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--> '''Captain of the Guard:''' (''to Mimi'') '''You''' said you'd go '''''quietly'''''. (''to his men'') Burn the farm.

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--> '''Captain of the Guard:''' (''to Mimi'') '''You''' said you'd go '''''quietly'''''. (''to his men'') Burn down the farm.
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* FanDisservice: Charlie runs around bare-ass naked after jumping out of the bath tub.


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* MsFanservice: Christina's naked body is seen in silhuette [[RuleOfSexy beneath her silk nightgown]], and Mimi ends up completely naked near the end of the film.


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* RousingSpeech: Subverted. When Mimi agrees to stay quiet as she's arrested (as to not have her farm burned down), she builds her initially quiet verbal resistance, into a patriotic speech about countrymen and revolution. This ends in her repeatedly shouting '''''"For Fraaance! For Fraaance!"''''', but the Captain of the Guard will have none of this:
--> '''Captain of the Guard:''' (''to Mimi'') '''You''' said you'd go '''''quietly'''''. (''to his men'') Burn the farm.
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--> '''Louis:''' You told me it was a ''costume ball''!\\
'''Marie:''' I changed my mind.

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* LemonyNarrator: The narrator not only comments on the scenes, but on characters and history, offering up his own opinions regarding motives, personalities, and plots. When scenes switch, he reads the extremely bold context titles, and continuously reminds the audience that it's the year...'''''1789'''', without regard to the time, day of the week, date, or how many weeks have passed.
--> '''Narrator:''' Later, that night...(music swells and stops) '''''1789'''''.

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* LemonyNarrator: The narrator not only comments on the scenes, but on characters and history, offering up his own opinions regarding motives, personalities, and plots. plots.
--> '''Narrator:''' King Louis, whose tinkering with time pieces did not tell him that his ''own'' time was running out. Queen Marie, who tinkered with everything ''but'' time pieces - she didn't '''care''' what time it was. But the Duke '''d'Escargot''' knew what time it was - '''''his''''' tinkering was ''well-timed''.
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When scenes switch, he reads the extremely bold context titles, and continuously reminds the audience that it's the year...'''''1789'''', without regard to the time, day of the week, date, or how many weeks have passed.
--> ---> '''Narrator:''' Later, that night...(music swells and stops) '''''1789'''''.

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* LemonyNarrator: The narrator not only comments on the scenes, but on characters and history, offering up his own opinions regarding motives, personalities, and plots. When scenes switch, he reads the extremely bold context titles, and continuously reminds the audience that it's the year...'''''1789.'''''

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* LemonyNarrator: The narrator not only comments on the scenes, but on characters and history, offering up his own opinions regarding motives, personalities, and plots. When scenes switch, he reads the extremely bold context titles, and continuously reminds the audience that it's the year...'''''1789.''''''''''1789'''', without regard to the time, day of the week, date, or how many weeks have passed.
--> '''Narrator:''' Later, that night...(music swells and stops) '''''1789'''''.

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* HypocriticalHumor: The lead monk orders his men to assassinate the di Sisi brothers ''quickly and quietly''. But they immediately withdraw handguns and begin blasting away at what they think are the di Sisis sleeping in bed, screaming and shouting the whole time.



*LemonyNarrator: The narrator not only comments on the scenes, but on characters and history, offering up his own opinions regarding motives, personalities, and plots. When scenes switch, he reads the extremely bold context titles, and continuously reminds the audience that it's the year...'''''1789.'''''



* ShoutOut: When Pierre is interrogated by the director of the insane asylum, he is asked who he and his brother (Philippe) are. He naturally answers, ''The Corsican Brothers'', as the di Sisis are (somewhat) brothers ''from'' [[UsefulNotes/Corsica Corsica]]. ''The Corsican Brothers'' is also the name of the "mismatched twins" novella by Creator/AlexandreDumas, which partially inspired this film.

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* ShoutOut: When Pierre is interrogated by the director of the insane asylum, he is asked who he and his brother (Philippe) are. He naturally answers, ''The Corsican Brothers'', as the di Sisis are (somewhat) brothers ''from'' [[UsefulNotes/Corsica Corsica]].the island of Corsica. ''The Corsican Brothers'' is also the name of the "mismatched twins" novella by Creator/AlexandreDumas, which partially inspired this film.
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* ShoutOut: When Pierre is interrogated by the director of the insane asylum, he is asked who he and his brother (Philippe) are. He naturally answers, ''The Corsican Brothers'', as the di Sisis are (somewhat) brothers ''from'' UsefulNotes/Corsica. ''The Corsican Brothers'' is also the name of the "mismatched twins" novella by Creator/AlexandreDumas, which partially inspired this film.

