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* HeldGaze: Stacee Jaxx is fond of this move. At one point, he and Constance have one . . . while he's kissing a groupie who flung herself at him.



* LonelyAtTheTop: Implied to be a key force behind Stacee's drinking, as the only people around him are groupies, his manager [[spoiler who's cheating him]], and his best friend Hey Man

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* LonelyAtTheTop: Implied to be a key force behind Stacee's drinking, as the only people around him are groupies, his manager [[spoiler who's cheating him]], and his best friend Hey ManMan, who is an ape.


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* MiseryPoker: Sherri and Drew
-->'''Sherrie''': I'm a stripper at the Venus Club.
-->'''Drew''': I'm in a boy band.
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-->'''Sherrie''': You win.


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* NoShirtLongJacket: Stacee's usual style of dress.
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* DestructoNookie: Stacee and Constance destroy the bathroom having sex.


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* DrowningMySorrows: Stacee is perpetually drunk to deal with the loneliness and isolation of fame.


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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In-universe: During the opening of "Pour Some Sugar On Me", Stacee's hand movements look like he's jerking off when viewed from behind-- which is where the audience is.


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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Stacee may be a narcissistic alcoholic, but he believes in rock and agreed to perform at The Bourbon for free to help them out of a tight spot financially. [[Spoiler: When he learns Paul took the money anyway, Stacee sends them the money and an apology.]]


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* LadykillerInLove: Stacee Jaxx towards Constance.


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* LonelyAtTheTop: Implied to be a key force behind Stacee's drinking, as the only people around him are groupies, his manager [[spoiler who's cheating him]], and his best friend Hey Man
* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Stacee and Constance screw in The Bourbon Room's green room and bathroom.


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* WalkingShirtlessScene: At no point does Stacee Jaxx wear a shirt.
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It features the acting talents of Creator/TomCruise, Creator/CatherineZetaJones, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Creator/RussellBrand, Creator/AlecBaldwin, Music/MaryJBlige, amongst many others, and its soundtrack includes the music of [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]] , Music/DefLeppard, Music/{{Foreigner}}, Music/{{Journey}}, Music/{{Poison}}, Music/JoanJett, Music/PatBenatar, Music/{{Whitesnake}}, Music/{{Scorpions}}, Music/DavidLeeRoth, Music/GunsNRoses, Music/{{Extreme}}, Music/QuietRiot, Music/SkidRow, Music/{{Starship}}, Quarterflash, Music/NightRanger, Music/TwistedSister, Music/{{Warrant}}, Music/REOSpeedwagon, [[EarWorm it goes on and on and on and on.]]

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It features the acting talents of Creator/TomCruise, Creator/CatherineZetaJones, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Creator/RussellBrand, Creator/AlecBaldwin, Music/MaryJBlige, amongst many others, and its soundtrack includes the music of [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]] , Music/DefLeppard, Music/{{Foreigner}}, Music/{{Journey}}, Music/{{Poison}}, Music/JoanJett, Music/PatBenatar, Music/{{Whitesnake}}, Music/{{Scorpions}}, Music/DavidLeeRoth, Music/GunsNRoses, Music/{{Extreme}}, Music/QuietRiot, Music/SkidRow, Music/{{Starship}}, Quarterflash, Music/NightRanger, Music/TwistedSister, Music/{{Warrant}}, Music/REOSpeedwagon, [[EarWorm it goes on and on and on and on.]]
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''Rock Of Ages'' is a 2012 musical movie adaptation of [[Theatre/RockOfAges the 2006 Chris D'Arienzo Broadway musical of the same name.]]

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''Rock Of Ages'' is a 2012 musical movie adaptation of [[Theatre/RockOfAges the 2006 Chris D'Arienzo Broadway musical of the same name.]]
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''Rock Of Ages'' is a 2012 musical movie adaptation of the 2006 Chris D'Arienzo Broadway musical of the same name.

