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* ''Film/TwentyFifthHour'': Mary drunkenly gushes about Naturelle Riviera both as a person and her name.
--> '''Mary:''' Naturelle's cool as shit. She knows everyone who works here. I love that name, right? Naturelle? One hundred percent Naturelle! All Naturelle flavors!
* ''Film/CrocodileDundee'': One of Mick's friends is an alleged gangster named Leeroy Brown, a la the Music/JimCroce [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad,_Bad_Leroy_Brown song]]. It turns out that his persona is all an act, to live up to people's expectations that someone with a name like that ''must'' be a badass.
* ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' has our titular nutjob finding Negasonic Teenage Warhead to be "the coolest name ''ever''!"
* ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance'': Zeus Carver stands out. It's ''almost'' a name worthy of Creator/SamuelLJackson. Which leads to this:
-->'''John [=McClane=]:''' Guy back there called you Jesús.\\
'''Zeus:''' He didn't say Jesús. He said, "''Hey'', '''Zeus'''!" My name is Zeus!\\
'''John [=McClane=]:''' Zeus?\\
'''Zeus:''' Yeah, Zeus! As in, father of Apollo? Mount Olympus? "Don't fuck with me or I'll shove a lightning bolt up your ass", ''Zeus!'' You got a problem with that?
* Parodied in ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory'':
-->'''White Goodman:''' Allow me the pleasure of introducing you to Blade... Laser... Blazer...
* "''Film/DonnieDarko''? What the hell kind of name is that? It's like some sort of superhero or something."
* In ''Film/{{Eat|2014}}'', aspiring actress Novella [=McClure=] chose her professional name ten years ago when she thought it sounded cool. Nowadays the sheen has really worn off.
* ''Film/{{Elektra}}'': Abby thinks Elektra's name is cool.
* The Australian short film ''Film/TheHouseOfNames'' written and directed by Charlotte George revolves around two protagonists who spend all their time trying to think up something cool to change their names to. During his brainstorming protagonist John Smith shortlists cool names like Valentine Bomb, Book Western, Smoke Hitman, and Wax Flower as well as punny names like Law Freeman, Sue Yu, and Humble Longing. It's ultimately subverted for laughs when he legally changes his name from John Smith to Cleveland Goatflap and meets the other protagonist who has already changed his name to Edwardo Saliva. The film ends with them discussing a trip to France as they brainstorm new names like Germaine [=LeFromage=] and Cosette Croissant.
* ''Film/GranTorino'': It's implied that Spider gave himself the nickname because he thought it sounded cooler than his actual name, Fong. Sue apparently disagrees with this notion, as she mocks him for what she sees as an AtrociousAlias.
* ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'': Taserface considers his moniker this, but everyone else finds it hilariously dumb.
* ''Film/HawkTheSlayer'': When the Abbot says, "He is called . . . HAWK!!!" he seems to be actually expecting the Awesome Music to kick in as soon as he says it.
* In ''Film/{{Hunk}}'', O'Brien transforms nebbish computer programmer Bradley Brinkman into the beefcake Hunk Golden. On discovering his new name, the transformed Bradley utters an incredulous "My name is Hunk Golden?"
* ''Film/{{Imperium}}'': white supremacist author Dallas Wolf changed his name from Randy something to sound more cool.
* Franchise/IndianaJones. Even the character admits it in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'':
--> '''Henry Jones''': That's his name. Henry Jones, Junior.\\
'''Indiana Jones''': [[DoNotCallMePaul I like Indiana.]]\\
'''Henry Jones''': [[WeNamedTheMonkeyJack We named]] the dog [[TributeToFido Indiana]].
* ''Film/JMenForever'': The Lightning Bug thinks up some better names for his overly-bland minions.
-->'''Lightning Bug:''' You...you're the Freeway Freak!
-->'''Arthur Wingnut:''' I'm sorry, Your Electricity, but I'm Arthur Wingnut...
-->'''Lightning Bug:''' You WERE Arthur Wingnut--now you're the Freeway Freak!
* ''Film/JoeDirt'': Joe suggests that Kicking Wing changes his name to "Kicking Ass." Dirt would've done the same. It happens in the sequel.
* ''Film/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle'': Subverted with Franklin "Moose" Finbar. Fridge even says when selecting his character that he sounds like a badass. Then it turns out the nickname is actually ''"Mouse,"'' and [[FreezeFrameBonus if you look carefully]] when he selects the character, the second "o" is actually a highly stylized "u."
