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''[[LongTitle The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain]]'' is a 1995 British historical comedy/drama directed by Christopher Monger, starring Creator/HughGrant Creator/HughGrant, Tara Fitzgerald, and Creator/ColmMeaney.
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* TranquilFury: Garrad, as the villagers' machinations to keep him and Anson in town become more flagrant. He simply snaps "Anson!" to delegate the conversation to him, having been rendered unable to speak by sheer frustration.
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* BlackmailIsAnUglyWord: The aforementioned Arc Words are Morgan's response to anyone who balks at one of his ideas. It starts from the relatively benign (obtaining two pounds of sugar under rationing to sabotage the Englishmen's car) but gets downright dark later when he sends Williams the Petroleum and Johnny Shellshocked up the mountain in a thunderstorm to cover the mound with a tarp. Betty finally repeats the line to Anson so that he'll stay on the mountain (with her) and measure it at sunrise.
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* BlackmailIsAnUglyWord: BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: The aforementioned Arc Words are Morgan's response to anyone who balks at one of his ideas. It starts from the relatively benign (obtaining two pounds of sugar under rationing to sabotage the Englishmen's car) but gets downright dark later when he sends Williams the Petroleum and Johnny Shellshocked up the mountain in a thunderstorm to cover the mound with a tarp. Betty finally repeats the line to Anson so that he'll stay on the mountain (with her) and measure it at sunrise.
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* BlackmailIsAnUglyWord: The aforementioned Arc Words are Morgan's response to anyone who balks at one of his ideas. It starts from the relatively benign (obtaining two pounds of sugar under rationing to sabotage the Englishmen's car) but gets downright dark later when he sends Williams the Petroleum and Johnny Shellshocked up the mountain in a thunderstorm to cover the mound with a tarp. Betty finally repeats the line to Anson so that he'll stay on the mountain (with her) and measure it at sunrise.
* IronicEcho: The Englishmen are greeted in the apparently-deserted village with Morgan's "They're all in chapel on Sunday. What's yours?" At the end of the film, Morgan enters the pub the next Sunday morning to find ''Garrad'' behind his bar--who greets him with "They're all in chapel on Sunday. What's yours?"
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* LaserGuidedKarma: After sending Williams the Petroleum and Johnny Shellshocked up the mountain in the thunderstorm, resulting in Johnny having a PTSD episode and both he and Williams nearly being struck by lightning, Blod ejects Morgan from her house. He can't get back into his pub because Betty's already locked up, and he can't make himself heard over the rain, so he has to spend the night in his goatshed.
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution:
** When informed that official heights often include manmade structures, Morgan proposes that they just increase the height of Ffynon Garw to 1000 feet themselves.
** At the end of the week, the villagers have added their 20 feet to the mountain, but the sun has gone down and they have no way to keep the cartographers off the first train in the morning--leaving them unable to do the re-measurement. Betty points out that late as it is, Anson can just ''stay'' on the mountain until the sunrise and measure it then. (With her to keep him company, of course.)
** When informed that official heights often include manmade structures, Morgan proposes that they just increase the height of Ffynon Garw to 1000 feet themselves.
** At the end of the week, the villagers have added their 20 feet to the mountain, but the sun has gone down and they have no way to keep the cartographers off the first train in the morning--leaving them unable to do the re-measurement. Betty points out that late as it is, Anson can just ''stay'' on the mountain until the sunrise and measure it then. (With her to keep him company, of course.)
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* ZanyScheme: Despite the apparent simplicity of the plan (just add 20 feet of earth to the summit of Ffynon Garw), the villagers have go through all sorts of convoluted deceptions, sabotage, and plotting to keep Garrad and Anson from leaving, while also trying to be sneaky about it.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: He may not be willing to bet like everybody else in town is doing, but the pastor also hoped that Ffynon Garw would be declared a mountain from the get-go. He whispers a despondent "a hill?" when he hears this and sighs before walking back to the church.
* TheNounWhoVerbed: The title. The TitleDrop happens at the very end, when Anson makes the measurements at first light in the morning once the extra dirt is added.
* TheNounWhoVerbed: The title. The TitleDrop happens at the very end, when Anson makes the measurements at first light in the morning once the extra dirt is added.
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* ItsQuietTooQuiet: Garrad complains about how quiet the village is, though Anson finds it refreshing. By that time, most of the population is busily adding to the mountain.
* LargeHam: Despite his advanced years, Reverend Jones is a larger-than-life presence on the pulpit and off. He practically devours Morgan's drinks stall when scolding him for using the mountain-raising as a business opportunity.
