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* BlofeldPloy: David and Alison are taken out to be shot by the Red Brigades. Instead, the terrorists shoot Raybourne girlfriend in the Brigade whom they mistakenly think breached security and told Raybourne about the plot to kidnap Moro. They tell the two journalists to photograph the body and print the story, so [[MakeAnExampleOfThem everyone will know what the Red Brigade do to traitors]].
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* BlofeldPloy: David and Alison are taken out to be shot by the Red Brigades. Instead, the terrorists shoot Raybourne Raybourne's girlfriend in the Brigade whom they mistakenly think breached security and told Raybourne about the plot to kidnap Moro. They tell the two journalists to photograph the body and print the story, so [[MakeAnExampleOfThem everyone will know what the Red Brigade do to traitors]].
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* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: InUniverse as they are terrorists. Rather than kill the two journalists, they shoot someone and tell them to take pictures.
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* AccidentalTruth: Journalist David Raybourne decides to write a thriller novel about a terrorist plot to kidnap the Italian prime minister, Aldo Moro. Unfortunately there really is such a plot in motion, and a draft of the novel falls into the hands of the terrorists who take measures to silence what they assume is a security leak.
* BlofeldPloy: David and Alison are taken out to be shot by the Red Brigades. Instead the terrorists shoot Raybourne girlfriend in the Brigade whom they mistakenly think breached security and told Raybourne about the plot to kidnap Moro. They tell the two journalists to photograph the body and print the story, so [[MakeAnExampleOfThem everyone will know what the Red Brigade do to traitors]].
* FakedKidnapping: A left-wing sympathizer who's the son of a wealthy businessman allows himself to be kidnapped by the Red Brigades. Unfortunately after they [[PunkInTheTrunk stuff him in the trunk]], he's killed by a carbon monoxide leak. So the Red Brigade pretend they executed him.
* BlofeldPloy: David and Alison are taken out to be shot by the Red Brigades. Instead the terrorists shoot Raybourne girlfriend in the Brigade whom they mistakenly think breached security and told Raybourne about the plot to kidnap Moro. They tell the two journalists to photograph the body and print the story, so [[MakeAnExampleOfThem everyone will know what the Red Brigade do to traitors]].
* FakedKidnapping: A left-wing sympathizer who's the son of a wealthy businessman allows himself to be kidnapped by the Red Brigades. Unfortunately after they [[PunkInTheTrunk stuff him in the trunk]], he's killed by a carbon monoxide leak. So the Red Brigade pretend they executed him.
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* AccidentalTruth: Journalist David Raybourne decides to write a thriller novel about a terrorist plot to kidnap the Italian prime minister, Aldo Moro. Unfortunately Unfortunately, there really is such a plot in motion, and a draft of the novel falls into the hands of the terrorists who take measures to silence what they assume is a security leak.
* BlofeldPloy: David and Alison are taken out to be shot by the Red Brigades.Instead Instead, the terrorists shoot Raybourne girlfriend in the Brigade whom they mistakenly think breached security and told Raybourne about the plot to kidnap Moro. They tell the two journalists to photograph the body and print the story, so [[MakeAnExampleOfThem everyone will know what the Red Brigade do to traitors]].
* FakedKidnapping: A left-wing sympathizer who's the son of a wealthy businessman allows himself to be kidnapped by the Red Brigades.Unfortunately Unfortunately, after they [[PunkInTheTrunk stuff him in the trunk]], he's killed by a carbon monoxide leak. So leak, so the Red Brigade pretend they executed him.
* BlofeldPloy: David and Alison are taken out to be shot by the Red Brigades.
* FakedKidnapping: A left-wing sympathizer who's the son of a wealthy businessman allows himself to be kidnapped by the Red Brigades.
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* WallBangHer: Raybourne with Alison up against a door, followed by Alison getting eaten out on the couch, and then taken doggie style on the bed. It's Creator/SharonStone in her prime; what do you expect?
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* PunkInTheTrunk: This backfires when a kidnap victim ([[FakedKidnapping apparently a willing participant]] due to his left-wing views) is put in the trunk only to die of carbon monoxide poisoning from an exhaust leak. The Red Brigades then pretend he'd been executed as an act of terrorism.
* WallBangHer: Raybourne with Alison up against a door, followed by Alison getting eaten out on the couch, and then taken doggie style on the bed. It's Creator/SharonStone in her prime; what do youexpect?expect?
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* WallBangHer: Raybourne with Alison up against a door, followed by Alison getting eaten out on the couch, and then taken doggie style on the bed. It's Creator/SharonStone in her prime; what do you
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* FakedKidnapping: A left-wing sympathizer who's the son of a wealthy businessman allows himself to be kidnapped by the Red Brigades. Unfortunately after they stuff him in the trunk, he's killed by a carbon monoxide leak. So the Red Brigade pretend they executed him.
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* AccidentalTruth: Journalist David Raybourne decides to write a thriller novel about a terrorist plot to kidnap the Italian prime minister, Aldo Moro. Unfortunately there really is such a plot in motion, and a draft of the novel falls into the hands of the terrorists who take measures to silence what they assume is a security leak.
