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* ''Film/KingOfTheRocketMen''. When a JetPack-wearing Jeff King is photographed saving the city from a MisguidedMissile, he's dubbed The Rocket Man by the press and public. This became a FanNickname for other Creator/RepublicPictures rocketeer heroes even though they were different characters. In the case of CommandoCody, "Commando" is a reference to his [[BadassBookworm service in the Commandoes during World War 2]], though it's ambiguous as to whether it's a nickname or a CodeName.
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* ''Film/KingOfTheRocketMen''. When a JetPack-wearing Jeff King is photographed saving the city from a MisguidedMissile, he's dubbed The Rocket Man by the press and public. This became a FanNickname for other Creator/RepublicPictures rocketeer heroes even though they were different characters. In the case of CommandoCody, [[Film/CommandoCodySkyMarshalOfTheUniverse Commando Cody]], "Commando" is a reference to his [[BadassBookworm service in the Commandoes during World War 2]], though it's ambiguous as to whether it's a nickname or a CodeName.
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* Major Tommy Ffrench from ''Film/DoctorInDistress1963'' claims he was known as "Tiger" in Malaya.
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** Miss Rubikov from ''Film/DoctorInClover'' asks for Miles to call her "Ruby".
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* ''Film/TheDeathOfStalin'': The members of the Central Committee call UsefulNotes/NikitaKhrushchev "Nicky", used with varying degrees of affection.
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* ''Film/{{Devotion|2022}}'' references the real-world nicknames the [=F4U=] Corsair earned due to its tendency to accidentally kill inexperienced pilots: "Widowmaker" and "Ensign Eliminator".
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* Duncan in ''Film/TheWayWayBack'' becomes known as "Pop 'n Lock" by the staff and patrons of Water Wizz, to the point that his "employee of the month" photo uses that monicker to identify him.
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** ''Film/{{Spectre}}'': Max Denbigh, the head of the Joint Intelligence Service, is nicknamed "C".
** ''Film/NoTimeToDie'': Bond nicknames the one-eyed henchman Primo "Cyclops". Note that he's only ever called "Primo" in the credits and on sites like imdb.
** ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'': Bond nicknames Q's assistant (Creator/JohnCleese) "R" without that CodeName being made as formal as "Q".
** ''Film/{{Spectre}}'': Max Denbigh, the head of the Joint Intelligence Service, is nicknamed "C".
** ''Film/NoTimeToDie'': Bond nicknames the one-eyed henchman Primo "Cyclops". Note that he's only ever called "Primo" in the credits and on sites like imdb.
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* ''Film/WeekendAtBernies'': Richard and Larry call each other "Rich/Richie" and "Lar". Though in the latter's case, his name is already a [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname nickname]] so it's an in-series nickname of an in-series nickname.
* In ''Film/YouMightBeTheKiller'', everyone refers to counselor Steve as "Steve the Kayak King". This is despite Steve's protests that he teaches canoeing, not kayaking.
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* In ''Film/TheKnowledge'', the DeadpanSnarker examiner Mr Burgess is known as "the vampire". Another character is known as "Titanic"; his real first name is not revealed.
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* In ''Film/CasinoRoyale1954''[[note]]The first screen adaptation of a Franchise/JamesBond novel, released in 1954 as a television movie/episode of the anthology series ''[[Series/{{Climax}} Climax!]]''[[/note]], Leiter knows Bond by the nickname "Card Sense" Jimmy Bond.
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* ''Film/TheFly1986'': Veronica is usually referred to as "Ronnie" by both her editor/ex-lover Stathis and her SecondLove Seth -- and Seth only starts using it after she has upgraded their relationship from professional to personal. That this nickname is masculine ''and'' her apparent preference speaks to her strength and agency in both relationships.
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** Veronica is usually referred to as "Ronnie" by both her editor/ex-lover Stathis and her SecondLove Seth -- and Seth only starts using it after she has upgraded their relationship from professional to personal. That this nickname is masculine ''and'' her apparent preference speaks to her strength and agency in bothrelationships.relationships.
