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* ExactWords: When June tells Roy not to drug her again, a few minutes later, he [[TapOnTheHead pinches her neck]]. She notes that he is, and before she blacks out, he says "You told me not to drug you again."
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''Knight and Day'' is a 2010 action/comedy film starring Creator/TomCruise as secret agent Roy Miller, who might be trying to clear his name or who might be trying to cover up a horrific multiple-murder and theft of a potent free energy MacGuffin, and Creator/CameronDiaz as June Havens, a WrenchWench ActionGirl sidekick embroiled in spy games that go way over her head. Not to be confused with ''Series/NightAndDay''.

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''Knight and Day'' is a 2010 action/comedy film directed by Creator/JamesMangold and starring Creator/TomCruise as secret agent Roy Miller, who might be trying to clear his name or who might be trying to cover up a horrific multiple-murder and theft of a potent free energy MacGuffin, and Creator/CameronDiaz as June Havens, a WrenchWench ActionGirl sidekick embroiled in spy games that go way over her head. Not to be confused with ''Series/NightAndDay''.
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* BadassDriver: ''Both'' Roy and June. June manages to pull off some amazing moves going the wrong way on the highway while controlling a runaway car from the back seat reaching over the corpse of the former driver: Roy calls her a "natural."

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* BadassDriver: ''Both'' Both Roy and ''and'' June. June manages to pull off some amazing moves going the wrong way on the highway while controlling a runaway car from the back seat reaching over the corpse of the former driver: Roy calls her a "natural."



-->'''Roy:''' You stay here, I'm going to go have a chat with those guys in the tunnel... Actually, I'm going to go kill them. Wait right here.

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-->'''Roy:''' You stay here, I'm going to go have a chat with those guys in the tunnel... Actually, actually, I'm going to go kill them. Wait right here.



* ChekhovsSkill: At one point Roy demonstrates to June how to escape from a reverse choke hold. [[spoiler:A few scenes later a would-be assassin puts her in: what else: a reverse choke hold]].

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* ChekhovsSkill: At one point point, Roy demonstrates to June how to escape from a reverse choke hold. [[spoiler:A few scenes later later, a would-be assassin puts her in: in, what else: else, a reverse choke hold]].hold.]]
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted: [[spoiler: June deliberately gets herself kidnapped so that she can get back together with Roy, assuming that he'll save her. He does, but he has no idea that she's there at the time, as he's around for a completely different reason]]. He does take a moment in the middle of a firefight to step out from cover and kiss her when she guilt talks him into it, though.

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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted: [[spoiler: June deliberately gets herself kidnapped so that she can get back together with Roy, assuming that he'll save her. He does, but he has no idea that she's there at the time, as he's around for a completely different reason]]. reason.]] He does take a moment in the middle of a firefight to step out from cover and kiss her when she guilt talks him into it, though.
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%%* {{Adorkable}}: Roy and Simon.
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''Knight and Day'' is a 2010 action/comedy film starring Creator/TomCruise as secret agent Roy Miller, who might be trying to clear his name or who might be trying to cover up a horrific multiple-murder and theft of a potent free energy MacGuffin, and Creator/CameronDiaz as June Havens, a WrenchWench ActionGirl sidekick embroiled in spy games that go way over her head. Not to be confused with ''Film/NightAndDay''.

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''Knight and Day'' is a 2010 action/comedy film starring Creator/TomCruise as secret agent Roy Miller, who might be trying to clear his name or who might be trying to cover up a horrific multiple-murder and theft of a potent free energy MacGuffin, and Creator/CameronDiaz as June Havens, a WrenchWench ActionGirl sidekick embroiled in spy games that go way over her head. Not to be confused with ''Film/NightAndDay''.
''Series/NightAndDay''.



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* WrenchWench: June, who's a car refurbisher.
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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: The movie ends with [[spoiler: June apparently having driven Roy from the US to somewhere in South America, with them continuing on to Cape Horn]]. It is infamously impossible to drive from North America to South America, due to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dari%C3%A9n_Gap Darien Gap]].
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* UndressingTheUnconscious: After being InstanrSedated by Roy, June wakes up in a bikini on a tropical island. She confronts him about it, pointing out that he must have undressed her to do this to her at one point.

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* UndressingTheUnconscious: After being InstanrSedated [[InstantSedation sedated]] by Roy, June wakes up in a bikini on a tropical island. She confronts him about it, pointing out that he must have undressed her to do this to her at one point.

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* ActionHero: Played by Creator/TomCruise, of course.

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* {{Adorkable}}: Roy and Simon.

