Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Film / PhantomOfTheMegaplex

Go To

OR

Added: 166

Changed: 34

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
adding a trope


* BlameGame: Karen chews Bryan out for accusing the repair man was the Phantom.

to:

* BlameGame: Karen chews Bryan out for accusing Merle, the repair man was projectionist, of being the Phantom.


Added DiffLines:

** After Donnie spills all the gumballs from the gumball dispenser, he quickly pins the blame on Karen and Bryan, to which Bryan blames "The Phantom of the Megaplex."

Added: 41

Changed: 67

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


''Phantom of the Megaplex'' is a 2000 Creator/DisneyChannel comedy film. Very loosely based on ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', the story concerns strange happenings at a megaplex on the night of a major movie premiere, Midnight Mayhem. Pete Riley, the seventeen year old assistant manager of the theater has to cope with malfunctioning equipment, disappearing staff, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a broken popcorn machine]]! He investigates the troubles to find out if it's all a coincidence or the result of sabotage by a mysterious "phantom". Not to mention the antics of his younger siblings.

to:

''Phantom of the Megaplex'' is a 2000 Creator/DisneyChannel comedy film. Very loosely based on ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', ''Franchise/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', the story concerns strange happenings at a megaplex on the night of a major movie premiere, Midnight Mayhem. Pete Riley, the seventeen year old assistant manager of the theater has to cope with malfunctioning equipment, disappearing staff, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a broken popcorn machine]]! He investigates the troubles to find out if it's all a coincidence or the result of sabotage by a mysterious "phantom". Not to mention the antics of his younger siblings.



* DeusExMachina: The sword.
* DramaticUnmask

to:

* %%* DeusExMachina: The sword.
* %%* DramaticUnmask



* ShoutOut: to The Phantom of the Opera.

to:

* ShoutOut: to The Phantom of the Opera.ShoutOut:
** To ''Franchise/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''.



** Several [[Film/JurassicPark giant dinosaur balloons]] fall upon the masses at one point. May also be a reference to {{Godzilla}}.

to:

** Several [[Film/JurassicPark [[Franchise/JurassicPark giant dinosaur balloons]] fall upon the masses at one point. May also be a reference to {{Godzilla}}.''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''.



* VillainousBreakdown

to:

* %%* VillainousBreakdown
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** Another movie playing at the megaplex that night has a [[{{Twister}} tornado]] as it's main plot point.

to:

** Another movie playing at the megaplex that night has a [[{{Twister}} [[Film/{{Twister}} tornado]] as it's main plot point.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


''Phantom of the Megaplex'' is a 2000 DisneyChannel comedy film. Very loosely based on ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', the story concerns strange happenings at a megaplex on the night of a major movie premiere, Midnight Mayhem. Pete Riley, the seventeen year old assistant manager of the theater has to cope with malfunctioning equipment, disappearing staff, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a broken popcorn machine]]! He investigates the troubles to find out if it's all a coincidence or the result of sabotage by a mysterious "phantom". Not to mention the antics of his younger siblings.

to:

''Phantom of the Megaplex'' is a 2000 DisneyChannel Creator/DisneyChannel comedy film. Very loosely based on ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', the story concerns strange happenings at a megaplex on the night of a major movie premiere, Midnight Mayhem. Pete Riley, the seventeen year old assistant manager of the theater has to cope with malfunctioning equipment, disappearing staff, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a broken popcorn machine]]! He investigates the troubles to find out if it's all a coincidence or the result of sabotage by a mysterious "phantom". Not to mention the antics of his younger siblings.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** Another movie playing at the megaplex that night has a [[{{Twister}} tornado]] as it's main plot point.
** Several [[Film/JurassicPark giant dinosaur balloons]] fall upon the masses at one point. May also be a reference to {{Godzilla}}.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ByTheBookCop: Ricky Leary, a.k.a. "Ricky Rules", is this minus the cop part.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Changed: 33

Removed: 94

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


A 2000 DisneyChannel comedy film. Very loosely based on ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', the story concerns strange happenings at a megaplex on the night of a major movie premiere, Midnight Mayhem. Pete Riley, the seventeen year old assistant manager of the theater has to cope with malfunctioning equipment, disappearing staff, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a broken popcorn machine]]! He investigates the troubles to find out if it's all a coincidence or the result of sabotage by a mysterious "phantom". Not to mention the antics of his younger siblings.

to:

A ''Phantom of the Megaplex'' is a 2000 DisneyChannel comedy film. Very loosely based on ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', the story concerns strange happenings at a megaplex on the night of a major movie premiere, Midnight Mayhem. Pete Riley, the seventeen year old assistant manager of the theater has to cope with malfunctioning equipment, disappearing staff, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a broken popcorn machine]]! He investigates the troubles to find out if it's all a coincidence or the result of sabotage by a mysterious "phantom". Not to mention the antics of his younger siblings.