** Seth calls himself "Brundlefly" upon realizing he is undergoing a SlowTransformation into a new lifeform. This leaves Stathis as the only member of the LoveTriangle who doesn't have a nickname, and makes for yet another similarity between Seth and Veronica (on top of their being LookalikeLovers who possess similar passions for their respective lines of work).
** Veronica is usually referred to as "Ronnie" by both her editor/ex-lover Stathis and her SecondLove Seth -- and Seth only starts using it after she has upgraded their relationship from professional to personal. That this nickname is masculine ''and'' her apparent preference speaks to her strength and agency in both
** Seth calls himself "Brundlefly" upon realizing he is undergoing a SlowTransformation into a new lifeform. This leaves Stathis as the only member of the LoveTriangle who doesn't have a nickname, and makes for yet another similarity between Seth and Veronica (on top of their being LookalikeLovers who possess similar passions for their respective lines of work).
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* Logan in ''Film/DayOfTheDead1985'' is usually called Frankenstein by the other characters because his job pretty much consists of hacking apart zombies all day.
* In ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' and [[Film/HaroldAndKumarEscapeFromGuantanamoBay its]] [[Film/AVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas sequels]], Kumar calls Harold "Roldie".
* ''Film/TheHungerGames'': Prim's full name is Primrose, but everyone calls her Prim.
* ''Film/IronMan2'':
** The term "Hammeroids" is used by Tony Stark to refer to Justin Hammer's drones, and it's become so popular that it's become often confused as a FanNickname.
** Hammer claims the 7.62mm 6-barrel minigun that ends up integrated with the War Machine suit is known to the US soldiers who use them as, alternately, [[ChunkySalsaRule Uncle Gazpacho]] or "Puff the Magic Dragon". (He was half-right here: The AC-47 gunship, a Vietnam-era ground-support aircraft fitted with several such miniguns for MoreDakka, was nicknamed "Puff the Magic Dragon" for the hail of tracer rounds it rained down on the enemy.) He also nicknames his [[spoiler:not-so-]]super mini-bunker-buster, supposedly capable of "reducing the population of any standing structure to 0" (although it's actually [[spoiler:a laughable dud]]) the "Ex-Wife".
* ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'':
** Gary Unwin goes by "Eggsy".
** Roxanne Morton prefers "Roxy".
* ''Film/TheKillerThatStalkedNewYork'', a 1950 film {{Very Loosely Based|OnATrueStory}} on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_New_York_City_smallpox_outbreak 1947 New York City smallpox outbreak]], has "Brainy Danny", a bellhop with a knack for spotting opportunities to make a quick buck.
* ''Film/TheLittleRascals'' series: Just about every boy had a nickname. Some became so identified with their characters that their nicknames followed them in life; i.e., Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, George "Spanky" [=McFarlane=], etc.
* In ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' and [[Film/HaroldAndKumarEscapeFromGuantanamoBay its]] [[Film/AVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas sequels]], Kumar calls Harold "Roldie".
* ''Film/TheHungerGames'': Prim's full name is Primrose, but everyone calls her Prim.
* ''Film/IronMan2'':
** The term "Hammeroids" is used by Tony Stark to refer to Justin Hammer's drones, and it's become so popular that it's become often confused as a FanNickname.
** Hammer claims the 7.62mm 6-barrel minigun that ends up integrated with the War Machine suit is known to the US soldiers who use them as, alternately, [[ChunkySalsaRule Uncle Gazpacho]] or "Puff the Magic Dragon". (He was half-right here: The AC-47 gunship, a Vietnam-era ground-support aircraft fitted with several such miniguns for MoreDakka, was nicknamed "Puff the Magic Dragon" for the hail of tracer rounds it rained down on the enemy.) He also nicknames his [[spoiler:not-so-]]super mini-bunker-buster, supposedly capable of "reducing the population of any standing structure to 0" (although it's actually [[spoiler:a laughable dud]]) the "Ex-Wife".
* ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'':
** Gary Unwin goes by "Eggsy".
** Roxanne Morton prefers "Roxy".
* ''Film/TheKillerThatStalkedNewYork'', a 1950 film {{Very Loosely Based|OnATrueStory}} on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_New_York_City_smallpox_outbreak 1947 New York City smallpox outbreak]], has "Brainy Danny", a bellhop with a knack for spotting opportunities to make a quick buck.
* ''Film/TheLittleRascals'' series: Just about every boy had a nickname. Some became so identified with their characters that their nicknames followed them in life; i.e., Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, George "Spanky" [=McFarlane=], etc.
* In ''Film/{{Pixels}}'':
** Sam calls Bill "Boss" or "Chewie".
** As the {{Cool Car}}s' names are unpronounceable strings of letters and numbers, the heroes dub them Ghosts.
** The media nickname Sam, Eddie and Ludlow as the "Arcaders".
** Sam calls Bill "Boss" or "Chewie".
** As the {{Cool Car}}s' names are unpronounceable strings of letters and numbers, the heroes dub them Ghosts.
** The media nickname Sam, Eddie and Ludlow as the "Arcaders".
* ''Film/TheScribbler'' takes place at Juniper Towers, a run-down high-rise complex that serves as a halfway house for recovering mental patients. Unfortunately, the complex is so plagued by patients [[spoiler:apparently]] leaping to their deaths that it becomes known as "Jumper Towers," to the extent that someone spray-painted the nickname onto the complex's front-yard sign.
* In ''Film/TheShining'', Dick Hallorann calls Danny Torrance "Doc", briefly confusing Danny's mother:
-->'''Wendy Torrance:''' We call him Doc sometimes, you know, like in the Bugs Bunny cartoons. But how did you know that?\\
'''Dick Hallorann:''' ...Well, I guess I probably heard you call him that.\\
'''Wendy Torrance:''' ...Well, it's possible, but I honestly don't remember calling him that since we've been with you.
* In ''Film/TheShining'', Dick Hallorann calls Danny Torrance "Doc", briefly confusing Danny's mother:
-->'''Wendy Torrance:''' We call him Doc sometimes, you know, like in the Bugs Bunny cartoons. But how did you know that?\\
'''Dick Hallorann:''' ...Well, I guess I probably heard you call him that.\\
'''Wendy Torrance:''' ...Well, it's possible, but I honestly don't remember calling him that since we've been with you.
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* In ''Film/TheShining'', Dick Hallorann calls Danny Torrance "Doc", briefly confusing Danny's mother:
-->'''Wendy Torrance:''' We call him Doc sometimes, you know, like in the Bugs Bunny cartoons. But how did you know that?\\
'''Dick Hallorann:''' ...Well, I guess I probably heard you call him that.\\
'''Wendy Torrance:''' ...Well, it's possible, but I honestly don't remember calling him that since we've been with you.
* ''Film/IronMan2'':
** The term "Hammeroids" is used by Tony Stark to refer to Justin Hammer's drones, and it's become so popular that it's become often confused as a FanNickname.
** Hammer claims the 7.62mm 6-barrel minigun that ends up integrated with the War Machine suit is known to the US soldiers who use them as, alternately, [[ChunkySalsaRule Uncle Gazpacho]] or "Puff the Magic Dragon". (He was half-right here: The AC-47 gunship, a Vietnam-era ground-support aircraft fitted with several such miniguns for MoreDakka, was nicknamed "Puff the Magic Dragon" for the hail of tracer rounds it rained down on the enemy.) He also nicknames his [[spoiler:not-so-]]super mini-bunker-buster, supposedly capable of "reducing the population of any standing structure to 0" (although it's actually [[spoiler:a laughable dud]]) the "Ex-Wife".
* ''Film/TheLittleRascals'' series: Just about every boy had a nickname. Some became so identified with their characters that their nicknames followed them in life; i.e., Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, George "Spanky" [=McFarlane=], etc.
* In ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' and [[Film/HaroldAndKumarEscapeFromGuantanamoBay its]] [[Film/AVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas sequels]], Kumar calls Harold "Roldie".
