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%%* ExcitedShowTitle: "Zombies!"
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%%* NonNaziSwastika: Very briefly in Episode 6. You have to be looking for it to see it.
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* {{Eagleland}}: Type 1 all the way in Episode 5, as the narrator talks about how American muscle cars such as the Dodge Challenger were the most common type in car chase movies and how it was the last era of UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}'s dominance of the auto industry.

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* {{Eagleland}}: Type 1 all All the way in Episode 5, as the narrator talks about how American muscle cars such as the Dodge Challenger were the most common type in car chase movies and how it was the last era of UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}'s dominance of the auto industry.

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!!"A Trope Prison Story":

* {{Action Girl}}s: Creator/PamGrier, Tamara Dobson and ''Film/{{Dolemite}}'''s Kung Fu hookers on Episode 1, and many examples on Episode 3.
* AfroAsskicker: Episode 1, easily.
* AllMenArePerverts[=/=]MostWritersAreMale: Episode 3, since the narrator acknowledges the Fetish Fuel qualities of the genre.
* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever[=/=]AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Episode 4.
* BadassDriver: Episode 5, including ''Film/{{Bullitt}}'', ''Film/TheFrenchConnection'', ''Film/DeathRace2000'', etc.
* BearsAreBadNews: ''Film/{{Grizzly}}'' is one of the films mentioned in Episode 4.
* {{Blaxploitation}}: Episode 1.
* BoomHeadshot[=/=]RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain: Episode 2, since it emphasizes how ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' established the "aim for the head" method of killing zombies.
* BruceLeeClone: The "[=Bruceploitation=]" subgenre that developed following Creator/BruceLee's death is discussed in Episode 6.
* CensorBox: In Episode 3
* ChaseScene: Episode 5, throughout.

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!!"A Trope Prison Story":

* {{Action Girl}}s:
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!!''Missing Reel'' contains or discusses examples of the following tropes:

%%* ActionGirl:
Creator/PamGrier, Tamara Dobson and ''Film/{{Dolemite}}'''s Kung Fu hookers on Episode 1, and many examples on Episode 3.
* %%* AfroAsskicker: Episode 1, easily.
* AllMenArePerverts[=/=]MostWritersAreMale: %%* AllMenArePerverts: Episode 3, since the narrator acknowledges the Fetish Fuel qualities of the genre.
* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever[=/=]AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: %%* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever: Episode 4.
* %%* BadassDriver: Episode 5, including ''Film/{{Bullitt}}'', ''Film/TheFrenchConnection'', ''Film/DeathRace2000'', etc.
* %%* BearsAreBadNews: ''Film/{{Grizzly}}'' is one of the films mentioned in Episode 4.
* %%* {{Blaxploitation}}: Episode 1.
* BoomHeadshot[=/=]RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain: %%* BoomHeadshot: Episode 2, since it emphasizes how ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' established the "aim for the head" method of killing zombies.
* %%* BruceLeeClone: The "[=Bruceploitation=]" subgenre that developed following Creator/BruceLee's death is discussed in Episode 6.
* %%* CensorBox: In Episode 3
* %%* ChaseScene: Episode 5, throughout.



* CoolCar: Episode 5, throughout.
* DrunkenMaster: The trailer for the Trope Namer is shown in Episode 6.

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* %%* CoolCar: Episode 5, throughout.
* %%* DrunkenMaster: The trailer for the Trope Namer is shown in Episode 6.



* ExcitedShowTitle: "Zombies!"
* FollowTheLeader: Invoked throughout the series, since, once one film succeeded, others tried to capitalize on its success.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Invoked in Episode 6, which talks about the impact Hong Kong cinema had on the movie industry and on moviegoers.
* GirlsBehindBars: Episode 3, and also mentioned in Episode 1 as where Pam Grier got her start.
* GreatEscape: A few times in Episode 3.
* GroinAttack: Episode 3, to both genders, and very much PlayedForHorror.
* HairRaisingHare: ''Film/NightOfTheLepus'' is featured in Episode 4.
* HandicappedBadass: Episode 6, the title character of ''Film/OneArmedSwordsman'' and its sequels.
* IKnowKarate: Episode 6, of course, since it is about UsefulNotes/HongKong {{Martial Arts Movie}}s, but this also shows up in Episode 1.
* {{Kaiju}}: Franchise/{{Godzilla}} is shown in Episode 4.
* KillerGorilla: Franchise/KingKong, the TropeCodifier, is shown in Episode 4.
* MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours: Episode 6, of course.
* {{Narrator}}: Andrew Hoeflein