* ActorAllusion: Unbelievably, Mickey Rooney as Movie Mason. He even gets the chance to sing!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Zero context.


* GenreSavvy: Bryan as well as Movie Mason.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Do not spoiler tag trope names on work pages or the names of works on trope pages; please see Handling Spoilers for more information.


* [[spoiler:AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: About the Werewolf of the Megaplex...]]

to:

* [[spoiler:AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: About AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: [[spoiler:About the Werewolf of the Megaplex...]]



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed

to:

* %%* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed



* {{Pastiche}}
* [[spoiler:ScoobyDooHoax]]

to:

* %%* {{Pastiche}}
* [[spoiler:ScoobyDooHoax]]%%* ScoobyDooHoax
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BlameGame: Karen chews Bryan out for believing the repair man was the Phantom.

to:

* BlameGame: Karen chews Bryan out for believing accusing the repair man was the Phantom.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Hilary may be the TeamMom, but between the stress of preparing the theatre for the premiere and dealing with the Phantom's shenanigans, she [[{{Understatement}} does not react well]] to two of Karen's friends hiding out in the bathroom in an attempt to sneak into the premiere.

Added: 112

Changed: 2

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* [[spoiler:AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: about the Werewolf of the Megaplex...]]

to:

* [[spoiler:AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: about About the Werewolf of the Megaplex...]]


Added DiffLines:

* CharacterDevelopment: Pete was too dedicated into his work. By the end of the movie, he decides to mellow out.

Added: 187

Changed: 402

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AccidentalMisnaming: Wolfgang Nedermayer keeps getting Shawn's last name wrong. [[spoiler:After Shawn is revealed to be the Phantom, Wolfgang comes down on him hard and gets his name wrong, again. This drives Shawn to scream and correct him. He tells him he did all this so he can be noticed. But fed up with Wolfgang not caring, he quits.]]

to:

* AccidentalMisnaming: Wolfgang Nedermayer keeps getting Shawn's last name wrong. [[spoiler:After Shawn is revealed to be the Phantom, Wolfgang comes down on him hard and gets his name wrong, again. This drives Shawn to scream and correct him. [[DisproportionateRetribution He tells him he did all this so he can be noticed. get recognition and so Wolfgang would get his name right.]] But he's already fed up with Wolfgang not caring, he quits.his job and quit. A famous director decides to give him a movie deal, ''Phantom of the Megaplex: The Shawn [=McGibbon=] Story''.]]



* BlameGame: Karen chews Bryan out for believing the repair man was the Phantom.
-->'''Bryan:''' Well, I don't hear ''you'' coming up with better ideas!
* BrotherSisterTeam: Bryan and Karen



--> '''Pete''': Mom, were professionals, we have everything under control.

to:

--> '''Pete''': Mom, were we're professionals, we have everything under control.



* ElaborateUndergroundBase: [[spoiler:Move Mason has one dedicated to old movies]].

to:

* ElaborateUndergroundBase: [[spoiler:Move Mason has one dedicated to old movies]].movies.]]



* JerkJock: Donny Hollie

to:

* JerkJock: Donny HollieHollie. He enjoys giving Pete a hard time at his job.



** That and calling him a freakshow during the grand opening, seriously, the man has zero respect for his betters.

to:

** That and calling him a freakshow during the grand opening, seriously, the man has zero respect for his betters. [[spoiler:Considering how his superior Wolfgang keeps getting his name wrong, it's probably understandable.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* DescriptionCut: Pete and his mom are talking about the premiere, while his mom Julie openly worries if Pete can handle the pressure. Pete assures her that he and the team are professionals who can handle anything. Cut to Shawn telling everyone at the Megaplex that they are about to experience a disaster.

to:

* DescriptionCut: Pete and his mom are talking about the premiere, while his mom Julie openly worries if Pete he can handle the pressure. Pete assures her that he and the team are professionals who can handle anything. Cut to Shawn telling everyone at the Megaplex that they are about to experience a disaster. Shawn:



* FinaglesLaw: Basically, during the night of the premier, anything that can go wrong, '''does''' go wrong. Even Pete's mom and her boyfriend George have a lousy night, and they weren't even at the megaplex for most of the evening!

to:

* FinaglesLaw: Basically, during the night of the premier, anything that can go wrong, '''does''' go wrong. Even Pete's mom and her boyfriend George have a lousy night, and they weren't even at the megaplex for most of the evening! evening.



