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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rick Girdis can be abrasive with his family, but he clearly cares about them and he's not wrong to be concerned about his son's school performance or his father's financial issues.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rick Girdis can be abrasive with his family, but he clearly cares about them and [[JerkassHasAPoint he's not wrong wrong]] to be concerned about his son's school performance or his father's financial issues.
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* NoNameGiven: Grandpa is never named onscreen or in the credits, not even by his daughter-in-law.
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Jason Robards' American accent is not shared by any of his onscreen Australian family.
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* NoNameGiven: Grandpa is never named onscreen or in the credits, not with even by his daughter-in-law.
daughter-in-law only referring to him as Pop.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Jason Robards' American accent is not shared by any of his onscreen Australian family. Overlaps wtih UnexplainedAccent, as Grandpa claims to lived there all his life.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Jason Robards' American accent is not shared by any of his onscreen Australian family. Overlaps wtih UnexplainedAccent, as Grandpa claims to lived there all his life.
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* XMarksTheSpot: The treasure is supposed to be buried under a tree with an X carved into the side. [[spoiler:Sam and Hagen try every tree outside the hotel, but it turns out that hotel was built around it.]]
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* XMarksTheSpot: The treasure is supposed to be buried under a tree with an X carved into the side. [[spoiler:Sam and Hagen try every tree outside the hotel, but it turns out that hotel restaurant was built around it.]]
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* ButtMonkey: The hotel's inept head of security bumbles his way from mishap to mishap while trying to look and sound important.
* CloudCuckooLander: Grandpa is an eccentric old recluse who dotes on his pet birds and doesn't seem to want to do much with other people and the rest of the world (except his grandson). He doesn't even bother paying his bills or his mortgage, thinking that financial problems just go away.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Dr. Hagen seems friendly enough towards Sam at first and holds to his promise to pay $3000 for the ring, but drops the charade and becomes openly psychopathic and sadistic once he finds out Sam knows where the rest of the Amazonian artifacts are located.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Mac being over a hundred years older than Sam.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Mac being over a hundred years older than Sam. Sam and his grandfather are also implied to be one another's closest friends.
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An ancient talking Blue and Gold Macaw named Mac (originally voiced by Daniel Murphy, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL0Wa0syyfA redubbed]] by Creator/JohnGoodman for the North American release) becomes the saving grace for an elderly man (Creator/JasonRobards) threatened with a nursing home, when it is discovered that the talking bird knows the whereabouts of a buried treasure from its day with a pirate. His grandson Sam (Jamie Croft) decides to go off on the hunt, only to discover that a resort now exists where the treasure is buried. He is pursued by both his family (Deborra-Lee Furness and Joe Petruzzi) and by a greedy museum curator (John Waters -- no, not [[Creator/JohnWaters that one]]). HilarityEnsues, though the movie does have some very emotional moments.
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An ancient talking Blue and Gold Macaw named Mac (originally voiced by Daniel Murphy, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL0Wa0syyfA redubbed]] by Creator/JohnGoodman for the North American release) becomes the saving grace for an elderly man (Creator/JasonRobards) threatened with a nursing home, when it is discovered that the talking bird knows the whereabouts of a buried treasure from its day with a pirate. His grandson Sam (Jamie Croft) decides to go off on the hunt, only to discover that a resort now exists where the treasure is buried. He is pursued by both his family (Deborra-Lee Furness and Joe Petruzzi) and by a greedy museum curator (John Waters -- no, not [[Creator/JohnWaters that one]]).(Creator/JohnWaters1948). HilarityEnsues, though the movie does have some very emotional moments.
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* PlayingPossom: Mac does this when Rick takes him to a pet store, giving Sam time to catch up to them.
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: [[spoiler:Sam and Mac have a heated argument in the climax when Sam is ready to give up on getting the treasure]].
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: [[spoiler:Sam and Mac have a heated argument in the climax when Sam is ready to give up on getting the treasure]].
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* PlayingPossom: PlayingPossum: Mac does this when Rick takes him to a pet store, giving Sam time to catch up to them.
