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* SweepsWeekLesbianKiss: Functions like one, even though this isn't a TV show. At one point Amber and Kat make out in an alleyway and Amber even puts her hand under Kat's dress--but chickens out a second later and it's never mentioned again.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Kat disappears from the story after Amber rejects her affections.
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* BringMyBrownPants: [[spoiler:Dana is found motionless with a sizable urine stain on his pants, indicating that he was murdered. Then it turns out he was just unconscious, with the urine going unexplained.]]
* TheCasanova: Deconstructed. Nick Martucci successfully seduces Amber with his good looks and extravagant wealth, but Amber was in a romantic mood to begin with and only gave in for the thrill of it. [[spoiler: After figuring Nick out and getting back to work, Amber effortlessly shrugs off all of Nick's charms.]]
* TheCasanova: Deconstructed. Nick Martucci successfully seduces Amber with his good looks and extravagant wealth, but Amber was in a romantic mood to begin with and only gave in for the thrill of it. [[spoiler: After figuring Nick out and getting back to work, Amber effortlessly shrugs off all of Nick's charms.]]
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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Amber allows Deb to raid her closet for emergency clothing, but when Amber takes a call from her friend and politely signals that Deb should leave so she can talk, Deb doesn't get the message and keeps lingering obliviously. It takes a few more tries before Deb finally realizes she should go.
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** Amber allows Deb to raid her closet for emergency clothing, but when Amber takes a call from her friend and politely signals that Deb should leave so she can talk, Deb doesn't get the message and keeps lingering obliviously. It takes a few more tries before Deb finally realizes she should go.
** [[spoiler: Nick Martucci spends his final scene trying to woo Amber with a series of cliches, all of which are so stupid that Amber eventually screams at him to get the fuck out.]]
* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Amber entertains the thought, but is mostly just letting herself get swept up in the glamour of Italy and the attention of a suave rich man. Played straight with Nick, who is so used to casual hookups that he's completely unprepared when it comes to forming a genuine relationship.
** Amber allows Deb to raid her closet for emergency clothing, but when Amber takes a call from her friend and politely signals that Deb should leave so she can talk, Deb doesn't get the message and keeps lingering obliviously. It takes a few more tries before Deb finally realizes she should go.
** [[spoiler: Nick Martucci spends his final scene trying to woo Amber with a series of cliches, all of which are so stupid that Amber eventually screams at him to get the fuck out.]]
* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Amber entertains the thought, but is mostly just letting herself get swept up in the glamour of Italy and the attention of a suave rich man. Played straight with Nick, who is so used to casual hookups that he's completely unprepared when it comes to forming a genuine relationship.
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''Spin Me Round'' is a 2022 romantic comedy-thriller film directed and co-written by Creator/JeffBaena, who also co-wrote the screenplay with its star Creator/AlisonBrie. The supporting cast includes Creator/AlessandroNivola, Creator/MollyShannon, [[Creator/TimAndEric Tim Heidecker]], Creator/FredArmisen, Creator/DebbyRyan, Creator/LilRelHowery, Creator/AubreyPlaza, and Creator/EgoNwodim.
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''Spin Me Round'' is a 2022 romantic comedy comedy-thriller film directed and co-written by Creator/JeffBaena, who also co-wrote the screenplay with its star Creator/AlisonBrie. The supporting cast includes Creator/AlessandroNivola, Creator/MollyShannon, [[Creator/TimAndEric Tim Heidecker]], Creator/FredArmisen, Creator/DebbyRyan, Creator/LilRelHowery, Creator/AubreyPlaza, and Creator/EgoNwodim.
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''Spin Me Round'' is a 2022 romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Creator/JeffBaena, who also co-wrote the screenplay with its star Creator/AlisonBrie. The supporting cast includes Creator/AlessandroNivola, Creator/MollyShannon, [[Creator/TimAndEric Tim Heidecker]], Zach Woods, Creator/FredArmisen, Creator/DebbyRyan, Creator/LilRelHowery, Creator/AubreyPlaza, and Creator/EgoNwodim.
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''Spin Me Round'' is a 2022 American romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Creator/JeffBaena, starring and co-written by Creator/AlisonBrie. The supporting cast includes Creator/AubreyPlaza, Creator/AlessandroNivola, [[Creator/TimAndEric Tim Heidecker]], Zach Woods, Creator/FredArmisen, and Creator/MollyShannon.
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* RealityHasNoSubtitles: None of the Italian spoken in the film is subtitled, emphasizing Amber's ignorance of it.
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* BlackBestFriend: Amber's best (and possibly only) friend Emily is black. She does not come on the trip and calls in for a video chat a few times.
