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* QuirkyGirlQuirkyTux: Cheryl King (Creator/MarielHemingway) dresses in a man's tuxedo to support the rumor that she is a lesbian. However, the tuxedo is tailored for her and does nothing to conceal the fact she is a very attractive woman.
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* TheRoaringTwenties: The movie is set in Hollywood during the heydays of the silent movies.
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* TheRoaringTwenties: The movie is set in Hollywood during the heydays heyday of the silent movies.
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''Sunset'' is a 1988 comedic mystery thriller written and directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards, starring Creator/BruceWillis as legendary [[TheWestern Western]] movie actor Tom Mix and Creator/JamesGarner as legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (a role he'd previously played in Creator/JohnSturges' 1967 film ''Hour of the Gun''). The story is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] an unpublished novel by Rod Amateau, which was loosely based on fact as Earp actually did serve as technical adviser for some early silent Westerns.
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''Sunset'' is a 1988 comedic mystery thriller written and directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards, starring Creator/BruceWillis as legendary [[TheWestern Western]] movie actor Tom Mix Creator/TomMix and Creator/JamesGarner as legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (a role he'd previously played in Creator/JohnSturges' 1967 film ''Hour of the Gun''). The story is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] an unpublished novel by Rod Amateau, which was loosely based on fact as Earp actually did serve as technical adviser for some early silent Westerns.
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''Sunset'' is a 1988 film written and directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards, starring Creator/BruceWillis as legendary western actor Tom Mix and Creator/JamesGarner as legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (a role Garner had previously played in John Sturges' 1967 film ''Hour of the Gun''). The story is based on Rod Amateau's novel ''Sunset'', which was loosely based on fact as Earp actually did serve as technical adviser for some early silent westerns.
The film is set in the Hollywood of the late 1920s, during the waning days of the industry's transition to sound film. Producer and studio head Alfie Alperin (Creator/MalcolmMcDowell) wants to produce a great Western movie about Wyatt Earp. Tom Mix is cast as the great United States Marshal and the ''real'' Earp is on set as a technical adviser. But before Earp and Mix can start their movie adventure they are caught in a real case of murder, prostitution and corruption. Together they try to straighten out the problems of the missing son of Earp's former girlfriend, Christina. But now she is Alfie's wife -- and he isn't amused by Earp's investigations. The fact that the young man's older sister is dating a notorious mobster and that all three were at the scene of a murder doesn't help. Soon Earp unveils the true sadistic character of Alfie, and after the death of Christina [[ItsPersonal matters become personal]].
The film is set in the Hollywood of the late 1920s, during the waning days of the industry's transition to sound film. Producer and studio head Alfie Alperin (Creator/MalcolmMcDowell) wants to produce a great Western movie about Wyatt Earp. Tom Mix is cast as the great United States Marshal and the ''real'' Earp is on set as a technical adviser. But before Earp and Mix can start their movie adventure they are caught in a real case of murder, prostitution and corruption. Together they try to straighten out the problems of the missing son of Earp's former girlfriend, Christina. But now she is Alfie's wife -- and he isn't amused by Earp's investigations. The fact that the young man's older sister is dating a notorious mobster and that all three were at the scene of a murder doesn't help. Soon Earp unveils the true sadistic character of Alfie, and after the death of Christina [[ItsPersonal matters become personal]].
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''Sunset'' is a 1988 film comedic mystery thriller written and directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards, starring Creator/BruceWillis as legendary western [[TheWestern Western]] movie actor Tom Mix and Creator/JamesGarner as legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (a role Garner had he'd previously played in John Sturges' Creator/JohnSturges' 1967 film ''Hour of the Gun''). The story is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on Rod Amateau's on]] an unpublished novel ''Sunset'', by Rod Amateau, which was loosely based on fact as Earp actually did serve as technical adviser for some early silent westerns.
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The film is set in the Hollywood of the late 1920s, during the waning days of the industry's transition to sound film. Producer and studio head Alfie Alperin (Creator/MalcolmMcDowell) wants to produce a great Western movie about Wyatt Earp. Tom Mix is cast as the great United States Marshal and the ''real'' Earp is on set as a technical adviser. But beforeEarp and Mix the pair can start their movie adventure they are caught in a real case of murder, prostitution and corruption. Together they try to straighten out the problems of the missing son of Earp's former girlfriend, Christina. girlfriend Christina (Patricia Hodge). But now she is Alfie's wife -- and wife--and he isn't amused by Earp's investigations. The fact that the young man's older sister is dating a notorious mobster and that all three were at the scene of a murder doesn't help. Soon Earp unveils the true sadistic character of Alfie, and after the death of Christina [[ItsPersonal matters become personal]].