* In ''Film/JurassicWorld'', the name ''Indominus rex'', which was chosen deliberately as something scary but easy to pronounce.
-->'''Claire:''' You should hear a four-year-old try to say "''Archaeornithomimus''."
* ''Film/{{Mud}}'': Neckbone. It appears to be his actual name. Mud comments that it's a pretty cool name.
* ''Film/MysteryMen'': When Mr. Furious tries to pretend that he has an AwesomeMcCoolName in order to impress his LoveInterest, he claims his name is "[[Comicbook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga Phoenix Dark]]."
* In ''Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000TheMovie'', when Mike and the Bots are riffing on their own end credits, there's one crew member named "Rando Schnook", beginning a short RunningGag over him being called "The Amazing Rando".
* ''Film/OfDiceAndMen'': "Spango Garnetkiller" was this to John Alex at the age of eight.
* Orson Fortune in ''Film/OperationFortuneRuseDeGuerre''. {{Lampshaded}} by Greg Simmonds:
-->'''Greg Simmonds:''' Orson Fortune. That is a sexy name.
* ''Film/PacificRim'': has Hannibal Chau, who picked the name himself.
-->'''Hannibal Chau:''' Like the name? I got it from from my [[UsefulNotes/PunicWars favorite historical character]] and my second-favorite Szechuan restaurant in Brooklyn.
* Lampshaded in ''Film/ThePredator'' where a bunch of scientists and [[TheMenInBlack MenInBlack]] held a vote on what to call the alien chasing them and they voted on "Predator" despite someone pointing out that it's more of a sports hunter.
* ''Film/ReservoirDogs'':
** {{Discussed|Trope}}. Joe actively avoids this, on the grounds that the groups working for him always gets hung up on who gets to be "Mr. Black" if he lets them choose their own code names.
** And then subverted, both as a trope and within the group, by a discussion about being named [[UnfortunateNames "Mr. Pink"]], as Mr. Pink immediately gets into an argument with Joe about it, saying he might as well be "Mr. Pussy." Joe points out why he picks the names for them in the first place, and tells Mr. Pink that he should be glad he's not [[BringMyBrownPants Mr. Yellow]].
* ''Film/TheSantaClause'': The Tooth Fairy wants a better name, so Scott joking calls him "the Molarnator."
* ''Film/SkyHigh'': Everyone, meet our main character - William Theodore Stronghold.
* ''Film/SaratogaTrunk'': Regarding Clint Maroon, Clio says "What a delightful name. So American."
* ''Film/SevenSamurai'': Gorobei lampshades this by explaining that despite his name, he isn't really that tough.
* Parodied in ''Film/SouthlandTales'' when The Rock (whose character is named "Boxer Santaros," as it happens) is describing a film role he wrote for himself, ending with, "His name...is ''Jericho Cain.''"
* In ''Film/{{Superbad}}'', Fogell gives himself the name "[=McLovin=]" on his fake ID because he thinks it's cool. One of the cops says it "[[MissingTrailerScene sounds like a sexy cheeseburger]]," and Seth chews him out for choosing something that no one would believe is his real name:
-->'''Evan''': It's up to you, Fogell. This guy is either gonna think "Here's another kid with a fake ID," or "Here's [=McLovin=], the 25-year-old Hawaiian organ donor." So what's it gonna be?\\
'''Fogell''': ...I am [=McLovin=]!\\
'''Seth''': No, you're not! No one's [=McLovin=]! [=McLovin=]'s never existed because it's a MADE-UP DUMB FUCKING FAIRY-TALE NAME, YOU FUCK!!!!
* Han Solo Berger in ''Film/ThatsMyBoy''. No one can figure out why he uses the name Todd Peterson for his profession.
* The B-scifi movie ''Film/{{Trancers}}'', and its many sequels, revolve around a time-traveling future cop by the name of Jack Deth. In a subversion, everyone he meets outside of his own time period [[LampshadeHanging mocks his name relentlessly.]]
* ''Film/ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno'':
-->'''Zack''': What's your name?\\
'''Lester''': Lester... Lester the Molester Cockenschtuff.\\
'''Zack''': Wow. That's a great porn name.\\
'''Lester''': I get to pick a porn name?... Then I want to be called... Pete Jones.