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* TakeThat: After Kat talks about reading the heady novel ''Literature/NewsOfAKidnapping'', Amber claims not to be reading anything, apparently too ashamed to admit she's reading ''Literature/EatPrayLove''. Kat later calls her out for lying about it and dismissively tosses the book to the ground.
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* TakeThat: After Kat talks about reading the heady novel ''Literature/NewsOfAKidnapping'', Amber claims not to be reading anything, apparently too ashamed to admit she's reading ''Literature/EatPrayLove''. Kat later calls her out for lying about it and dismissively tosses the book to the ground.ground.
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Amber allows Deb to raid her closet for emergency clothing, but when Amber takes a call from her friend and politely signals that Deb should leave so she can talk, Deb doesn't get the message and keeps lingering obliviously. It takes a few more tries before Deb finally realizes she should go.
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Amber allows Deb to raid her closet for emergency clothing, but when Amber takes a call from her friend and politely signals that Deb should leave so she can talk, Deb doesn't get the message and keeps lingering obliviously. It takes a few more tries before Deb finally realizes she should go.
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** Deb's lost suitcase finally gets returned at the end of the trip.
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''Spin Me Round'' is a comedy directed and co-written by Jeff Baena, starring and co-written by Creator/AlisonBrie. The supporting cast includes Creator/AubreyPlaza, Allesandro Nivola, Creator/TimHeidecker, Creator/ZachWoods, Tim Heidecker, Zach Woods, Creator/FredArmisen, and Creator/MollyShannon.
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* GrievousBottleyHarm: Kat breaks a wine bottle and threatens a local sleazebag with it.
* RejectionAffection: In the end, [[spoiler:Nick attempts to woo Amber back, but she rejects him. He can't believe it, and she repeatedly tells him to go away until she screams and sprays alfredo sauce at him]].
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* SleepsWithBothEyesOpen: In the third act, it seems that [[spoiler:Jen]] DiesWideOpen, but it later turns out that she's sleeping with her eyes open. On the ride back to the airport, she falls asleep again with her eyes open and mouth gaping as if she's dead.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Fran assumes that everyone already knows who he is because he appeared in an episode of a cooking show. Later he tries to seize control of the Liz Bence's presentation.
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* SleepsWithBothEyesOpen: In the third act, it seems that [[spoiler:Jen]] DiesWideOpen, but it later turns out that she's sleeping with her eyes open. On the ride back to the airport, she again falls asleep again with her eyes open and mouth gaping as if she's dead.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Fran assumes that everyone already knows who he is because he appeared in an episode of a cooking show. Later he tries to seize control ofthe Liz Bence's presentation.
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Amber, the manager of an Italian restaurant chain, wins a trip to Italy as part of a company work retreat. Lonely and unsatisfied, Amber hopes to find love in Italy, but she gets much more than she bargained for.
!!Tropes in this film:
* AffectionateNickname: Nick refers to Amber as "Baby Turtle" because he says she's afraid to come out of her shell. [[spoiler:Amber is never comfortable with it and eventually calls Nick out on it being insulting]].
* BaitAndSwitch: In the third act, it's teased that [[spoiler:Deb is a murderer, but it turns out to be a series of misunderstandings]].
* BrickJoke:
** In the first act, Craig warns everyone that Italy is dangerous because of the wild boars. In the third act, [[spoiler:Dana is gored by boars, which then crash into an orgy]].
** In act one, Jen mentions that her twin sister died in the womb. In the third act, when Nick tearfully relates how his sister died in his arms, Jen pipes up that hers did too.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** Craig seems to be really interested in filming everyone, even women throwing trash away, and he holds his camera on Amber for an uncomfortably long period of time. It turns out [[spoiler:he's the cameraman for the orgies]].
** Amber learns that one particular part of Italy is known for pornography where everyone wears masks. While at Ricky's party, everyone keeps asking Amber if she's into "new experiences," and she finds a drawer full of masks. In the third act, [[spoiler:Amber stumbles into Ricky's masked orgy]].
* {{Gaslighting}}: Amber accuses [[spoiler:Nick]] of trying to gaslight her when he's caught red-handed.
* GenderBlenderName: Fran and Dana, which becomes a plot point when [[spoiler:Dana realizes that he and Fran are the only men to ever be invited to the company retreat, so whoever selected the names must have assumed they were women]].
* ManChild: Kat accuses Nick of being a baby. [[spoiler:He bawls like a baby in the third act]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Amber gives one to [[spoiler:Nick]] in the end.
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Kat's interest in Amber sidetracks her for a while into thinking that she's been gaslighting her rather than Nick]].
* TheReveal: It turns out that [[spoiler:Nick uses these company retreats as his personal dating service and discards his lovers after they leave]].
* RomanceCoverScene: The film's poster is a riff on romance novels.