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* %%* ExcitedShowTitle: "Zombies!"
* FollowTheLeader: Invoked [[invoked]] Discussed throughout the series, since, once one film succeeded, others tried to capitalize on its success.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Invoked [[invoked]] Discussed in Episode 6, which talks about the impact Hong Kong cinema had on the movie industry and on moviegoers.
* %%* GirlsBehindBars: Episode 3, and also mentioned in Episode 1 as where Pam Grier got her start.
* %%* GreatEscape: A few times in Episode 3.
* %%* GroinAttack: Episode 3, to both genders, and very much PlayedForHorror.
* %%* HairRaisingHare: ''Film/NightOfTheLepus'' is featured in Episode 4.
* %%* HandicappedBadass: Episode 6, the title character of ''Film/OneArmedSwordsman'' and its sequels.
* %%* IKnowKarate: Episode 6, of course, since it is about UsefulNotes/HongKong {{Martial Arts Movie}}s, but this also shows up in Episode 1.
* %%* {{Kaiju}}: Franchise/{{Godzilla}} is shown in Episode 4.
* %%* KillerGorilla: Franchise/KingKong, the TropeCodifier, is shown in Episode 4.
* %%* MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours: Episode 6, of course.
* %%* {{Narrator}}: Andrew Hoeflein



* NonNaziSwastika: Very briefly in Episode 6. You have to be looking for it to see it.
* OffWithHisHead: Episode 6. What the title weapon in ''Film/MasterOfTheFlyingGuillotine'' does.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: ''Film/{{Blacula}}'' is briefly mentioned in Episode 1.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Episode 2 traces the history of zombie movies, from the slow-moving slaves of 1930s HollywoodVoodoo movies to Creator/GeorgeARomero's Film/LivingDeadSeries and beyond.
* UsefulNotes/{{Philippines}}: Episode 3 notes that several Women in Prison films were shot there.
* PimpDuds: Episode 1.
* PulpMagazine: Their influence on several of the genres is acknowledged.

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* %%* NonNaziSwastika: Very briefly in Episode 6. You have to be looking for it to see it.
* %%* OffWithHisHead: Episode 6. What the title weapon in ''Film/MasterOfTheFlyingGuillotine'' does.
* %%* OurVampiresAreDifferent: ''Film/{{Blacula}}'' is briefly mentioned in Episode 1.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Episode 2 Discussed in episode 2, which traces the history of zombie movies, movies from the slow-moving slaves of 1930s HollywoodVoodoo movies to Creator/GeorgeARomero's Film/LivingDeadSeries ''Film/LivingDeadSeries'' and beyond.
* UsefulNotes/{{Philippines}}: Episode 3 notes that several Women in Prison films were shot there.
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%%* PimpDuds: Episode 1.
* %%* PulpMagazine: Their influence on several of the genres is acknowledged.



* ReferenceOverdosed: Each episode is ''filled'' with movie trailers/posters/stills.
* RhymesOnADime: Episode 1, in the trailers for ''Dolemite'' and ''Film/FoxyBrown''.
* RuleOfCool: It's about Exploitation Films, what else would you expect?
* TheSeventies: It's when a LOT of the featured movies were made, after all.
* [[SoulBrotha Soul Brothas and Sistas]]: Episode 1. Pam Grier, Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Creator/RichardRoundtree...
* StockFootage: Heavy emphasis on movie trailers and stills.

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* %%* ReferenceOverdosed: Each episode is ''filled'' with movie trailers/posters/stills.
* %%* RhymesOnADime: Episode 1, in the trailers for ''Dolemite'' and ''Film/FoxyBrown''.
* %%* RuleOfCool: It's about Exploitation Films, what else would you expect?
* %%* TheSeventies: It's when a LOT of the featured movies were made, after all.
* [[SoulBrotha Soul Brothas and Sistas]]: %%* SoulBrotha: Episode 1. Pam Grier, Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Creator/RichardRoundtree...
* %%* StockFootage: Heavy emphasis on movie trailers and stills.