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* ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive
* ContractOnTheHitman

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* %%* ContractOnTheHitman



* DorkKnight: Roy.
* [[EscapeConvenientBoat Escape Convenient Plane]]

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* [[EscapeConvenientBoat %%* EscapeConvenientBoat: An Escape Convenient Plane]]Plane



* GotVolunteered: June. Several times.
* GovernmentAgencyOfFiction
* GunsAkimbo

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* %%* GunsAkimbo



* IncrediblyObviousTail

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* ThePlan: Roy's many, many plans.

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* {{Protectorate}}: Simon and the Zephyr.

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* RasputinianDeath: Lampshaded.

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* RedundantRescue

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* SlapSlapKiss: Roy and June, naturally.
* ShootTheFuelTank
* SicEm

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* %%* SlapSlapKiss: Roy and June, naturally.
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* TrailersAlwaysLie: Many of the scenes in the official trailer [[MissingTrailerScene never actually made it into the movie]] and are available only as deleted scenes.

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* TrailersAlwaysLie: Many of the scenes in the official trailer [[MissingTrailerScene never actually made it into the movie]] and are available only as deleted scenes.{{Deleted Scene}}s.


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* UndressingTheUnconscious: After being InstanrSedated by Roy, June wakes up in a bikini on a tropical island. She confronts him about it, pointing out that he must have undressed her to do this to her at one point.
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** Spanish bulls from the Sanfermines cannot knock a car flying as the film portrays. Despite the admittedly humongous power and momentum a charging bull can generate, a car is too heavy of an obstacle and has a too low center of gravity to be sent airborne from the ground, even if hit by an entire encierro (that is, around five bulls released at the same time). The bulls could flip the car over and/or push it into sliding a long distance, but not catapult it cleanly a dozen feet high.

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** Spanish bulls from the Sanfermines cannot knock would not send a car flying rolling like crazy as the film portrays. shows. Despite the admittedly humongous power and momentum a charging bull can generate, a car is too heavy of an obstacle and has a too low center of gravity to be sent airborne from the ground, gravity, even if hit by an entire encierro (that is, around five bulls released at the same time). The bulls could believably flip the car over and/or push it into sliding a long distance, but not catapult make it cleanly roll multiple times with the momentum of a dozen feet high.single tackle as portrayed in the film.
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* FalseReassurance: Roy tells June (after surviving the first fight scene and the plane crashing) that government agents will come to question her and that she better be careful because if they keep saying that they "keep her safe" they are ''definitely'' meaning that they will assassinate her. You can guess what the agents that abduct her three scenes later keep telling her.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: A charging elephant could ''maybe'' send an average car flying into the air, but a Spanish bull from the Sanfermines could absolutely not. Despit how tough and powerful bulls look, in real life they get stopped and even injured rather easily if they hit an obstacule that is too big and heavy for them, and a car would be one of those given its large weight and low gravity center. Even if it were an entire encierro (that is, around five bulls released at the same time) instead of a single one, their combined mass and momentum might aspire to flip the car over, but not catapulting it several feet high like in this film.
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], but not at first. The Zephyr is presented as a true perpetual motion machine: it will ''never'' run out of energy, ever. However, over the course of the film, the battery slowly builds up heat and [[spoiler:eventually explodes, taking out the villain in his moment of triumph]].

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: A charging elephant could ''maybe'' send an average car flying into the air, but a Spanish bull from the Sanfermines could absolutely not. Despit how tough and powerful bulls look, in real life they get stopped and even injured rather easily if they hit an obstacule that is too big and heavy for them, and a car would be one of those given its large weight and low gravity center. Even if it were an entire encierro (that is, around five bulls released at the same time) instead of a single one, their combined mass and momentum might aspire to flip the car over, but not catapulting it several feet high like in this film.
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[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], but not at first. The Zephyr is presented as a true perpetual motion machine: it will ''never'' run out of energy, ever. However, over the course of the film, the battery slowly builds up heat and [[spoiler:eventually explodes, taking out the villain in his moment of triumph]].triumph]].
** Spanish bulls from the Sanfermines cannot knock a car flying as the film portrays. Despite the admittedly humongous power and momentum a charging bull can generate, a car is too heavy of an obstacle and has a too low center of gravity to be sent airborne from the ground, even if hit by an entire encierro (that is, around five bulls released at the same time). The bulls could flip the car over and/or push it into sliding a long distance, but not catapult it cleanly a dozen feet high.
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* YouFailPhysicsForever: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], but not at first. The Zephyr is presented as a true perpetual motion machine: it will ''never'' run out of energy, ever. However, over the course of the film, the battery slowly builds up heat and [[spoiler:eventually explodes, taking out the villain in his moment of triumph]].

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* YouFailPhysicsForever: ArtisticLicensePhysics: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], but not at first. The Zephyr is presented as a true perpetual motion machine: it will ''never'' run out of energy, ever. However, over the course of the film, the battery slowly builds up heat and [[spoiler:eventually explodes, taking out the villain in his moment of triumph]].