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''Rock Of Ages'' is a 2012 musical movie adaptation of [[Theatre/RockOfAges the 2006 Chris D'Arienzo Broadway musical of the same name.
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* BoyBand: [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]]. Also, the Z-Guyeezz must be one of the first.

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* BoyBand: [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]]. Also, the Z-Guyeezz must be one of the first. Being a member is portrayed as more degrading than stripping.
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* AnachronismStew : The film is supposed to be set in 1987, although some of the songs ("I Remember You," "More Than Words," etc.) were released later. The hairstyles (due to the lack of perms and layering) appear to be from a little later, and the fashions in the strip club date earlier (the Xanadu look from 1982 or so). It's a nostalgia piece about TheEighties.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Or maybe DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment?
-->'''Patricia Whitmore''': "This man spews out three things: sex...hateful music...and...({{Beat}})...sex!"

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* AnachronismStew : The film is supposed to be set in 1987, although some of the songs ("I Remember You," "More Than Words," etc.) were released later. The hairstyles (due to the lack of perms and layering) appear to be from a little later, and the fashions in the strip club date earlier (the Xanadu look from 1982 or so). It's a nostalgia piece about TheEighties.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Or maybe DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment?
-->'''Patricia Whitmore''': "This man spews out three things: sex...hateful music...and...({{Beat}})...sex!"
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* HollywoodCostuming: While the supporting characters seem to have a more 80s-appropriate look, the fashions and hairstyles on the two leads (JulianneHough and DiegoBoneta) look more out of 2012 than 1987.

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* HollywoodCostuming: While the supporting characters seem to have a more 80s-appropriate look, the fashions and hairstyles on the two leads (JulianneHough (Julianne Hough and DiegoBoneta) Diego Boneta) look more out of 2012 than 1987.
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* HollywoodCostuming: While the supporting characters seem to have a more 80s-appropriate look, the fashions and hairstyles on the two leads (Creator/JulianneHough and Creator/DiegoBoneta) look more out of 2012 than 1987.

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* HollywoodCostuming: While the supporting characters seem to have a more 80s-appropriate look, the fashions and hairstyles on the two leads (Creator/JulianneHough (JulianneHough and Creator/DiegoBoneta) DiegoBoneta) look more out of 2012 than 1987.

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* TheEighties: The movie takes place in 1987 Los Angeles, and set around this trope.



* TheEighties: The film takes place in 1987 Los Angeles.
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* HollywoodCostuming: While the supporting characters seem to have a more 80s-appropriate look, the fashions and hairstyles on the two leads (Creator/JulianneHough and Creator/DiegoBoneta) look more out of 2012 than 1987.


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* TheEighties: The film takes place in 1987 Los Angeles.
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* ActorAllusion: It's only fitting that Sherrie, who eventually becomes a dancer, is portrayed by someone who got her start [[Series/DancingWithTheStars as a dancer]], albeit a different kind.


* ExcrementStatement: Stacee and Paul's [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome whiskey scene]].

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* ExcrementStatement: Stacee and Paul's [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome whiskey scene]].scene.



* HumiliationConga: while not in public, Stacee's manager Paul Gill. See CrowningMomentOfAwesome for how Stacee gets back at him.

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* HumiliationConga: while not in public, Stacee's manager Paul Gill. See CrowningMomentOfAwesome for how Stacee gets back at him.
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* MistakenForCheating: Sherrie bumps into Stacee Jaxx, causing Drew to think that she had sex with him. Predictably, this is not cleared up immediately and they hate each other, driving the story forward.
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It features the acting talents of Creator/TomCruise, Creator/CatherineZetaJones, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Creator/RussellBrand, Creator/AlecBaldwin, Music/MaryJBlige, amongst many others, and its soundtrack includes the music of ''Music/JonBonJovi,'' Music/DefLeppard, Music/{{Foreigner}}, Music/{{Journey}}, Music/{{Poison}}, Music/JoanJett, Music/PatBenatar, Music/{{Whitesnake}}, Music/{{Scorpions}}, Music/DavidLeeRoth, Music/GunsNRoses, Music/{{Extreme}}, Music/QuietRiot, Music/SkidRow, Music/{{Starship}}, Quarterflash, Music/NightRanger, Music/TwistedSister, Music/{{Warrant}}, Music/REOSpeedwagon, [[EarWorm it goes on and on and on and on.]]