The film is set in the Hollywood of the late 1920s, during the waning days of the industry's transition to sound film. Producer and studio head Alfie Alperin (Creator/MalcolmMcDowell) wants to produce a great Western movie about Wyatt Earp. Tom Mix is cast as the great United States Marshal and the ''real'' Earp is on set as a technical adviser. But before
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Alfie Alperin is very strongly based on Creator/CharlieChaplin. Of course, lawyers for the Chaplin estate probably would have something to say if the movie had Creator/CharlieChaplin commit the acts that Alfie does.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Alfie Alperin is very strongly based on Creator/CharlieChaplin. Creator/CharlieChaplin; the former became famous as "The Happy Hobo" (an {{Expy}} of Chaplin's "Little Tramp") and later moved to behind-the-camera work and became the head of a studio (Chaplin was a co-founder of United Artists). Of course, lawyers for the Chaplin estate probably would have something to say if the movie had Creator/CharlieChaplin commit committing the acts that Alfie does.does, so this trope is unofficially enforced.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Retired lawman Wyatt Earp and cowboy actor Tom Mix team up to solve a mystery in 1920s Hollywood.
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* BattleButler: Alfie's chauffer Arthur doubles as his enforcer: being used to intimidate and rough up those Alfie finds annoying. Unfortunately for Arthur, over the course of the movie, [[MuggingTheMonster he repeatedly attempts this on people who are much tougher than they look; like Wyatt Earp]].
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* TrappedInASinking: In a TheDogBitesBack moment, Alperin's badly abused chauffeur Arthur drives the car containing Alperin and himself off the pier and into the marina. Alperin manages to escape the car but Arthur [[DidntThinkThisThrough can't swim]] and has to be saved from drowning by Tom Mix.
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* TrappedInASinking: TrappedInASinkingCar: In a TheDogBitesBack moment, Alperin's badly abused chauffeur Arthur drives the car containing Alperin and himself off the pier and into the marina. Alperin manages to escape the car but Arthur [[DidntThinkThisThrough can't swim]] and has to be saved from drowning by Tom Mix.
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* TrappedInASinking: In a TheDogBitesBack moment, Alperin's badly abused chauffeur Arthur drives the car containing Alperin and himself off the pier and into the marina. Alperin manages to escape the car but Arthur [[DidntThinkThisThrough can't swim]] and has to be saved from drowning by Tom Mix.
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* CatchPhrase: "Give or take a lie or two."
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* CatchPhrase: Earp's "Give or take a lie or two."
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'''Wyatt:''' No, she's not. Martha Jane Canary was a dear and selfless woman but she looked like an unmade bed. This young lady is far too pretty
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'''Wyatt:''' No, she's not. Martha Jane Canary was a dear and selfless woman but she looked like an unmade bed. This young lady is far too prettypretty.
* AreYouSureYouCanDriveThisThing: Earp, Mix and Michael flee the Candy Store in a car to avoid the police raid, with Wyatt Earp behind the wheel. Noting Earp's very erratic driving, Tom Mix asks a few questions and discovers that Wyatt has never driven before.
* AreYouSureYouCanDriveThisThing: Earp, Mix and Michael flee the Candy Store in a car to avoid the police raid, with Wyatt Earp behind the wheel. Noting Earp's very erratic driving, Tom Mix asks a few questions and discovers that Wyatt has never driven before.
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* JuggleFu: During the fight in Victoria's house, Mix is slammed against a set of shelves and a (presumably valuable) vase falls off. Mix catches it, then throws it towards Australian houseman who is coming to punch him. The houseman is forced to abort his attack to catch it. The vase goes throw several more tosses before being shattered when Mix punches through it to hit the houseman in the face.
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* JuggleFu: During the fight in Victoria's house, Mix is slammed against a set of shelves and a (presumably valuable) vase falls off. Mix catches it, then throws it towards the Australian houseman who is coming to punch him. The houseman is forced to abort his attack to catch it. The vase goes throw through several more tosses before being shattered when Mix punches through it to hit the houseman in the face.
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* BrandishmentBluff: The shotgun that is a mop.
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* BrandishmentBluff: The shotgun that is a mop. Also Nancy is able to convince the two stuntmen who are looking to rough up Mix that Earp has a Peacemaker leveled at them under the table.
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* PhonyVeteran: When Wyatt Earp first meets Tom Mix in ''Film/{{Sunset}}'', Earp mentions the articles about Mix's service with the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War and asks why there were a lot of drawings but no photos. Mix embarrassedly admits that those stories were a product of the studio publicity machine and that he'd never served.