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* ShoutOut: When Pierre is interrogated by the director of the insane asylum, he is asked who he and his brother (Philippe) are. He naturally answers, ''The Corsican Brothers'', as the di Sisis are (somewhat) brothers ''from'' UsefulNotes/Corsica.[[UsefulNotes/Corsica Corsica]]. ''The Corsican Brothers'' is also the name of the "mismatched twins" novella by Creator/AlexandreDumas, which partially inspired this film.
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* ShoutOut: When Pierre is interrogated by the director of the insane asylum, he is asked who he and his brother (Philippe) are. He naturally answers, ''The Corsican Brothers'', as the di Sisis are (somewhat) brothers ''from'' UsefulNotes/Corsica. ''The Corsican Brothers'' is also the name of the "mismatched twins" novella by Creator/AlexandreDumas, which partially inspired this film.

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''Start the Revolution Without Me'' is a 1970 comedy film starring Creator/GeneWilder and Creator/DonaldSutherland as two sets of twins (one born from aristocrats, the other from peasants) who undergo a bizarre switch at birth after the doctor delivering them confuses the two sets; he switches one twin in each pair so each couple will get at least one of their own children. Years later, on the eve of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution, hilarity ensues as each pair plays a role in the upcoming events.

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''Start the Revolution Without Me'' is a 1970 historical comedy film starring film, spoofing both the [[UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution French Revolution]] and the novella [[Creator/AlexandreDumas The Corsican Brothers]]. It stars Creator/GeneWilder and Creator/DonaldSutherland as two sets of twins (one born from aristocrats, set aristocratic, the other from peasants) peasantry) who undergo a bizarre switch are switched at birth after the delivery doctor delivering them confuses the two sets; he switches one twin in each pair mixes the pairs so that each couple will get gets at least one of their own children. babies. Years later, on the eve of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution, the French Revolution, hilarity ensues as each pair plays a role in the upcoming events.



%% * AffectionateParody
* AgentPeacock: Pierre. He may be a dandy but he is a deadly one.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The film is somewhat of a parody of various historical fiction works about the French Revolution, and is not particularly concerned with historical accuracy.

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%% * AffectionateParody
AffectionateParody: [[Creator/AlexandreDumas The Corsican Brothers]].
* AgentPeacock: Pierre. He may be a dandy dandy, but he is a physically deadly one.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The film is somewhat of a parody of various historical fiction works about the French Revolution, and is not particularly concerned with the historical accuracy.accuracy of events. The costuming, props, locations, and sets are, however, surprisingly historically accurate.



%% * ButtMonkey: The King.
%% * CampGay: Pierre.
%% -->'''Philippe:''' ONE DAY, I SHALL BE KING!\\
%% '''Pierre:''' And I shall be Queen!

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%% * ButtMonkey: The King.
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King. Louis is made a complete fool throughout the film, starting with the first scene he is in, when Lt. Sorel promises to take the letter to the de Sisi brothers, but immediately hands it over to d'Escargot and Marie Antoinette.
* CampGay: Pierre.
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Pierre. When Philippe starts commenting on everything he'll own in France (once he is made King), Pierre counter-comments with all of the "softer and lighter" versions of everything Philippe describes.
-->'''Philippe:''' ONE '''''ONE DAY, I SHALL BE KING!\\
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KING!'''''\\
'''Pierre:''' And I shall be Queen!'''''Queen'''''!



%% * DistractedByTheSexy: Christina leads away a load of soldiers from the battle after all of her clothes have been ripped off.

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%% * DistractedByTheSexy: At the end of the film, Christina leads and Mimi unintentionally lead away a load large contingent of soldiers from the battle after all of her Mimi's clothes have been ripped off.off by an over-zealous Christina.



%% * HairTriggerTemper: Philippe
%% * IdenticalStranger: The two pairs of identical twins also perfectly resemble the other pair.

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%% * HairTriggerTemper: Philippe
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Philippe. When Helene mentions Pierre getting "excited", Philippe completely flies off the handle, grabbing his wife by the collar and screaming at her at the top of his lungs.
* IdenticalStranger: The two pairs of identical twins also mismatched twins, played by Creator/GeneWilder and Creator/DonaldSutherland, perfectly resemble the other pair.each other.



