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* YourSizeMayVary: Messina's snake form doesn't seem to have any kind of consistent size.
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* YourSizeMayVary: Messina's snake form doesn't seem to have any kind of consistent size.
size. [[AWizardDidIt Of course, since she's a witch, it's possible she can alter her own size.]]
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* MadnessMantra: "The snake shall rule the world!"
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** Rollerskating Klansmen doing the macarena with a bunch of [[PuttingOnTheReich pseudo-nazis]] during "Evilmania." Furthermore, Grace Jones (who sings the song) is black.
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** Rollerskating Klansmen doing the macarena with a bunch of [[PuttingOnTheReich pseudo-nazis]] during "Evilmania." Furthermore, Just to make it more awkward, the song is being sung by Grace Jones (who sings the song) is black.Jones, a black woman.
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* VillainSong: "Evilmania" by Grace Jones, like the rest of the soundtrack, is surprisingly awesome — but comes with [[DisneyAcidSequence Nazis on roller skates doing and the Macarena]].
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* VillainSong: "Evilmania" by Grace Jones, like the rest of the soundtrack, is surprisingly awesome — but comes with [[DisneyAcidSequence Nazis on roller skates and doing and the Macarena]].
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I am ashamed to have watched enough of this film to have to correct this.
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* MindOverMatter / YourMindMakesItReal: Freddie, plotwise, tends to emphasize using his mind instead of guns. When he turns rifles into ''butterflies'', one can see why.
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* MindOverMatter / YourMindMakesItReal: MindOverMatter: Freddie, plotwise, tends to emphasize using his mind instead of guns. When he turns rifles into ''butterflies'', one can see why.
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* VillainSong: "Evilmania" by Grace Jones, like the rest of the soundtrack, is surprisingly awesome — but comes with [[DisneyAcidSequence KKK members on roller skates doing the Macarena]].
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* VillainSong: "Evilmania" by Grace Jones, like the rest of the soundtrack, is surprisingly awesome — but comes with [[DisneyAcidSequence KKK members Nazis on roller skates doing and the Macarena]].
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Oh hell no, enough Wikis are clogged with blind misuse of "Presumed Deceased". But not THIS wiki.
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** Averted with the American, which implies that she is killed at least killed by Freddie's toss.
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* ScarfOfAsskicking: Freddie
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* ScarfOfAsskicking: FreddieFreddie.
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** In the US cut, [[SequelHook instead of turning into a bird and flying away]], Messina gets wrapped around a pole [[StockFootage (again)]] and is never mentioned again, presumably dying from the toss.
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** In the US cut, [[SequelHook instead of turning into a bird and flying away]], Messina gets wrapped around a pole [[StockFootage (again)]] and is never mentioned again, presumably dying from the toss.and... that's it.
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** Freddie also lets Messina escape in the end, for whatever reason in the original cut (possibly because the producers had actually '''begun''' to make a sequel [[StillbornFranchise before UK audiences and critics put a stop to]] ''[[StillbornFranchise that]]''). Averted possibly with the American, which implies she dies from Freddie's counterattack.
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** Freddie also lets Messina escape in the end, for whatever reason in the original cut (possibly because the producers had actually '''begun''' to make a sequel [[StillbornFranchise before UK audiences and critics put a stop to]] ''[[StillbornFranchise that]]''). Averted possibly with the American, which implies she dies from Freddie's counterattack.
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* EvilLaugh: Courtesy of [[BrianBlessed El Supremo]].
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* EvilLaugh: Courtesy of [[BrianBlessed [[Creator/BrianBlessed El Supremo]].
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* LargeHam: El Supremo, who is voiced by BrianBlessed.
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* LargeHam: El Supremo, who is voiced by BrianBlessed.Creator/BrianBlessed.
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* NoIndoorVoice: El Supremo. When chewing out his henchmen for blowing their cover, the walkie-talkie is vibrating so much from the power of his voice that it ''jumps out of the henchman's hands''. Might have something to do with being voiced by BrianBlessed.
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* NoIndoorVoice: El Supremo. When chewing out his henchmen for blowing their cover, the walkie-talkie is vibrating so much from the power of his voice that it ''jumps out of the henchman's hands''. Might have something to do with being voiced by BrianBlessed.Creator/BrianBlessed.
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** There are hints that Nicole has a crush on Freddie as well. Nicole is a ''sentient car'', by the way.
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* ChekhovsGun: Earlier in the film, Freddie's father (A wizard) shows off his powers by turning his sword into a flock of butterflies. During the battle against El Supremo and his kooks, Freddie uses this spell to transform their guns.
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* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: El Supremo's interactions with Daffers make it ''very'' clear that he desires her.
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* UnholyMatrimony: Possibly Messina and El Supremo. Supremo calls Messina such things as "my lovely", "my darling" and "my beauty" and Messina appears to get jealous when Supremo gets distracted by Daffers.
