History Film / TheAdventuresOfFordFairlane

* ThinkUnsexyThoughts: Early ion the film, Ford imagines the nude image of Roseanne Barr is his head to cause a massive erection to subside, telling himself "Come on, down boy. Down Stanley. Roseanne Barr naked. Gone".

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: An in-universe example. Bobby Black gave his [[PlotCoupon compact disk]] to Zuzu Petals before his death. Zuzu, of course, listened to it. She later says it's good, describing it as being very "avant-garde," and proceeds to imitate the "music." She is unaware that the CD is actually a ''computer'' disk.

Ford Fairlane (Clay) is a [[PrivateDetective private investigator]] who specializes in the Hollywood music industry. His business, run by himself and his assistant, Jazz (Creator/LaurenHolly), is experiencing financial difficulties because [[ProBonoBarter most of his clients keep paying him with expensive gifts instead of money]]. Eventually, he's hired by two seemingly unrelated clients, shock-jock DJ Johnny Crunch (Creator/GilbertGottfried) and humorless socialite Colleen Sutton (Priscilla Presley), to find a young groupie named [[Film/ItsAWonderfulLife Zuzu Petals]]. Although he has reservations, [[MoneyDearBoy they offer him cash]]. His investigations lead him through a cast of colorful characters, including sleazy record producer Julian Grendel (Wayne Newton), a giggling mercenary known only as "Smiley" (Creator/RobertEnglund), the bumbling, nostalgic cop Lieutenant Amos (Creator/EdONeill), and eventually to Zuzu Petals herself (Maddie Corman), a [[CloudCuckoolander space cadet]].

* {{Catchphrase}}: Used by Ford Fairlane. "[[PrecisionFStrike Un-FUCKIN'-Believable]]!"

* ManOnFire: How [[spoiler:Ford disposes Julian]].

* EveryoneHasStandards: As awful as he is, Ford is horrified when he sees kids smoking.

** Andrew Dice Clay's [[StockShtick stand-up comedy shtick]] is basically that of a [[TheFifties 1950's]] [[GreaserDelinquents greaser]]. Fairlane, as a character, is only different in that he's given a ''slightly'' updated look.

* ThinkUnsexyThoughts: Ford imagines the nude image of Roseanne Barr is his head to cause his massive erection to subside, telling himself "Come on, down boy. Down Stanley. Roseanne Barr naked. Gone".

* ThinkUnsexyThoughts: Ford imagines the nude image of Roseanne Barr is his head to cause his massive erection to subside, telling himself "Come on, down boy. Down Stanley. Roseanne Barr naked. Gone".

* AwesomeMcCoolName: Most of the cast.

Ford Fairlane is a [[PrivateDetective private investigator]] who specializes in the Hollywood music industry. His business, run by himself and his assistant, Jazz (Creator/LaurenHolly), is experiencing financial difficulties because [[ProBonoBarter most of his clients keep paying him with expensive gifts instead of money]]. Eventually, he's hired by two seemingly unrelated clients, shock-jock DJ Johnny Crunch (Creator/GilbertGottfried) and humorless socialite Colleen Sutton (Priscilla Presley), to find a young groupie named [[Film/ItsAWonderfulLife Zuzu Petals]]. Although he has reservations, [[MoneyDearBoy they offer him cash]]. His investigations lead him through a cast of colorful characters, including sleazy record producer Julian Grendel (Wayne Newton), a giggling mercenary known only as "Smiley" (Creator/RobertEnglund), the bumbling, nostalgic cop Lieutenant Amos (Creator/EdONeill), and eventually to Zuzu Petals herself (Maddie Corman), a space cadet.

Ford Fairlane is a [[PrivateDetective private investigator]] who specializes in the Hollywood music industry. His business, run by himself and his assistant, Jazz (Lauren Holly), is experiencing financial difficulties because [[ProBonoBarter most of his clients keep paying him with expensive gifts instead of money]]. Eventually, he's hired by two seemingly unrelated clients, shock-jock DJ Johnny Crunch (Creator/GilbertGottfried) and humorless socialite Colleen Sutton (Priscilla Presley), to find a young groupie named Zuzu Petals. Although he has reservations, [[MoneyDearBoy they offer him cash]]. His investigations lead him through a cast of colorful characters, including sleazy record producer Julian Grendel (Wayne Newton), a giggling mercenary known only as "Smiley" (Creator/RobertEnglund), the bumbling, nostalgic cop Lieutenant Amos (Creator/EdONeill), and eventually to Zuzu Petals herself (Maddie Corman), a space cadet.

* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Ford Fairlane is [[UpToEleven blatantly and shamelessly sexist]]. Many of his lines are lifted verbatim from Andrew Dice Clay's own stand-up comedy act, which is one of the primary reasons his career tanked so badly by the mid '90s.