* TitleOfTheDead: Episode 2, starting with the TropeCodifier, ''Night of the Living Dead (1968)''.
* {{Troperiffic}}: Count them.

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* %%* TitleOfTheDead: Episode 2, starting with the TropeCodifier, ''Night of the Living Dead (1968)''.
* %%* {{Troperiffic}}: Count them.



* WackyRacing: Episode 5

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* %%* WackyRacing: Episode 5



* ZombieApocalypse: Mentioned by name in Episode 2.

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* %%* ZombieApocalypse: Mentioned by name in Episode 2.2.
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* ExcitedShowTitle!: "Zombies!"

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* ExcitedShowTitle!: ExcitedShowTitle: "Zombies!"
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* BearsAreBadNews: ''Film/{{Grizzly}} is one of the films mentioned in Episode 4.

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* BearsAreBadNews: ''Film/{{Grizzly}} ''Film/{{Grizzly}}'' is one of the films mentioned in Episode 4.



* BruceLeeClone: The "Bruceploitation" subgenre that developed following Creator/BruceLee's death is discussed in Episode 6.

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* BruceLeeClone: The "Bruceploitation" "[=Bruceploitation=]" subgenre that developed following Creator/BruceLee's death is discussed in Episode 6.



* {{Nazisploitation}}: Love Camp 7 and ''Film/IlsaSheWolfOfTheSS'' and its sequels are featured in a discussion of the trope as a subtrope of GirlsBehindBars on Episode 3.

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* {{Nazisploitation}}: Love ''Love Camp 7 7'' and ''Film/IlsaSheWolfOfTheSS'' and its sequels are featured in a discussion of the trope as a subtrope of GirlsBehindBars on Episode 3.
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#Episode 1: Blaxploitation
#Episode 2: Zombies!
#Episode 3: Women in Prison
#Episode 4: Nature Gone Wild
#Episode 5: Car Chase Movies
#Episode 6: Hong Kong Action

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#Episode *Episode 1: Blaxploitation
#Episode *Episode 2: Zombies!
#Episode *Episode 3: Women in Prison
#Episode *Episode 4: Nature Gone Wild
#Episode *Episode 5: Car Chase Movies
#Episode *Episode 6: Hong Kong Action
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* OffWithHisHead: Episode 6. What the title weapon in 'Film/MasterOfTheFlyingGuillotine'' does.

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* OffWithHisHead: Episode 6. What the title weapon in 'Film/MasterOfTheFlyingGuillotine'' ''Film/MasterOfTheFlyingGuillotine'' does.
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''Missing Reel'' is a 2014 six-episode WebVideo series on Website/YouTube that explores the histories of different ExploitationFilm genres. It is available [[https://www.youtube.com/user/MissingReelSeries/featured here]].

!!Episodes:

#Episode 1: Blaxploitation
#Episode 2: Zombies!
#Episode 3: Women in Prison
#Episode 4: Nature Gone Wild
#Episode 5: Car Chase Movies
#Episode 6: Hong Kong Action

!!"A Trope Prison Story":

