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* InLoveWithTheMark: Vilma was hired by Engulf and Devour to sabotage Mel's project. She ends up falling for him for real and quits working for the villains.
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** The text dialogue shown on-screen doesn't always match what the actor is mouthing. Most notably, after Marty gets attacked by a woman outside a maternity hospital for making a sleazy comment to her, he gets back in the car with Mel and Dom, and Mel can clearly be seen mouthing "You sick son of a bitch!" The intertitle changes this to "You bad boy!"
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** The text dialogue shown on-screen doesn't always match what the actor is mouthing. Most notably, after Marty gets attacked by a woman outside a maternity hospital for making a sleazy comment to her, he gets back in the car with Mel and Dom, and Mel can clearly be seen mouthing "You sick [[PrecisionFStrike son of a bitch!" bitch!]]" The intertitle changes this to "You bad boy!"
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Ha ha! Ashtrays INSIDE by the elevators IN A HOSPITAL! That's funny! Actually, what's funny is that ''wasn't a joke'' - it was standard [[EverybodySmokes realistic set dressing for a hospital set in the 1970's]].
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* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Marcel Marceau delivers his (and the film's) only line of dialogue in his native French, even though he is also fluent in English, reportedly at his own insistence. This, of course, technically means that ''all'' of the film's dialogue is in a foreign language.
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* {{Corpsing}}: Creator/LizaMinnelli legitimately cracked up when Mel, Dom and Marty fell over in their suits of armour and it was left in the film.
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* {{Corpsing}}: Creator/LizaMinnelli legitimately cracked up when Mel, Dom and Marty fell over in their suits of armour and it was left in the film.
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* LogoJoke: The Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox logo only appears a few minutes into the movie, in a billboard.
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--> "It ''is'' the real thing!"thing!" [[note]]This was Coke's slogan at the time.[[/note]]
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* BasedOnAGreatBigLie: For a gag--"This was a true story."
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* BasedOnAGreatBigLie: For a gag--"This was a true story."" (Well, at some point Mel Brooks ''did'' recruit Burt Reynolds, Paul Newman, et. al. for the first silent movie in forty years...)
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* SuddenlyVoiced: The only time Marcel Marceau has ever spoken on film. Supposedly, Mel Brooks asked him to say "NO!", but Marceau insisted on saying "NON!" because, well, he ''is'' French.
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* SuddenlyVoiced: The only time Marcel Marceau has ever spoken on film.played a character who talks a lot in 1968's ''Film/{{Barbarella}}'' but still, yeah, in this one he's doing his more usual mime act. Supposedly, Mel Brooks asked him to say "NO!", but Marceau insisted on saying "NON!" because, well, he ''is'' French.
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* {{Undercrank}}: Frequently used as a facet of the silent-movie style, with sped-up exaggerated motion.
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* DistractedByTheSexy: Vilma buys time for Mel and his friends to recover the stolen movie by doing her sexy dance routine in front of the people who had come for the screening.
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* DistractedByTheSexy: Vilma buys time for Mel and his friends to recover the stolen movie by doing her sexy dance routine in front of the people who had come for the screening. They initially give her immediate applause, but by the time she's swinging on a rope in front of the curtain, they're getting restless.
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: After being driven off the wagon, Brooks is actually able to lift Marty Feldman into the air when the latter tries to stop him.
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: After being driven off the wagon, Brooks Funn is actually able to lift Marty Feldman Eggs into the air when the latter tries to stop him.
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Ron Carey's character is specifically the "Devour" of "Engulf & Devour".
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* CastingGag:
** The only spoken word of dialogue in the entire movie comes from Creator/MarcelMarceau, the world's most famous ''mime''.
** The only spoken word of dialogue in the entire movie comes from Creator/MarcelMarceau, the world's most famous ''mime''.
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* CastingGag:
**CastingGag: The only spoken word of dialogue in the entire movie comes from Creator/MarcelMarceau, the world's most famous ''mime''.
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* FunWithSubtitles: The DVD has separate audio tracks for English, French and Spanish, and subtitles.
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** Also, the text dialogue shown on-screen doesn't always match what the actor is mouthing.
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** Also, the text dialogue shown on-screen doesn't always match what the actor is mouthing.