* LargeHam: Despite his advanced years, Reverend Jones is a larger-than-life presence on the pulpit and off. He practically devours Morgan's drinks stall when scolding him for using the mountain-raising as a business opportunity.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Anson is timid, easyingoing, and unfailingly polite, but when Johnny Shellshocked is brought in catatonic, he quickly takes charge and starts snapping orders at Garrad.
* OhCrap: Reverend Jones when the first raindrop hits the church steps... and Morgan when Garrad casually mentions how tropical monsoons frequently caused mudslides.
* OhCrap: Reverend Jones when the first raindrop hits the church steps... and Morgan when Garrad casually mentions how tropical monsoons frequently caused mudslides.
* TheQuietOne: Johnny Shellshocked has hardly spoken since returning from the trenches. Everyone at the village meeting is astonished when he speaks a few sentences to say that raising the height is possible.
* RunningGag: The Englishmen continually flubbing the pronunciation of Ffynon Garw. At one point, Anson nervously refers to it as "finon groo."
* SceneryPorn: Making a movie about a Welsh mountain is a really good excuse to show off how beautiful the geography of Wales is.
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* TraumaButton: Being caught outside in a thunderstorm causes Johnny Shellshock to think he's being attacked by German artillery and fall into a catatonic state as a result.
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* TraumaButton: Being caught outside in a thunderstorm causes The thunder and lightning at night make the mound and its earthworks look like and sound like the trenches being attacked like German artillery, causing Johnny Shellshock to think he's being attacked by German artillery collapse screaming and fall into a catatonic state as state.
* TheUnpronounceable: Generally any time Anson or Garrad attempt to pronounce aresult.Welsh word, much to the amusement of anyone they're speaking to.
* TheUnpronounceable: Generally any time Anson or Garrad attempt to pronounce a
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* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The film is presented as an old man explaining to his grandson how the titular Englishman got his name.
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** Notably, the pastor is praying to God to give him a sign whether he should break the rule about working on the Sabbath or not. Then his eyes fall on Psalm 99:9.... "Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at His holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy." He takes that to mean that God has given him permission to break the rules, and he gives his sermon with a passion.
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* PlanetOfSteves: Discussed. There are only a few last names in the village, so everyone is referred to as both name and occupation (Williams the Petroleum, Jones the Baker, etc).
* ReallyGetsAround: Morgan the Goat. This is a RunningJoke about Wales in general.
* ReallyGetsAround: Morgan the Goat. This is a RunningJoke about Wales in general.
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* ReallyGetsAround: Morgan the Goat.
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* DuringTheWar: One reason that Ffynnon Garw's status is so important to the villagers is because WorldWarI has devastated the town's population.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Morgan the Goat, especially when dealing with the Pastor.
-->'''Pastor Jones:''' Have you no ''shame'' sir?
-->'''Morgan:''' No. ''[pats his pockets]'' I can't think where I've left it.
-->'''Pastor Jones:''' Have you no ''shame'' sir?
-->'''Morgan:''' No. ''[pats his pockets]'' I can't think where I've left it.
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* BlatantLies: It becomes increasingly obvious to Anson and Garrad that the town is conspiring to keep them there, but there's little they can do about it.
-->'''Anson:''' We weren't able to get a train, it appears the lines are flooded. Funny, though, the coal trains seem to be running just fine.
-->'''Morgan:''' ''(beat)'' Different lines.
-->'''Anson:''' Ah, I knew there was a simple explanation. ''(To Garrad)'' You see, it's ''different lines''!
-->'''Anson:''' We weren't able to get a train, it appears the lines are flooded. Funny, though, the coal trains seem to be running just fine.
-->'''Morgan:''' ''(beat)'' Different lines.
-->'''Anson:''' Ah, I knew there was a simple explanation. ''(To Garrad)'' You see, it's ''different lines''!
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* BlatantLies: BlatantLies:
** It becomes increasingly obvious to Anson and Garrad that the town is conspiring to keep them there, but there's little they can do about it.
-->'''Anson:''' --->'''Anson:''' We weren't able to get a train, it appears the lines are flooded. Funny, though, the coal trains seem to be running just fine.
-->'''Morgan:'''fine.\\
'''Morgan:''' ''(beat)'' Differentlines.
-->'''Anson:'''lines.\\
'''Anson:''' Ah, I knew there was a simple explanation. ''(To Garrad)'' You see, it's ''differentlines''!lines''!
** There is also their claim that the town flagpole (which they're using as a measuring post for the mound) was taken away for "dry rot." In ''Wales.''
** It becomes increasingly obvious to Anson and Garrad that the town is conspiring to keep them there, but there's little they can do about it.