* WhiteMaskOfDoom: If it's based on the ''Phantom of the Opera'', of course!

to:

* WhiteMaskOfDoom: If it's based on the ''Phantom of the Opera'', of course!course.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ActorAllusion: Unbelievably, Mickey freakin' Rooney as Movie Mason! He even gets the chance to sing!

to:

* ActorAllusion: Unbelievably, Mickey freakin' Rooney as Movie Mason! Mason. He even gets the chance to sing!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* {{Jerkass}}: Shawn [=MacGibbon=]

to:

* {{Jerkass}}: Shawn [=MacGibbon=][=MacGibbon=], many of the Hollywood-ites who show up for the premiere as well.



* KickTheDog: Everyday Mason would come in to the Megaplex and off his services, he'd even make a work schedule for himself and hand it over to Shawn for approval. And every single day, Shawn would ''kindly'' take the note, tear it up and throw it away... right in front of Mason.

to:

* KickTheDog: Everyday Mason would come in to the Megaplex and off offer his services, he'd even make a work schedule for himself and hand it over to Shawn for approval. And every single day, Shawn would ''kindly'' take the note, tear it up and throw it away... right in front of Mason.

Added: 343

Removed: 342

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
My Name Is Not Durwood has been split. Bad examples and those not fitting other tropes are being removed.


* AccidentalMisnaming: Wolfgang Nedermayer keeps getting Shawn's last name wrong. [[spoiler:After Shawn is revealed to be the Phantom, Wolfgang comes down on him hard and gets his name wrong, again. This drives Shawn to scream and correct him. He tells him he did all this so he can be noticed. But fed up with Wolfgang not caring, he quits.]]



* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Wolfgang Nedermayer keeps getting Shawn's last name wrong. [[spoiler:After Shawn is revealed to be the Phantom, Wolfgang comes down on him hard and gets his name wrong, again. This drives Shawn to scream and correct him. He tells him he did all this so he can be noticed. But fed up with Wolfgang not caring, he quits.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* DescriptionCut: Pete and his mom are talking about the premiere, while his mom Julie openly worries if Pete can handle the pressure. Pete assures her that he and the team are professionals who can handle anything. Cut the Shawn telling everyone at the Megaplex that they are about to experience a disaster.

to:

* DescriptionCut: Pete and his mom are talking about the premiere, while his mom Julie openly worries if Pete can handle the pressure. Pete assures her that he and the team are professionals who can handle anything. Cut the to Shawn telling everyone at the Megaplex that they are about to experience a disaster.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* DescriptionCut: Pete and his mom are talking about the premiere, while Mrs. Riley openly worries if Pete can handle the pressure. Pete assures her that he and the team are professionals who can handle anything. Cut the Shawn telling everyone at the Megaplex that they are about to experience a disaster.

to:

* DescriptionCut: Pete and his mom are talking about the premiere, while Mrs. Riley his mom Julie openly worries if Pete can handle the pressure. Pete assures her that he and the team are professionals who can handle anything. Cut the Shawn telling everyone at the Megaplex that they are about to experience a disaster.

Added: 114

Changed: 1

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* KickTheDog: Everyday Mason would come in to the Megaplex and off his services, he'd even make a work schedule for himself and hand it over to Shawn for approval. And every single day, Shawn would ''kindly'' take the note, tear it up and throw it away... right in front of Mason.

to:

* KickTheDog: Everyday Mason would come in to the Megaplex and off his services, he'd even make a work schedule for himself and hand it over to Shawn for approval. And every single day, Shawn would ''kindly'' take the note, tear it up and throw it away... right in front of Mason. Mason.
** That and calling him a freakshow during the grand opening, seriously, the man has zero respect for his betters.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* FinaglesLaw: Basically, during the night of the premier, anything that can go wrong, '''does''' go wrong. Even Pete's mom and her boyfriend George have a lousy night, and they weren't even at the megaplex for most of the evening!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TeamMom: Hillary Horan, a.k.a. Hillary Honey. Pete himself likens her to a sweet old grandmother, in the body of a teenager.