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It features the acting talents of Creator/TomCruise, Creator/CatherineZetaJones, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Creator/RussellBrand, Creator/AlecBaldwin, Music/MaryJBlige, amongst many others, and its soundtrack includes the music of ''Music/JonBonJovi,'' [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]] , Music/DefLeppard, Music/{{Foreigner}}, Music/{{Journey}}, Music/{{Poison}}, Music/JoanJett, Music/PatBenatar, Music/{{Whitesnake}}, Music/{{Scorpions}}, Music/DavidLeeRoth, Music/GunsNRoses, Music/{{Extreme}}, Music/QuietRiot, Music/SkidRow, Music/{{Starship}}, Quarterflash, Music/NightRanger, Music/TwistedSister, Music/{{Warrant}}, Music/REOSpeedwagon, [[EarWorm it goes on and on and on and on.]]
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* ExactWords: In response to Paul's plea, Stacee doesn't pour whiskey on his head. He just makes Paul wish that he had done that.

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It features the acting talents of Creator/TomCruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Creator/RussellBrand, Alec Baldwin, Music/MaryJBlige, amongst many others, and its soundtrack includes the music of ''Jon Bon Jovi,'' Music/DefLeppard, Music/{{Foreigner}}, Music/{{Journey}}, Music/{{Poison}}, Music/JoanJett, Music/PatBenatar, Music/{{Whitesnake}}, Music/{{Scorpions}}, Music/DavidLeeRoth, Music/GunsNRoses, Music/{{Extreme}}, Music/QuietRiot, Music/SkidRow, Music/{{Starship}}, Quarterflash, Music/NightRanger, Music/TwistedSister, Music/{{Warrant}}, Music/REOSpeedwagon, [[EarWorm it goes on and on and on and on.]]

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It features the acting talents of Creator/TomCruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Creator/CatherineZetaJones, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Creator/RussellBrand, Alec Baldwin, Creator/AlecBaldwin, Music/MaryJBlige, amongst many others, and its soundtrack includes the music of ''Jon Bon Jovi,'' ''Music/JonBonJovi,'' Music/DefLeppard, Music/{{Foreigner}}, Music/{{Journey}}, Music/{{Poison}}, Music/JoanJett, Music/PatBenatar, Music/{{Whitesnake}}, Music/{{Scorpions}}, Music/DavidLeeRoth, Music/GunsNRoses, Music/{{Extreme}}, Music/QuietRiot, Music/SkidRow, Music/{{Starship}}, Quarterflash, Music/NightRanger, Music/TwistedSister, Music/{{Warrant}}, Music/REOSpeedwagon, [[EarWorm it goes on and on and on and on.]]



* LargeHam: Patricia Whitmore and Stacee Jaxx. Catherine Zeta-Jones and TomCruise definitely had a blast playing their respective characters.
** Paul Giamatti, Alec Baldwin, and Russell Brand are all pretty over the top, making this film a WorldOfHam.

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* LargeHam: LargeHam:
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Patricia Whitmore and Stacee Jaxx. Catherine Zeta-Jones Creator/CatherineZetaJones and TomCruise Creator/TomCruise definitely had a blast playing their respective characters.
** Paul Giamatti, Alec Baldwin, Creator/PaulGiamatti, Creator/AlecBaldwin, and Russell Brand Creator/RussellBrand are all pretty over the top, making this film a WorldOfHam.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. This is a case of someplace else doubling ''as'' California, as Hollywood even, namely Miami. Even the famous Hollywood sign was rebuilt on a landfill.



