History Film / KingRalph

*** AllThereInTheManual: During the closing credits, Ralph and Miranda are happily married, and are watching their young son playing a toy piano. The son is listed in the credits as "Ralph II".

-->'''Ralph''': Oh sure. Ralph Warren. Ralph Macchio. Ralph Cramden...

* RefusalOfTheCall: [[spoiler: Cedric admits to Ralph he asked not to be given the crown.]]
* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: A ring passed to Ralph as an heirloom has a duplicate, proving to him that Duncan is not pulling some prank.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Unlike current British monarchs in RealLife, Ralph is expected to be an active architect of foreign policy (even to the point of negotiating fine details of trade agreements-[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome which he does at the end]]).

* ThereIsAnother: [[spoiler: Cedric is also a potential heir.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: When the chips are down and Ralph realises the full impact of his behaviour, he shows what he can do when he takes things seriously, and delivers a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Crowning Moment of Awesome]] in front of Parliament and the entire nation, making some amends for the job losses he caused and outing the treasonous Lord Graves, followed by a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming rousing and heartwarming ]][[spoiler: farewell]].

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The royal family is called the Windhams. The Finnish royal family also appears when another country's royals are needed. (In real life, Finland has never had one, being ruled instead by Sweden and then Russia-although this becomes FridgeBrilliance when you realize the filmmakers wanted to avoid upsetting any country that ''does'' have a royal family in real life.)

* ArtisticLicense: The British aristocracy has hundreds of potential heirs in line for the throne, rather than the two dozen seen here. '''If''' every single one of them was to either die or be disqualified in some way, the monarch who is most closely related (currently, the King of Norway) would take control of the kingdom.

* DeadpanSnarker: Ralph again.
* DidNotDoTheResearch : John Hurt's character is referred to as 'Lord Percival Graves' but is a member of the House of Lords and thus a peer in his own right. British peers are never called 'Lord Firstname Surname'; this style is only used by a younger son of a duke or marquess.

*** Also, Ralph [[spoiler: and Cedric]] wouldn't be referred to as "the first" - there can't be a "first" monarch until there's been a second monarch with the same name (which is why QueenVictoria is just "Victoria", not "Victoria the First").

-->'''Ralph''': By the Treason Act of 1702, forbidding interference in the proper succesion of a monarch. Enacted by...[pause, as he recites the Order of the Kings poem to himself] William the Third!

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The royal family is called the Windhams. The Finnish royal family also appears when another country's royals are needed. (In real life, Finland has never had one, being ruled instead by Sweden and then Russia - although this becomes FridgeBrilliance when you realize the filmmakers wanted to avoid upsetting any country that ''does'' have a royal family in real life.)

* NoEndorHolocaust: Being a comedy it's sort of swept under the rug that the loss of the ''entire royal family at one time'' would be a really miserably sad time in England which would not be easy to forget - involving multiple funerals, some for children.

* NoOSHACompliance: Totally played for laughs and purely as a plot device - in reality, the photographers would never have been so lackadaisical about having their electrics in several inches of water, and if so, they would need beheading on the spot!
* OneOfUs: In the film, working class people quickly take a liking to Ralph.

* SmugSnake: Lord Graves

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Unlike current British monarchs in RealLife, Ralph is expected to be an active architect of foreign policy (even to the point of negotiating fine details of trade agreements--[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome which he does at the end]]).

* SuddenlySuitableSuitor (gender-flipped)

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The royal family is called the Windhams. The Finnish royal family also appears when another country's royals are needed. (In real life, Finland has never had one, being ruled instead by Sweden and then Russia.)

*** Also, Ralph [[spoiler: and Cedric]] wouldn't be referred to as "the first" - there can't be a "first" monarch until there's been a second monarch with the same name (which is why QueenVictoria is just "Victoria", not "Victoria the First".

* {{Knighting}}: Ralph almost cuts off a man's ear during the ceremony.

->'''Sir Cedric Willingham''': Quickly, Duncan! The strengths!

* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: A ring passed to Ralph as an heirloom has a duplicate, proving to him that Gordon is not pulling some prank.

* NoEndorHolocaust: Being a comedy it's sort of swept under the rug that the loss of the ''entire royal family at one time'' would be a really miserably sad time in England which would not be easy to forget - involving multiple funerals - even for children.

* NoEndorHolocaust: Being a comedy it's sort of swept under the rug that the loss of the ''entire royal family at one time'' would be a really miserably sad time in England which would not be easy to forget.

* HiddenBackupPrince: Ralph, and then later on [[spoiler:Graves.]]

After a freak accident wipes out most of the British royal family, the only heir that can be found is American lounge singer Ralph Jones. Accepting the job assuming he won't really have to do anything, Ralph soon learns there's more expected of him. He struggles to become a good king with the help of his chief advisor, Sir Cedric Willingham. A burgeoning romance with Miranda Greene causes problems. She is from a working-class family and is not considered an acceptable match for a king. He also has to deal with the machinations of Lord Percival Graves, who is certain he could become king himself if only he could get Ralph to abdicate, and hopes to use Miranda to do so.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The royal family is called the Windhams. The Finnish royal family also appears when another country's royals are needed. (In real life, [[DidNotDoTheResearch Finland has never had one, being ruled instead by Sweden and then Russia]].)