drumlip
Since: Nov, 2010
Jul 9th 2011 at 12:57:18 AM
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Why is this called Disco Dan when Disco Stu is so readily available as a trope name? What is Disco Dan referencing?
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ThisIsATestTai
Since: Dec, 2010
Aug 26th 2011 at 12:31:58 AM
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Probably for Added Alliterative Appeal. "Disco Dan" happens to sound better. As for the reference, I get the feeling Disco Dan is actually a name frequently used for characters like this, but the only one that comes to mind is a character in one version of Icy Tower.
Erda
Erda
Since: May, 2010
Erda
Jan 29th 2011 at 11:43:50 AM
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A Troper Tales page yet? I've met some people on Internet classic rock forums who were this trope to a tee. Even the "Exaggerated" version - some of them even quit the group because they "wanted to live completely like they were in the 1960s." Seriously.
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DragonQuestZ
Since: Jan, 2001
I'm puzzled by the Kalifornia example. This is a movie I haven't seen, so I won't attempt to correct anything myself. But the way Brad Pitt's character is described is not anachronistic at all—When was there ever a time period where it was normal for men to force their wives to dress like children?
The contributor seems to consider it anachronistic just because the character is a misogynist, but judging purely by the description given, it is a major stretch to call him an anachronism. He's just a lunatic as far as I can tell, and that's something entirely different.
Can anyone who has seen the movie comment? Is there anything about this character that is genuinely retro, as opposed to just psychotic?