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* {{Straightforward}}: Marcus pictures filmming a very straightforward commercial for Strangé's fragrance. {{Subverted}} because he gives Nelson complete creative liberty. It ends up being a DadaAd instead.
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* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Nelson's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYgpnWoRbXg commercial for Strangé's fragrance]], for which Marcus unwisely gave him total creative control; what was meant to be a Straightforward becomes a bizarre tableau of simulated gore and Strangé as an earth-mother made of steel and roots, giving orgasmic birth to a perfume bottle (tying in with her original concept, "[=AfterBirth=]"). Nelson is rapturous, while Marcus can only watch through his hands by the end.
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* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Nelson's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYgpnWoRbXg commercial for Strangé's fragrance]], for which Marcus unwisely gave him total creative control; what was meant to be a Straightforward [[{{Straightforward}} straightforward ad]] becomes a bizarre tableau of simulated gore and Strangé as an earth-mother made of steel and roots, giving orgasmic birth to a perfume bottle (tying in with her original concept, "[=AfterBirth=]"). Nelson is rapturous, while Marcus can only watch through his hands by the end.
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* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Nelson's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYgpnWoRbXg commercial for Strangé's fragrance]], for which Marcus unwisely gave him total creative control; what was meant to be a straightforward ad becomes a bizarre tableau of simulated gore and Strangé as an earth-mother made of steel and roots, giving orgasmic birth to a perfume bottle (tying in with her original concept, "[=AfterBirth=]"). Nelson is rapturous, while Marcus can only watch through his hands by the end.
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* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Nelson's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYgpnWoRbXg commercial for Strangé's fragrance]], for which Marcus unwisely gave him total creative control; what was meant to be a straightforward ad Straightforward becomes a bizarre tableau of simulated gore and Strangé as an earth-mother made of steel and roots, giving orgasmic birth to a perfume bottle (tying in with her original concept, "[=AfterBirth=]"). Nelson is rapturous, while Marcus can only watch through his hands by the end.
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* BreakTheHaughty: The movie is one long "break the haughty" for Marcus. Its title is referring to the idea that "what goes around comes around" so Marcus being a jerkass who seduces women and dumps the instant after he's slept with them is paid back in full when Jacqueline makes him fall for her, then dumps him after she's slept with him enough times to be satisfactory.
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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: The film does put Marcus in his place big time for spending so many years being an unapologetic womanizer, but he is still forgiven ''way'' too easily for cheating with Angela and later stealing her from NiceGuy Gerard and for later [[spoiler: cheating on Angela with Jacqueline.]] The film seems to want the audience to still want him to end up with a woman he loves even after we've seen what a jerkass he can be.
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* FanDisservice: It's heavily up to the viewer, but if you never wanted to see [[ImmodestOrgasm Eddie Murphy's O-face]], then this movie is not for you. There are at least two explicit sex scenes (though to be fair, if you're not interested in seeing a naked, orgasming Eddie Murphy, there is half-naked Robin Givens to enjoy instead) and [[SexyDiscretionShot they don't cut away at all.]]
** In-universe, this is invoked when Marcus forces himself to sleep with Lady Eloise (though to be fair, many people consider Earth Kitt to still be, you know, ''Eartha freaking Kitt'' even in her golden years). She has a Clap On light and turns the lights off just before sleeping with Marcus. You then hear a beat and then Marcus whispers, "...can you make it just a ''little'' darker?"
** In-universe, this is invoked when Marcus forces himself to sleep with Lady Eloise (though to be fair, many people consider Earth Kitt to still be, you know, ''Eartha freaking Kitt'' even in her golden years). She has a Clap On light and turns the lights off just before sleeping with Marcus. You then hear a beat and then Marcus whispers, "...can you make it just a ''little'' darker?"
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* ImmodestOrgasm: Unfortunately (well, depending on your view), just on Marcus' part, not Jacqueline's. She clearly enjoys the sex too, but she's just not loud the way he is.
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* EasilyForgiven: '''Definitely''' Marcus. He steals Angela from Gerard, then cheats on Angela with Jaqueline, and then "realizes" he wants Angela, not Jaqueline only after cheating, but by then, Angela's fed up and has moved out. However, despite this, Marcus is somehow still able to mend fences with Gerard, whom he outright stole Angela from (and it's worse given that Gerard, unlike Marcus, is a true NiceGuy) and [[spoiler: Angela in the end.]]
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* NiceGuy: Defied. Part of Marcus' pick up artist strategy is pretending to be a sweet, sensitive guy to fool the women into sleeping with him. Pretty much the instant the sheets are cool, he then abandons them, usually citing a shallow reason (for example, he leaves Christie because she has ugly feet). It's seen most clearly the first time the audience sees him enter the office, where he flirtatiously greets pretty much every single pretty woman on his way to his desk, outlining what a dog he really is (as enforced by the use of George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" motif used throughout the film.)
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Murphy plays Marcus, an advertisement executive who regularly picks up women and as soon as he has slept with them, breaks up the relationship for petty reasons. He then falls in love for real.
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Murphy plays Marcus, an advertisement executive who regularly picks up women and as soon as he has slept with them, breaks up the relationship for petty reasons. He then falls in love for real.
real, but it turns out the "perfect" woman he falls for is exactly what he is--a player. She breaks his heart the way he's broken other women's hearts before, so everything has come full circle and now Marcus has to figure out his love life now that he's fallen for a player.