* TorosYFlamenco: The producers had the decency to shoot in the real Spain, but some undiscernible reason drove them to set a [[ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans San Fermín festival]] in [[YouFailGeographyForever Seville]] (it takes place in Pamplona) and to shoot their version of Seville in Cádiz. It can be noted in the film itself, where a banda can be heard playing a feria song that goes ''"A Pamplona hemos de ir"''.[[note]]To Pamplona we must go[[/note]]

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* TorosYFlamenco: The producers had the decency to shoot in the real Spain, but some undiscernible reason drove them to set a [[ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans San Fermín festival]] in [[YouFailGeographyForever [[ArtisticLicenseGeography Seville]] (it takes place in Pamplona) and to shoot their version of Seville in Cádiz. It can be noted in the film itself, where a banda can be heard playing a feria song that goes ''"A Pamplona hemos de ir"''.[[note]]To Pamplona we must go[[/note]]
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* ALoadOfBull

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* ALoadOfBullALoadOfBull: Because you cannot set an action film in Spain without a San Fermín encierro causing a chase.



* TorosYFlamenco: Because you cannot set an action film in Spain without a San Fermín encierro causing a chase. The producers had the decency to shoot in the real Spain, but then put [[ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans the running of the bulls]] [[YouFailGeographyForever in Seville]], while a banda plays a feria song that goes ''"A Pamplona hemos de ir"''[[note]]To Pamplona we must go[[/note]]...

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* TorosYFlamenco: Because you cannot set an action film in Spain without a San Fermín encierro causing a chase. The producers had the decency to shoot in the real Spain, but then put some undiscernible reason drove them to set a [[ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans the running of the bulls]] San Fermín festival]] in [[YouFailGeographyForever Seville]] (it takes place in Seville]], while Pamplona) and to shoot their version of Seville in Cádiz. It can be noted in the film itself, where a banda plays can be heard playing a feria song that goes ''"A Pamplona hemos de ir"''[[note]]To ir"''.[[note]]To Pamplona we must go[[/note]]...go[[/note]]
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: A charging elephant could ''maybe'' send an average car flying into the air, but a Spanish bull from the Sanfermines could absolutely not. Despit how tough and powerful bulls look, in real life they get stopped and even injured rather easily if they hit an obstacule that is too big and heavy for them, and a car would be one of those given its large weight and low gravity center. Even if it were an entire encierro (that is, around 12 bulls) instead of a single one, their combined mass and momentum might aspire to flip the car over, but not catapulting it several feet high as in this film.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: A charging elephant could ''maybe'' send an average car flying into the air, but a Spanish bull from the Sanfermines could absolutely not. Despit how tough and powerful bulls look, in real life they get stopped and even injured rather easily if they hit an obstacule that is too big and heavy for them, and a car would be one of those given its large weight and low gravity center. Even if it were an entire encierro (that is, around 12 bulls) five bulls released at the same time) instead of a single one, their combined mass and momentum might aspire to flip the car over, but not catapulting it several feet high as like in this film.



* TorosYFlamenco: They had the decency to shoot in the real Spain, but then put [[ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans the running of the bulls]] [[YouFailGeographyForever in Seville]], while a ''banda'' plays a feria song that goes ''"A Pamplona hemos de ir"''[[note]]To Pamplona we must go[[/note]]...

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* TorosYFlamenco: They Because you cannot set an action film in Spain without a San Fermín encierro causing a chase. The producers had the decency to shoot in the real Spain, but then put [[ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans the running of the bulls]] [[YouFailGeographyForever in Seville]], while a ''banda'' banda plays a feria song that goes ''"A Pamplona hemos de ir"''[[note]]To Pamplona we must go[[/note]]...
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: A charging elephant could ''maybe'' send an average car flying into the air, but a Spanish bull from the Sanfermines could absolutely not. Despit how tough and powerful bulls look, in real life they get stopped and even injured rather easily if they hit an obstacule that is too big and heavy for them, and a car would be one of those given its large weight and low gravity center. Even if it were an entire encierro (that is, around 12 bulls) instead of a single one, their combined mass and momentum might aspire to flip the car over, but not catapulting it several feet high as in this film.
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''Knight and Day'' is a 2010 action/comedy film starring Creator/TomCruise as secret agent Roy Miller, who might be trying to clear his name or who might be trying to cover up a horrific multiple-murder and theft of a potent free energy MacGuffin, and Creator/CameronDiaz as June Havens, a WrenchWench ActionGirl sidekick embroiled in spy games that go way over her head.

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''Knight and Day'' is a 2010 action/comedy film starring Creator/TomCruise as secret agent Roy Miller, who might be trying to clear his name or who might be trying to cover up a horrific multiple-murder and theft of a potent free energy MacGuffin, and Creator/CameronDiaz as June Havens, a WrenchWench ActionGirl sidekick embroiled in spy games that go way over her head.
head. Not to be confused with ''Film/NightAndDay''.
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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Roy's antics when June is drugged, because we're following her point of view.
* ThePlan- Roy's many, many plans.

