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-->'''Archie:''' "It won't recur so long as I take the damn pills. If it does I'll just die then won't I?"

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-->'''Archie:''' "It It won't recur so long as I take the damn pills. If it does I'll just die then won't I?"I?
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*DeadpanSnarker: All of the guys count, but Archie gets a special mention over his blasé concern for his health condition. [[spoiler: After his son Ezra shows up worried that his father could've had another stroke,]] we get this gem courtesy of Archie:
-->'''Archie:''' "It won't recur so long as I take the damn pills. If it does I'll just die then won't I?"
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* SexySurfacingShot: During the first scene when the guys are out at the [[PoolScene pool]], there is a [[FanserviceExtra beautiful girl]] in a red bikini coming out of the water.
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* RuleOfPool: Billy shoves Paddy into an indoor pool at the bachelor party and Paddy returns the favor the next day. In both cases, they're doing it to [[spoiler:delay the other person so that they can explanation the truth to a potential romance interest]].

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* RuleOfPool: Billy shoves Paddy into an indoor pool at the bachelor party and Paddy returns the favor the next day. In both cases, they're doing it to [[spoiler:delay the other person so that they can explanation explain the truth to a potential romance interest]].

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''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 comedy film starring Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KevinKline, and Creator/MichaelDouglas. Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam are childhood friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, who call themselves The Flatbush Four, and who are now approaching their senior years. Paddy (De Niro) is in mourning for his wife, Sophie, who died the year before. Archie (Freeman) is a happy grandfather who's recently had a stroke and whose son tries to prevent him from having a second stroke by keeping Archie "out of trouble". Sam (Kline) is happily married, but feeling detached in his everyday life. Finally, Billy (Douglas), at the age of 70, has decided to marry a 31-year-old and that the Flatbush Four need to reunite one last time for a bachelor party in UsefulNotes/LasVegas. Along the way, they meet Diane (Creator/MarySteenburgen), a former tax attorney turned lounge singer. Both Paddy and Billy fall in love with her, and an argument dating back to Sophie threatens to tear the group apart again.

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''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 comedy film starring Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KevinKline, and Creator/MichaelDouglas. Creator/MichaelDouglas.

Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam are childhood friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, who call themselves The Flatbush Four, and who are now approaching their senior years. Paddy (De Niro) is in mourning for his wife, Sophie, who died the year before. Archie (Freeman) is a happy grandfather who's recently had a stroke and whose son tries to prevent him from having a second stroke by keeping Archie "out of trouble". Sam (Kline) is happily married, but feeling detached in his everyday life. Finally, Billy (Douglas), at the age of 70, has decided to marry a 31-year-old and that the Flatbush Four need to reunite one last time for a bachelor party in UsefulNotes/LasVegas. Along the way, they meet Diane (Creator/MarySteenburgen), a former tax attorney turned lounge singer. Both Paddy and Billy fall in love with her, and an argument dating back to Sophie threatens to tear the group apart again.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Sam and Archie tell Paddy that Billy isn't going to Vegas to persuade him to come. Paddy then spends the entire trip grumbling and grousing about how Billy is too busy to join his "three oldest friends" in Vegas. Then, when they land, he sees Billy and is angry that he ''is'' there.

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* FanserviceExtra: The four get themselves picked as judges for a bikini contest which consists almost entirely of these.

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The four get themselves picked as judges for a bikini contest which consists almost entirely of these.these.
** Nearly every woman present at the party near the end is one, wearing very skimpy clothing and dancing in the background while plot happens.
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* NoAntagonist: The film doesn't have a villain, the main conflicts coming from friction between the four protagonists, primarily Paddy and Billy.
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''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 comedy film starring Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KevinKline, and Creator/MichaelDouglas. Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam are childhood friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, who call themselves The Flatbush Four, and who are now approaching their senior years. Paddy (De Niro) is in mourning for his wife, Sophie, who died the year before. Archie (Freeman) is a happy grandfather who's recently had a stroke and whose son tries to prevent him from having a second stroke by keeping Archie "out of trouble". Sam (Kline) is happily married, but feeling detached in his everyday life. Finally, Billy (Douglas), at the age of 70, has decided to marry a 31-year-old and that the Flatbush Four need to reunite one last time for a bachelor party in Vegas. Along the way, they meet Diane (Creator/MarySteenburgen), a former tax attorney turned lounge singer. Both Paddy and Billy fall in love with her, and an argument dating back to Sophie threatens to tear the group apart again.