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* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: In-universe, Nelson's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYgpnWoRbXg commercial for Strangé's fragrance]], for which Marcus unwisely gave him total creative control; what was meant to be a straightforward ad becomes a bizarre tableau of simulated gore and Strangé as an earth-mother made of steel and roots, giving orgasmic birth to a perfume bottle (tying in with her original concept, "[=AfterBirth=]"). Nelson is rapturous, while Marcus can only watch through his hands by the end.
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* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: In-universe, Nelson's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYgpnWoRbXg commercial for Strangé's fragrance]], for which Marcus unwisely gave him total creative control; what was meant to be a straightforward ad becomes a bizarre tableau of simulated gore and Strangé as an earth-mother made of steel and roots, giving orgasmic birth to a perfume bottle (tying in with her original concept, "[=AfterBirth=]"). Nelson is rapturous, while Marcus can only watch through his hands by the end.
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* when in reality Marcus isn't really either intimidated by ''or'' infatuated with her and does the deed strictly for the chance to get promoted -- [[ShaggyDogStory a power that Eloise doesn't have]]. Played with, in that [[AbhorrentAdmirer the character was originally much grosser]]
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* AdamWesting: Eccentric supermodel-turned-singer/actress Creator/GraceJones parodies her media persona as deranged supermodel Helen Strangé.
** Eartha Kitt plays Lady Eloise as an overtly sexual, positively voracious older woman who acts like she's still a fierce mankiller and corporate tycoon, when in reality Marcus isn't really either intimidated by ''or'' infatuated with her and does the deed strictly for the chance to get promoted -- [[ShaggyDogStory a power that Eloise doesn't have]]. Played with, in that [[AbhorrentAdmirer the character was originally much grosser]], but Kitt felt it went too far and balked at the role until it was changed.
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** Eartha Kitt plays Lady Eloise as an overtly sexual, positively voracious older woman who acts like she's still a fierce mankiller and corporate tycoon,
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** Eccentric supermodel-turned-singer/actress Creator/GraceJones parodies her media persona as deranged supermodel Helen Strangé.
** Eartha Kitt plays Lady Eloise as an [[DirtyOldWoman overtly sexual, positively voracious older woman]] who acts like she's still a fierce mankiller and corporate tycoon, parodying her own image as a SilverVixen. Nevertheless, Kitt felt it went too far and balked at the role until it was
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* BettyAndVeronica: Angela vs Jacqueline. Later in the movie, Gerard and Marcus are this respectively, to Angela.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Angela vs Jacqueline. Later in the movie, Gerard and Marcus are this respectively, to Angela.
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* DirtyOldWoman: Lady Eloise.
* TheDitz: Christie comes off as this.
* TheDitz: Christie comes off as this.
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* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Before his hookup with Lady Eloise, Marcus sees the woman's bodyguard looking at him, then laughing to himself. At the time, Marcus thinks the guy is getting a kick of Marcus sleeping his way to the top. When Marcus discovers Lady Eloise is just a figurehead and has no power in the company, he sees the bodyguard laughing harder and realizes too late the guy knew that the entire time and was enjoying Marcus' AllForNothing "strategy."
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* ForeShadowing: Before his hookup with Lady Eloise, Marcus sees the woman's bodyguard looking at him, then laughing to himself. At the time, Marcus thinks the guy is getting a kick of Marcus sleeping his way to the top. When Marcus discovers Lady Eloise is just a figurehead and has no power in the company, he sees the bodyguard laughing harder and realizes too late the guy knew that the entire time and was enjoying Marcus' AllForNothing "strategy."
* GirlOfTheWeek: Christie is this for Marcus at the beginning of the movie.
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---> '''Strangé:''' "Gay". You're not gay, you just don't wanna ''fuck'' me! ''[Various patrons gasp in shock and one even does a mid-meal SpitTake]'' I mean, I know a gay man when I see one, I know what a gay guy looks like; my brother is ''gay''! ''[Turns to a random man]'' And you! You; he's gay! ''[Turns to another man]'' And he is ''gay''! ''[Storms off]'' Merde! Toi tu sais même pas, fais chier, même pas baiser! Va t'enculer, tout le monde![[note]]The English approximation is as follows: [[ClusterFBomb "Holy shit! You don't know how to, shit, how to fuck! Go fuck yourselves, all of you!"]][[/note]]
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---> '''Strangé:''' "Gay". You're not gay, you just don't wanna ''fuck'' me! ''[Various patrons gasp in shock and one even does a mid-meal SpitTake]'' I mean, I know a gay man when I see one, I know what a gay guy looks like; my brother is ''gay''! ''[Turns to a random man]'' And you! You; he's gay! ''[Turns to another man]'' And he is ''gay''! ''[Storms off]'' [[BilingualBonus Merde! Toi tu sais même pas, fais chier, même pas baiser! Va t'enculer, tout le monde![[note]]The monde!]][[note]]The English approximation is as follows: [[ClusterFBomb "Holy shit! You don't know how to, shit, how to fuck! Go fuck yourselves, all of you!"]][[/note]]