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: [[spoiler:Sam and Mac have a heated argument in the climax when Sam is ready to give up on getting thetreasure]].treasure, leading Mac to tell him his father was right about him]].
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: [[spoiler:Sam and Mac have a heated argument in the climax when Sam is ready to give up on getting the
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An ancient talking Blue and Gold Macaw named Mac (voiced by Danoiel Murphy locally, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL0Wa0syyfA redubbed]] by Creator/JohnGoodman for the North American release) becomes the saving grace for an elderly man (Creator/JasonRobards) threatened with a nursing home, when it is discovered that the talking bird knows the whereabouts of a buried treasure from its day with a pirate. His grandson Sam (Jamie Croft) decides to go off on the hunt, only to discover that a resort now exists where the treasure is buried. He is pursued by both his family (Deborra-Lee Furness and Joe Petruzzi) and by a greedy museum curator (John Waters -- no, not [[Creator/JohnWaters that one]]). HilarityEnsues, though the movie does have some very emotional moments.
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An ancient talking Blue and Gold Macaw named Mac (voiced (originally voiced by Danoiel Murphy locally, Daniel Murphy, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL0Wa0syyfA redubbed]] by Creator/JohnGoodman for the North American release) becomes the saving grace for an elderly man (Creator/JasonRobards) threatened with a nursing home, when it is discovered that the talking bird knows the whereabouts of a buried treasure from its day with a pirate. His grandson Sam (Jamie Croft) decides to go off on the hunt, only to discover that a resort now exists where the treasure is buried. He is pursued by both his family (Deborra-Lee Furness and Joe Petruzzi) and by a greedy museum curator (John Waters -- no, not [[Creator/JohnWaters that one]]). HilarityEnsues, though the movie does have some very emotional moments.
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An ancient talking Blue and Gold Macaw named Mac (Creator/JohnGoodman) (voiced by Danoiel Murphy locally, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL0Wa0syyfA redubbed]] by Creator/JohnGoodman for the North American release) becomes the saving grace for an elderly man (Creator/JasonRobards) threatened with a nursing home, when it is discovered that the talking bird knows the whereabouts of a buried treasure from its day with a pirate. His grandson Sam (Jamie Croft) decides to go off on the hunt, only to discover that a resort now exists where the treasure is buried. He is pursued by both his family (Deborra-Lee Furness and Joe Petruzzi) and by a greedy museum curator (John Waters -- no, not [[Creator/JohnWaters that one]]). HilarityEnsues, though the movie does have some very emotional moments.
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* DelayedReaction: While venting to Mac about his father's decisions, Sam takes a moment to notice when Mac starts talking back to him.
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Mac appears to die in the climax, with Rick urging Sam to leave him behind. He recovers by the end of the scene.]]
* DodgyToupee: Worn by the hotel's head of security, which Mac steals from him when he tries to have Sam arrested.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Hagen is shown smoking a cigar in several scenes. Mac calls it a filthy habit [[spoiler:before using it to set his boat on fire.]]
* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:Mac chooses to stay behind in the South Pacific. [[SubvertedTrope He then changes his mind]] in the final scene upon being reunited with his mother.]]
* InsultComic: In Mac's improvised "ventriloquism" act, he makes fun of humans for how they normally interact with parrots, calling the audience brainless lemmings, and getting them to yell it back to him.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rick Girdis can be abrasive with his family, but he clearly cares about them and he's not wrong to be concerned about his son's school performance or his father's financial issues.
* LongLived: Mac states that he's 149 years old.
* NeverMyFault: Rick blames his father for putting ideas in Sam's head while ignoring his own treatment of him. Grandpa and Beth both call him out on it.
* NoNameGiven: Grandpa is never named onscreen or in the credits, not even by his daughter-in-law.
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* ParrotExposition: Parodied. "Stop repeating everything I say. I'm the parrot!"
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Early in the movie, Sam's father calls him out on his tendency to give up when things get tough. Mac [[{{Pun}} parrots]] this when Sam is ready to give up on the treasure hunt, mere inches away from success.
