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** {{Badass Grandma}}/{{Badass Bystander}}: The old lady who blasts a Mook who trespassed in her store/home.

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** {{Badass Grandma}}/{{Badass Bystander}}: Bystander}}/{{Badass Adorable}}: The sweet and adorable little old lady who blasts a Mook who trespassed in her store/home.
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* FiveManBand: During the climax:
** TheLeader: Ray Owens
** TheLancer: Lewis Dinkum
** TheSmartGuy: Frank Martinez
** TheBigGuy: Mike Figuerola
** TheChick: Sarah Torrance
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[TheLastKingOfScotland Idi Amin]] is now an FBI agent??
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* ChekhovsArmory: A literal example in [[spoiler: Dinkum's gun collection]]
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* SemperFi: Martinez used to be a Marine, and even has "Semper Fi" tattooed on his forearm.
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* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:At the beginning of the film a man gives Owens the keys to his Camero SS, which comes in handy at the end of the film when Owens needs a car to chase the BigBad.]]
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-->'''Owens:''' My honor is not for sale.
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* WackyGuy: Lewis Dinkum.
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* ShoutOut: After the LockAndLoadMontage, Figuerola is seen holding the sword from the 1982 [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Conan the Barbarian]] film.

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* ShoutOut: After the LockAndLoadMontage, Figuerola is seen holding the sword Atlantean Sword from the 1982 [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Conan the Barbarian]] film.
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* LockAndLoadMontage: Happens when Ray and his deputies borrow weapons from Dinkum's museum.


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* ProductPlacement: Virtually all of the vehicles in this film are made by Chevy.


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* ShoutOut: After the LockAndLoadMontage, Figuerola is seen holding the sword from the 1982 [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Conan the Barbarian]] film.

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* ICallItVera: Lewis Dinkum has a habit of naming his favorite firearms (and other things), including his Smith and Wesson M500 revolver and his 1939 Vickers machine gun.

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* ICallItVera: Lewis Dinkum has a habit of naming his favorite firearms (and other things), including his Smith and Wesson M500 revolver "Georgette" and his 1939 Vickers machine gun.gun.
--> '''Ray''': [[LampshadeHanging Do you name all your shit?]]
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: For a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and GunNut, Lewis Dinkum knows the firearms regulations like the back of his hand and has the documentation to prove.

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* BunnyEarsLawyer: For a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and GunNut, Lewis Dinkum knows the firearms regulations like the back of his hand and has the documentation to prove.prove it.



* {{Handcannon}}: Lewis Dinkum's Smith and Wesson M500 revolver, whom he deems the only one able to hold and use it. Considering Jerry breaks his nose from the recoil firing it and then scares everyone waving around in a daze, you can see his point. Of course, he doesn't mind the sheriff using it.

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* {{Handcannon}}: Lewis Dinkum's Smith and Wesson M500 revolver, whom he himself deems is the only one able to hold and use it. Considering Jerry nearly breaks his nose from the recoil firing it and then scares everyone blindly waving around it in a daze, you can see his point. Of course, he doesn't mind the sheriff using it.
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-->Man in Diner: "How you feeling, Sheriff?"
-->Sheriff Ray Owens: "Old."

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-->Man -->'''Man in Diner: Diner:''' "How you feeling, Sheriff?"
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'''Sheriff
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This film marks Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger's first leading role since ''Franchise/{{Terminator}} 3: Rise of the Machines'' in 2003, and him working with famed director, [[Film/TheGoodTheBadTheWeird Kim]] [[Film/ISawTheDevil Ji-woon]].

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This film marks Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger's first leading role since ''Franchise/{{Terminator}} 3: Rise of the Machines'' ''Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines'' in 2003, and him working with famed director, [[Film/TheGoodTheBadTheWeird Kim]] [[Film/ISawTheDevil Ji-woon]].
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* BadassGrandpa: Since Arnold is now pushing 65 he qualifies for this. He even {{Lampshades}} it after he crashes through the front door of the loacal diner.

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* BadassGrandpa: Since Arnold is now pushing 65 he qualifies for this. He even {{Lampshades}} it after he crashes through the front door of the loacal local diner.
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* AwesomeMoments: [[spoiler: Corvette battle! Flare gun.]]



* CrazyAwesome: Lewis Dinkum (Johnny Knoxville).
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AwesomeMoments: [[spoiler: Corvette battle! Flare gun.]]

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AwesomeMoments: *AwesomeMoments: [[spoiler: Corvette battle! Flare gun.]]
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AwesomeMoments: [[spoiler: Corvette battle! Flare gun.]]


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*HeyItsThatGuy: [[TheLastKingOfScotland Idi Amin]] is now an FBI agent??
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: For a Cloudcuckoolander and GunNut, Lewis Dinkum knows the firearms regulations like the back of his hand and has the documentation to prove.

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* BunnyEarsLawyer: For a Cloudcuckoolander {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and GunNut, Lewis Dinkum knows the firearms regulations like the back of his hand and has the documentation to prove.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: For a Cloudcuckoolander and GunNut, Lewis Dinkum knows the firearms regulations like the back of his hand and has the documentation to prove.

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* {{Handcannon}}: Lewis Dinkum's Smith and Wesson M500 revolver, whom he deems the only one able to hold and use it. Of course, he doesn't mind the sheriff using it.

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* {{Handcannon}}: Lewis Dinkum's Smith and Wesson M500 revolver, whom he deems the only one able to hold and use it. Considering Jerry breaks his nose from the recoil firing it and then scares everyone waving around in a daze, you can see his point. Of course, he doesn't mind the sheriff using it.