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* FunWithSubtitles: FunWithSubtitles:
** The DVD has separate audio tracks for English, French and Spanish, and subtitles.
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**Also, the The text dialogue shown on-screen doesn't always match what the actor is mouthing.mouthing. Most notably, after Marty gets attacked by a woman outside a maternity hospital for making a sleazy comment to her, he gets back in the car with Mel and Dom, and Mel can clearly be seen mouthing "You sick son of a bitch!" The intertitle changes this to "You bad boy!"
** The DVD has separate audio tracks for English, French and Spanish, and subtitles.
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* JumpingOnAGrenade: Mr Engulf's right hand man jumps on an unexploded can of Coca-Cola to protect his boss.
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* JumpingOnAGrenade: Mr Engulf's right hand man Devour jumps on an unexploded can of Coca-Cola to protect his boss.Mr Engulf.
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* ASimplePlan / ZanyScheme: Parodied; the absurd strategies Mel and his friends use to contact the stars and get them to play in the movie always work. When they use a straight approach, it always fails.
** Though it appears that Burt Reynolds at least only agrees to do the film so they'll stop bugging him.
** Though it appears that Burt Reynolds at least only agrees to do the film so they'll stop bugging him.
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* ZanyScheme: Parodied; the absurd strategies Mel and his friends use to contact the stars and get them to play in the movie always work. When they use a straight approach, it always fails. Though it appears that Burt Reynolds at least only agrees to do the film so they'll stop bugging him.
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!!This Film Provides Examples Of:
* AdamWesting: Most of the celebrities portray over the top versions of themselves. Creator/BurtReynolds is a complete narcissist who has a mirror he stares at in the shower and winks at. Creator/PaulNewman is ready to race against anyone despite being in a wheelchair.
* AdamWesting: Most of the celebrities portray over the top versions of themselves. Creator/BurtReynolds is a complete narcissist who has a mirror he stares at in the shower and winks at. Creator/PaulNewman is ready to race against anyone despite being in a wheelchair.
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!!This Film Provides Examples Of:
film provides examples of:
* AdamWesting: Most of the celebrities portrayover the top over-the-top versions of themselves. Creator/BurtReynolds is a complete narcissist who has a mirror he stares at in the shower and winks at. Creator/PaulNewman is ready to race against anyone despite being in a wheelchair.
* AdamWesting: Most of the celebrities portray
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* SuddenlyVoiced: The only time Marcel Marceau has ever spoken on film. Supposedly, Mel Brooks asked him to say "NO!", but Marceau insisted on saying "NON!" because, well, he ''is'' French.
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** Also, the text dialogue shown on-screen doesn't always match what the actor is mouthing. See GettingCrapPastTheRadar for just one example of this.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Let's just say that if this movie was made today, it would probably not get away with a PG rating, especially since PG-13 is now a rating.
** When a title card says "You bad boy", Mel Brooks is obviously saying "You son of a bitch".
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Let's just say that if this movie was made today, it would probably not get away with a PG rating, especially since PG-13 is now a rating.
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** Also, the text dialogue shown on-screen doesn't always match what the actor is mouthing. See GettingCrapPastTheRadar for just one mouthing.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Let's just say that if this movie was made today, it would probably not get away with a PG rating, especially since PG-13 is now a rating.
** When a title card says "You bad boy", Mel Brooks is obviously saying "You son of a bitch".fits the current definition.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Let's just say that if this movie was made today, it would probably not get away with a PG rating, especially since PG-13 is now a rating.
** When a title card says "You bad boy", Mel Brooks is obviously saying "You son of a bitch".
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Renamed to Head Turning Beauty per TRS
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* HelloNurse: Creator/BernadettePeters. Yummy.
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** The only spoken word of dialogue in the entire movie comes from a ''mime'', Creator/MarcelMarceau.
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** The only spoken word of dialogue in the entire movie comes from a ''mime'', Creator/MarcelMarceau.Creator/MarcelMarceau, the world's most famous ''mime''.
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* SilentMovie: Not only is it named that, it (almost) is one.
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* SilentMovie: Not only is it named that, it (almost) is one.one[[note]]"almost" because even if you ignore the music on the soundtrack as the equivalent of live accompaniment (which all true silent films on video have as well), and there is no dialogue (other than the famous single word), the film has lots of sound effects[[/note]].