* MissingTrailerScene: Depending which trailer you watch, there is quite a prominent scene of a blonde fan running into Stacee Jaxx's backstage dressing room, ripping her top open and declaring how much she loves him as he autographs her cleavage whilst the Rolling Stone reporter who is trying to interview him watches in shocked silence. Needless to say this scene never happens in the film, but it appears on the extended cut of the film.
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* {{Determinator}}: Kevy-Z continues to dance the ridiculous Z-Guyeezzs choreography as he's being dragged off the stage.
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It features the acting talents of Creator/TomCruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Creator/RussellBrand, Alec Baldwin, Music/MaryJBlige, amongst many others, and its soundtrack includes the music of ''Jon Bon Jovi,'' Music/DefLeppard, Music/{{Foreigner}}, Music/{{Journey}}, Music/{{Poison}}, Music/JoanJett, Music/PatBenatar, Music/{{Whitesnake}}, Music/{{Scorpions}}, Music/DavidLeeRoth, Music/GunsNRoses, Music/{{Extreme}}, Music/QuietRiot, Music/SkidRow, Music/{{Starship}}, Music/{{Quarterflash}}, Music/NightRanger, Music/TwistedSister, Music/{{Warrant}}, Music/REOSpeedwagon, [[EarWorm it goes on and on and on and on.]]

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It features the acting talents of Creator/TomCruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Creator/RussellBrand, Alec Baldwin, Music/MaryJBlige, amongst many others, and its soundtrack includes the music of ''Jon Bon Jovi,'' Music/DefLeppard, Music/{{Foreigner}}, Music/{{Journey}}, Music/{{Poison}}, Music/JoanJett, Music/PatBenatar, Music/{{Whitesnake}}, Music/{{Scorpions}}, Music/DavidLeeRoth, Music/GunsNRoses, Music/{{Extreme}}, Music/QuietRiot, Music/SkidRow, Music/{{Starship}}, Music/{{Quarterflash}}, Quarterflash, Music/NightRanger, Music/TwistedSister, Music/{{Warrant}}, Music/REOSpeedwagon, [[EarWorm it goes on and on and on and on.]]
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It features the acting talents of Creator/TomCruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Creator/RussellBrand, Alec Baldwin, Music/MaryJBlige, amongst many others, and its soundtrack includes the music of JonBonJovi, DefLeppard, Foreigner, Music/{{Journey}}, Music/{{Poison}}, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Music/{{Whitesnake}}, Scorpions, David Lee Roth, Music/GunsNRoses, Music/{{Extreme}}, Music/QuietRiot, Music/SkidRow, Starship, Quarterflash, Night Ranger, Music/TwistedSister, Warrant, REO Speedwagon, [[EarWorm it goes on and on and on and on.]]

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It features the acting talents of Creator/TomCruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Creator/RussellBrand, Alec Baldwin, Music/MaryJBlige, amongst many others, and its soundtrack includes the music of JonBonJovi, DefLeppard, Foreigner, ''Jon Bon Jovi,'' Music/DefLeppard, Music/{{Foreigner}}, Music/{{Journey}}, Music/{{Poison}}, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Music/JoanJett, Music/PatBenatar, Music/{{Whitesnake}}, Scorpions, David Lee Roth, Music/{{Scorpions}}, Music/DavidLeeRoth, Music/GunsNRoses, Music/{{Extreme}}, Music/QuietRiot, Music/SkidRow, Starship, Quarterflash, Night Ranger, Music/{{Starship}}, Music/{{Quarterflash}}, Music/NightRanger, Music/TwistedSister, Warrant, REO Speedwagon, Music/{{Warrant}}, Music/REOSpeedwagon, [[EarWorm it goes on and on and on and on.]]
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* TheAlcoholic: Stacee Jaxx spends most of his scenes staggering about in a drunken stupor with a bottle of scotch in his hand. Implied to be a case of drowning his sorrows. Constance calls him on his behavior during her interview.

