History Film / WhosThatGirl

** Louden turns it around on her at the end, using an IncrediblyLamePun to tell Nikki he loves her. She invokes a ShutUpKiss to interrupt a second.

-->''It doesn't matter if you win or lose,''
-->''It's how you play the game, so get into the groove.''

* ClearMyName: Nikki's quest throughout the entire film is to find out who set her up to be framed as a murderess.

* FiringInTheAirALot: Nikki when she gets a hold of a gun and Louden's car phone and talks to Simon, not knowing who she was really talking to.

* TelepathicSprinklers: Nikki sets off the sprinkler system in an apartment building when she and Louden hide out in a utility closet and she moves the flame of a lit cigarette lighter near one of the sprinklers.

-->''Simon''': ''(after being exposed by Nikki)'' She's crazy! Look how she's dressed! She can't prove a word of it!\\

* InspectorJavert: The police detectives Bellson and Doyle, who follow Nikki around town. It's a bit more sympathetic than most examples, as they're not after ''Nikki'', nor even actively pursuing her. Bellson merely suspects that there's more to her boyfriend's killing and he's keeping tabs on her in hopes she leads them to the real mastermind. [[spoiler:It turns out he's completely right: Nikki finds evidence that Simon was in league with hitmen who killed Johnny, and had Nikki framed to cover up his illicit business dealings.]]

* OverprotectiveDad: Simon, to the point where, in the prenuptial agreement Louden has to sign, he has pages full of diagrammed sexual positions Louden and Wendy aren't allowed to engage in.

''Who's That Girl'' is a 1987 American ScrewballComedy film directed by James Foley, starring Music/{{Madonna}} and Creator/GriffinDunne.

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''Who's That Girl'' is a 1987 comedy film starring Music/{{Madonna}} and Creator/GriffinDunne. In the film, Madonna plays a street-smart woman named Nikki Finn, who was framed for a murder she didn't commit, and who four years later is being escorted to the bus station by Louden Trott (Griffin Dunne), a tax attorney who is working for Simon Worthington and is engaged to be married to his daughter Wendy.

!!This film provides examples of

* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Nikki acquires two over the course of the film: The first is a short, frilly red skirt she [[FiveFingerDiscount boosts at the mall]]. The second is a white tutu she wears in the climax. The former especially provides ample [[MaleGaze peeks]] of Madge's toned legs and butt, as all she has on underneath are [[StockingFiller fishnets]] and a bodysuit with a bottom that's only ''slightly'' more concealing than a thong.

** Nikki is full 80s-vintage Madge. She spends much of the movie in a DangerouslyShortSkirt and [[StockingFiller fishnets]], and at one point trades it in for a slinky silver gown with an ImpossiblyLowNeckline.

''Who's That Girl'' is a 1987 comedy film starring Music/{{Madonna}} and Griffin Dunne. In the film, Madonna plays a street-smart woman named Nikki Finn, who was framed for a murder she didn't commit, and who four years later is being escorted to the bus station by Louden Trott (Griffin Dunne), a tax attorney who is working for Simon Worthington and is engaged to be married to his daughter Wendy.

* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Nikki is a MotorMouth whirlwind of chaos who can't sit still, and seldom focuses on any one task for more than a few minutes. Notably, during the final SwordFight between Louden and [[spoiler:Simon]], she tells Louden to hurry up because she's board. About the one thing that ''can'' hold her attention is her desire for vengeance.

* BoyfriendBluff: Nikki has to pose as Louden's fiancee Wendy during an interview to obtain an apartment after the real Wendy is kidnapped by Raoul and Benny.

* IHaveYourWife: Raoul holds Wendy hostage and has Louden surrender Nikki in exchange for his fiancee, which he does, only for Nikki to soon whistle for Murray the cougar to come and put a scare in Raoul and Benny before they drive off with her.

* InspectorJavert: The police detectives Bellson and Doyle, who follow Nikki around town. It's a bit more sympathetic than most examples, as they're not after ''Nikki'', nor even actively pursuing her. Bellson merely had suspicions that there was more to her boyfriend's killing and he's keeping tabs on her in hopes she leads them to the real mastermind. [[spoiler:It turns out he's completely right: Nikki finds evidence that Simon was in league with hitmen who killed Johnny, and had Nikki framed to cover up his illicit business dealings.]]