* SayingTooMuch: After Sam sells Dr. Hagen Mac's ringlets, he unintentionally gives him a lead on where the rest of the treasure is.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Early in the movie, Sam's father calls him out on his tendency to give up when things get tough. Mac [[{{Pun}} parrots]] this when Sam is ready to give up on the treasure hunt, mere inches away from success.
* SayingTooMuch: After Sam sells Dr. Hagen Mac's ringlets, he unintentionally gives him a lead on where the rest of the treasure is.
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* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:Rick, when he tackles Dr. Hagen to stop him escaping.]]
* ParrotExposition:Parodied. "Stop Parodied when Mac tells Sam about the treasure. "Will you quit repeating everything I say. I'm say? I am the parrot!"
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: PlayingPossom: Mac does this when Rick takes him to a pet store, giving Sam time to catch up to them.
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: [[spoiler:Sam and Mac have a heated argument in the climax when Sam is ready to give up on getting the treasure]].
* PollyWantsAMicrophone: Mac can talk, as well as make other rather convincing sound effects (phones, kettles).
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** Early in the movie, Sam's father calls him out on his tendency to give up when things get tough.Mac [[spoiler:Mac [[{{Pun}} parrots]] this when Sam is ready to give up on the treasure hunt, mere inches away from success.
success.]]
** Grandpa calls Rick out on his treatment of Sam, telling that somewhere along the way he lost any sense of joy.
* SayingTooMuch: After Sam sells Dr. Hagen Mac'sringlets, ringlet, he unintentionally gives him a lead on where the rest of the treasure is.is.
* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler:Sam and Mac get the treasure, but Grandpa refuses to let them by the house back, persuading Sam to instead return it to the temple it was stolen from in the first place.]]
* TheShutIn:
-->'''Sam''': Grandpa, you should get out more.\\
'''Grandpa''': Are you crazy, there's people out there!
* StopSayingThat: As Sam is counting his paces up the hill, Mac keeps saying "Hippopotamus" in between. After Sam tells him to stop it, Mac starts saying a different animal each time, which isn't much better.
* ParrotExposition:
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: [[spoiler:Sam and Mac have a heated argument in the climax when Sam is ready to give up on getting the treasure]].
* PollyWantsAMicrophone: Mac can talk, as well as make other rather convincing sound effects (phones, kettles).
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** Early in the movie, Sam's father calls him out on his tendency to give up when things get tough.
** Grandpa calls Rick out on his treatment of Sam, telling that somewhere along the way he lost any sense of joy.
* SayingTooMuch: After Sam sells Dr. Hagen Mac's
* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler:Sam and Mac get the treasure, but Grandpa refuses to let them by the house back, persuading Sam to instead return it to the temple it was stolen from in the first place.]]
* TheShutIn:
-->'''Sam''': Grandpa, you should get out more.\\
'''Grandpa''': Are you crazy, there's people out there!
* StopSayingThat: As Sam is counting his paces up the hill, Mac keeps saying "Hippopotamus" in between. After Sam tells him to stop it, Mac starts saying a different animal each time, which isn't much better.
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* TapOnTheHead: Mac tries to distract a security guard by dropping a coconut on his head. It doesn't even knock him unconscious or keep him from throwing Sam out.
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* XMarksTheSpot: The treasure is supposed to be buried under a tree with an X carved into the side. [[spoiler:Sam and Hagen try every tree outside the hotel, but it turns out that hotel was built around it.]]
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:When Sam finally sees a tree marked with an X, inside the hotel restaurant.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Dr. Hagen has no qualms about throwing Sam out of his boat to LeaveNoWitnesses.]]
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:When Sam finally sees a tree marked with an X, inside the hotel restaurant.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Dr. Hagen has no qualms about throwing Sam out of his boat to LeaveNoWitnesses.]]
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* TitleDrop: Mac describes himself as The Real Macaw during Sam's "ventriloquism" act using him.
