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* DisproportionateRetribution: Yes, it was rude of Paul to swat away the paperweight Julie presented him with (even if he had a reason to), but then what did she do about it? Spread a series of flyers pointing out Paul as the infamous [=SoHo=] burglar so he'll be hunted down by an irate, ''murderous'' mob.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Yes, it was rude of Paul to swat away the paperweight Julie presented wanted to give him with (even if he had a reason to), but then what did she do about it? Spread a series of flyers pointing out identifying Paul as the infamous [=SoHo=] burglar burglar, so that he'll be hunted down by an irate, ''murderous'' mob.

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* GenreMashup: A prime example of the “yuppie nightmare cycle” sub-genre; which combined ScrewballComedy elements with FilmNoir thriller ones.

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* GenreMashup: A prime example of the “yuppie nightmare cycle” sub-genre; which combined combines ScrewballComedy elements with FilmNoir thriller ones.



* WhamShot: Halfway through the movie, when Paul returns to Marcy's apartment, he discovers she [[spoiler:killed herself by overdosing on pills]].

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Halfway through the movie, when Paul returns to Marcy's apartment, he discovers she [[spoiler:killed herself by overdosing on pills]].pills]].
** When Paul reluctantly spends time with Julie, she sketches a portrait of his face. Two-thirds into the movie, [[spoiler:she has created many of them as fake “wanted” posters to wrongfully incriminate Paul out of spite]]. It proves to be quite effective as it also, eventually, results in [[spoiler:the formation of a lynch mob]].
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* GenreMashup: A prime example of the “yuppie nightmare cycle” sub-genre; which combined ScrewballComedy elements with FilmNoir thriller ones.
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---> '''Bartender''': “[[spoiler: My girlfriend just killed herself a little while ago. Took some sleeping pills]].”
* WhamShot: Halfway through the movie, when Paul returns to Marcy’s apartment, he discovers she [[spoiler:killed herself by overdosing on pills]].

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---> '''Bartender''': “[[spoiler: "[[spoiler: My girlfriend just killed herself a little while ago. Took some sleeping pills]].
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* WhamShot: Halfway through the movie, when Paul returns to Marcy’s Marcy's apartment, he discovers she [[spoiler:killed herself by overdosing on pills]].

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---> Bartender: “[[spoiler: My girlfriend just killed herself a little while ago. Took some sleeping pills]].”

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---> Bartender: '''Bartender''': “[[spoiler: My girlfriend just killed herself a little while ago. Took some sleeping pills]].
* WhamShot: Halfway through the movie, when Paul returns to Marcy’s apartment, he discovers she [[spoiler:killed herself by overdosing on pills]].
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---> Bartender: “[[spoiler: My girlfriend just killed herself a little while ago]].”

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---> Bartender: “[[spoiler: My girlfriend just killed herself a little while ago]].ago. Took some sleeping pills]].
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---> Bartender: “[[spoiler: My just killed herself a little while ago]].”

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---> Bartender: “[[spoiler: My girlfriend just killed herself a little while ago]].”
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* WhamLine: Marcy [[spoiler: committing suicide via overdose on pills]] is shocking enough; however, this line one-ups that moment:
---> Bartender: “[[spoiler: My just killed herself a little while ago]].”
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Not to be confused with the Website/{{Cracked}} WebOriginal series [[WebVideo/AfterHours of the same name.]] Also not to be confused with the fan video series ''Marvel/DC: After Hours'', the {{Seinen}} [[{{YuriGenre}} yuri]] romance manga [[Manga/AfterHours of the same name]], or the ''[[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 Twilight Zone]]'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E34TheAfterHours The After Hours]]".

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Not to be confused with the Website/{{Cracked}} WebOriginal series [[WebVideo/AfterHours of the same name.]] Also not to be confused with the fan video series ''Marvel/DC: After Hours'', name]], the {{Seinen}} [[{{YuriGenre}} yuri]] romance manga [[Manga/AfterHours of the same name]], name]], the fan video series ''Marvel/DC: After Hours'', or the ''[[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 Twilight Zone]]'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E34TheAfterHours The After Hours]]".
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The film takes place in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity over the course of a single night. Unhappy office drone Paul Hackett (Creator/GriffinDunne) meets a beautiful girl in a cafe and ends up calling over at her place in [=SoHo=]. After things work out badly and he ends up leaving hurriedly, the remainder of the movie chronicles his attempts to get home and the often surreal obstacles he faces.

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The film takes place in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity [[BigApplesauce New York City]] over the course of a single night. Unhappy office drone Paul Hackett (Creator/GriffinDunne) meets a beautiful girl in a cafe and ends up calling over at her place in [=SoHo=]. After things work out badly and he ends up leaving hurriedly, the remainder of the movie chronicles his attempts to get home and the often surreal obstacles he faces.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: By the end of the film, Paul just finds ''witnessing a murder'' interesting enough to snark that he will probably be blamed for it somehow, the way the universe is acting keen on making his life hell, and on the very last shot he turns into one of these by sitting on his office covered head to toe in plaster dust that he didn't bother to clean up because he's ''that'' fed up, and the few office workers that are in the same room just carrying on like nothing is happening (although it's hard to tell if it's just because it's so early that it's nearly deserted and someone will ask later).

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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: By the end of the film, Paul just finds ''witnessing a murder'' just interesting enough to snark that he will probably be blamed for it somehow, what with the way the universe is acting keen on making his life hell, and on hell. And in the very last shot he turns into one of these himself, by sitting on in his office covered head to toe in the plaster dust that he didn't bother to clean up because he's ''that'' fed up, and with the few office workers that are in the same room just carrying on like nothing is happening (although it's hard to tell if it's just because it's so early that it's nearly deserted and someone will ask later).
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Not to be confused with the Website/{{Cracked}} WebOriginal series [[WebVideo/AfterHours of the same name.]] Also not to be confused with the fan video series ''Marvel/DC: After Hours''. Or the {{Seinen}} [[{{YuriGenre}} yuri]] romance manga [[Manga/AfterHours of the same name.]]

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Not to be confused with the Website/{{Cracked}} WebOriginal series [[WebVideo/AfterHours of the same name.]] Also not to be confused with the fan video series ''Marvel/DC: After Hours''. Or Hours'', the {{Seinen}} [[{{YuriGenre}} yuri]] romance manga [[Manga/AfterHours of the same name.]]
name]], or the ''[[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 Twilight Zone]]'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E34TheAfterHours The After Hours]]".
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True Art Is Incomprehensible is now an in-universe trope as per TRS.


* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: In-universe, Kiki makes plaster-of-Paris sculptures resembling bagels and cream cheese. Also, the freakish screaming papier-mache sculptures.[[invoked]]

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* %%* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: In-universe, Kiki makes plaster-of-Paris sculptures resembling bagels and cream cheese. Also, the freakish screaming papier-mache sculptures.[[invoked]]

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