History Film / ThunderBirds

* MissingMom: Notably, three fathers are in this show (Jeff, Kyrano, Brains) but only one mother; Onaha, apparently Tin-Tin's mother, who is not only absent from the original series, but without a single line of dialogue in her only rendition. Grandma Tracy getting AdaptedOut [[UpToEleven means this can even apply to Jeff!]]

A ''very'' informative review of the movie- complete with lots of screencaps, tidbits about the movie's development, facts about the vehicles, and even pictures of the props- can be found [[https://securityhazard.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/thunderbirds-2004/ here]].

** When Lady Penelope and Parker take on the Hoods' henchman, Parker ends up fighting Mullion while Lady Penelope fights Transom.

* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: Surprisingly enough, averted! Despite the futuristic tech on display, the only laser beam present is from the Thunderizer, which itself is more of a scaled-up laser cutting tool (with a bunch of mirrors to reflect the laser). When Lady Penelope confront the Hood inside the bank vault, she's shown wielding an actual bullet-firing gun, though she doesn't actually get a chance to fire it.

* PhonyNewscast: The movie somehow manages to shoehorn a reporter (the same reporter at that, and played by [[{{Nepotism}} the director's wife]] [[Series/GeneralHospital Genie Francis]] to boot) into every scene in which the Thunderbirds appear in the outside world.

* RealityEnsues: A variant: The production crew came to the conclusion that if ''Thunderbird 1'' launched beside the house as it does in the series, [[FridgeLogic then there would be severe damage to the building]]. The solution? Add a smaller diving pool between the house and the main swimming pool. ([[WhatCouldHaveBeen An effect that was planned but never utilized for the film]] was that the diving pool was supposed to raise up, spilling water over the patio area as the main pool slid back underneath it.)

* ThemeTuneCameo: Both Lady Penelope and Jeff have cell phone ringtones that play the leitmotif of the original series' "Thunderbird March".

** In a FreezeFrameBonus, there's a mention of "Thunderbird 6," which was an animated movie.

* CanonForeigner: Transom and Mullion do not have counterparts in the original; the Hood usually worked alone. The Thunderizer is a vehicular case; this was an all-new vehicle created for the film (though the name had been used in off-screen material to describe another vehicle that had went unnamed originally).

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Fermat's comment on how Tintin has "[[SheIsAllGrownUp blossomed]]". [[{{Squick}} Tintin's reaction is justified.]]

* ShipTease: Between Jeff and Lady Penelope.

* FrickinLaserBeams: A surprisingly-realistic version -- the Thunderizer vehicle uses a single laser, which is then deflected by tiny mirrors arranged in a circle around the emitter, to cut holes in objects.

* NamedByTheAdaptation: Unlike the original series, they names "The Hood" and "Tracy Island" are actually spoken in dialogue; previously, only books and other off-screen materials had given the names.

* AFatherToHisMen: Bill Paxton became this on the set to the other Tracy actors.

** John gets one when he realizes that the Hood's missile is going to hit ''Thunderbird 5'' to the point where he issues a distress signal just before the station is damaged.

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The Thunderbird vehicles could be justified as being more advanced tech. The year isn't stated in the film, but the monorail in London is stated to be the "Olympic Monorail" and the team is called away by a "Madame President" at the end.
* {{UST}}: A fair bit between Tin-Tin and Alan.

* OhCrap: "Brains! The monorail is down! ''Repeat, the monorail is down!''"

* CoolOldLady: In ''Vault of Death'', when everyone is baffled, Grandma comes up with the solution to rescue a man trapped in the Bank of England vault: when the crew realise they cannot tunnel in, they instead ride their hover bikes through the disused train tunnels.
--> '''Grandma''': When I was a little girl, I remember my grandmother telling me about the old London subway, with trains under the ground. Now it's this new-fangled monorail system.

* CoolOldLady: In ''Vault of Death'', Grandma comes up with the solution to rescue a man trapped in the Bank of England vault: when the crew realise they cannot tunnel in, they instead ride their hover bikes through the disused train tunnels.
--> ''Grandma'': When I was a little girl, I remember my grandmother telling me about the old London subway, with trains under the ground. Now it's this new-fangled monorail system.

* CastFromHitPoints: The Hood's use of his powers physically weakens him.

* TheArtifact: TheStinger (below) is a remnant of a deleted scene where The Hood would've shot down the FAB-1 with his submarine- that's why Transom is seen trying to contact someone when they detect the FAB-1 flying in, but nothing happens.
** Also, look closely in the ''Thunderbird 2'' hangar- you'll see some jet-skis lying around that aren't used. In one script, these were dubbed "Thunderskis" and were to be used to rescue people from flooding bank vaults (part of The Hood's plan).

* ClosestThingWeGot: All stated in the trailer; “In a family of heroes, Alan Tracy was always left behind, until he was the last one left”.

* CoolCar: The [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/FAB_1_front-left2_Heritage_Motor_Centre%2C_Gaydon.jpg FAB-1]], even if it isn't a Rolls-Royce this time around- the Ford [[StealthPun Thunderbird]] it is now can ''fly'' and turn into a boat. (Apparently, they had offered Rolls-Royce the job to build a new FAB-1, but they declined because they were busy with creating the RR Phantom.)

* FreezeFrameBonus: At one point, we see a readout for ''Thunderbird 5''- it's shown in one of its late concept designs with a couple of extra solar panels and a shorter antenna at the base. Additionally, at the bottom of the screen, there's also a readout for a "Thunderbird 6".

** One of the control panels in the Tracy Island command center was marked with buttons that reference machines used in the series- but this was only known upon examination of the prop.

** The name "Thunderizer" dates back to a trading card collection for the original series (where it was given as the name for the "[[http://thunderbirds.wikia.com/wiki/Booster_Mortar booster mortar]]" device seen in "Edge of Impact".

* ObstructiveCodeOfConduct: Averted. Unlike the old series, this version of International Rescue has no qualms about being known to the general public and they're frequently on the news, though nobody really knows who they are (and neither Tracy Island nor ''Thunderbird 5'' seem to be common knowledge). On the other hand, one of the reasons they had the policy was so that their tech wouldn't fall into the wrong hands, which is what happens here. Admittedly, The Hood managed to do it by striking ''Thunderbird 5'' with a missile to draw the Tracys out into space so he could take what he needed from Tracy Island- not exactly something you could be prepared for.

* ProductPlacement: The Ford motor company provided many of the vehicles used in the film, and they're going to make damn sure you know it. To a far lesser extent, Unilever ice cream products are also given their dues (Ben and Jerry's is in the Tracy Island freezer, and the ice-cream stand ''Thunderbird 2'' squashes in London is Heartbrand). The scene with Lady Penelope in the bath (see above) has her watching [[Creator/{{NBC}} CNBC]] on another screen; by the time the movie was released, the [=NBCUniversal=] merger was on the verge of being completed.

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The Thunderbird vehicles could be justified as being more advanced tech. The year isn't stated in the film, but the monorail in London is stated to be the "Olympic Monorail" and the team is called away by a "Madame President" at the end. (The trailer stated it was 2010- but feel free to take that with a grain of salt.)

** Charley, Mona, and Lily.