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* ''Film/TwentyFifthHour'': Mary drunkenly gushes about Naturelle Riviera both as a person and her name.
--> '''Mary:''' Naturelle's cool as shit. She knows everyone who works here. I love that name, right? Naturelle? One hundred percent Naturelle! All Naturelle flavors!
* ''Film/CrocodileDundee'': One of Mick's friends is an alleged gangster named Leeroy Brown, a la the Music/JimCroce [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad,_Bad_Leroy_Brown song]]. It turns out that his persona is all an act, to live up to people's expectations that someone with a name like that ''must'' be a badass.
* ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' has our titular nutjob finding Negasonic Teenage Warhead to be "the coolest name ''ever''!"
* ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance'': Zeus Carver stands out. It's ''almost'' a name worthy of Creator/SamuelLJackson. Which leads to this:
-->'''John [=McClane=]:''' Guy back there called you Jesús.\\
'''Zeus:''' He didn't say Jesús. He said, "''Hey'', '''Zeus'''!" My name is Zeus!\\
'''John [=McClane=]:''' Zeus?\\
'''Zeus:''' Yeah, Zeus! As in, father of Apollo? Mount Olympus? "Don't fuck with me or I'll shove a lightning bolt up your ass", ''Zeus!'' You got a problem with that?
* Parodied in ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory'':
-->'''White Goodman:''' Allow me the pleasure of introducing you to Blade... Laser... Blazer...
* "''Film/DonnieDarko''? What the hell kind of name is that? It's like some sort of superhero or something."
* In ''Film/{{Eat|2014}}'', aspiring actress Novella [=McClure=] chose her professional name ten years ago when she thought it sounded cool. Nowadays the sheen has really worn off.
* ''Film/{{Elektra}}'': Abby thinks Elektra's name is cool.
* The Australian short film ''Film/TheHouseOfNames'' written and directed by Charlotte George revolves around two protagonists who spend all their time trying to think up something cool to change their names to. During his brainstorming protagonist John Smith shortlists cool names like Valentine Bomb, Book Western, Smoke Hitman, and Wax Flower as well as punny names like Law Freeman, Sue Yu, and Humble Longing. It's ultimately subverted for laughs when he legally changes his name from John Smith to Cleveland Goatflap and meets the other protagonist who has already changed his name to Edwardo Saliva. The film ends with them discussing a trip to France as they brainstorm new names like Germaine [=LeFromage=] and Cosette Croissant.
* ''Film/GranTorino'': It's implied that Spider gave himself the nickname because he thought it sounded cooler than his actual name, Fong. Sue apparently disagrees with this notion, as she mocks him for what she sees as an AtrociousAlias.
* ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'': Taserface considers his moniker this, but everyone else finds it hilariously dumb.
* ''Film/HawkTheSlayer'': When the Abbot says, "He is called . . . HAWK!!!" he seems to be actually expecting the Awesome Music to kick in as soon as he says it.
* In ''Film/{{Hunk}}'', O'Brien transforms nebbish computer programmer Bradley Brinkman into the beefcake Hunk Golden. On discovering his new name, the transformed Bradley utters an incredulous "My name is Hunk Golden?"
* ''Film/{{Imperium}}'': white supremacist author Dallas Wolf changed his name from Randy something to sound more cool.
* Franchise/IndianaJones. Even the character admits it in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'':
--> '''Henry Jones''': That's his name. Henry Jones, Junior.\\
'''Indiana Jones''': [[DoNotCallMePaul I like Indiana.]]\\
'''Henry Jones''': [[WeNamedTheMonkeyJack We named]] the dog [[TributeToFido Indiana]].
* ''Film/JMenForever'': The Lightning Bug thinks up some better names for his overly-bland minions.
-->'''Lightning Bug:''' You...you're the Freeway Freak!
-->'''Arthur Wingnut:''' I'm sorry, Your Electricity, but I'm Arthur Wingnut...
-->'''Lightning Bug:''' You WERE Arthur Wingnut--now you're the Freeway Freak!
* ''Film/JoeDirt'': Joe suggests that Kicking Wing changes his name to "Kicking Ass." Dirt would've done the same. It happens in the sequel.
* ''Film/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle'': Subverted with Franklin "Moose" Finbar. Fridge even says when selecting his character that he sounds like a badass. Then it turns out the nickname is actually ''"Mouse,"'' and [[FreezeFrameBonus if you look carefully]] when he selects the character, the second "o" is actually a highly stylized "u."