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* PhonyVeteran: When Wyatt Earp first meets Tom Mix in ''Film/{{Sunset}}'', Mix, Earp mentions the articles about Mix's service with the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War and asks why there were a lot of drawings but no photos. Mix embarrassedly admits that those stories were a product of the studio publicity machine and that he'd never served.
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* PhonyVeteran: When Wyatt Earp first meets Tom Mix in ''Film/{{Sunset}}'', Earp mentions the articles about Mix's service with the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War and asks why there were a lot of drawings but no photos. Mix embarrassedly admits that those stories were a product of the studio publicity machine and that he'd never served.
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* StockingFiller: The Spanish dancer in ''El Coyote'' is wearing stocking and susoenders, that are shown off to great effect while she is dancing the tango with Tom Mix.
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* StockingFiller: The Spanish dancer in ''El Coyote'' is wearing stocking stockings and susoenders, suspenders, that are shown off to great effect while she is dancing the tango with Tom Mix.
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* TheDogBitesBack: At the end of the movie, Alperin's badly abused chauffeur Arthur is driving his boss to his yacht so he can make a getaway. After one insult too mant, Arthur drives past the yacht and accelerates, driving off the end of the pier with him and Alperin still in the car.
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* TheDogBitesBack: At the end of the movie, Alperin's badly abused chauffeur Arthur is driving his boss to his yacht so he can make a getaway. After one insult too mant, many, Arthur drives past the yacht and accelerates, driving off the end of the pier with him and Alperin still in the car.
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'''Wyatt:''' No, she's not. Martha Jane Canary was a wonderful woman but she looked like an unmade bed. This young lady is far too pretty
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'''Wyatt:''' No, she's not. Martha Jane Canary was a wonderful dear and selfless woman but she looked like an unmade bed. This young lady is far too pretty
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* BarBrawl: Wyatt Earp watches a bar brawl being filmed for the FilmWithinAFilm about his life, and then remarks to Mix that he had never been in a fight like that in his life.
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* GroinAttack: When Alperin's chauffeur attempts to crowd Earp, Earp responds by grabbing Arthur's junk and squeezing. Hard.
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* GroinAttack: When Alperin's chauffeur Arthur attempts to crowd Earp, Earp responds by grabbing Arthur's junk and squeezing. Hard.
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* MistakenForAnImposter: Michael Alperin refuses to believe that Wyatt Earp is the real Wyatt Earp when Wyatt first introduces himself. (From the way he reacts, it's possible Michael thought Wyatt Earp was dead.) Leads to a funny AndImTheQueenOfSheba moment.
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* AndImTheQueenOfSheba: Happens when Wyatt Earp introduces himself to Michael Alperin for the first time:
-->'''Michael:''' Then I'm Billy the Kid! And this here's Calamity Jane!\\
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-->'''Michael:''' Then I'm Billy the Kid! And this here's Calamity Jane!\\
'''Wyatt:''' No, she's not. Martha Jane Canary was a wonderful woman but she looked like an unmade bed. This young lady is far too pretty
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* GunTwirling: Tom Mix is seen doing this in the FilmWithinAFilm. However, when he gets in a real gunfight at the ranch, he just draws and fires.
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* TheCoatsAreOff: Victoria's houseman, who is the former Australian light heavyweight boxing champion, takes of his jacket before squaring off against Tom Mix.
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* TheCoatsAreOff: Victoria's houseman, who is the former Australian light heavyweight boxing champion, takes of off his jacket before squaring off against Tom Mix.
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* ThePratfall: Alfie Alperin was a slapstick comedian before becoming a producer, and stays in shape. At the first Academy Awards, he puts on a display of his old act, including a classic pratfall where he attempts to put both feet on a table despite not sitting on anything.
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''Sunset'' is a 1988 film written and directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards, starring Creator/BruceWillis as legendary western actor Tom Mix and James Garner as legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (a role Garner had previously played in John Sturges' 1967 film ''Hour of the Gun''). The story is based on Rod Amateau's novel ''Sunset'', which was loosely based on fact as Earp actually did serve as technical adviser for some early silent westerns.
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''Sunset'' is a 1988 film written and directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards, starring Creator/BruceWillis as legendary western actor Tom Mix and James Garner Creator/JamesGarner as legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (a role Garner had previously played in John Sturges' 1967 film ''Hour of the Gun''). The story is based on Rod Amateau's novel ''Sunset'', which was loosely based on fact as Earp actually did serve as technical adviser for some early silent westerns.