* RunningGag: Once Deb guys her own clothes, she appears in outrageously extravagant outfits in every scene.
* SeriousBusiness: Deb is utterly devastated that her luggage got lost at the airport and moans about it nonstop until Amber offers to share her clothing.
* ShoutOut:
** Craig screens ''Film/LifeIsBeautiful'' for the group, apparently thinking that it's a fun showcase of Italy. The next day, he apologizes for not vetting the film beforehand, since it's actually set in a Nazi concentration camp.
** Kat talks about reading Creator/GabrielGarciaMarquez's ''Literature/NewsOfAKidnapping'', which goes right over Amber's head.
* SleepsWithBothEyesOpen: In the third act, it seems that [[spoiler:Jen]] DiesWideOpen, but it later turns out that she's sleeping with her eyes open. On the ride back to the airport, she falls asleep again with her eyes open and mouth gaping as if she's dead.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Fran assumes that everyone already knows who he is because he appeared in an episode of a cooking show. Later he tries to seize control of the Liz Bence's presentation.
* TakeThat: After Kat talks about reading the heady novel ''Literature/NewsOfAKidnapping'', Amber claims not to be reading anything, apparently too ashamed to admit she's reading ''Literature/EatPrayLove''. Kat later calls her out for lying about it and dismissively tosses the book to the ground.
Amber, the manager of an Italian restaurant chain, wins a trip to Italy as part of a company work retreat. Lonely and unsatisfied, Amber hopes to find love in Italy, but she gets much more than she bargained for.
!!Tropes in this film:
* AffectionateNickname: Nick refers to Amber as "Baby Turtle" because he says she's afraid to come out of her shell. [[spoiler:Amber is never comfortable with it and eventually calls Nick out on it being insulting]].
* BaitAndSwitch: In the third act, it's teased that [[spoiler:Deb is a murderer, but it turns out to be a series of misunderstandings]].
* BrickJoke:
** In the first act, Craig warns everyone that Italy is dangerous because of the wild boars. In the third act, [[spoiler:Dana is gored by boars, which then crash into an orgy]].
** In act one, Jen mentions that her twin sister died in the womb. In the third act, when Nick tearfully relates how his sister died in his arms, Jen pipes up that hers did too.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** Craig seems to be really interested in filming everyone, even women throwing trash away, and he holds his camera on Amber for an uncomfortably long period of time. It turns out [[spoiler:he's the cameraman for the orgies]].
** Amber learns that one particular part of Italy is known for pornography where everyone wears masks. While at Ricky's party, everyone keeps asking Amber if she's into "new experiences," and she finds a drawer full of masks. In the third act, [[spoiler:Amber stumbles into Ricky's masked orgy]].
* {{Gaslighting}}: Amber accuses [[spoiler:Nick]] of trying to gaslight her when he's caught red-handed.
* GenderBlenderName: Fran and Dana, which becomes a plot point when [[spoiler:Dana realizes that he and Fran are the only men to ever be invited to the company retreat, so whoever selected the names must have assumed they were women]].
* ManChild: Kat accuses Nick of being a baby. [[spoiler:He bawls like a baby in the third act]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Amber gives one to [[spoiler:Nick]] in the end.
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Kat's interest in Amber sidetracks her for a while into thinking that she's been gaslighting her rather than Nick]].
* TheReveal: It turns out that [[spoiler:Nick uses these company retreats as his personal dating service and discards his lovers after they leave]].
* RomanceCoverScene: The film's poster is a riff on romance novels.
* RunningGag: Once Deb guys her own clothes, she appears in outrageously extravagant outfits in every scene.
* SeriousBusiness: Deb is utterly devastated that her luggage got lost at the airport and moans about it nonstop until Amber offers to share her clothing.
* ShoutOut:
** Craig screens ''Film/LifeIsBeautiful'' for the group, apparently thinking that it's a fun showcase of Italy. The next day, he apologizes for not vetting the film beforehand, since it's actually set in a Nazi concentration camp.
** Kat talks about reading Creator/GabrielGarciaMarquez's ''Literature/NewsOfAKidnapping'', which goes right over Amber's head.
* SleepsWithBothEyesOpen: In the third act, it seems that [[spoiler:Jen]] DiesWideOpen, but it later turns out that she's sleeping with her eyes open. On the ride back to the airport, she falls asleep again with her eyes open and mouth gaping as if she's dead.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Fran assumes that everyone already knows who he is because he appeared in an episode of a cooking show. Later he tries to seize control of the Liz Bence's presentation.
* TakeThat: After Kat talks about reading the heady novel ''Literature/NewsOfAKidnapping'', Amber claims not to be reading anything, apparently too ashamed to admit she's reading ''Literature/EatPrayLove''. Kat later calls her out for lying about it and dismissively tosses the book to the ground.