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'''Morgan:''' ''(beat)'' Different
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'''Anson:''' Ah, I knew there was a simple explanation. ''(To Garrad)'' You see, it's ''different
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* ChekhovsLecture: The proposal about making Flynnon Garw taller mentions that some hills have had structures built on the top added to its total measurement-including graves. [[spoiler: Guess where the pastor ended up being buried?]]
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* ChekhovsLecture: The proposal about making Flynnon Garw taller mentions that some hills have had structures built on the top added to its total measurement-including measurement--including graves. [[spoiler: Guess where the pastor ended up being buried?]]
* GetOut: Blod, Johnny Shellshocked's sister, tells her sometimes-boyfriend Morgan to get off her doorstep after he brings Johnny home from a bad flashback. Morgan had pushed him and Williams to put a tarp over the mound during a thunderstorm.
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* NoAntagonist: The primary conflict is a race against time. No one's antagonistic, and the worst characters are merely indifferent.
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** [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Johnny Shellshocked]]. His commitment to building the mountain gives him enough purpose to start recovering from his trauma.
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* StrawVulcan: Davies the School. He first earns his fellow citizens' ire when he places his bet for Ffynon Garw being ''under'' 1000 feet. He's also unhappy about his fields being ripped up for the sod and finally gives up on attempting to hold class when only one child shows up--every other parent has put their kids to work on the bucket chain.
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* BookEnds: Early on when the cartographers declare Flynnon Garw a hill, the pastor says a despondent "a hill?" and sighs. On the DistantFinale, when Flynnon Garw is declared a hill ''again'', the pastor's voice says the same line ''from the grave''.
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* BookEnds: Early on when the cartographers declare Flynnon Garw a hill, the pastor says a despondent "a hill?" and sighs. On the DistantFinale, when Flynnon Garw is declared a hill ''again'', again, the pastor's voice says the same line ''from the grave''.
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* ChekhovsLecture: The proposal about making Flynnon Garw taller mentions that some hills have had structures built on the top added to its total measurement-including graves. [[spoiler: Guess where the pastor ended up being buried?]]
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* BookEnds: Early on when the cartographers declare Flynnon Garw a hill, the pastor says a despondent "a hill?" and sighs. On the DistantFinale, when Flynnon Garw is declared a hill ''again'', the pastor's voice says the same line ''from the grave''.
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* HeroicRROD: The pastor had a weak heart. His continuous walking up and down Flynnon Garw to help with the efforts to make it taller drove him into a heart attack.
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* NoAntagonist: The primary conflict is a race against time. No one's antagonistic, and the worst characters are merely indifferent.
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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: There are several mountains in Wales, the highest of which is Mount Snowdon, whose height exceeds 3,500 feet.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The movie's title is a pretty thorough summary of its plot.
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* AllTakeAndNoGive: Morgan is much better at telling people what they have to do than actually doing those things. Often accompanied by an exasperated cry of "[[HypocriticalHumor I can't do it all myself]]!"
* BilingualBonus: Williams the Petroleum tells Anson and Garrod that their car's "be'chi'ngalw" is broken, claiming not to know the English word. ''Be'chi'ngalw'' is the Welsh equivalent of "thingimajig."
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Thomas Twp One and Two.
** TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Their idea to protect the mound from rain--by appropriating the sod from the school's football field--worked out pretty well.
** TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Their idea to protect the mound from rain--by appropriating the sod from the school's football field--worked out pretty well.
* DuringTheWar: One reason that Ffynnon Garw's status is so important to the villagers is because WorldWarI has devastated the town's population.
* ReallyGetsAround: Morgan the Goat.
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[[LongTitle The Englishman Who Went up a Hill, but Came Down a Mountain]] is a 1995 historical comedy/drama starring HughGrant and ColmMeany.
In 1917, two English cartographers come to a small Welsh village to measure the local mountain, Ffynnon Garw, for the official British maps. The villagers are very proud of Ffynnon Garw ("the first mountain in Wales") and are rather upset to learn that that it's just under the 1000 feet required to be considered a mountain, and thus will not appear on the map.
Quickly, the villagers hatch a plan to add a mound to the top to bring it up to the requirement, while conspiring to keep the cartographers in town long enough to measure it again.
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!This film provides examples of:
* ArcWords: "Do you want me to have to say it all failed because of you?"
* BasedOnAGreatBigLie: The film heavily implies that it's based on a true story. In fact, it is based on a local legend, but one that has no basis in fact.
* BlatantLies: It becomes increasingly obvious to Anson and Garrad that the town is conspiring to keep them there, but there's little they can do about it.
-->'''Anson:''' We weren't able to get a train, it appears the lines are flooded. Funny, though, the coal trains seem to be running just fine.
