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''Validation'' is a 2007 ShortFilm written, directed and composed by Kurt Kuenne. It's a fable about a parking attendant who gives his customers REAL validation -- dispensing both free parking and free compliments.

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''Validation'' is a 2007 ShortFilm written, directed and [[CopiouslyCreditedCreator and]] composed by Kurt Kuenne. It's a fable about a parking attendant who gives his customers REAL validation -- dispensing both free parking and free compliments.



* ChekhovsGunman: The woman in the wheelchair who Hugh makes smile [[ItsASmallWorldAfterAll turns out to be Victoria's mother]].

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* ChekhovsGunman: The woman in the wheelchair who whom Hugh makes smile [[ItsASmallWorldAfterAll turns out to be Victoria's mother]].
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->''"You paid for parking......for me?"''

''Validation'' is a 2007 ShortFilm written, directed and composed by Kurt Kuenne. It's a fable about a parking attendant who gives his customers REAL validation -- dispensing both free parking and free compliments.

Watch the film [[http://kurtkuenne.com/shorts/ here]].

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!!Provides examples of:

* BigDamnKiss: When Hugh and Victoria meet again at the end.
* CargoEnvy: Hugh describing how well Victoria is treating her equipment.
* CatchPhrase: "Next!"
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Hugh meets the boss of the shopping mall who appreciates being acknowledged for the burden of his managing job.
* ChekhovsGunman: The woman in the wheelchair who Hugh makes smile [[ItsASmallWorldAfterAll turns out to be Victoria's mother]].
* CreativeClosingCredits: The end credits are printed on validation cards.
* {{Crossover}}: The scene with Hugh on the bus meeting the protagonists from Kurt Kuenne's other short film ''Rent-A-Person''.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Like Kuenne's other short films, it was shot in black & white.
* DramaticDrop: Hugh drops whatever he is holding in the scene where he sees Victoria finally smile.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: "I wish I could travel the world with the woman I love."
* HeartBeatsOutOfChest: Hugh makes this movement with a box of chocolates in front of his chest.
* LonelyPianoPiece: Plays twice. First when Hugh is desolated after Victoria doesn't respond to his advances. The tune drops in once more when Hugh looks over to the DMV building, bringing sad memories of Victoria back to his mind.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Hugh when seeing Victoria.
* PerpetualFrowner: Victoria has lost her smile after seeing her mother suffer for a long time.
* ShoutOut: ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' can be seen on a theatre marquee.
* SpinningPaper: We see Hugh rising in popularity through newspaper headlines and video clips.
* SpontaneousChoreography: When Hugh breaks into a spontaneous dance sequence with a crowd of people.
* StalkerWithACrush: Hugh turns into one when following Victoria around in what could have been a FallingInLoveMontage if only his feelings were reciprocated.
* TemptingFate: "It seems there's no one that Hugh Newman cannot make smile."
* WhenSheSmiles: Hugh is floored when he sees [[PerpetualFrowner Victoria]] finally smile.
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