History Film / TheSpirit

* BellyDancer: Plaster of Paris outfit.

** [[Creator/PazVega Plaster of Paris]], another FemmeFatale who wears a BellyDancer outfit, showing her bare belly and plenty of cleavage and legs.

* FridgeBrilliance: In the scene with the Octopus' failed clones of his henchmen, one in particular should be of special interest to him, being just a head on a foot. Why? Because octopodes are cephalopods, Greek for "head-foot".

* CloningBlues: The Octopus' henchmen are all ([[ExpendableClone extremely expendable]]) clones. So expendable in fact that, at one point, the only reason the Octopus doesn't kill some is because Silken Floss tells him "they're running out" and don't have time to make more.

** The Spirit pounding The Octopus into the mud does bring to mind [[ComicBook/SinCity Junior]] and the [[ComicBook/TheDarkKnightReturns Mutant Leader.]], and The Octopus' Feudal Japan decor sewer base does bring to mind Miller's Ronin and Daredevil (the latter having inspired [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles another parody]]).

** Creator/SamuelLJackson's character just ''can't'' shut up [[Film/{{Sphere}} about how much he loves eggs]].

** [[Creator/PazVega Plaster of Paris]], another FemmeFatale who wears a BellyDancer outfit, showing her [[BareYourMidriff bare belly]] and plenty of cleavage and legs.

** Creator/EvaMendes [[Film/GhostRider had a relationship with someone who can't really die.]] They even have a flashback with TimeShiftedActors!

** [[Creator/PazVega Plaster of Paris]], another FemmeFatale who wears a BellyDancer outfit, showing her [[BareYourMidriff bare belly]] and plenty of cleavage and [[ShesGotLegs legs]].

* DeathByCameo: Creator/FrankMiller. ''Again!''

* SatchelSwitcheroo: Played straight with the two chests.
* ScaryBlackMan: The Octopus. Because he's '''''BAD!!!'''''

* UsedToBeASweetKid: Sand Saref before her father's death changed her.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Detective Sussman is last mentioned as being in the hospital fighting for his life after being shot during the first action scene, then he's never mentioned again.

* LeaveBehindAPistol: Sand Serif does this to Donenfeld, [[YouHaveFailedMe after he fails her.]].

* SharpDressedMan: Both the Octopus and the Spirit.

* {{Meganekko}}: "Silken Floss is the most beautiful woman in the world. And she will remain so as long as she never takes those fucking things off."

-->'''The Spirit''': Somebody get me a tie — and it sure as hell better be red!

--->'''The Spirit''': My city, I cannot deny her. My city screams. She is my mother. She is my lover, and I am her Spirit.

--->'''Sand:''': You gonna arrest me? Or do you have something else in mind?

-->'''TheSpirit:''': I'm bringing you in. Hands behind your head.
-->'''Sand:''': You sure about that?
-->'''The Spirit:''': Don't make me repeat myself.Hands behind your head.
-->'''Sand:''': Your wish is my command. [she raises her arms and the towel slips to the floor]

-->'''The Octopus:''' I'm the Octopus! I've got... ''[pulls out two '''quadruple-barrelled shotguns''' from behind his back]'' ...I've got eight of everything!

--> '''The Octopus:''' When my buddies here find Sand Saref, I won't'' '''need''' ''profits, I'll have the blood. Then, if I want something, I'll just'' '''take''' ''it! '''''That's what gods do!'''''

-->'''Commissioner Dolan:''' Is every goddamn woman in this goddamn hellhole out of her goddamn mind?
-->'''Morgenstern:''' No, sir. We're just equipped.

** The Spirit pounding The Octopus into the mud does bring to mind [[Sin City Junior]] and the [[TheDarkKnightReturns Mutant Leader.]], and The Octopus' Japan decor sewer base does bring to mind Miller's Ronin and Daredevil (which inspired [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles another parody]]).

* NotSoDifferent: No matter how much they fight, The Spirit's origin story is inextricably liked to The Octopus's experiments.
-->'''The Spirit:''' ''[to the Octopus]'' Why do you KEEP saying that?!

* TheFaceless: Subverted as while The Spirit's mask doesn't necessarily completely obscure his entire face, he is never seen without it. All scenes with Denny Colt even only hides it in silhouette.

* AnimalMotifs: The Spirit has a cat motif; he patrols the street like a black alley cat, has a fondness for cats, has several cat imagery/appearances and he gets enraged at The Octopus for killing a cat called Muffin. The Octopus also has an exaggerated octopus motif.

''The Spirit'' is a 2008 [[FilmNoir neo-noir]] {{superhero}} film, written and directed by Creator/FrankMiller and starring Gabriel Macht, Creator/EvaMendes, Creator/SarahPaulson, Creator/PazVega, Jaime King, Creator/ScarlettJohansson, and Creator/SamuelLJackson. The film is based on the {{newspaper comic|s}} ''ComicBook/TheSpirit'' by Creator/WillEisner.

* LoveTriangle: The Spirit is in one of these with Ellen Dolan and Sand Saref, and every other woman in the movie (except maybe Morgenstern). And death incarnate. And ''the city''. Let's re-emphasize: '''''the Angel of Death is in love with the Spirit!'''''

* MarriedToTheJob: Pretty much everyone, as Ellen points out to the Commissioner. The Spirit even monologues as if he was married to the city.

* GratuitousFrench: A lot of Plaster of Paris dialogue, which frustrates the Octopus.

* DatingCatwoman: The Spirit with Sand Saref, his ChildhoodFriends turned FemmeFatale. He also has some of this with Plaster.