* OverprotectiveDad: Simon, to the point where in the prenuptial agreement Louden has to sign, he has pages full of diagrammed sexual positions Louden and Wendy aren't allowed to engage in.
* PantheraAwesome: The rare cougar (a [[InsistentTerminology Patagonian]] ''[[InsistentTerminology felis concolor]]'') Louden has to deliver to Mr. Bell, which Nikki takes a liking to and tames, calling him "Murray". The cougar comes to Nikki's rescue a few times in the movie when she whistles for him, and he and his mate even follow after their bus at the end.

* SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace: At the wedding, Nikki interrupts at that point to reveal that (1) [[spoiler:Simon Worthington was a criminal who had Nikki's boyfriend murdered and her framed for it in order to cover up his crimes]], and (2) Nikki and Louden were in love with each other.
* StagParty: Louden's excuse to Wendy was that he was attending his bachelor party the night before the wedding, when in actuality he spent the night in Mr. Bell's apartment with Nikki.

* WatchThePaintJob: Louden's car, a Rolls Royce borrowed from the Worthingtons that had a very distinct car horn sound, which unfortunately gets damaged throughout the film and eventually falls apart at the Worthington estate during the wedding.
* WhyWasteAWedding: Although the wedding was called off when Louden confessed his love for Nikki, the passengers on the bus Nikki was riding on waste no time taking advantage of the food being served at the wedding.

** Bellson and Doyle, and the police detectives keeping tabs on Nikki throughout the film. [[spoiler:They get a LastMinuteHookup at the end of the movie]].

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Raoul and Benny, the hitmen who [[spoiler:Simon]] hired to kill Nikki's boyfriend after he found evidence of his crimes, and later pursue Nikki herself in order to recover it.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Bellson and Doyle, and the police detectives keeping tabs on Nikki throughout the film. [[spoiler:They get a LastMinuteHookup at the end of the movie]].

* WhyWasteAWedding: Although the wedding was called off when Louden confessed his love for Nikki, the passengers on the bus Nikki was riding on waste no time taking advantage of the food being served at the wedding.
* YourCheatingHeart:
** Throughout the film Louden learns his fiance, Wendy, ReallyGetsAround, and ''may'' not have been faithful to him.
** Louden himself has a one-night stand with Nikki before his wedding as they begin to fall in love.

* WeddingDay: Louden and Wendy's near the end of the film, which gets called off when Nikki crashes the wedding and reveals some things about the groom and and the bride's father.

* ObnoxiousInLaws: Simon. The prenuptial agreement also has a clause that Louden will not inherit a single penny of ''anything'' Simon has if he ever dies, for example.

* AttentionDeficitOohShiney: Nikki is a MotorMouth whirlwind of chaos who can't sit still, and seldom focuses on any one task for more than a few minutes. Notably, during the final SwordFight between Louden and [[spoiler:Simon]], she tells Louden to hurry up because she's board. About the one thing that ''can'' hold her attention is her desire for vengeance.

* RunningGag: Random taxi drivers mentioning having [[RealyGetsAround Wendy in their cab once]], and doing favors for Louden because of it.

* InspectorJavert: The police detectives Bellson and Doyle, who follow Nikki around town. It's a bit more sympathetic than most examples, as they're not after ''Nikki'', nor even actively pursuing her. Bellson merely had suspicions that there was more to her boyfriend's killing and he's keeping tabs on her in hopes she leads them to the real mastermind. [[Spoiler:It turns out he's completely right: Nikki finds evidence that Simon was in league with hitmen who killed Johnny, and had Nikki framed to cover up his illicit business dealings.]]

* BoyfriendBluff: Nikki had to pose as Louden's fiancee Wendy during an interview to obtain an apartment while the real Wendy was captured by Raoul and Benny.
* CatScare: A ''big'' cat scare, as at the beginning of the film, the delivery cyclist bolts right off the docks when he finds out what kind of cat he has to deliver.

* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Nikki acquires two over the course of the film: The first is a short, frilly red skirt she [[FiveFingerDiscount boosts at the mall]]. The second is a white tutu she wears in the climax. The former especially provides ample [[{MaleGaze peeks]] of Madge's toned legs and butt, as all she has on underneath are [[StockingFiller fishnets]] and a bodysuit with a bottom that's only ''slightly'' more concealing than a thong.