* In ''Film/JurassicWorld'', the name ''Indominus rex'', which was chosen deliberately as something scary but easy to pronounce.
-->'''Claire:''' You should hear a four-year-old try to say "''Archaeornithomimus''."
* ''Film/{{Mud}}'': Neckbone. It appears to be his actual name. Mud comments that it's a pretty cool name.
* ''Film/MysteryMen'': When Mr. Furious tries to pretend that he has an AwesomeMcCoolName in order to impress his LoveInterest, he claims his name is "[[Comicbook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga Phoenix Dark]]."
* In ''Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000TheMovie'', when Mike and the Bots are riffing on their own end credits, there's one crew member named "Rando Schnook", beginning a short RunningGag over him being called "The Amazing Rando".
* ''Film/OfDiceAndMen'': "Spango Garnetkiller" was this to John Alex at the age of eight.
* Orson Fortune in ''Film/OperationFortuneRuseDeGuerre''. {{Lampshaded}} by Greg Simmonds:
-->'''Greg Simmonds:''' Orson Fortune. That is a sexy name.
* ''Film/PacificRim'': has Hannibal Chau, who picked the name himself.
-->'''Hannibal Chau:''' Like the name? I got it from from my [[UsefulNotes/PunicWars favorite historical character]] and my second-favorite Szechuan restaurant in Brooklyn.
* Lampshaded in ''Film/ThePredator'' where a bunch of scientists and [[TheMenInBlack MenInBlack]] held a vote on what to call the alien chasing them and they voted on "Predator" despite someone pointing out that it's more of a sports hunter.
* ''Film/ReservoirDogs'':
** {{Discussed|Trope}}. Joe actively avoids this, on the grounds that the groups working for him always gets hung up on who gets to be "Mr. Black" if he lets them choose their own code names.
** And then subverted, both as a trope and within the group, by a discussion about being named [[UnfortunateNames "Mr. Pink"]], as Mr. Pink immediately gets into an argument with Joe about it, saying he might as well be "Mr. Pussy." Joe points out why he picks the names for them in the first place, and tells Mr. Pink that he should be glad he's not [[BringMyBrownPants Mr. Yellow]].
* ''Film/TheSantaClause'': The Tooth Fairy wants a better name, so Scott joking calls him "the Molarnator."
* ''Film/SkyHigh'': Everyone, meet our main character - William Theodore Stronghold.
* ''Film/SaratogaTrunk'': Regarding Clint Maroon, Clio says "What a delightful name. So American."
* ''Film/SevenSamurai'': Gorobei lampshades this by explaining that despite his name, he isn't really that tough.
* Parodied in ''Film/SouthlandTales'' when The Rock (whose character is named "Boxer Santaros," as it happens) is describing a film role he wrote for himself, ending with, "His name...is ''Jericho Cain.''"
* In ''Film/{{Superbad}}'', Fogell gives himself the name "[=McLovin=]" on his fake ID because he thinks it's cool. One of the cops says it "[[MissingTrailerScene sounds like a sexy cheeseburger]]," and Seth chews him out for choosing something that no one would believe is his real name:
-->'''Evan''': It's up to you, Fogell. This guy is either gonna think "Here's another kid with a fake ID," or "Here's [=McLovin=], the 25-year-old Hawaiian organ donor." So what's it gonna be?\\
'''Fogell''': ...I am [=McLovin=]!\\
'''Seth''': No, you're not! No one's [=McLovin=]! [=McLovin=]'s never existed because it's a MADE-UP DUMB FUCKING FAIRY-TALE NAME, YOU FUCK!!!!
* Han Solo Berger in ''Film/ThatsMyBoy''. No one can figure out why he uses the name Todd Peterson for his profession.
* The B-scifi movie ''Film/{{Trancers}}'', and its many sequels, revolve around a time-traveling future cop by the name of Jack Deth. In a subversion, everyone he meets outside of his own time period [[LampshadeHanging mocks his name relentlessly.]]
* ''Film/ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno'':
-->'''Zack''': What's your name?\\
'''Lester''': Lester... Lester the Molester Cockenschtuff.\\
'''Zack''': Wow. That's a great porn name.\\
'''Lester''': I get to pick a porn name?... Then I want to be called... Pete Jones.
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