* ''Film/TheScribbler'' takes place at Juniper Towers, a run-down high-rise complex that serves as a halfway house for recovering mental patients. Unfortunately, the complex is so plagued by patients [[spoiler:apparently]] leaping to their deaths that it becomes known as "Jumper Towers," to the extent that someone spray-painted the nickname onto the complex's front-yard sign.
* ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'':
** Gary Unwin goes by "Eggsy".
** Roxanne Morton prefers "Roxy".
* Logan in ''Film/DayOfTheDead1985'' is usually called Frankenstein by the other characters because his job pretty much consists of hacking apart zombies all day.
* In ''Film/{{Pixels}}'':
** Sam calls Bill "Boss" or "Chewie".
** As the {{Cool Car}}s' names are unpronounceable strings of letters and numbers, the heroes dub them Ghosts.
** The media nickname Sam, Eddie and Ludlow as the "Arcaders".
* ''Film/TheHungerGames'': Prim's full name is Primrose, but everyone calls her Prim.
-->'''Wendy Torrance:''' We call him Doc sometimes, you know, like in the Bugs Bunny cartoons. But how did you know that?\\
'''Dick Hallorann:''' ...Well, I guess I probably heard you call him that.\\
'''Wendy Torrance:''' ...Well, it's possible, but I honestly don't remember calling him that since we've been with you.
* ''Film/IronMan2'':
** The term "Hammeroids" is used by Tony Stark to refer to Justin Hammer's drones, and it's become so popular that it's become often confused as a FanNickname.
** Hammer claims the 7.62mm 6-barrel minigun that ends up integrated with the War Machine suit is known to the US soldiers who use them as, alternately, [[ChunkySalsaRule Uncle Gazpacho]] or "Puff the Magic Dragon". (He was half-right here: The AC-47 gunship, a Vietnam-era ground-support aircraft fitted with several such miniguns for MoreDakka, was nicknamed "Puff the Magic Dragon" for the hail of tracer rounds it rained down on the enemy.) He also nicknames his [[spoiler:not-so-]]super mini-bunker-buster, supposedly capable of "reducing the population of any standing structure to 0" (although it's actually [[spoiler:a laughable dud]]) the "Ex-Wife".
* ''Film/TheLittleRascals'' series: Just about every boy had a nickname. Some became so identified with their characters that their nicknames followed them in life; i.e., Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, George "Spanky" [=McFarlane=], etc.
* In ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' and [[Film/HaroldAndKumarEscapeFromGuantanamoBay its]] [[Film/AVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas sequels]], Kumar calls Harold "Roldie".
* ''Film/TheScribbler'' takes place at Juniper Towers, a run-down high-rise complex that serves as a halfway house for recovering mental patients. Unfortunately, the complex is so plagued by patients [[spoiler:apparently]] leaping to their deaths that it becomes known as "Jumper Towers," to the extent that someone spray-painted the nickname onto the complex's front-yard sign.
* ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'':
** Gary Unwin goes by "Eggsy".
** Roxanne Morton prefers "Roxy".
* Logan in ''Film/DayOfTheDead1985'' is usually called Frankenstein by the other characters because his job pretty much consists of hacking apart zombies all day.
* In ''Film/{{Pixels}}'':
** Sam calls Bill "Boss" or "Chewie".
** As the {{Cool Car}}s' names are unpronounceable strings of letters and numbers, the heroes dub them Ghosts.
** The media nickname Sam, Eddie and Ludlow as the "Arcaders".
* ''Film/TheHungerGames'': Prim's full name is Primrose, but everyone calls her Prim.
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* ''Film/TheBlindSide'': "Big Mike" for the main character, Michael.
* The 2013 ''Film/{{Carrie|2013}}'' remake has Christine Hargensen call Tina Blake "Teenie".
* ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'' has a subversion. Everyone thinks "Mr. Big Nose" is the man's nickname... but it's actually his real name.