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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: A RunningGag involving Roy's OneManArmy antics when June is drugged, because we're following her point of view.
* ThePlan- ThePlan: Roy's many, many plans.
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* AffectionateParody: Cruise plays Roy Miller as basically the loonier side of JerryMaguire (think "help me help you!") crossed with the tireless CrazyAwesome secret agent [[Film/MissionImpossible Ethan Hunt]].

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* AffectionateParody: Cruise plays Roy Miller as basically the loonier side of JerryMaguire Film/JerryMaguire (think "help me help you!") crossed with the tireless CrazyAwesome secret agent [[Film/MissionImpossible Ethan Hunt]].
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''Knight and Day'' is a 2010 action film starring Creator/TomCruise as secret agent Roy Miller, who might be trying to clear his name or who might be trying to cover up a horrific multiple-murder and theft of a potent free energy MacGuffin, and Creator/CameronDiaz as June Havens, a WrenchWench ActionGirl sidekick embroiled in spy games that go way over her head.

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''Knight and Day'' is a 2010 action action/comedy film starring Creator/TomCruise as secret agent Roy Miller, who might be trying to clear his name or who might be trying to cover up a horrific multiple-murder and theft of a potent free energy MacGuffin, and Creator/CameronDiaz as June Havens, a WrenchWench ActionGirl sidekick embroiled in spy games that go way over her head.
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''Knight and Day'' is a 2010 comedy film starring Creator/TomCruise as secret agent Roy Miller, who might be trying to clear his name or who might be trying to cover up a horrific multiple-murder and theft of a potent free energy MacGuffin, and Creator/CameronDiaz as June Havens, a WrenchWench ActionGirl sidekick embroiled in spy games that go way over her head.

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''Knight and Day'' is a 2010 comedy action film starring Creator/TomCruise as secret agent Roy Miller, who might be trying to clear his name or who might be trying to cover up a horrific multiple-murder and theft of a potent free energy MacGuffin, and Creator/CameronDiaz as June Havens, a WrenchWench ActionGirl sidekick embroiled in spy games that go way over her head.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Some of Simon's writing early in the movie reads [[spoiler:"[=CuO3=] = boom!!"]]. Guess what happens to [[spoiler:the battery]].

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Some of Simon's writing early in the movie reads [[spoiler:"[=CuO3=] = boom!!"]]. Guess what happens to [[spoiler:the battery]].battery]].
** When Roy and June are hiding out at his place in the Azores, Roy is coming back from a successful underwater spearfishing trip when June wakes up. [[spoiler: This is an early indication that Roy is good at holding his breath, and is likely to have survived his encounter with the CIA in Austria, even before June goes to meet his folks.]]
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* ActionHero: Played by TomCruise, of course.

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* ActionHero: Played by TomCruise, Creator/TomCruise, of course.
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* RunningGag: June getting drugged by various parties, but mainly Roy.

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* RunningGag: June [[InstantSedation getting drugged by various parties, parties]], but mainly Roy.
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* InstantSedation: The repeated drugging of June
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2010 SummerBlockbuster movie starring TomCruise as secret agent Roy Miller, who might be trying to clear his name or who might be trying to cover up a horrific multiple-murder and theft of a potent free energy [[MacGuffin MacGuffin]], and CameronDiaz as June Havens, a WrenchWench ActionGirl sidekick embroiled in spy games that go way over her head.

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''Knight and Day'' is a 2010 SummerBlockbuster movie comedy film starring TomCruise Creator/TomCruise as secret agent Roy Miller, who might be trying to clear his name or who might be trying to cover up a horrific multiple-murder and theft of a potent free energy [[MacGuffin MacGuffin]], MacGuffin, and CameronDiaz Creator/CameronDiaz as June Havens, a WrenchWench ActionGirl sidekick embroiled in spy games that go way over her head.
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* [[ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans It's Always San Fermin In Spain]]: Don't worry about getting the right town either.

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* [[ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans: It's Always the festival of San Fermin In Spain]]: Don't worry about getting Fermín when the setting goes to Spain, though they don't get the right town either.town: they go to Seville, even though San Fermín's main location is in Pamplona.



* TookALevelInBadAss: [[spoiler: June, by the end of the film]].

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* TookALevelInBadAss: TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: June, by the end of the film]].
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* TrailersAlwaysLie: Many of the scenes in the official trailer never actually made it into the movie.

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* TrailersAlwaysLie: Many of the scenes in the official trailer [[MissingTrailerScene never actually made it into the movie.movie]] and are available only as deleted scenes.
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* PunBasedTitle: (K)night and Day.

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