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An ancient talking Blue and Gold Macaw named Mac (Creator/JohnGoodman) becomes the saving grace for an elderly man (Jason Robards) (Creator/JasonRobards) threatened with a nursing home, when it is discovered that the talking bird knows the whereabouts of a buried treasure from its day with a pirate. His grandson Sam (Jamie Croft) decides to go off on the hunt, only to discover that a resort now exists where the treasure is buried. He is pursued by both his family and by a greedy museum curator (John Waters -- no, not [[Creator/JohnWaters that one]]). HilarityEnsues, though the movie does have some very emotional moments.
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An ancient talking Blue and Gold Macaw named Mac (Creator/JohnGoodman) becomes the saving grace for an elderly man (Jason Robards) threatened with a nursing home, when it is discovered that the talking bird knows the whereabouts of a buried treasure from its day with a pirate. His grandson Sam (Jamie Croft) decides to go off on the hunt, only to discover that a resort now exists where the treasure is buried. He is pursued by both his family and by a greedy museum curator (John Waters (no, -- no, not [[Creator/JohnWaters that one)).one]]). HilarityEnsues, though the movie does have some very emotional moments.
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An ancient talking Blue and Gold Macaw named Mac (Creator/John Goodman) (Creator/JohnGoodman) becomes the saving grace for an elderly man (Jason Robards) threatened with a nursing home, when it is discovered that the talking bird knows the whereabouts of a buried treasure from its day with a pirate. His grandson Sam (Jamie Croft) decides to go off on the hunt, only to discover that a resort now exists where the treasure is buried. He is pursued by both his family and by a greedy museum curator (John Waters (no, not that one)). HilarityEnsues, though the movie does have some very emotional moments.
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* SayingTooMuch: Sam unintentionally giving Dr. Hagen a lead on where the treasure is.
* SayingTooMuch: Sam unintentionally giving Dr. Hagen a lead on where the treasure is.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Early in the movie, Sam's father calls him out on his tendency to give up when things get tough. Mac [[{{Pun}} parrots]] this when Sam is ready to give up on the treasure hunt, mere inches away from it.
success.
* SayingTooMuch: After Sam sells Dr. Hagen Mac's ringlets, he unintentionallygiving Dr. Hagen gives him a lead on where the rest of the treasure is.
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An old macaw ancient talking Blue and Gold Macaw named Mac (Creator/John Goodman) becomes the saving grace for an elderly man (Jason Robards) threatened with a nursing home, when it is discovered that the talking bird knows the location whereabouts of a buried treasure so his owners from its day with a pirate. His grandson embarks Sam (Jamie Croft) decides to go off on an epic trek the hunt, only to discover that a tropical resort to try now exists where the treasure is buried. He is pursued by both his family and find the treasure. HilarityEnsues by a greedy museum curator (John Waters (no, not that one)). HilarityEnsues, though the movie does have some very emotional moments.
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*PollyWantsAMicrophoneIntergenerationalFriendship: Mac being over a hundred years older than Sam.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Sam and Mac.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Jason Robards' American accent is not shared by either of his children.
* ParrotExposition: Parodied. "Stop repeating everything I say. I'm the parrot!"
* PollyWantsAMicrophone
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Early in the movie, Sam's father calls him out on his tendency to give up when things get tough. Mac [[{{Pun}} parrots]] this when Sam is ready to give up on the treasure hunt, mere inches away from it.
* SayingTooMuch: Sam unintentionally giving Dr. Hagen a lead on where the treasure is.
* TalkingAnimal: Mac.
* TitleDrop: Mac describes himself as The Real Macaw during Sam's "ventriloquism" act using him.
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* InterspeciesFriendship: Sam and Mac.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Jason Robards' American accent is not shared by either of his children.
* ParrotExposition: Parodied. "Stop repeating everything I say. I'm the parrot!"
* PollyWantsAMicrophone
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Early in the movie, Sam's father calls him out on his tendency to give up when things get tough. Mac [[{{Pun}} parrots]] this when Sam is ready to give up on the treasure hunt, mere inches away from it.
* SayingTooMuch: Sam unintentionally giving Dr. Hagen a lead on where the treasure is.
* TalkingAnimal: Mac.
* TitleDrop: Mac describes himself as The Real Macaw during Sam's "ventriloquism" act using him.
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