* In ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'', [[Creator/TimCurry Dr. Frank N Furter]] is called "Frankie" by various characters throughout the film.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** In the movies and the expanded universe, droids often get called by a nickname based on their number and initials said as one word. Por Ejemplo: R2-D2 and [=C3P0=] are called "Artoo" and "Threepio" respectively.
** Han Solo in particular has a habit of assigning nicknames (though admittedly not particularly clever ones). He frequently refers to his companions in the first movie as "Kid" (Luke), "Princess" (Leia) -- or "Your Worship" or even "Your Worshipfulness", and "Goldenrod" (C3-P0, in ''The Empire Strikes Back''). Even as far forward as ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' he wastes no time dubbing Finn "Big Deal" after the guy tries to bluff himself as "kind of a big deal in The Resistance".
** And it turns out Anakin 'Darth Vader' Skywalker was called 'Ani' by his girlfriend, which kinda [[NightmareRetardant detracts from his scariness...]]
** In the deleted scenes of ''Film/ANewHope'', Luke's friends over at Tosche Station called him "Wormie".
* In ''Film/TheShining'', Dick Hallorann calls Danny Torrance "Doc", briefly confusing Danny's mother:
-->'''Wendy Torrance:''' We call him Doc sometimes, you know, like in the Bugs Bunny cartoons. But how did you know that?\\
'''Dick Hallorann:''' ...Well, I guess I probably heard you call him that.\\
'''Wendy Torrance:''' ...Well, it's possible, but I honestly don't remember calling him that since we've been with you.
* ''Film/IronMan2'':
** The term "Hammeroids" is used by Tony Stark to refer to Justin Hammer's drones, and it's become so popular that it's become often confused as a FanNickname.
** Hammer claims the 7.62mm 6-barrel minigun that ends up integrated with the War Machine suit is known to the US soldiers who use them as, alternately, [[ChunkySalsaRule Uncle Gazpacho]] or "Puff the Magic Dragon". (He was half-right here: The AC-47 gunship, a Vietnam-era ground-support aircraft fitted with several such miniguns for MoreDakka, was nicknamed "Puff the Magic Dragon" for the hail of tracer rounds it rained down on the enemy.) He also nicknames his [[spoiler:not-so-]]super mini-bunker-buster, supposedly capable of "reducing the population of any standing structure to 0" (although it's actually [[spoiler:a laughable dud]]) the "Ex-Wife".
* ''Film/TheLittleRascals'' series: Just about every boy had a nickname. Some became so identified with their characters that their nicknames followed them in life; i.e., Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, George "Spanky" [=McFarlane=], etc.
* In ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' and [[Film/HaroldAndKumarEscapeFromGuantanamoBay its]] [[Film/AVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas sequels]], Kumar calls Harold "Roldie".
* ''Film/TheScribbler'' takes place at Juniper Towers, a run-down high-rise complex that serves as a halfway house for recovering mental patients. Unfortunately, the complex is so plagued by patients [[spoiler:apparently]] leaping to their deaths that it becomes known as "Jumper Towers," to the extent that someone spray-painted the nickname onto the complex's front-yard sign.
* ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'':
** Gary Unwin goes by "Eggsy".
** Roxanne Morton prefers "Roxy".
* Logan in ''Film/DayOfTheDead1985'' is usually called Frankenstein by the other characters because his job pretty much consists of hacking apart zombies all day.
* In ''Film/{{Pixels}}'':
** Sam calls Bill "Boss" or "Chewie".
** As the {{Cool Car}}s' names are unpronounceable strings of letters and numbers, the heroes dub them Ghosts.
** The media nickname Sam, Eddie and Ludlow as the "Arcaders".
* ''Film/TheHungerGames'': Prim's full name is Primrose, but everyone calls her Prim.
* In ''Film/YouMightBeTheKiller'', everyone refers to counselor Steve as "Steve the Kayak King". This despite Steve's protests that he teaches canoeing, not kayaking.
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* The 2013 ''Film/{{Carrie|2013}}'' remake has Christine Hargensen call Tina Blake "Teenie".
* ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'' has a subversion. Everyone thinks "Mr. Big Nose" is the man's nickname... but it's actually his real name.
* In ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'', [[Creator/TimCurry Dr. Frank N Furter]] is called "Frankie" by various characters throughout the film.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** In the movies and the expanded universe, droids often get called by a nickname based on their number and initials said as one word. Por Ejemplo: R2-D2 and [=C3P0=] are called "Artoo" and "Threepio" respectively.
** Han Solo in particular has a habit of assigning nicknames (though admittedly not particularly clever ones). He frequently refers to his companions in the first movie as "Kid" (Luke), "Princess" (Leia) -- or "Your Worship" or even "Your Worshipfulness", and "Goldenrod" (C3-P0, in ''The Empire Strikes Back''). Even as far forward as ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' he wastes no time dubbing Finn "Big Deal" after the guy tries to bluff himself as "kind of a big deal in The Resistance".
** And it turns out Anakin 'Darth Vader' Skywalker was called 'Ani' by his girlfriend, which kinda [[NightmareRetardant detracts from his scariness...]]
** In the deleted scenes of ''Film/ANewHope'', Luke's friends over at Tosche Station called him "Wormie".
* In ''Film/TheShining'', Dick Hallorann calls Danny Torrance "Doc", briefly confusing Danny's mother:
-->'''Wendy Torrance:''' We call him Doc sometimes, you know, like in the Bugs Bunny cartoons. But how did you know that?\\
'''Dick Hallorann:''' ...Well, I guess I probably heard you call him that.\\
'''Wendy Torrance:''' ...Well, it's possible, but I honestly don't remember calling him that since we've been with you.
* ''Film/IronMan2'':
** The term "Hammeroids" is used by Tony Stark to refer to Justin Hammer's drones, and it's become so popular that it's become often confused as a FanNickname.
** Hammer claims the 7.62mm 6-barrel minigun that ends up integrated with the War Machine suit is known to the US soldiers who use them as, alternately, [[ChunkySalsaRule Uncle Gazpacho]] or "Puff the Magic Dragon". (He was half-right here: The AC-47 gunship, a Vietnam-era ground-support aircraft fitted with several such miniguns for MoreDakka, was nicknamed "Puff the Magic Dragon" for the hail of tracer rounds it rained down on the enemy.) He also nicknames his [[spoiler:not-so-]]super mini-bunker-buster, supposedly capable of "reducing the population of any standing structure to 0" (although it's actually [[spoiler:a laughable dud]]) the "Ex-Wife".
* ''Film/TheLittleRascals'' series: Just about every boy had a nickname. Some became so identified with their characters that their nicknames followed them in life; i.e., Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, George "Spanky" [=McFarlane=], etc.
* In ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' and [[Film/HaroldAndKumarEscapeFromGuantanamoBay its]] [[Film/AVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas sequels]], Kumar calls Harold "Roldie".
* ''Film/TheScribbler'' takes place at Juniper Towers, a run-down high-rise complex that serves as a halfway house for recovering mental patients. Unfortunately, the complex is so plagued by patients [[spoiler:apparently]] leaping to their deaths that it becomes known as "Jumper Towers," to the extent that someone spray-painted the nickname onto the complex's front-yard sign.
* ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'':
** Gary Unwin goes by "Eggsy".
** Roxanne Morton prefers "Roxy".
* Logan in ''Film/DayOfTheDead1985'' is usually called Frankenstein by the other characters because his job pretty much consists of hacking apart zombies all day.
* In ''Film/{{Pixels}}'':
** Sam calls Bill "Boss" or "Chewie".
** As the {{Cool Car}}s' names are unpronounceable strings of letters and numbers, the heroes dub them Ghosts.
** The media nickname Sam, Eddie and Ludlow as the "Arcaders".
* ''Film/TheHungerGames'': Prim's full name is Primrose, but everyone calls her Prim.
* In ''Film/YouMightBeTheKiller'', everyone refers to counselor Steve as "Steve the Kayak King". This despite Steve's protests that he teaches canoeing, not kayaking.
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