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The autobiography ''Midnight Express'' was written by Billy Hayes and published in 1977. The title was prison slang for [[{{TitleDrop}} an inmate's escape attempt.]] A year later in 1978, the film version directed by Creator/AlanParker and starring Creator/BradDavis as Billy Hayes was released. It was the breakthrough project of Creator/OliverStone, whose screenplay won him his first of three Oscars.
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The autobiography ''Midnight Express'' was written by Billy Hayes and published in 1977. The title was is prison slang for [[{{TitleDrop}} an inmate's escape attempt.]] A year later in 1978, the a film version adaptation directed by Creator/AlanParker and starring Creator/BradDavis as Billy Hayes was released. It was the breakthrough project of Creator/OliverStone, whose screenplay won him his first of three Oscars.
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%%* DisproportionateRetribution: the entire point of the film. (And book.)
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* DepravedBisexual: Hamidou; when we first meet him, he beats Billy for stealing a blanket which leads to him stripping Billy to just his underwear and brutally clubbing his feet. After doing this, it's heavily implied he also rapes Billy.
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* DepravedBisexual: Hamidou; when we first meet him, he beats Billy for stealing a blanket which leads to him stripping Billy to just his underwear and brutally clubbing his feet. After doing this, it's heavily implied Hamidou spreads Billy's legs apart and gazes between his legs in a lascivious manner. Thankfully, the scene fades to black as he also rapes pulls Billy up but you don't need to see what happens to know what Hamidou was about to do to Billy.
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* MistakenForTerrorist: Billy is caught because security is on high alert due to a recent hijacking and gets mistaken for a bomber because the hashish is taped to his chest.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: the entire [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped point]] of the film. (And book.)
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The autobiography ''Midnight Express'' was written by Billy Hayes and published in 1977. The title was prison slang for [[{{TitleDrop}} an inmate's escape attempt.]] A year later in 1978, the film version directed by Creator/AlanParker and starring Brad Davis Creator/BradDavis as Billy Hayes was released. It was the breakthrough project of Creator/OliverStone, whose screenplay won him his first of three Oscars.
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The autobiography ''Midnight Express'' was written by Billy Hayes and published in 1977. The title was prison slang for [[{{TitleDrop}} an inmate's escape attempt.]] A year later in 1978, the film version directed by Alan Parker Creator/AlanParker and starring Brad Davis as Billy Hayes was released. It was the breakthrough project of Creator/OliverStone, whose screenplay won him his first of three Oscars.
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* WindowLove: Pretty much the TropeCodifier (if not TropeMaker). Interestingly, Billy's girlfriend is doing that to see if Billy will react from his ThousandYardStare HeroicBSOD, which he doesn't - and thus it becomes FanDisservice.
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* WindowLove: Pretty This film is not only pretty much the TropeCodifier (if not TropeMaker). TropeMaker), but it also originates a particular variant of this in which a woman flashes her breasts and presses them in lieu of her hand, which has been constantly parodied. Interestingly, Billy's girlfriend is doing that to see if Billy will react from his ThousandYardStare HeroicBSOD, which he doesn't - -- and thus it becomes FanDisservice.
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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Though the characters technically speak Turkish, it's so heavily accented and grammatically-mangled that it can be downright painful for a native speaker to listen to. Several of the actors, including the Customs' Agent, resorted to speaking Maltese.
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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Though the characters technically speak Turkish, it's so heavily accented and grammatically-mangled that it can be downright painful for a native speaker to listen to. Several Meanwhile several of the actors, including the Customs' Agent, resorted to speaking simply speak Maltese.
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* MakeAnExampleOfThem: The reason the Turkish authorities increase Billy's sentence to thirty years, in order to deter other drug smugglers.
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* IdiotBall: It doesn't get much more idiotic than smuggling drugs in a country known to have very harsh punishments for drug smugglers.