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''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 comedy film starring Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KevinKline, and Creator/MichaelDouglas. Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam are childhood friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, who call themselves The Flatbush Four, and who are now approaching their senior years. Paddy (De Niro) is in mourning for his wife, Sophie, who died the year before. Archie (Freeman) is a happy grandfather who's recently had a stroke and whose son tries to prevent him from having a second stroke by keeping Archie "out of trouble". Sam (Kline) is happily married, but feeling detached in his everyday life. Finally, Billy (Douglas), at the age of 70, has decided to marry a 31-year-old and that the Flatbush Four need to reunite one last time for a bachelor party in Vegas.UsefulNotes/LasVegas. Along the way, they meet Diane (Creator/MarySteenburgen), a former tax attorney turned lounge singer. Both Paddy and Billy fall in love with her, and an argument dating back to Sophie threatens to tear the group apart again.
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* BaitAndSwitch: The first woman that Sam tries to proposition turns out to be WholesomeCrossdresser Maurice. The scene cuts away from them for a bit, then cuts back to them discussing surgery, and how it's a big step, leading the viewer to believe they're talking about Maurice transitioning to female -- only for it to turn out they're talking about a pro sports player's injury.


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* FanserviceExtra: The four get themselves picked as judges for a bikini contest which consists almost entirely of these.
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''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 comedy film starring Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KevinKline, and Creator/MichaelDouglas. Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam are childhood friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, who call themselves The Flatbush Four, and who are now approaching their senior years. Paddy (De Niro) is in mourning for his wife, Sophie, who died the year before. Archie (Freeman) is a happy grandfather who's recently had a stroke and whose son tries to prevent him from having a second stroke by keeping Archie "out of trouble". Sam (Kline) is happily married, but feeling detached in his everyday life. Finally, Billy (Douglas), at the age of 70, has decided to marry a 31-year-old and that the Flatbush Four need to reunite one last time for a bachelor party in Vegas. Along the way, they meet Diana (Creator/MarySteenburgen), a former tax attorney turned lounge singer. Both Paddy and Billy fall in love with her, and an argument dating back to Sophie threatens to tear the group apart again.

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''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 comedy film starring Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KevinKline, and Creator/MichaelDouglas. Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam are childhood friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, who call themselves The Flatbush Four, and who are now approaching their senior years. Paddy (De Niro) is in mourning for his wife, Sophie, who died the year before. Archie (Freeman) is a happy grandfather who's recently had a stroke and whose son tries to prevent him from having a second stroke by keeping Archie "out of trouble". Sam (Kline) is happily married, but feeling detached in his everyday life. Finally, Billy (Douglas), at the age of 70, has decided to marry a 31-year-old and that the Flatbush Four need to reunite one last time for a bachelor party in Vegas. Along the way, they meet Diana Diane (Creator/MarySteenburgen), a former tax attorney turned lounge singer. Both Paddy and Billy fall in love with her, and an argument dating back to Sophie threatens to tear the group apart again.



* TheChanteuse: Diana has embarked on this career after she was divorced and downsized in short order. Her story implies that she's really a tax consultant for the casino owner, but he lets her sing as well.

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* TheChanteuse: Diana Diane has embarked on this career after she was divorced and downsized in short order. Her story implies that she's really a tax consultant for the casino owner, but he lets her sing as well.



* LoveTriangle: Billy and Paddy were sweet on Sophie when they were children, but she chose Paddy [[spoiler:after visiting Billy that night, who told her to go to Paddy]]. Later, both of them fall for Diana [[spoiler:and this time, Billy wins her over]].

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* LoveTriangle: Billy and Paddy were sweet on Sophie when they were children, but she chose Paddy [[spoiler:after visiting Billy that night, who told her to go to Paddy]]. Later, both of them fall for Diana Diane [[spoiler:and this time, Billy wins her over]].
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''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 Comedy film starring Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KevinKline, and Creator/MichaelDouglas. Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam are childhood friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, The Flatbush Four, who are now approaching their senior years. Paddy (De Niro) is in mourning for his wife, Sophie, who died the year before. Archie (Freeman) is a happy grandfather who's recent had a stroke and who seldom gets to get into much trouble due to his son trying to avoid him having a second stroke. Sam (Kline) is happily married, but feeling detached in his everyday life. And Billy (Douglas), at the age of 70, has decided to marry a 31-year-old and has decided that the Flatbrush Four need to reunite one last time for a bachelor party in Vegas. Along the way, they meet Diana, a former tax attorney turned lounge singer. Both Paddy and Billy fall in love with her and an argument dating back to Sophie threatens to tear the group apart again.