* BlofeldPloy: David and Alison are taken out to be shot by the Red Brigades. Instead the terrorists shoot Raybourne girlfriend in the Brigade whom they mistakenly think breached security and told Raybourne about the plot to kidnap Moro. They tell the two journalists to photograph the body and print the story, so [[MakeAnExampleOfThem everyone will know what the Red Brigade do to traitors]].
* FakedKidnapping: A left-wing sympathizer who's the son of a wealthy businessman allows himself to be kidnapped by the Red Brigades. Unfortunately after they [[PunkInTheTrunk stuff him in thetrunk, trunk]], he's killed by a carbon monoxide leak. So the Red Brigade pretend they executed him.him.
* GanglandDriveBy: In her EstablishingCharacterMoment, Alison King has been tipped off about a Red Brigade assassination involving two masked men on a motorcycle doing a drive-by shooting with an Uzi. At one stage they're [[NervesOfSteel firing at her as well as she takes pictures]].
* BlofeldPloy: David and Alison are taken out to be shot by the Red Brigades. Instead the terrorists shoot Raybourne girlfriend in the Brigade whom they mistakenly think breached security and told Raybourne about the plot to kidnap Moro. They tell the two journalists to photograph the body and print the story, so [[MakeAnExampleOfThem everyone will know what the Red Brigade do to traitors]].
* FakedKidnapping: A left-wing sympathizer who's the son of a wealthy businessman allows himself to be kidnapped by the Red Brigades. Unfortunately after they [[PunkInTheTrunk stuff him in the
* GanglandDriveBy: In her EstablishingCharacterMoment, Alison King has been tipped off about a Red Brigade assassination involving two masked men on a motorcycle doing a drive-by shooting with an Uzi. At one stage they're [[NervesOfSteel firing at her as well as she takes pictures]].
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* PunkInTheTrunk: This backfires when a kidnap victim (apparently a willing participant due to his left wing views) is put in the trunk only to die of carbon monoxide poisoning from an exhaust leak. The Red Brigades then pretend he'd been executed as an act of terrorism.
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* PunkInTheTrunk: This backfires when WallBangHer: Raybourne with Alison up against a kidnap victim (apparently a willing participant due to his left wing views) is put in door, followed by Alison getting eaten out on the trunk only to die of carbon monoxide poisoning from an exhaust leak. The Red Brigades couch, and then pretend he'd been executed as an act of terrorism.taken doggie style on the bed. It's Creator/SharonStone in her prime; what do you expect?
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** Aldo Moro, Italian Prime Minister who was kidnapped and later killed in 1978.
** Aldo Moro, Italian Prime Minister who was kidnapped and later killed in 1978.
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**HistoricalDomainCharacter: Aldo Moro, Italian Prime Minister who was kidnapped and later killed in 1978.
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A 1991 American thriller directed by Creator/JohnFrankenheimer that has two Americans (Creator/AndrewMcCarthy and Creator/SharonStone) getting caught up in the Red Brigades terrorists in 1978 and fight to survive.
The movie also stars Creator/ValeriaGolino, Creator/JohnPankow, Creator/GeorgeMurcell, Creator/MattiaSbragia, Creator/RobertPosse, Creator/ThomasElliot, and Creator/LouCastel.
It was released on November 1, 1991.
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!Tropes for the film:
* FakedKidnapping: A left-wing sympathizer who's the son of a wealthy businessman allows himself to be kidnapped by the Red Brigades. Unfortunately after they stuff him in the trunk, he's killed by a carbon monoxide leak. So the Red Brigade pretend they executed him.
* HandSignals: After receiving a phone call that Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro's convoy is on the way, a terrorist runs a hand through his hair to signal the female terrorist in charge of the kidnap team.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter:
** Aldo Moro, Italian Prime Minister who was kidnapped and later killed in 1978.
* PunkInTheTrunk: This backfires when a kidnap victim (apparently a willing participant due to his left wing views) is put in the trunk only to die of carbon monoxide poisoning from an exhaust leak. The Red Brigades then pretend he'd been executed as an act of terrorism.
The movie also stars Creator/ValeriaGolino, Creator/JohnPankow, Creator/GeorgeMurcell, Creator/MattiaSbragia, Creator/RobertPosse, Creator/ThomasElliot, and Creator/LouCastel.
It was released on November 1, 1991.
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!Tropes for the film:
* FakedKidnapping: A left-wing sympathizer who's the son of a wealthy businessman allows himself to be kidnapped by the Red Brigades. Unfortunately after they stuff him in the trunk, he's killed by a carbon monoxide leak. So the Red Brigade pretend they executed him.
* HandSignals: After receiving a phone call that Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro's convoy is on the way, a terrorist runs a hand through his hair to signal the female terrorist in charge of the kidnap team.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter:
** Aldo Moro, Italian Prime Minister who was kidnapped and later killed in 1978.
* PunkInTheTrunk: This backfires when a kidnap victim (apparently a willing participant due to his left wing views) is put in the trunk only to die of carbon monoxide poisoning from an exhaust leak. The Red Brigades then pretend he'd been executed as an act of terrorism.