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* TheAlcoholic: Stacee Jaxx spends most of his scenes staggering about in a drunken stupor with a bottle of scotch in his hand. Implied to be a case of [[DrowningMySorrows drowning his sorrows.sorrows]]. Constance calls him on his behavior during her interview.
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* XtremeKoolLetterz: The Z-Guyeezz is an attempt at this, complete with the ItIsPronouncedTroPAY mentioned above.

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* HollywoodCalifornia: The movie is mostly restricted to two greater locations, namely Sunset Boulevard and the Hollywood sign. Not that it was actually made there (see CaliforniaDoubling).

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* HollywoodCalifornia: The movie is mostly restricted to two greater locations, namely Sunset Boulevard and the Hollywood sign. Not that it was actually made there (see CaliforniaDoubling).CaliforniaDoubling), and not that the Hollywood sign and its immediate surroundings look anything like the real deal. It's kind of Hollywood Hollywood because Hollywood fails at portraying ''itself'' realistically.



* JukeboxMusical: this film in a nutshell.

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* JukeboxMusical: this This film in a nutshell.



* QueerPeopleAreFunny: [[spoiler: Dennis and Lonnie have a love song late in the movie. It's played completely for laughs, and [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment it's never mentioned again]].]]

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* QueerPeopleAreFunny: [[spoiler: Dennis and Lonnie have a love song late in the movie. It's [[PlayedForLaughs played completely for laughs, laughs]], and [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment it's never mentioned again]].]]


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* ShoutOut: So Stacee refers to Constance as Cinderella? Like, you know, that hair metal band?
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Patricia tries and hilariously fails to invoke the RuleOfThree while describing Stacee.
-->"This man spews out three things: sex, hateful music...and...sex!"

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* AllStarCast



* BringMyBrownPants: The Z-Guyeezz have this effect on Dennis.
-->'''Dennis:'''' Oh my God, I just threw up.\\
'''Lonnie:''' Where?\\
'''Dennis:''' In my pants. Out of my ass.



* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: When Stacee humiliates Paul after finding out [[spoiler:he took the money of his concert at the Bourbon Room.]] He basically sics his monkey Hey Man, having him throw random shit from the hotel room at Paul and forces him to read the article. Then when Paul tries to sweet talk his way out with 150 year old scotch, Stacee downs it while pissing on him and ends with a BondOneLiner[=/=]IronicEcho.
-->Stacee: "150 year old Scotch? Priceless."



* TheDanza: Paul Giamatti as Paul Gill.



* ExcrementStatement: Stacee and Paul's [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome whiskey scene]].



* HumiliationConga: while not in public, Stacee's manager Paul Gill. See Crowning Moment of Awesome for how Stacee gets back at him.

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* HumiliationConga: while not in public, Stacee's manager Paul Gill. See Crowning Moment of Awesome CrowningMomentOfAwesome for how Stacee gets back at him.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. This is a case of someplace else doubling ''as'' California, as Hollywood even, namely Miami.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. This is a case of someplace else doubling ''as'' California, as Hollywood even, namely Miami. Even the famous Hollywood sign was rebuilt on a landfill.


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* HollywoodCalifornia: The movie is mostly restricted to two greater locations, namely Sunset Boulevard and the Hollywood sign. Not that it was actually made there (see CaliforniaDoubling).


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* TelevisionGeography: The Hollywood sign in ''Rock of Ages'', actually installed in Miami, has a viewing platform behind it. The one in Hollywood doesn't; it's located on a hillside that's too steep for most to climb.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Subverted. This is a case of someplace else doubling ''as'' California, as Hollywood even, namely Miami.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: Subverted.[[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. This is a case of someplace else doubling ''as'' California, as Hollywood even, namely Miami.
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