Added: 433

Changed: 100

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* DeadpanSnarker: Pete.

to:

* DeadpanSnarker: Pete.Pete, Karen and Bryan, must run in the family.
* DescriptionCut: Pete and his mom are talking about the premiere, while Mrs. Riley openly worries if Pete can handle the pressure. Pete assures her that he and the team are professionals who can handle anything. Cut the Shawn telling everyone at the Megaplex that they are about to experience a disaster.
--> '''Pete''': Mom, were professionals, we have everything under control.
--> '''Shawn''': (''hangs up phone'') It's a disaster!



* ShowWithinAShow: Lot's of the movies playing at the Megaplex.

to:

* ShowWithinAShow: Lot's of the The movies playing at the Megaplex.



* WhiteMaskOfDoom: Of course!

to:

* WhiteMaskOfDoom: Of If it's based on the ''Phantom of the Opera'', of course!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* KickTheDog: Everyday Mason would come in to the Megaplex and off his services, he'd even make a work schedule for himself and hand it over to Shawn for approval. And every single day, Shawn would ''kindly'' take the note, tear it up and throw it away... right in front of Mason.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Wolfgang Nedermayer keeps getting Shawn's last name wrong. [[spoiler:After Shawn was revealed to be the Phantom, Wolfgang comes down on him hard and got his name wrong again. This drove Shawn to scream and corrected him. He tells him he did all this so he can be noticed. But fed up with Wolfgang not caring, he quits.]]

to:

* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Wolfgang Nedermayer keeps getting Shawn's last name wrong. [[spoiler:After Shawn was is revealed to be the Phantom, Wolfgang comes down on him hard and got gets his name wrong wrong, again. This drove drives Shawn to scream and corrected correct him. He tells him he did all this so he can be noticed. But fed up with Wolfgang not caring, he quits.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


A 2000 DisneyChannel comedy film. Very loosely based on ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', the story concerns strange happenings at a megaplex on the night of a major movie premiere, Midnight Mayhem. Pete Riley, the seventeen year old assistant manager of the theater has to cope with malfunctioning equipment, disappearing staff, and a broken popcorn machine! He investigates the troubles to find out if it's all a coincidence or the result of sabotage by a mysterious "phantom". Not to mention the antics of his younger siblings.

to:

A 2000 DisneyChannel comedy film. Very loosely based on ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', the story concerns strange happenings at a megaplex on the night of a major movie premiere, Midnight Mayhem. Pete Riley, the seventeen year old assistant manager of the theater has to cope with malfunctioning equipment, disappearing staff, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a broken popcorn machine! machine]]! He investigates the troubles to find out if it's all a coincidence or the result of sabotage by a mysterious "phantom". Not to mention the antics of his younger siblings.

Added: 545

Changed: 116

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* [[spoiler:AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: about the Werewolf of the Megaplex...]]



* ElaborateUndergroundBase: [[spoiler:Move Mason has one dedicated to old moives]].

to:

* ElaborateUndergroundBase: [[spoiler:Move Mason has one dedicated to old moives]].movies]].



* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: The Phantom.
* MotorMouth: "Racy" Lacy, the theater worker, known for being super fast in the talking department.

to:

* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: The Phantom.
Phantom.
* {{Jerkass}}: Shawn [=MacGibbon=]
* JerkJock: Donny Hollie
* MotorMouth: "Racy" Lacy, the theater worker, known for being super fast in the talking department. department.
* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Wolfgang Nedermayer keeps getting Shawn's last name wrong. [[spoiler:After Shawn was revealed to be the Phantom, Wolfgang comes down on him hard and got his name wrong again. This drove Shawn to scream and corrected him. He tells him he did all this so he can be noticed. But fed up with Wolfgang not caring, he quits.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** BiggerOnTheInside: Even though it's pretty big on the outside, too.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* NightmareFetishist: Terry, a.k.a. "Scary Terry", who enjoys recapping disturbing urban legends to anyone in earshot. Of course, it turns out that Terry herself is capable of being scared.

Top