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* DropDeadGorgeous: Several of the killer's victims are shown naked at the crime scenes after their murders. Jamie even gets a close-up of her bare butt as the camera focuses on her tattoo.
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* InnocentAwkwardQuestion: While driving with his two daughters, young Penny Block inquires, "Daddy, what's a [[spoiler:hard on?]]" Cue Eastwood doing a {{Spit Take}} into the windshield. The situation is made worse by Penny's older sister, Amanda, giggling mercilessly at her father's discomfort.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The film was inspired by the Bay Area Rapist, who had been terrorizing the San Francisco Bay Area for much of the previous ten years.
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* WelcomeToTheBigCity: Det. Block tells of how he fell in love with New Orleans from the moment he first arrived carrying all his belongings in a suitcase. His LoveInterest asks if he ever reconsidered this. He says, "Yes, when I looked down and saw my suitcase was missing."
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* WelcomeToTheBigCity: Det. Block tells of how he fell in love with New Orleans from the moment he first arrived carrying all his belongings in a suitcase. His LoveInterest asks if he ever reconsidered this. He says, "Yes, when I looked down and saw my suitcase was missing.""
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* SpitTake: When Block is driving his daughters to school, the youngest asks out of the blue: [[FromTheMouthOfBabes "Dad, what's a hard-on?"]]... leading to Block and his eldest daughter spewing their soft drinks onto the windscreen
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* SpitTake: When Block is driving his daughters to school, the youngest asks out of the blue: [[FromTheMouthOfBabes [[FromTheMouthsOfBabes "Dad, what's a hard-on?"]]... leading to Block and his eldest daughter spewing their soft drinks onto the windscreen
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* SpitTake: When Block is driving his daughters to school, the youngest asks out of the blue: [[FromTheMouthOfBabes "Dad, what's a hard-on?"]]... leading to Block and his eldest daughter spewing their soft drinks onto the windscreen
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* RightBehindMe: Det. Block is trying to avoid rape victim advocate Beryl.\\
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* RightBehindMe: Det. Block is trying to avoid rape victim advocate Beryl.\\
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'''Uniformed Officer:''' Beryl Thibodeaux from the rape something or other wants to see you.\\
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** '''Max:''' The killer's a Caucasian, blood type O... about in his mid-40s. We found traces of a red fiber on all the victims.\\
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'''Max:''' Yeah. He's one of them.\\
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'''Max:''' Yeah. He's one of them.\\
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'''Beryl:''' Welcome back.\\
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'''Beryl:''' Welcome back.\\
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'''Block:''' Where is she?
'''Officer:''' In the reception room.
'''Block:''' Tell her I'm out.
'''Officer:''' I did. She said she'd wait.
'''Block:''' Good. Tell her I'm out of town.
''[Wes turns around and sees Beryl standing there; she gives a sarcastic grin]''
'''Block:''' Where is she?
'''Officer:''' In the reception room.
'''Block:''' Tell her I'm out.
'''Officer:''' I did. She said she'd wait.
'''Block:''' Good. Tell her I'm out of town.
''[Wes turns around and sees Beryl standing there; she gives a sarcastic grin]''
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you.\\
'''Block:''' Where isshe?
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'''Block:''' Tell her I'mout.
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'''Officer:''' I did. She said she'dwait.
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'''Block:''' Good. Tell her I'm out oftown.
town.\\
''[Wes turns around and sees Beryl standing there; she gives a sarcasticgrin]''grin]''\\
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'''Officer:''' In the reception
'''Block:''' Tell her I'm
'''Officer:''' I did. She said she'd
'''Block:''' Good. Tell her I'm out of
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'''Woman:''' From what?
'''Max:''' We don't know.
'''Woman:''' Any suspects?
'''Max:''' About 120,000 of them.
'''Woman:''' Anything you'd like me to tell the mayor?
'''Woman:''' From what?
'''Max:''' We don't know.
'''Woman:''' Any suspects?
'''Max:''' About 120,000 of them.