* IdiotBall: You see a big clandestine nighttime operation run by big bruisers at the end of tracks for a murderer's getaway vehicle and the Sheriff has just ordered you to fall back, you maybe should ''obey his orders''!



* SwissBankAccount: Averted in that TheMole learns the hard way that they are not that secret anymore as the FBI is able to get the info they need for an arrest.




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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: TheMole still has to play the hostage for the villain's getaway and being shoved out of a speeding car can be enough to kill someone.
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* BadassGrandpa: Since Arnold is now pushing 65 he qualifies for this. He even {{Lampshades}} it after he crashes through a door.

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* BadassGrandpa: Since Arnold is now pushing 65 he qualifies for this. He even {{Lampshades}} it after he crashes through a door.the front door of the loacal diner.



* CrazyAwesome: Lewis Dinkum ({{Jackass Johnny Knoxville}}).

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* CrazyAwesome: Lewis Dinkum ({{Jackass Johnny Knoxville}}).(Johnny Knoxville).
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* CrazyAwesome: Lewis Dinkum ([[Jackass Johnny Knoxville]]).

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* CrazyAwesome: Lewis Dinkum ([[Jackass ({{Jackass Johnny Knoxville]]).Knoxville}}).
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* CrazyAwesome: Lewis Dinkum (JohnnyKnoxville).

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* CrazyAwesome: Lewis Dinkum (JohnnyKnoxville).([[Jackass Johnny Knoxville]]).
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* BadassGrandpa: Since Arnold is now pushing 65 he qualifies for this. He even {{Lampshades}} it.
-->"How you feeling, Sheriff?"

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* BadassGrandpa: Since Arnold is now pushing 65 he qualifies for this. He even {{Lampshades}} it.
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-->Man in Diner: "How
you feeling, Sheriff?"



* CrazyAwesome: Lewis Dinkum
* TheDragon: Burrel

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* CrazyAwesome: Lewis Dinkum
Dinkum (JohnnyKnoxville).
* TheDragon: BurrelBurrel (PeterStormare).



* ICallItVera: Lewis Dinkum has a habit of naming his favorite firearms, including his Smith and Wesson M500 revolver and his 1939 Vickers tripod-mounted machine gun.

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* ICallItVera: Lewis Dinkum has a habit of naming his favorite firearms, firearms (and other things), including his Smith and Wesson M500 revolver and his 1939 Vickers tripod-mounted machine gun.

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* BadassGrandpa: Since Arnold is now pushing 65 he qualifies for this.

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* BadassGrandpa: Since Arnold is now pushing 65 he qualifies for this. He even {{Lampshades}} it.
-->"How you feeling, Sheriff?"
-->Sheriff Ray Owens: "Old."



* PrettyLittleHeadhosts: An unusual example as one character gets this when shot with a HandCannon at close range when his head should have exploded like a watermelon.

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* PrettyLittleHeadhosts: PrettyLittleHeadshots: An unusual example as one character gets this when shot with a HandCannon at close range when his head should have exploded like a watermelon.
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* ICallItVera: Lewis Dinkum has a habit of naming his favorite firearms, including his Smith and Wesson M500 revolver and his 1939 Vickers tripod-mounted machine gun.
* LudicrousGibs: Oh, ''so'' much.

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* BadassGrandpa: Since Arnold is now pushing 65 he qualifies for this.
** {{Badass Grandma}}/{{Badass Bystander}}: The old lady who blasts a Mook who trespassed in her store/home.



* CoolCar: The Corvette.

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* CoolCar: The Corvette.Corvette and the Camaro SS.
* CrazyAwesome: Lewis Dinkum
* TheDragon: Burrel
* GunsAkimbo: A Mook uses this to practical effect by shooting at Frank Martinez and Sarah Torrance.


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* MoreDakka: In addition to the Vickers machine gun, Mike Figuerola uses a Tommy gun.


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* PrettyLittleHeadhosts: An unusual example as one character gets this when shot with a HandCannon at close range when his head should have exploded like a watermelon.
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Cortez tries to bribe Owens to let him pass, but Owens bluntly turns him down.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: A few examples include Frank shooting a Mook 13 times at close range and Owens tackling a Mook off the roof of a building and putting a point-blank bullet in his head while both are still falling.


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* RevolversAreJustBetter: In addtion to the .500 Magnum, TheDragon uses an old west-style revolver.
* WorkingWithTheEx: Frank Martinez and Sarah Torrance
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* CoolCar: The Corvette.
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'''''The Last Stand''''' is a 2013 action film about Gabriel Cortez, a third generation cartel leader, who makes a spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy and is hurtling toward the Mexican border at 200 mph in a specially outfitted car, a Chevrolet Corvette C6 [=ZR1=], with a hostage and a fierce army of gang members. The only thing in his path is a small town and its sheriff, a former LAPD officer named Ray Owens, and a couple of his deputies.

This film marks Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger's first leading role since ''Franchise/{{Terminator}} 3: Rise of the Machines'' in 2003, and him working with famed director, [[Film/TheGoodTheBadTheWeird Kim]] [[Film/ISawTheDevil Ji-woon]].

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!!This film provides examples of:

* BigBad: Gabriel Cortez.
* BigDamnHeroes: Come on, it wouldn't be a Arnold film without this.
* BondOneLiner: "I'm the Sheriff."
* {{Handcannon}}: Lewis Dinkum's Smith and Wesson M500 revolver, whom he deems the only one able to hold and use it. Of course, he doesn't mind the sheriff using it.
* MauveShirt: [[spoiler:Jerry Bailey]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Agent Ellen Richards]]
* RunningGag: Owens is always hanging up on Agent Bannister.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Owens busts out a German suplex and a powerbomb during his final fight with the BigBad.

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