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''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 Comedy comedy film starring Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KevinKline, and Creator/MichaelDouglas. Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam are childhood friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, who call themselves The Flatbush Four, and who are now approaching their senior years. Paddy (De Niro) is in mourning for his wife, Sophie, who died the year before. Archie (Freeman) is a happy grandfather who's recent recently had a stroke and who seldom gets to get into much trouble due to his whose son trying tries to avoid prevent him from having a second stroke.stroke by keeping Archie "out of trouble". Sam (Kline) is happily married, but feeling detached in his everyday life. And Finally, Billy (Douglas), at the age of 70, has decided to marry a 31-year-old and has decided that the Flatbrush Flatbush Four need to reunite one last time for a bachelor party in Vegas. Along the way, they meet Diana, Diana (Creator/MarySteenburgen), a former tax attorney turned lounge singer. Both Paddy and Billy fall in love with her her, and an argument dating back to Sophie threatens to tear the group apart again.
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* TheLastTitle: The title.

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* TheLastTitle: The title.title refers to the advanced age of the protagonists meaning that the odds are good they won't get to do this again.
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* BookEnds: The movie opens and closes with Billy calling his friends [[spoiler: to tell them he's engaged]].
* BrickJoke: During both the {{Book End|s}} conversations, Archie assumes that Billy's calling about bad news, and assumes it's about his prostate.
-->'''Billy''': [[LampshadeHanging Why is it always the prostate with you?]]
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''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 Comedy film starring Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KevinKline, and Creator/MichaelDouglas. Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam are childhood friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, The Flatbrush Four, who are now approaching their senior years. Paddy (De Niro) is in mourning for his wife, Sophie, who died the year before. Archie (Freeman) is a happy grandfather who's recent had a stroke and who seldom gets to get into much trouble due to his son trying to avoid him having a second stroke. Sam (Kline) is happily married, but feeling detached in his everyday life. And Billy (Douglas), at the age of 70, has decided to marry a 31-year-old and has decided that the Flatbrush Four need to reunite one last time for a bachelor party in Vegas. Along the way, they meet Diana, a former tax attorney turned lounge singer. Both Paddy and Billy fall in love with her and an argument dating back to Sophie threatens to tear the group apart again.

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''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 Comedy film starring Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KevinKline, and Creator/MichaelDouglas. Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam are childhood friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, The Flatbrush Flatbush Four, who are now approaching their senior years. Paddy (De Niro) is in mourning for his wife, Sophie, who died the year before. Archie (Freeman) is a happy grandfather who's recent had a stroke and who seldom gets to get into much trouble due to his son trying to avoid him having a second stroke. Sam (Kline) is happily married, but feeling detached in his everyday life. And Billy (Douglas), at the age of 70, has decided to marry a 31-year-old and has decided that the Flatbrush Four need to reunite one last time for a bachelor party in Vegas. Along the way, they meet Diana, a former tax attorney turned lounge singer. Both Paddy and Billy fall in love with her and an argument dating back to Sophie threatens to tear the group apart again.



* ChildhoodFriends: The Flatbrush Four consisted of Billy, Paddy, Archie, Sam, and Sophie.

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* ChildhoodFriends: The Flatbrush Flatbush Four consisted of Billy, Paddy, Archie, Sam, and Sophie.



* PhotoBoothMontage: The intro uses this to introduce us to the members of the Flatbrush Four.

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* PhotoBoothMontage: The intro uses this to introduce us to the members of the Flatbrush Flatbush Four.
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''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 Comedy film starring Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KevinKline, and Creator/MichaelDouglas. Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam are childhood friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, The Flatbrush Four, who are now approaching their senior years. Paddy (De Niro) is in mourning for his wife, Sophie, who died the year before. Archie (Freeman) is a happy grandfather whose had a recent stroke and who seldom gets to get into much trouble due to his son trying to avoid him having a second stroke. Sam (Kline) is happily married, but feeling detached in his everyday life. And Billy (Douglas), at the age of 70, has decided to marry a 31-year-old and has decided that the Flatbrush Four need to reunite one last time for a bachelor party in Vegas. Along the way, they meet Diana, a former tax attorney turned lounge singer. Both Paddy and Billy fall in love with her and an argument dating back to Sophie threatens to tear the group apart again.