** Buck is very big. And ''very'' stupid. At one point he helpfully tells Wendy and Louden he witnessed the theft of Wendy's mother's car, and that he wrote down the license plate. Of their ''own car''. Even ''Wendy'' calls him out on it. For his part, Buck is so cheerfully dumb he admits freely admits he couldn't be any dumber when asked.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Nikki, once she gets a hold of Louden's car.

* GeniusDitz: Nikki. Although she acts rather ditzy, she is very street-smart and she knows how to tame wild animals.

* InspectorJavert: The police detectives Bellson and Doyle, who follow Nikki around town. It's a bit more sympathetic than most examples, as they're not after ''Nikki'' nor even actively pursuing her, but Bellson had suspicions that there was more to her boyfriend's killing and he's keeping tabs on her in hopes she leads them to the real mastermind. [[Spoiler:It turns out he's completely right: Nikki finds evidence that Simon was in league with hitmen who killed Johnny, and had Nikki framed for cover up his illicit business dealings.]]

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Nikki is wild, carefree, and uninhibited, and completely turns stodgy Louden's life upside down and helps him loosen up and find real joy in life.
* MrFanservice: Buck the delivery guy.

* OnlySaneMan: Louden is pretty much the only member of the cast who's ''not'' a CloudCuckoolander.

* ChekhovsGun: Early in the film Simon and Louden have a fencing match. Louden's shows off his sword-arm twice more over the course of the film: Once to drive off Raoul and Benny, and later in the climax against Simon himself.

* TheDitz: While Nikki is much sharper than she lets on, Wendy is just about full-on this trope.

* DudeWheresOurCar: Louden's car gets stolen by a couple of carjackers when Louden and Nikki are inside Cartier's and Nikki's safety deposit box key ends up inside the box of one of Wendy's bridal shower gifts.

* InspectorJavert: The police detectives Bellson and Doyle, who follow Nikki around town until they discover evidence given to them by Nikki that [[spoiler:Simon was in league with criminals and had Nikki's boyfriend Johnny murdered and Nikki framed for the murder to cover it up]].

* StockholmSyndrome: Suggested by one of the reporters who are trying to interview the bridesmaids being held captive by Raoul and Benny.

* TelepathicSprinklers: Nikki accidentally sets off the sprinkler system in an apartment building when she and Louden hide out in a utility closet and she moves the flame of a lit cigarette lighter near one of the sprinklers.

* AngstWhatAngst: In part because she's TheDitz, but Wendy is amazingly nonchalant about being kidnapped. When Raoul and Benny trot her out to Louden while he and Nikki (who is covering for her) are interviewing for an exclusive apartment, she takes the time to ask ''whether they got it''.

* ThoseTwoGus: Bellson and Doyle, and the police detectives keeping tabs on Nikki throughout the film. [[spoiler:They get a LastMinuteHookup at the end of the movie]].

* FiveFingerDiscount: How Nikki acquires things, whether they be cassette tapes or expensive cigarette holders.

* GracefulLoser: Wendy takes losing Louden to Nikki surprisingly well. It helps that [[ReallyGetsAround her own faithfulness is seriously in question]], and that she ends up with hunky delivery guy Buck at the end.

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Nikki is wild, carefree, and uninhibited, and completely turns Louden's life upside down.

* ObnoxiousInLaws: Simon. The prenuptual agreement below also has a clause that Louden will not inherit a single penny of ''anything'' Simon has if he ever dies, for example.

* SheCleansUpNicely: Louden's reaction to Nikki in her silver gown at Mr. Bell's apartment. Not that she wasn't MsFanservice before, but she goes from street punk to bombshell in one scene.

* MrsFanservice:
** Nikki, played by 80s-vintage Madge. She spends much of the movie in a DangerouslyShortSkirt, and at one point trades it in for a slick silver gown with an ImpossiblyLowNeckline.

** Louden himself has a one-night stand with Nikki before his wedding as they begin to fall in love.
* WatchThePaintJob: Louden's car, a Rolls Royce borrowed from the Worthingtons that had a very distinct car horn sound, which unfortunately gets damaged throughout the film and eventually falls apart at the Worthington estate during the wedding.
* WeddingDay: Louden and Wendy's near the end of the film, which gets called off when Nikki crashes the wedding and reveals some things about the groom and and the bride's father.
* WhyWasteAWedding: Although the wedding was called off when Louden confessed his love for Nikki, the passengers on the bus Nikki was riding on waste no time taking advantage of the food being served at the wedding.