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'''Max:''' About 120,000 ofthem.
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A 1984 American neo-noir slasher crime directed by Creator/RichardTuggle that has a single father and cop (Creator/ClintEastwood) going after a serial-killer rapist but he soon finds himself being the hunted.
The movie also stars Creator/GenevieveBujold, Creator/DanHedaya, Creator/AlisonEastwood, Creator/JennyBeck, Creator/MarcoStJohn, Creator/RodMasterson, Creator/JamieRose, and Creator/JanetMacLachlan.
It was released on May 17, 1984.
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!Tropes for the film:
* FeetFirstIntroduction: The killer is first shown via his trainers as he stalks a woman. She's aware that someone is following her, but runs into a uniformed police officer who escorts her home safely. The camera than tracks down to show the [[ImpersonatingAnOfficer police officer]] is wearing the killer's trainers.
* OneWordTitle: '''Tightrope'''.
* RightBehindMe: Det. Block is trying to avoid rape victim advocate Beryl.\\
---> '''Uniformed Officer:''' Beryl Thibodeaux from the rape something or other wants to see you.
'''Block:''' Where is she?\\
'''Officer:''' In the reception room.
'''Block:''' Tell her I'm out.
'''Officer:''' I did. She said she'd wait.
'''Block:''' Good. Tell her I'm out of town.
''[Wes turns around and sees Beryl standing there; she gives a sarcastic grin]''
'''Beryl:''' Welcome back.
* SuspectIsHatless:
--> '''Max:''' The killer's a Caucasian, blood type O... about in his mid-40s. We found traces of a red fiber on all the victims.
'''Woman:''' From what?
'''Max:''' We don't know.
'''Woman:''' Any suspects?
'''Max:''' About 120,000 of them.
'''Woman:''' Anything you'd like me to tell the mayor?
'''Max:''' Yeah. He's one of them.
* WelcomeToTheBigCity: Det. Block tells of how he fell in love with New Orleans from the moment he first arrived carrying all his belongings in a suitcase. His LoveInterest asks if he ever reconsidered this. He says, "Yes, when I looked down and saw my suitcase was missing."
The movie also stars Creator/GenevieveBujold, Creator/DanHedaya, Creator/AlisonEastwood, Creator/JennyBeck, Creator/MarcoStJohn, Creator/RodMasterson, Creator/JamieRose, and Creator/JanetMacLachlan.
It was released on May 17, 1984.
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!Tropes for the film:
* FeetFirstIntroduction: The killer is first shown via his trainers as he stalks a woman. She's aware that someone is following her, but runs into a uniformed police officer who escorts her home safely. The camera than tracks down to show the [[ImpersonatingAnOfficer police officer]] is wearing the killer's trainers.
* OneWordTitle: '''Tightrope'''.
* RightBehindMe: Det. Block is trying to avoid rape victim advocate Beryl.\\
---> '''Uniformed Officer:''' Beryl Thibodeaux from the rape something or other wants to see you.
'''Block:''' Where is she?\\
'''Officer:''' In the reception room.
'''Block:''' Tell her I'm out.
'''Officer:''' I did. She said she'd wait.
'''Block:''' Good. Tell her I'm out of town.
''[Wes turns around and sees Beryl standing there; she gives a sarcastic grin]''
'''Beryl:''' Welcome back.
* SuspectIsHatless:
--> '''Max:''' The killer's a Caucasian, blood type O... about in his mid-40s. We found traces of a red fiber on all the victims.
'''Woman:''' From what?
'''Max:''' We don't know.
'''Woman:''' Any suspects?
'''Max:''' About 120,000 of them.
'''Woman:''' Anything you'd like me to tell the mayor?
'''Max:''' Yeah. He's one of them.
* WelcomeToTheBigCity: Det. Block tells of how he fell in love with New Orleans from the moment he first arrived carrying all his belongings in a suitcase. His LoveInterest asks if he ever reconsidered this. He says, "Yes, when I looked down and saw my suitcase was missing."
