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* HistoricalVillainDowngrade: Michael Burgess, the author of the book about the Revolutionary War, is upset that they are making the sadistic Green Dragoon Banastre Tarleton a romantic lead. Ironically, ''Film/ThePatriot'' covered the same battle and made Tarleton an absolute monster. [[invoked]]
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* HistoricalVillainDowngrade: Michael Burgess, the author of the book about the Revolutionary War, is upset that they are making the sadistic Green Dragoon Banastre Tarleton a romantic lead. Ironically, ''Film/ThePatriot'' ''Film/ThePatriot2000'' covered the same battle and made Tarleton an absolute monster. [[invoked]]
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* SenpaiKohai: Stanley attached himself to Michael because he wants Michael's talent to "rub off" on him. Stanley also navigates Michael through Hollywood politics.
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A 1986 American comedy written and directed by Creator/AlanAlda, who stars as historian Michael Burgess, who finds himself dealing with the egos and views of people around him when one of his books is adapted into a major motion picture -- and all of this is happening while he's having serious CommitmentIssues with his girlfriend.
The movie stars Creator/MichaelCaine, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Creator/BobHoskins, Lise Hilboldt, Creator/LillianGish, Creator/SaulRubinek, Creator/LoisChiles, Creator/LindaThorson and Creator/LynneThigpen.
The movie stars Creator/MichaelCaine, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Creator/BobHoskins, Lise Hilboldt, Creator/LillianGish, Creator/SaulRubinek, Creator/LoisChiles, Creator/LindaThorson and Creator/LynneThigpen.
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A 1986 American comedy film written and directed by Creator/AlanAlda, who also stars as historian Michael Burgess, a college history professor who finds himself dealing with the clashing egos and views of people around him when one of his books is adapted into a major motion picture -- and – all of this is happening while he's having serious CommitmentIssues with his girlfriend.
The movie stars Also in the cast are Creator/MichaelCaine, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Creator/BobHoskins, Lise Hilboldt, Creator/LillianGish, Creator/SaulRubinek, Creator/LoisChiles, Creator/LindaThorson and Creator/LynneThigpen.
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The movie stars Creator/MichaelCaine, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Creator/BobHoskins, Creator/LillianGish, Creator/SaulRubinek, Creator/LoisChiles, Creator/LindaThorson and Creator/LynneThigpen.
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The movie stars Creator/MichaelCaine, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Creator/BobHoskins, Lise Hilboldt, Creator/LillianGish, Creator/SaulRubinek, Creator/LoisChiles, Creator/LindaThorson and Creator/LynneThigpen.
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* SempaiKohai: Stanley attached himself to Michael because he wants Michael's talent to "rub off" on him. Stanley also navigates Michael through Hollywood politics.
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* SempaiKohai: SenpaiKohai: Stanley attached himself to Michael because he wants Michael's talent to "rub off" on him. Stanley also navigates Michael through Hollywood politics.
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* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Bob Hoskins manages a good, rough American accent, which he would later use for ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' and ''Film/SuperMarioBros''.
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* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Bob Hoskins manages a good, rough American accent, which he would later use for ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' and ''Film/SuperMarioBros''.''Film/SuperMarioBros1993''.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When the local reenactors mutiny against the film crew during the shooting of the final battle, several background members of the film crew are visibly amused from the start. The assistant director, [[AllWomenAreLustful the other female crew members who weren't already chuckling]], and even Bo himself also show some amusement once Michael and his friends get naked to mock Bo's SexSells attitude.
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** An angry Michael attacking Elliot with his rapier and being a ScreamingWarrior -- Elliot steps aside as Michael plunges into thorny bushes and ponders, "What a peculiar lunge!"
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** An A RunningGag is Michael having to fence Elliot, who easily outclasses him in the sport. Late in the film, an angry Michael attacking attacks Elliot with his rapier and rapier, while being a ScreamingWarrior -- Elliot steps aside as Michael plunges into thorny bushes and ponders, "What a peculiar lunge!"
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A 1986 American comedy written and directed by Creator/AlanAlda, who stars as historian Michael Burgess, who finds himself dealing with the egos and views of people around him when one of his books is adapted into a major motion picture -- and all of this is happening when while he's having serious CommitmentIssues with his girlfriend.
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A 1986 American comedy written and directed by Creator/AlanAlda, who stars as historian Michael Burgess, who finds himself dealing with the egos and views of people around him when one of his books is adapted into a major motion picture.
picture -- and all of this is happening when he's having serious CommitmentIssues with his girlfriend.
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* HappilyMarried: Mary Slocum and her husband, as evidenced by the letters they exchanged. When she writes a heartfelt TryNotToDie letter, his response is "Would I die and not come home to your sweet, sweet kisses?"
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: To be expected with an American Revolutionary War period film. The real Mary Slocum retorted (and Faith re-enacts) to Tarleton saying that the rebels were fighting against their British master, "Only slaves acknowledge a master in this country."
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* SlobsVsSnobs: The film production, especially the SmugSnake stuntmen, versus the reenactors, whom the stuntmen view as [[HalfWittedHillbilly country bumpkins]].
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* TitleDrop: When talking about the American colonies, Michael invokes the "sweets of liberty" sentiment that was growing among the populace. The name of Michael's book and the film adaptation, indeed, is ''Sweet Liberty''.
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* TitleDrop: When talking about the American colonies, Michael invokes the UsefulNotes/JohnAdams' "sweets of liberty" sentiment that was growing among the populace. The name of Michael's book and the film adaptation, indeed, is ''Sweet Liberty''.
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* HistoricalVillainDowngrade: Michael Burgess, the author of the book about the Revolutionary War, is upset that they are making the sadistic Green Dragoon Banastre Tarleton a romantic lead. Ironically, ''Film/ThePatriot'' covered the same battle and made Tarleton a CompleteMonster. [[invoked]]
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* HistoricalVillainDowngrade: Michael Burgess, the author of the book about the Revolutionary War, is upset that they are making the sadistic Green Dragoon Banastre Tarleton a romantic lead. Ironically, ''Film/ThePatriot'' covered the same battle and made Tarleton a CompleteMonster.an absolute monster. [[invoked]]
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'''Michael:''' The story and the dialogue.
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'''Michael:''' The story and the dialogue.dialog.
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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Stanley's idea of being a serious author is to pepper his speech with big words.
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* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: There is no Sayeville in South Carolina.
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* NoHuggingNoKissing: When Stanley joyfully kisses Michael on the head, he is nonplussed, telling him not to do that anymore. At the end of the summer when production ends, Michael kisses Stanley on the head, causing the latter to muse, "He kisses now?"
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* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder:
-->'''Michael:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext I'm not a Musketeer, I'm a historian!]]
-->'''Michael:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext I'm not a Musketeer, I'm a historian!]]