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* UnholyMatrimony: Possibly Messina and El Supremo. Supremo calls Messina such things as "my lovely", "my darling" and "my beauty" and Messina appears to get jealous when Supremo gets distracted by Daffers.
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* YourSizeMayVary: Messina's snake form doesn't seem to have any kind of consistent size.
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* BewitchedAmphibians: Guess who?
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** It's implied Messina may be this to El Supremo.
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Grammar error correction.
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The chief differences between the UK and the US version is that in the US version, there was an attempt to make the plot more streamlined, although they also removed quite a bit dialogue that makes the film a least a ''little'' easier to follow. It also removes some strange sexual innuendo.
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The chief differences between the UK and the US version is that in the US version, there was an attempt to make the plot more streamlined, although they also removed quite a bit of dialogue that makes the film a least a ''little'' easier to follow. It also removes some strange sexual innuendo.
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* GhostCity: An unintentional example in the opening credits, as Freddie drives through a completely empty city. He's the only car on the road, with no pedestrians in sight.
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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Despite displaying powerful telekinesis in the prologue, and making a big deal about his preference for his thoughts over violence, Freddie is quick to just use martial arts on his enemies and doesn't bother with his magic until the climax. And even then, he promptly forgets it when it would be useful.
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* GenreShift: The first fifteenth minutes of runtime are a fairly mundane fairy tale movie that seems to be adapting Literature/TheFrogPrince. ''Then'' it suddenly shifts into a bizarre James Bond parody about a human-sized frog with magical super powers.
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'''''Freddie as [=FRO7=]''''' (Known in the United States as '''''Freddie the Frog''''') was a... ''[[WidgetSeries strange]]'' children's film produced in the UK in 1992.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: "Evilmania" is a sound-alike of the obscure Creator/MelBrooks song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giyJbl_aDRs "To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap)."]]
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'''''Freddie as [=FRO7=]''''' (Known in the United States as ''Freddie the Frog'') was a... ''[[WidgetSeries strange]]'' children's film produced in the UK in 1992.
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'''''Freddie as [=FRO7=]''''' (Known in the United States as ''Freddie '''''Freddie the Frog'') Frog''''') was a... ''[[WidgetSeries strange]]'' children's film produced in the UK in 1992.
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* StuntCasting: James Earl Jones re-records the narration in the American release, for little reason other than to get another big name for the poster.
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''Freddie as [=FRO7=]'' (Known in the United States as ''Freddie the Frog'') was a... ''[[WidgetSeries strange]]'' children's film produced in the UK in 1992.
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'''''Freddie as
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* AnimatedMusical
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* UnholyMatrimony: Possibly Messina and El Supremo. Supremo calls Messina such things as "my lovely", "my darling" and "my beauty" and Messina appears to get jealous when Supremo gets distracted by Daffers.
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* AffectionateParody: Of James Bond via WordOfGod. The movie is based on stories director Jon Acevski would tell his son about a secret agent frog.
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* AffectionateParody: Of James Bond via WordOfGod. The movie is based on stories director Jon Acevski would tell his son about how his favorite toy frog was a secret agent frog.agent.
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** The strange way Mesina's cronies walk.
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* {{Gonk}}: Most of the human characters are this.
* MauriceChevalierAccent: Freddie.
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* VerbalTic: Freddie has a tendency to, how you say, say "how you say" in every other sentence.
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* VerbalTic: Freddie has a tendency to, how eh, what do you say, call it?... say "how "what do you say" call it" in every other sentence.
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* LyricalDissonance: The final showdown between Freddie and Messina's mooks is scored to Asia's "Lay Down Your Arms"... an anti-war song.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: The final showdown between Freddie and Messina's mooks is scored to Asia's "Lay Down Your Arms"... an anti-war song.
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* AwardBaitSong: "I'll Keep Your Dreams Alive" by George Benson & Patti Austin.
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* AutobotsRockOut: Freddie's final confrontation with El Supremo's mooks is scored to "Lay Down Your Arms" by hard rock band Asia[[note]]The guys who did "Heat Of The Moment."[[/note]]
* AwardBaitSong: "I'll Keep Your Dreams Alive" by George Benson & Patti Austin. [[InNameOnly It has nothing to do with the rest of the movie]].
* AwardBaitSong: "I'll Keep Your Dreams Alive" by George Benson & Patti Austin. [[InNameOnly It has nothing to do with the rest of the movie]].
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* VerbalTic: Freddie has a tendency to, how you say, say "how you say" in every other sentence.
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The basic plot: A young French prince (who, by the way, is also a wizard) is turned into [[UnfortunateImplications a frog]] by his evil aunt. Then he grows into a human-sized, anthropomorphic frog. Then he becomes a secret agent.
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The basic plot: A young French prince (who, by the way, is also a wizard) is turned into [[UnfortunateImplications a frog]] frog by his evil aunt. Then he grows into a human-sized, anthropomorphic frog. Then he becomes a secret agent.
