pair so each couple will get at least one of their own children. Years later, on the eve of the French Revolution, hilarity ensues as each pair plays a role in the upcoming events.

OrsonWelles introduces and narrates the film, which was produced and directed by Bud Yorkin just before he and executive producer Norman Lear created TV's ''AllInTheFamily''.