-->'''Morgan:''' ''(beat)'' Different lines.
-->'''Anson:''' Ah, I knew there was a simple explanation. ''(To Garrad)'' You see, it's ''different lines''!
* CloseKnitCommunity: When the status of their mountain is threatened, almost everyone in town rallies to fix it. Even the preacher and the barkeeper are willing to work together.
* DistantFinale: The end shows the descendants of the villagers in modern times. They learn that the mound has settled back under 1000 feet, and the final scene shows them hauling dirt by hand to build it back up.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Morgan brings Betty to town in hopes of "distracting" Anson. It ends up working, but not in the way he'd planned.
* IChooseToStay: At the end, Anson and Betty announce their engagement, with the implication that he returned to the village and married her.
* IsThatTheBestYouCanDo: When Anson promises to try to come back for another measurement.
-->'''Betty''': I'll try? Is that the best you can do?
* IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow:
-->'''Morgan:''' She's just advising me on the refurbishing of my establishment!
-->'''Mavis:''' Refurbishing your establishment? I've never heard it called that before!
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* PlanetOfSteves: Discussed. There are only a few last names in the village, so everyone is referred to as both name and occupation (Williams the Petroleum, Jones the Baker, etc).
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: With the notable exception of the schoolmaster, everyone in town participates in the plot, including the pastor and and the town constable. They even help sabotage the cartographers' car to keep them in town.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: When the only way to finish the mountain is to work on the Sabbath, the pastor ends up deciding that it's more important to finish what they started, and gives the town his blessing to keep working.
* ShellShockedVeteran: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Johnny Shellshocked]]. His commitment to building the mountain gives him enough purpose to start recovering from his trauma.
** Also Anson, as it turns out. Though he's largely recovered, this is the reason he's making maps in Britain instead of at war.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The film is presented as an old man explaining to his grandson how the titular Englishman got his name.
In 1917, two English cartographers come to a small Welsh village to measure the local mountain, Ffynnon Garw, for the official British maps. The villagers are very proud of Ffynnon Garw ("the first mountain in Wales") and are rather upset to learn that that it's just under the 1000 feet required to be considered a mountain, and thus will not appear on the map.
Quickly, the villagers hatch a plan to add a mound to the top to bring it up to the requirement, while conspiring to keep the cartographers in town long enough to measure it again.
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!This film provides examples of:
* ArcWords: "Do you want me to have to say it all failed because of you?"
* BasedOnAGreatBigLie: The film heavily implies that it's based on a true story. In fact, it is based on a local legend, but one that has no basis in fact.
* BlatantLies: It becomes increasingly obvious to Anson and Garrad that the town is conspiring to keep them there, but there's little they can do about it.
-->'''Anson:''' We weren't able to get a train, it appears the lines are flooded. Funny, though, the coal trains seem to be running just fine.
-->'''Morgan:''' ''(beat)'' Different lines.
-->'''Anson:''' Ah, I knew there was a simple explanation. ''(To Garrad)'' You see, it's ''different lines''!
* CloseKnitCommunity: When the status of their mountain is threatened, almost everyone in town rallies to fix it. Even the preacher and the barkeeper are willing to work together.
* DistantFinale: The end shows the descendants of the villagers in modern times. They learn that the mound has settled back under 1000 feet, and the final scene shows them hauling dirt by hand to build it back up.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Morgan brings Betty to town in hopes of "distracting" Anson. It ends up working, but not in the way he'd planned.
* IChooseToStay: At the end, Anson and Betty announce their engagement, with the implication that he returned to the village and married her.
* IsThatTheBestYouCanDo: When Anson promises to try to come back for another measurement.
-->'''Betty''': I'll try? Is that the best you can do?
* IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow:
-->'''Morgan:''' She's just advising me on the refurbishing of my establishment!
-->'''Mavis:''' Refurbishing your establishment? I've never heard it called that before!
* LongTitle
* PlanetOfSteves: Discussed. There are only a few last names in the village, so everyone is referred to as both name and occupation (Williams the Petroleum, Jones the Baker, etc).
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: With the notable exception of the schoolmaster, everyone in town participates in the plot, including the pastor and and the town constable. They even help sabotage the cartographers' car to keep them in town.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: When the only way to finish the mountain is to work on the Sabbath, the pastor ends up deciding that it's more important to finish what they started, and gives the town his blessing to keep working.
* ShellShockedVeteran: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Johnny Shellshocked]]. His commitment to building the mountain gives him enough purpose to start recovering from his trauma.
** Also Anson, as it turns out. Though he's largely recovered, this is the reason he's making maps in Britain instead of at war.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The film is presented as an old man explaining to his grandson how the titular Englishman got his name.