*{{Action Girl}}s: Creator/PamGrier, Tamara Dobson and ''Film/{{Dolemite}}'''s Kung Fu hookers on Episode 1, and many examples on Episode 3.
*AfroAsskicker: Episode 1, easily.
*AllMenArePerverts[=/=]MostWritersAreMale: Episode 3, since the narrator acknowledges the Fetish Fuel qualities of the genre.
*AttackOfTheKillerWhatever[=/=]AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Episode 4.
*BadassDriver: Episode 5, including ''Film/{{Bullitt}}'', ''Film/TheFrenchConnection'', ''Film/DeathRace2000'', etc.
*BearsAreBadNews: ''Film/{{Grizzly}} is one of the films mentioned in Episode 4.
*{{Blaxploitation}}: Episode 1.
*BoomHeadshot[=/=]RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain: Episode 2, since it emphasizes how ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' established the "aim for the head" method of killing zombies.
*BruceLeeClone: The "Bruceploitation" subgenre that developed following Creator/BruceLee's death is discussed in Episode 6.
*CensorBox: In Episode 3
*ChaseScene: Episode 5, throughout.
*ClusterBleepBomb: Episode 1, such as this line from ''[=Dolemite=]'':
-->"Dolemite is my name and [BLEEP]in' up mother[BLEEP]ers is my game!"
*ContentWarnings: Episode 2 starts with one:
-->The following episode of Missing Reel contains graphic images from horror films that are realistic and may disturb sensitive viewers. CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED!
*CoolCar: Episode 5, throughout.
*DrunkenMaster: The trailer for the Trope Namer is shown in Episode 6.
*{{Eagleland}}: Type 1 all the way in Episode 5, as the narrator talks about how American muscle cars such as the Dodge Challenger were the most common type in car chase movies and how it was the last era of UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}'s dominance of the auto industry.
*ExcitedShowTitle!: "Zombies!"
*FollowTheLeader: Invoked throughout the series, since, once one film succeeded, others tried to capitalize on its success.
*GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Invoked in Episode 6, which talks about the impact Hong Kong cinema had on the movie industry and on moviegoers.
*GirlsBehindBars: Episode 3, and also mentioned in Episode 1 as where Pam Grier got her start.
*GreatEscape: A few times in Episode 3.
*GroinAttack: Episode 3, to both genders, and very much PlayedForHorror.
*HairRaisingHare: ''Film/NightOfTheLepus'' is featured in Episode 4.
*HandicappedBadass: Episode 6, the title character of ''Film/OneArmedSwordsman'' and its sequels.
*IKnowKarate: Episode 6, of course, since it is about UsefulNotes/HongKong {{Martial Arts Movie}}s, but this also shows up in Episode 1.
*{{Kaiju}}: Franchise/{{Godzilla}} is shown in Episode 4.
*KillerGorilla: Franchise/KingKong, the TropeCodifier, is shown in Episode 4.
*MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours: Episode 6, of course.
*{{Narrator}}: Andrew Hoeflein
*{{Nazisploitation}}: Love Camp 7 and ''Film/IlsaSheWolfOfTheSS'' and its sequels are featured in a discussion of the trope as a subtrope of GirlsBehindBars on Episode 3.
*NonNaziSwastika: Very briefly in Episode 6. You have to be looking for it to see it.
*OffWithHisHead: Episode 6. What the title weapon in 'Film/MasterOfTheFlyingGuillotine'' does.
*OurVampiresAreDifferent: ''Film/{{Blacula}}'' is briefly mentioned in Episode 1.
*OurZombiesAreDifferent: Episode 2 traces the history of zombie movies, from the slow-moving slaves of 1930s HollywoodVoodoo movies to Creator/GeorgeARomero's Film/LivingDeadSeries and beyond.
*UsefulNotes/{{Philippines}}: Episode 3 notes that several Women in Prison films were shot there.
*PimpDuds: Episode 1.
*PulpMagazine: Their influence on several of the genres is acknowledged.
*RatedMForManly: The description for Episode 5 says that car-chase movies "might be the most testosterone-heavy genre in all of films."
*ReferenceOverdosed: Each episode is ''filled'' with movie trailers/posters/stills.
*RhymesOnADime: Episode 1, in the trailers for ''Dolemite'' and ''Film/FoxyBrown''.
*RuleOfCool: It's about Exploitation Films, what else would you expect?
*TheSeventies: It's when a LOT of the featured movies were made, after all.
*[[SoulBrotha Soul Brothas and Sistas]]: Episode 1. Pam Grier, Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Creator/RichardRoundtree...
*StockFootage: Heavy emphasis on movie trailers and stills.
*ThreateningShark: ''Film/{{Jaws}}'', the TropeCodifier, is mentioned in Episode 4.
*TitleOfTheDead: Episode 2, starting with the TropeCodifier, ''Night of the Living Dead (1968)''.
*{{Troperiffic}}: Count them.
*VoodooZombie: Episode 2 notes that this was the way zombies were usually portrayed, until ''Night of the Living Dead (1968)''.
*WackyRacing: Episode 5
*TheXOfY: Episode 1 ends by mentioning Creator/QuentinTarantino's ''Film/JackieBrown'', "starring the Queen of Badass, Pam Grier."
*ZombieApocalypse: Mentioned by name in Episode 2.

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