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''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 Comedy film starring Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KevinKline, and Creator/MichaelDouglas. Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam are childhood friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, The Flatbrush Four, who are now approaching their senior years. Paddy (De Niro) is in mourning for his wife, Sophie, who died the year before. Archie (Freeman) is a happy grandfather whose had a who's recent had a stroke and who seldom gets to get into much trouble due to his son trying to avoid him having a second stroke. Sam (Kline) is happily married, but feeling detached in his everyday life. And Billy (Douglas), at the age of 70, has decided to marry a 31-year-old and has decided that the Flatbrush Four need to reunite one last time for a bachelor party in Vegas. Along the way, they meet Diana, a former tax attorney turned lounge singer. Both Paddy and Billy fall in love with her and an argument dating back to Sophie threatens to tear the group apart again.
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* TheLastTitle: The title.
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''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 Comedy film starring Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KevinKline, and Creator/MichaelDouglas. Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam are childhood friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, The Flatbrush Four, who are now approaching their senior years. Paddy (De Niro) is in mourning for his wife, Sophie, who died the year before. Archie (Freeman) is a happy grandfather whose had a recent stroke and who seldom gets to get into much trouble due to his parents trying to avoid him having a second stroke. Sam (Kline) is happily married, but feeling detached in his everyday life. And Billy (Douglas), at the age of 70, has decided to marry a 31-year-old and has decided that the Flatbrush Four need to reunite one last time for a bachelor party in Vegas. Along the way, they meet Diana, a former tax attorney turned lounge singer. Both Paddy and Billy fall in love with her and an argument dating back to Sophie threatens to tear the group apart again.

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''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 Comedy film starring Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KevinKline, and Creator/MichaelDouglas. Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam are childhood friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, The Flatbrush Four, who are now approaching their senior years. Paddy (De Niro) is in mourning for his wife, Sophie, who died the year before. Archie (Freeman) is a happy grandfather whose had a recent stroke and who seldom gets to get into much trouble due to his parents son trying to avoid him having a second stroke. Sam (Kline) is happily married, but feeling detached in his everyday life. And Billy (Douglas), at the age of 70, has decided to marry a 31-year-old and has decided that the Flatbrush Four need to reunite one last time for a bachelor party in Vegas. Along the way, they meet Diana, a former tax attorney turned lounge singer. Both Paddy and Billy fall in love with her and an argument dating back to Sophie threatens to tear the group apart again.

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* WholesomeCrossdresser: Maurice, a Madonna DragQueen impersonator. Sam starts out trying to pick "her" up, but then strikes a friendship with him after realizing the mistake. Maurice later shows up to the party with his wife.

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* PhotoBoothMontage: The intro uses this to introduce us to the members of the Flatbrush Four.
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* DisposableFiance: Lisa barely shows up in the movie, and is summarily dumped when she does arrive near the end.
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''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 Comedy film starring Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KevinKline, and Creator/MichaelDouglas. Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam are childhood friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, The Flatbrush Four, who are now approaching their senior years. Paddy (De Niro) is in mourning for his wife, Sophie, who died the year before. Archie (Freeman) is a happy grandfather whose had a recent stroke and who seldom gets to get into much trouble due to his parents trying to avoid him having a second stroke. Sam (Kline) is happily married, but feeling detached in his everyday life. And Billy (Douglas), at the age of 70, has decided to marry a 31-year-old and has decided that the Flatbrush Four need to reunite one last time for a bachelor party in Vegas. Along the way, they meet Diana, a former tax attorney turned lounge singer. Both Paddy and Billy fall in love with her and an argument dating back to Sophie threatens to tear the group apart again.

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* AsHimself: Music/FiftyCent and [[Music/{{LMFAO}} Redfoo]].
* TheCameo: Both 50 Cent and Redfoo appear As Themselves.
* TheChanteuse: Diana has embarked on this career after she was divorced and downsized in short order. Her story implies that she's really a tax consultant for the casino owner, but he lets her sing as well.
* ChildhoodFriends: The Flatbrush Four consisted of Billy, Paddy, Archie, Sam, and Sophie.
* LoveTriangle: Billy and Paddy were sweet on Sophie when they were children, but she chose Paddy [[spoiler:after visiting Billy that night, who told her to go to Paddy]]. Later, both of them fall for Diana [[spoiler:and this time, Billy wins her over]].
* MayDecemberRomance: Billy is turning 70. His fiancé is 31.
* RuleOfPool: Billy shoves Paddy into an indoor pool at the bachelor party and Paddy returns the favor the next day. In both cases, they're doing it to [[spoiler:delay the other person so that they can explanation the truth to a potential romance interest]].
* StagParty: The main plot of the movie involves throwing a fancy bachelor party for Billy.
* VivaLasVegas: While almost the entirety of the movie is set in Vegas, the characters are visiting, and they fit the tropes. [[spoiler:Archie]] wins big at blackjack. [[spoiler:Billy]] gets married. Sam's wife gives him a card with a condom and a tablet of Viagra as well as a note that "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas". Several Las Vegas landmarks show up including the Stratosphere Roller Coaster and the Neon Sign Graveyard.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Maurice, a Madonna DragQueen impersonator. Sam starts out trying to pick "her" up, but then strikes a friendship with him after realizing the mistake. Maurice later shows up to the party with his wife.

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