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Averted; not only do the various celebrities in the movie cameo [[AsHimself as themselves]], but they are portrayed in a caustically self-parodying way; Burt Reynolds in particular is presented has an immense {{Narcissist}}, who stops before mirrors to strike poses and has a ''giant billboard with his name and photo on his house''.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Averted; not only do the various celebrities in the movie cameo [[AsHimself as themselves]], but they are portrayed in a caustically self-parodying way; Burt Reynolds in particular is presented has as an immense {{Narcissist}}, who stops before mirrors to strike poses and has a ''giant billboard with his name and photo on his house''.
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* CastingGag: The only spoken word of dialogue in the entire movie comes from a ''mime'', Creator/MarcelMarceau.
* CelebrityParadox: The movie theater has a poster for ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'', starring Marty Feldman.
* CelebrityParadox: The movie theater has a poster for ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'', starring Marty Feldman.
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* CastingGag: CastingGag:
** The only spoken word of dialogue in the entire movie comes from a ''mime'', Creator/MarcelMarceau.
*CelebrityParadox: CelebrityParadox:
** The movie theater has a poster for ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'', starring MartyFeldman.Feldman and directed by Mel Brooks.
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* ChekhovsGun: A faulty Coca-Cola vending machine which is later used as an improvised grenade launcher.
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* ChekhovsGun: ChekhovsGun:
** A faulty Coca-Cola vending machine which is later used as an improvised grenade launcher.
** A faulty Coca-Cola vending machine which is later used as an improvised grenade launcher.
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* PunnyName: Dom [=DeLouise=]'s character is named "Dom Bell" ("dumbell").
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* PunnyName: Dom [=DeLouise=]'s [=DeLuise=]'s character is named "Dom Bell" ("dumbell").
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* AdamWesting: Most of the celebrities portray over the top versions of themselves. Burt Reynolds is a complete narcissist who has a mirror he stares at in the shower and winks at. Paul Newman is ready to race against anyone despite being in a wheelchair.
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* AdamWesting: Most of the celebrities portray over the top versions of themselves. Burt Reynolds Creator/BurtReynolds is a complete narcissist who has a mirror he stares at in the shower and winks at. Paul Newman Creator/PaulNewman is ready to race against anyone despite being in a wheelchair.
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* SilenceIsGolden: Of course. The first major SilentMovie release since ''Film/ModernTimes'' in 1936, and the last until ''TheArtist'' in 2011.
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* SilenceIsGolden: Of course. The first major SilentMovie release since ''Film/ModernTimes'' in 1936, and the last until ''TheArtist'' ''Film/TheArtist'' in 2011.
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''Silent Movie'' is a 1976 comedy directed by Creator/MelBrooks. Advertised as "the first [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin silent film]] in [[Film/ModernTimes forty years]]", its AllStarCast includes Brooks himself, Creator/DomDeLuise, Creator/MartyFeldman, Creator/SidCaesar, Creator/AnneBancroft, Creator/LizaMinnelli, Creator/BurtReynolds, Creator/JamesCaan, Creator/MarcelMarceau and Creator/PaulNewman.
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''Silent Movie'' is a 1976 comedy directed by Creator/MelBrooks. Advertised as "the first [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin silent film]] in [[Film/ModernTimes forty years]]", its AllStarCast includes Brooks himself, himself (the first of several leads he'd write for himself), Creator/DomDeLuise, Creator/MartyFeldman, Creator/SidCaesar, Creator/AnneBancroft, Creator/LizaMinnelli, Creator/BurtReynolds, Creator/JamesCaan, Creator/MarcelMarceau and Creator/PaulNewman.
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* TakeOurWordForIt: We never actually ''see'' the silent movie being produced, despite the fact that saving the film canister from being destroyed is a major plot point.
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* OverlyPreparedGag: The entire movie can be read as a set up for "only word spoken is from [[Creator/MarcelMarceau a mime]]" gag. If this was intentional, it may have the single longest set up for a punchline ever.
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* WheelChairAntics: Mel and his boys are pursuing PaulNewman through a hospital Newman's in. All chairs are motorized, but only Newman actually needs his.
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* WheelChairAntics: Mel and his boys are pursuing PaulNewman Creator/PaulNewman through a hospital Newman's in. All chairs are motorized, but only Newman actually needs his.
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* OverlyPreparedGag: The ''entire film'' may or may not have been a huge set up to have [[spoiler: Marcel Marceau, the world's most famous mime, give the only line of spoken dialogue in an otherwise dialogue-free film]].