%% * LargeHam: Philippe. But it is Creator/GeneWilder, what do you expect?
%% * LovableCoward: Both Charles and Claude, who will flee whenever danger erupts.
%% * MedievalMorons

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%% * LargeHam: Almost everyone, but especially Philippe. But Nearly any time he's required to shows even a hint of intense emotion, Gene Wilder proceeds to go from calm to '''''absolutely lose-his-fucking-shit insane''''' in under 5 seconds, and stays that way until the end of the scene. But, of course, it is Creator/GeneWilder, what do ''is'' Gene Wilder. What else did you expect?
%% * LovableCoward: Both Charles and Claude, who will flee whenever danger erupts.
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quickly (and smartly) when their rebel group violently suicide-raids a convoy the King's [[spoiler: pillow makers]]. The rebels somehow lose [[RedShirts 10 of their own men]] in the attack.



%% * NoEnding: [[spoiler:Two modern pairs of Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland show up and kill Orson Welles at the climax. Afterward both Donald Sutherlands are killed by the Gene Wilders. Then one Gene Wilder kills another. Just as the final Gene Wilder picks up the book to narrate the finish, the Man in the Iron Mask shows up and shoots him. Credits.]]
%% * ReallyGetsAround: Marie Antoinette
%% * SeparatedAtBirth: The two pairs of twins, with each family getting one from each pair.

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%% * NoEnding: [[spoiler:Two As the each set of the mismatched twins (in modern pairs of Gene Wilder business suits and Donald Sutherland show up and kill Orson Welles at the climax. Afterward both Donald Sutherlands are killed by the Gene Wilders. Then one Gene Wilder kills another. Just as the final Gene Wilder picks up the book sunglasses) attempts to narrate the finish, they're killed in succession by each other. Eventually, the Man in the Iron Mask shows up and shoots him. Credits.]]
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the last of the mismatched leads. He runs off, screaming that he's free of the French aristocracy, and the credits role, leaving the actual story unfinished.
* ReallyGetsAround: Marie Antoinette
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Antoinette. She has daliances with d'Escargot, Sorel, Philippe, Claude, and just about everyone not named Louis.
* SeparatedAtBirth: The Echoing ''The Corsican Brothers'', the two pairs of twins, twins (one aristocracy and one peasantry), are mixed up, with each family getting one baby from each pair.



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%% * SwappedRolesSwappedRoles: The plans of the Coupe and di Sisi twins cause them to switch places in each other's plans, creating complete havoc on both sides of the revolution.



%% * TrapDoor: The doctor at the mental hospital has one in his office.
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%% * UpperClassTwit: King Louis

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%% * TrapDoor: The doctor at the mental hospital has one in his office.
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office, which he uses with devestating effect on the di Sisi brothers, after Philippe goes off the emotional deep end. They boys end up navingating the underground prison system beneath Paris.
* TwinSwitch
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TwinSwitch: See SeparatedAtBirth
* UpperClassTwit: King LouisLouis. He thinks he's the intelligent one in the convoluted plan, but is the most clueless, bungling person in the film. During the royal ball, he loses his temper and accidentally gives away the plot to [[spoiler: kill the villain, d'Escargot]].
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* EverybodyDiesEnding: Literally, only one character [[spoiler: The Man in the Iron Mask]] is alive at the end of the movie (everyone else has been [[spoiler: murdered]] or is dead through the passage of time.

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* EverybodyDiesEnding: Literally, only one character [[spoiler: The Man in the Iron Mask]] is alive at the end of the movie (everyone else has been [[spoiler: murdered]] or is dead through the passage of time.time).
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* EveryoneDies: Literally, only one character [[spoiler: The Man in the Iron Mask]] is alive at the end of the movie (everyone else has been [[spoiler: murdered]] or is dead through the passage of time.

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* EveryoneDies: EverybodyDiesEnding: Literally, only one character [[spoiler: The Man in the Iron Mask]] is alive at the end of the movie (everyone else has been [[spoiler: murdered]] or is dead through the passage of time.
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* EveryoneDies: Literally, only one character [[spoiler: The Man in the Iron Mask]] is alive at the end of the movie (everyone else has been [[spoiler: murdered]] or is dead through the passage of time.
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* MummiesAtTheDinnerTable: Philippe's stuffed falcon, which he carries everywhere and shows more affection than his wife. Pointing out that it's dead is his foremost BerserkButton.
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