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* AnimatedCreditsOpening: A cutesy animated Condorman zooms across the screen (and crashes frequently), with the titles following in his wake.

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* AnimatedCreditsOpening: A cutesy animated Condorman zooms across the screen flying around various Paris landmarks (and crashes frequently), with the titles following in his wake.

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* ChainedHeat: Harry springs Woody and Natalia from jail, but they remain handcuffed together for quite a while because he can't find the key.



* ChainedHeat: Harry springs Woody and Natalia from jail, but they remain handcuffed together for quite a while because he can't find the key.



* [[GlassEye Silver Eye]]: Morovich has a silver false eye, which he sometimes conceals with an EyepatchOfPower.


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* [[GlassEye Silver Eye]]: Morovich has a silver false eye, which he sometimes conceals with an EyepatchOfPower.


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* {{Typecasting}}: Michael Crawford as a [[Series/SomeMothersDoAveEm well-meaning but accident-prone guy]]?
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Loosely based on a short-story, "The Game of X", by Creator/RobertSheckley.

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Loosely based on a short-story, "The Game of X", by Creator/RobertSheckley. No relation to the Japanese superhero show with an identically-named hero, ''Series/SeigiNoSymbolCondorman''.

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->"''Have you seen this report on this Condorman? On this man Wilkins? He is an ''amateur'', do you hear? He is ''not'' an agent of the CIA! He is a writer of comic books!''"

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\n->"''Have ->''"Have you seen this report on this Condorman? On this man Wilkins? He is an ''amateur'', do you hear? He is ''not'' an agent of the CIA! He is a writer of comic books!''"books!"''
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* FamousLastWords: After Harry steals the embassy car, he's so excited to be doing the action-spy stuff that he [[TemptingFate tempts fate]] a bit too much.
-->'''Harry''': "Oh, Russ, if you could see me now!"

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Frickin' Laser Beams entry amended in accordance with this Trope Repair Shop Thread.


* CoolBoat: The Condorman speedboat used in the final chase scene is inexplicably equipped with a [[FrickinLaserBeams laser cannon]]. The KGB speedboat flotilla, for its part, comes with what appear to be mortars.

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* CoolBoat: The Condorman speedboat used in the final chase scene is inexplicably equipped with a [[FrickinLaserBeams [[SlowLaser laser cannon]]. The KGB speedboat flotilla, for its part, comes with what appear to be mortars.



* FrickinLaserBeams: Woody pilots a speedboat equipped with a laser cannon that uses the typical "slow" variant. It also [[ReflectingLaser bounces off of choppy water]].



* ReflectingLaser: The Condorman speedboat has a [[FrickinLaserBeams laser cannon]] whose shots bounce off of choppy water.

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* ReflectingLaser: The Condorman speedboat has a [[FrickinLaserBeams [[SlowLaser laser cannon]] whose shots bounce off of choppy water.


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* SlowLaser: Woody pilots a speedboat equipped with a laser cannon that uses the typical "slow" variant. It also [[ReflectingLaser bounces off of choppy water]].
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* MatchingBadGuyVehicles: The KGB drive matching black Porsches and are capable of quickly driving in formation. The same is true of their speedboats later in the film.
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* ScrewThisI'mOuttaHere: At the end of the climactic boat chase, Krokov tries to stop Morovich from ramming the heroes' boat in a kamikaze run. Once he realizes that Morovich isn't going to stop for any reason, Krokov jumps overboard to save his own skin, leaving Morovich to his fate.

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* ScrewThisI'mOuttaHere: ScrewThisImOuttaHere: At the end of the climactic boat chase, Krokov tries to stop Morovich from ramming the heroes' boat in a kamikaze run. Once he realizes that Morovich isn't going to stop for any reason, Krokov jumps overboard to save his own skin, leaving Morovich to his fate.
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** Averted when Morovich is able to shoot down Woody and Harry from their jet-propelled zip line over the Alps using a sniper rifle; he doesn't aim for either of them, but aims for the skinny pole that they're hanging on to, and hits a perfect bullseye.


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*ScrewThisI'mOuttaHere: At the end of the climactic boat chase, Krokov tries to stop Morovich from ramming the heroes' boat in a kamikaze run. Once he realizes that Morovich isn't going to stop for any reason, Krokov jumps overboard to save his own skin, leaving Morovich to his fate.
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* SpyFiction: Woody believes wholeheartedly in James Bond style spy dramas, despite Harry's protests that the UsefulNotes/{{CIA}} doesn't do that sort of thing. Result: truly wacky bathtub gin, served in champagne glasses.

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* SpyFiction: Woody believes wholeheartedly in James Bond style spy dramas, despite Harry's protests that the UsefulNotes/{{CIA}} doesn't do that sort of thing. Result: truly wacky bathtub gin, served in champagne martini glasses.
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* SpyFiction: Woody believes wholeheartedly in James Bond style spy dramas, despite Harry's protests that the UsefulNotes/{{CIA}} doesn't do that sort of thing.

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* SpyFiction: Woody believes wholeheartedly in James Bond style spy dramas, despite Harry's protests that the UsefulNotes/{{CIA}} doesn't do that sort of thing. Result: truly wacky bathtub gin, served in champagne glasses.
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* CoolCar: The Condorman racecar used in the first chase scene is equipped with a variety of gadgets including a rear-mounted flamethrower, rockets, and a shield that doubles as a ramp, and can transform into a hydrofoil.

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* CoolCar: The Condorman racecar used in the first chase scene is equipped with a variety of gadgets including a rear-mounted flamethrower, rockets, and a shield that doubles as a ramp, and can transform into a hydrofoil. The Russian spies all counter with black Porsches.
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* ClosingCredits: A rare aversion for an '80s film. It's the only modern-day PG-rated Disney movie to ''not'' have any closing credits.
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* DangerousBackswing: When confronted by a bunch of thugs, our erstwhile hero grabs his briefcase and swings it back so he can launch it forward at the thug in front in him, only to clobber a thug sneaking up behind him in the face.

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